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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kuure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Luthor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuure comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Coming Home. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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22 - 14 - 0 |
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190 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kuure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lex Luthor!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Luthor lands but Kuure takes it in his stride.
It looks like Kuure has been cut.
Good work by Luthor as he checks the leg kick.
Luthor misses with a double jab
and Kuure counters with a nice leg kick.
Luthor slips under a jab.
Luthor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuure misses with a head kick.
Kuure takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luthor misses with a straight right.
Luthor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lex Luthor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luthor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luthor tries to score with a low kick but Kuure moves his leg out of the way.
Kuure throws a series of punches but Luthor avoids them all with ease.
Luthor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuure.
Luthor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kuure eats them both and turns towards Luthor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Luthor misses the target.
Luthor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luthor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure looks to land a combination but Luthor avoids it well.
Luthor slips a jab from Kuure.
Kuure looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Luthor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luthor tried to score with a low kick but Kuure checks it.
Kuure throws out a leg kick but Luthor moves out of range and Kuure only half commits.
Luthor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuure scores with the left hand. Luthor knows he should have avoided that one.
Kuure scores with a one two! Luthor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kuure blocks a head kick by Luthor.
Luthor lands with an overhand left.
Kuure's cut is getting worse.
Kuure scores with a jab. Luthor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Luthor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuure checks it well.
Luthor lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luthor misses with a head kick.
Kuure misses with an uppercut. Luthor saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luthor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luthor misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Luthor misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luthor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luthor misses with a head kick.
Luthor looks winded!
Kuure connects with a leg kick. Luthor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Luthor as he checks the leg kick.
Luthor moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuure.
Kuure takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Luthor blocks the leg kick.
Luthor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luthor.
Kuure misses with a few strikes there.
Luthor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luthor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuure.
Luthor throws a hook to the side of Kuure's head but Kuure sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kuure throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luthor throws a head kick that misses
letting Kuure counter with a right hand.
Kuure misses with an uppercut. Luthor saw that one coming.
Luthor throws a sloppy head kick and Kuure moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Kuure.
Luthor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luthor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuure throws out the jab.
Luthor blocks the body kick.
Luthor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Luthor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Kuure.
Kuure thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuure looks to land a combination but Luthor avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luthor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luthor lands a left and a right that send Kuure crashing to the mat, dazed. Luthor thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuure shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luthor misses with a head kick.
Luthor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kuure - that will leave a mark!
Luthor scores with a leg kick.
Kuure connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuure misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Luthor.
Kuure throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuure throws a right hand that Luthor ducks under and follows up with a left that Luthor also avoids with ease.
Luthor scores with the left hand. Kuure knows he should have avoided that one.
Jeez, Kuure's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kuure walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luthor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luthor scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuure should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Luthor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuure throws a body kick that misses.
Lex Luthor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuure avoids a kick to the body.
Kuure misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Luthor.
Kuure tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuure throws a lazy right hand but Luthor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luthor blocks a jab.
Luthor throws a sloppy head kick and Kuure moves out of range easily.
Kuure looks to throw the jab but Luthor is out of range.
Luthor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luthor.
Lex Luthor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luthor scores with a push kick.
Luthor throws a body kick that misses.
Luthor 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.
Kuure misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Luthor misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luthor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luthor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuure. Kuure circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kuure lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Luthor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luthor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kuure fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuure feints and then cracks Luthor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luthor down.
Kuure blocks a head kick by Luthor.
Luthor staying out of range there.
Luthor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuure uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luthor.
Kuure rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luthor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuure loads up on a big right hand but Luthor slips the punch.
Kuure scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure takes a kick to the side of the head.
Luthor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuure stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luthor.
Kuure throws a jab when Luthor was well out of range.
Kuure avoids the head kick by Luthor.
A slow jab from Kuure misses its intended target.
Luthor tries a head kick but it misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kuure might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuure, right into the meat.
Luthor blocks a jab.
Kuure swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luthor. That's going to slow Kuure down.
Kuure misses with a straight right.
Luthor throws a sloppy head kick and Kuure moves out of range easily.
That kick from Kuure tenderised Luthor's leg. Luthor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuure blocks a head kick by Luthor.
Kuure is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luthor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luthor scores with a push kick.
Kuure wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luthor.
Kuure looks to land a right hand but Luthor moved out of range.
Luthor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuure misses with a body shot.
Kuure connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luthor misses with a double jab.
Luthor is breathing heavily.
Kuure lands a nice shot that snaps Luthor's head back.
Luthor misses with a head kick.
Luthor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Luthor checks it.
Kuure scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luthor ducks under a wild hook from Kuure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luthor throws a sloppy head kick and Kuure moves out of range easily.
Kuure uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luthor.
Luthor throws a head kick that misses
and Kuure counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuure lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Kuure.
Kuure avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuure lands with a good body shot.
Kuure tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luthor misses with a few strikes there.
Kuure is looking to score with low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luthor fails to land with a series of punches.
Luthor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuure ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luthor moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lex Luthor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuure misses with a few strikes there.
Luthor throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuure counters with a straight right hand.
Kuure looks to throw the jab but Luthor is out of range.
Kuure throws a right hand that Luthor ducks under and follows up with a left that Luthor also avoids with ease.
Luthor slips a straight right by Kuure.
Kuure blocks a head kick by Luthor.
Luthor ducks under a wild hook from Kuure.
Luthor scores with a kick to the body.
A big left from Kuure misses.
Kuure throws a chopping leg kick but Luthor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luthor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kuure is out of range.
Luthor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuure misses with a low kick.
Luthor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuure takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure throws a chopping leg kick but Luthor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luthor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuure avoids the head kick by Luthor.
Luthor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luthor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luthor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Luthor throws a leg kick but Kuure checks it.
Luthor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Luthor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kuure scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luthor in his tracks.
Kuure throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuure getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuure rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luthor counters with a left and a right that stings Kuure.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kuure's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lex Luthor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iliek Boubeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boubeez comes into the arena with 99 Words for boobs blaring out of the sound system. Thiago Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
23 - 23 - 0 |
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280 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iliek Boubeez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boubeez takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boubeez trying to hold on to Oliveira's head to control him but Oliveira postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boubeez is holding on to half guard well.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Boubeez is working from the bottom.
Boubeez is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boubeez is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
Oliveira is thwarting Boubeez's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boubeez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boubeez 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.
Oliveira cracks Boubeez with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oliveira with a nice head shot there.
Boubeez keeping full guard, as Oliveira tries to pass.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Boubeez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boubeez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oliveira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Boubeez dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oliveira throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Oliveira goes for an armbar but Boubeez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Boubeez.
Oliveira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to keep Boubeez in close.
Boubeez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oliveira striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Oliveira wants to control but Boubeez postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boubeez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Boubeez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveira dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boubeez misses with a straight right.
Boubeez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oliveira throws a front kick aimed at Boubeez's knee but Boubeez avoids it well.
Oliveira wants to clinch but Boubeez slips to the side
letting Boubeez counter with a right hand.
Boubeez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oliveira wants to break free but Boubeez has control.
Boubeez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Oliveira regains guard.
Oliveira is striking off his back. Boubeez thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Thiago Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boubeez prevents Oliveira from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boubeez is pressing down on Oliveira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oliveira is holding on for now.
Oliveira tries to roll over but Boubeez keeps him under control.
Boubeez content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boubeez thows a huge punch but Oliveira dodges it nicely.
Boubeez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oliveira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boubeez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oliveira is looking to get back to full guard here but Boubeez has managed to pass to side control instead.
Oliveira is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez working the head with strikes.
Oliveira is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Boubeez off and has taken his back!
Oliveira is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Boubeez wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez trying to control the position but Oliveira manages to sink in the hooks.
Oliveira wants to control but Boubeez manages to buck him off and is now in Oliveira's guard! Nice work there by Boubeez!
Oliveira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira is controlling Boubeez's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boubeez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iliek Boubeez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boubeez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Boubeez is controlling him.
Oliveira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boubeez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boubeez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliveira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Oliveira rushes Boubeez and presses him up against the cage.
Boubeez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Oliveira is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Boubeez to the mat. Boubeez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Boubeez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boubeez is keeping the position for now.
Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Boubeez blocks nicely.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira lands a couple of elbows.
Boubeez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oliveira manages to get himself to full guard.
Boubeez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boubeez!
Oliveira landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Oliveira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boubeez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oliveira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boubeez is looking to escape.
Boubeez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Iliek Boubeez has been cut.
Oliveira thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oliveira has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Boubeez's face.
Oliveira avoids the attempt from Boubeez to control.
Boubeez is looking to improve his position but Oliveira isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boubeez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Oliveira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Boubeez is now in Oliveira's guard. A big mistake from Oliveira there, giving up the dominant position!
Boubeez wants to get up but he can't break Oliveira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oliveira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Oliveira!
A very excited looking Thiago Oliveira 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor God of Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Thor God of Thunder was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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29
150 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
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28
159 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Buckner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thor God of Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
God of Thunder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Buckner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Buckner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from God of Thunder.
Nice takedown defense from Buckner. No joy for God of Thunder on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by God of Thunder or perhaps it was just good defense by Buckner which made him look bad.
Matt Buckner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor God of Thunder.
Buckner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck God of Thunder on the side of the head.
Buckner forces God of Thunder back against the cage and clinches.
God of Thunder lands with a right to the head.
Buckner stops a takedown attempt from God of Thunder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Buckner - just one landing.
God of Thunder is rocked!
Buckner clinches up with God of Thunder and pushes him back against the cage.
God of Thunder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buckner's elbow.
God of Thunder scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
God of Thunder is trying to trip Buckner. He has hold of a leg but Buckner is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. God of Thunder persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckner keeping moving, preventing God of Thunder from controlling successfully.
Buckner wants to stand but God of Thunder is controlling the position.
God of Thunder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
God of Thunder stopping the sweep attempt from Buckner.
God of Thunder throwing strikes from guard but Buckner blocks nicely.
Buckner is wriggling around but God of Thunder manages to pass to half guard.
Buckner is looking for a sweep. God of Thunder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
God of Thunder is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Buckner has managed to free his arm - good work.
God of Thunder looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
God of Thunder thows a huge punch but Buckner dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from God of Thunder.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
God of Thunder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Buckner is trying to stand back up but God of Thunder is controlling him
Buckner has hold of God of Thunder's hands but God of Thunder slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
God of Thunder winds up and cracks Buckner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Buckner tries to kick God of Thunder off but God of Thunder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Buckner is not content to let God of Thunder control the position.
God of Thunder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
God of Thunder working the head and body with strikes.
God of Thunder is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Buckner!
God of Thunder working Buckner over with strikes here.
Buckner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
God of Thunder is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Buckner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
God of Thunder lands a big shot there that rocks Buckner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Buckner is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
God of Thunder looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Buckner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
God of Thunder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Buckner is looking to escape.
Buckner gets back to half guard.
Buckner seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Buckner wants to get back to his feet.
God of Thunder landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
God of Thunder working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
God of Thunder is looking to take a break and control but Buckner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with God of Thunder in particular looking to stall.
God of Thunder wants to take a breather but Buckner is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
God of Thunder is nestled in close to Buckner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
God of Thunder seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor God of Thunder dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
God of Thunder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Buckner's waist but Buckner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing God of Thunder off to one side.
God of Thunder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Buckner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from God of Thunder misses the target.
Buckner scores with a jab to the head.
Matt Buckner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Buckner.
God of Thunder is still on wobbly legs! Can Buckner finish him?
Buckner lands a big uppercut and God of Thunder crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but God of Thunder looks OK. Buckner waves God of Thunder back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckner throws a shot from downtown. God of Thunder moves away and avoids it.
Buckner tries to clinch up but God of Thunder circles away and keeps his distance.
God of Thunder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Buckner finds it's way round the side to connect with God of Thunder's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner pounces like a tiger and cracks God of Thunder with a vicious hook! God of Thunder is down but not out! Buckner follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matt Buckner!
Matt Buckner took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sparta Fightware for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killah Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pontes's entrance music is Samba de Janeiro. A fine choice. Bee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wu Tang Killa Beez - Killa Beez kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Killah Bee!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pontes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pontes.
Pontes blocks a jab.
Pontes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bee defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Pontes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pontes has a takedown stuffed.
Pontes clinches up against the cage.
Bee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bee is trying to break the clinch but Pontes is controlling him.
Pontes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bee wants to get back to striking at distance but Pontes won't allow it.
Bee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pontes shoots for a double leg takedown but Bee sprawls well. He's pushed Pontes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bee misses.
Pontes shoots in but Bee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Bee.
Bee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bee.
Pontes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bee defends it nicely.
Bee slaps away a takedown attempt from Pontes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pontes fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee misses with a double jab.
Pontes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bee as he jumps to the side.
Bee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pontes closes the distance and clinches up with Bee, looking for a takedown. Pontes pushes Bee against the cage but Bee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pontes shoots in but Bee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pontes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice takedown defense from Bee. No joy for Pontes on that attempt.
Bee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pontes.
Pontes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pontes is trying to ground and pound but Bee uses the momentary lack of control by Pontes to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee wants to get back to his feet.
Pontes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pontes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bee's head.
Bee is trying to stand up here but Pontes is controlling him well.
Pontes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pontes.
Pontes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bee to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee wants to stand up but Pontes is controlling him.
Pontes postures up and lands a big shot to Bee's brow.
Pontes advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pontes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bee has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pontes but great work by Bee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pontes wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Killah Bee will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pontes connects with a crisp jab.
Pontes fails with the takedown
enabling Bee to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Bee does no damage.
Bee throws a nice looking combination but Pontes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pontes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pontes misses with a takedown attempt - Bee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pontes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bee is fending him off so far but Pontes persists. Nope, Bee circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Pontes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Bee as Pontes shoots in.
Bee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Bee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bee cracks Pontes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pontes is defended easily by Bee.
Pontes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pontes.
Killah Bee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bee looks to score with a jab to the body but Pontes is just out of range.
Bee clobbers Pontes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bee throws a looping overhand right but Pontes ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pontes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pontes has his takedown stuffed
and Bee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pontes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pontes with a poor takedown
and Bee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pontes's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pontes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pontes scrambles back to his feet.
Pontes is rocked!
Bee misses with a series of wild punches.
Bee throws a monster overhand right that drops Pontes! Bee follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killah Bee!
After winning the bout, Killah Bee 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Laiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laiola might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roots Bloody Roots. Campbell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sun Poison and Skin Cancer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ash Campbell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leonardo Laiola's chin.
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30
159 lbs
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33
156 lbs
23 - 14 - 1 |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Laiola!
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, Ash Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiola stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laiola wants it to stay on the feet.
Laiola moves into the clinch successfully.
Laiola lands a nice shot to the body.
Campbell wants to take the fight to the mat but Laiola manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Laiola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laiola lands a left hand.
Campbell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leonardo Laiola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Campbell.
A nice left hand lands by Laiola.
Campbell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laiola after a bit of a struggle.
Campbell jumps guard and drags Laiola to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Campbell is trying to hold Laiola in close to prevent damage but Laiola has managed to pass into half guard.
Campbell is looking to control Laiola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Campbell avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiola knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Campbell on the ground.
Laiola prevents Campbell from improving his position.
Laiola is thwarting Campbell's attempts to control the position.
Laiola wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Campbell uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiola tries to stand but Campbell is controlling from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Laiola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Campbell circles away quickly and effectively.
Campbell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Laiola connects with a nice looking jab.
Laiola staying out of range there.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laiola throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Laiola but Laiola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Laiola misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiola misses with a few strikes there.
Laiola looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laiola checks a leg kick.
Campbell dodges the punch combination from Laiola.
Campbell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laiola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campbell throws a jab but it's blocked by Laiola.
No joy there for Laiola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campbell lands an overhand right.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Laiola.
Laiola fails to land with a series of punches.
Campbell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laiola checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laiola tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Campbell throws a series of strikes that have Laiola backpedaling.
Laiola throws a good cross that connects.
Campbell fails with the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laiola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Campbell gets the takedown into side control.
Campbell tries to score with some ground and pound. Laiola controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Campbell working the ground and pound but Laiola is defending the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell with the ground and pound but Laiola regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Campbell prevents Laiola from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ash Campbell will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laiola looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Campbell misses with a right hand
and Laiola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laiola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Campbell's head backwards.
Laiola throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Laiola. No joy for Campbell on that attempt.
Campbell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leonardo Laiola is winning the standup battle so far.
Laiola pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Campbell back to the cage. Laiola follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Laiola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Laiola misses with a few strikes there.
Laiola lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Laiola throws a sloppy body shot
and Campbell counters with an inside leg kick.
Campbell scores with a jab.
Laiola fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laiola walks into a stiff left hand from Campbell.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Laiola shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laiola avoids it really well and circles away.
Leonardo Laiola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Campbell.
Campbell drops his hands momentarily and Laiola takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Campbell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laiola is fending him off so far but Campbell persists. Nope, Laiola circles away and we're back to standing.
Laiola stalks Campbell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Campbell's face. Campbell staggers backwards, shaken.
Leonardo Laiola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Laiola.
Laiola takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laiola as he avoids it easily.
Laiola stuffs the takedown attempt from Campbell. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Campbell.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Campbell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laiola is fending him off so far but Campbell persists. Nope, Laiola circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiola misses with a wild body shot.
Leonardo Laiola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laiola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campbell looking to score a takedown here. Laiola is defending well but Campbell drives through and ends up in Laiola's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell prevents Laiola from getting back to his feet.
Campbell distracts Laiola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Laiola has wrist control.
Campbell stops Laiola from standing up.
Campbell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Campbell pushing down on Laiola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiola wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laiola's head.
Campbell trying to control from half guard but Laiola is working away.
Campbell prevents Laiola from standing back up.
Campbell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laiola is not content to let Campbell control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Campbell looks to land a strike but Laiola avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Laiola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Laiola on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laiola tries to get out of the position.
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ash Campbell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Laiola as Campbell shoots in.
Laiola tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
Laiola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Some wild striking there from Laiola.
Laiola clinches.
Laiola struggles to land a body shot inside as Campbell controls his hands.
Laiola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Campbell drags the fight down to the ground.
Campbell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Campbell looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Laiola passes into side control.
Ash Campbell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Campbell tries to buck Laiola off but Laiola is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Laiola prevents Campbell from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laiola pulls his head out easily.
Laiola is thwarting Campbell's attempts to control the position.
Laiola tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiola prevents Campbell from improving his position.
Leonardo Laiola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonardo Laiola has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Laiola throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laiola falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Laiola leaves Campbell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt.
Leonardo Laiola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Campbell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiola misses with a body shot.
Campbell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell forces his way into half guard.
Laiola is staying active underneath Campbell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ash Campbell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Campbell is looking for a kimura here.
Campbell stalling away here and it's allowed Laiola to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Campbell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Campbell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Campbell!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wha's entrance music is Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. A fine choice. Batista has chosen Triunfo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
300 lbs
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28
288 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Batista!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Batista lands with a shot to the body.
Batista throws a nice looking combination but Wha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batista misses with a double jab
and Wha counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Diego Batista has been cut.
Batista throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wha scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wha tries to bum rush Batista with a series of wild strikes but Batista uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wha is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wha!
Batista scores with a hook to the body. Wha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Batista lands with a cross.
Wha missing with a left hand there. Batista was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wha misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Batista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Batista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wha throws out a loose jab but Batista uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batista throws a series of punches but Wha moves out of range.
Donk. Wha catches Batista right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wha cracks Batista with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Batista tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Wha pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Batista is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bleh Wha!
A relieved looking Bleh Wha 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonsil Clanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Clanger's choice of entrance music: Youth Blood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yonsil Clanger!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clanger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Clanger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Clanger just misses with a punch to the body.
Clanger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Simons III is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clanger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clanger lands with a nice body punch.
Simons III thows a leg kick but Clanger checks it
and Clanger moves into the clinch.
Clanger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clanger has hold of one of Simons III's legs. Simons III is fighting the takedown attempt but Clanger gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Clanger stays in close to Simons III's body and controls the position.
Simons III bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clanger's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clanger is trying to control the position but Simons III postures up.
Clanger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Simons III pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clanger is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger keeping moving, preventing Simons III from controlling successfully.
Clanger trying to control the position.
Simons III will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clanger holds on and takes a little breather.
Yonsil Clanger has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Simons III with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clanger counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Clanger trying to advance position but Simons III counters by regaining guard.
Clanger wants to control from the top but Simons III keeps moving.
Clanger advances to half guard.
Simons III is staying active underneath Clanger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Simons III wants to get back to full guard.
Clanger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clanger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Simons III is looking for a sweep. Clanger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clanger is controlling the pace.
Clanger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Simons III is just riding it out for now. Clanger eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Simons III tries to get to full guard but Clanger has control of the leg.
Clanger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Simons III does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clanger content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clanger is working away from the top position though.
Clanger is looking for a kimura here.
Clanger prevents Simons III from improving his position.
Simons III wants to control but Clanger is keeping busy.
Clanger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Simons III has a hand on Clanger's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Clanger takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Clanger landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like John Simons III has been cut.
Clanger lands a couple of good shots and Simons III has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger working for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simons III is in bad spot here.
Clanger is looking to control Simons III but Simons III is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simons III turns into Clanger and is now in his guard.
Clanger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Simons III stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clanger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonsil Clanger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Simons III's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clanger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Simons III to the mat! Simons III manages to get full guard.
Clanger tries to free his leg and advance position but Simons III is retaining full guard.
Simons III looking for a sweep. Not yet Simons III, not yet.
Simons III is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clanger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Simons III's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Simons III's back!
Clanger looking to break Simons III's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Simons III remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Clanger will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Clanger lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Clanger is hanging on to Simons III's back as he tries to escape.
Clanger throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Simons III!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clanger is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Clanger gets his hands free as Simons III looks to control.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Clanger.
Clanger loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Simons III hold on?
Clanger controlling well, preventing Simons III from escaping the position.
Clanger looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Simons III taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yonsil Clanger!
Yonsil Clanger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
42 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edmundo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Equinox leaves Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Equinox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Equinox which made him look bad.
Jr shoots in for a takedown but Equinox shows good takedown defense.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Jr.
Jr moves away from the strike by Equinox.
Jr shoots for a takedown but Equinox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Equinox pinned against the cage. Equinox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Equinox darts in and clinches Jr up against the cage.
Equinox breaks the clinch.
Jr tries for a takedown but Equinox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Equinox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Equinox but Equinox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jr is defended easily by Equinox.
Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Equinox defends it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Equinox just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jr tries for a takedown but Equinox manages to get underhooks.
Equinox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Equinox.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Equinox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Equinox.
No luck for Jr with that takedown attempt.
Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Equinox, looking for a takedown. Jr pushes Equinox against the cage but Equinox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Equinox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jr throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Jr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jr with the ground and pound but Equinox regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Equinox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr is looking to advance position but Equinox won't allow it.
Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Equinox is not content to let Jr control the position.
Equinox is pressing down on Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Equinox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jr throwing strikes from guard but Equinox blocks nicely.
Equinox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jr.
Equinox 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.
Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr throws an elbow that misses. Equinox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jr's guard. Nice move by Equinox!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edmundo Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Equinox sprawls well. He's pushed Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Equinox tries to clinch up.
Jr tries for a takedown but Equinox circles away easily
and Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Equinox's waist but Equinox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jr off to one side.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Jr.
Equinox stuffs the takedown attempt from Jr. Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Jr pushes him off.
Equinox fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jr.
Equinox stuffs the takedown.
John Equinox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Equinox which made him look bad.
Jr shoots in for a takedown but Equinox shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Equinox stuffs the takedown.
Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Equinox circles away.
Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Jr shoots in for a takedown but Equinox shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Equinox sprawls well. Equinox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Edmundo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Equinox tries to avoid it but Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Equinox to the ground. Equinox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Equinox defends it nicely.
Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into Equinox's guard.
Equinox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Equinox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jr throws an elbow that misses. Equinox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jr's guard. Nice move by 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 wants to control from the top but Jr keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr has his feet on Equinox's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Equinox lands with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Equinox as Jr shoots in.
Equinox lands a really nice looking cross but Jr seems unphased.
Jr is rocked!
Equinox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Equinox finish him?
Equinox has Jr pushed against the cage.
Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Equinox misses with a punch to the body.
Equinox manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Equinox lands with a left to the head.
Equinox throws a big uppercut that drops Jr! More strikes from Equinox and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jr lies dazed against the cage as Equinox celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Equinox!
Our winner, John Equinox, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Bourque has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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156 lbs
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156 lbs
27 - 14 - 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips scores with a decent looking hook.
Phillips lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Phillips tries to bum rush Bourque with a series of wild strikes but Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Phillips shoots in and bounces Bourque off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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.
Phillips trying to control but Bourque is working from the bottom.
Phillips throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phillips throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bourque works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phillips working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque trying to control the position here.
Phillips working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bourque keeping full guard, as Phillips tries to pass.
Bourque lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Phillips!
Phillips is trying desperately to improve position.
Phillips regains half guard.
Phillips is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourque stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Phillips to get to his feet.
A jab from Bourque does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Phillips.
A punch combination from Bourque misses.
A jab lands there for Phillips.
Phillips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phillips misses with an uppercut.
Bourque loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
Bourque stuns Phillips with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Phillips fails to land the takedown.
Phillips lands an overhand right.
Good shot there by Bourque.
Bourque takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phillips, right into the meat.
Bourque works Phillips's body with a nice hook.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phillips tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourque scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips cracks Bourque with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bourque scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Phillips with that takedown attempt.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Phillips.
A big left from Phillips misses.
Phillips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phillips missing with a left hand there. Bourque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bourque lands with an uppercut that bounces Phillips off the cage and back into range.
Phillips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips staying out of range there.
A combination from Bourque does no damage.
Bourque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phillips.
Phillips scores with a takedown into Bourque's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ian Phillips will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phillips scores with a nice strike.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourque.
Phillips scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Bourque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bourque tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips connects with an inside leg kick.
Phillips has Bourque up against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bourque fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phillips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Bourque.
Phillips paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phillips lands an overhand right.
Phillips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phillips punishes Bourque's body with a nice straight punch.
Phillips connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bourque. Bourque circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phillips, right into the meat.
Bourque checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phillips lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bourque defending well as Phillips loads up on a big left hand.
Bourque throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourque slips a straight right by Phillips.
Phillips chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phillips swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.
Phillips takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Phillips lands a nice hook to Bourque's body. Bourque takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phillips throws a good cross that connects.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Bourque.
A swing and a miss from Phillips.
Bourque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phillips.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips catches Bourque with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paul Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bourque throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourque moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phillips comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Phillips or perhaps it was just good defense by Bourque which made him look bad.
Phillips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bourque at a distance.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips.
Phillips rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourque counters with a nice body shot.
Phillips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phillips misses the jab.
Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for Phillips.
Phillips misses with a low kick.
Phillips misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips throws a right hand that misses
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phillips.
Ian Phillips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phillips jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Phillips misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phillips lands a leg kick that knocks Bourque off balance momentarily.
Phillips lands with a hook. Bourque tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his 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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bourque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bourque's waist but Bourque gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phillips off to one side.
Phillips slips under a jab.
Phillips misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phillips lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bourque has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bourque and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bourque dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Bourque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Bourque moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Bourque ducks down to avoid it.
Bourque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourque fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phillips looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ian Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in looking for a takedown. Bourque tries to sprawl out of it but Phillips keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bourque manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bourque tries to keep at a distance but Phillips has taken the fight into the clinch.
Phillips struggles to land a body shot inside as Bourque controls his hands.
Phillips is looking to take this one to the mat.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Phillips.
Phillips wants a takedown.
Bourque tries to work over Phillips's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Phillips.
Phillips keeps control of Bourque as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bourque looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is trying to drag Bourque to the mat but Bourque just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Phillips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
Phillips throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Bourque slips the punch.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.
Phillips scores with a sloppy right hand. Bourque should have avoided that one.
Bourque is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bourque throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phillips stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phillips misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourque moves away.
Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips lands a leg kick that knocks Bourque off balance momentarily.
Bourque bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phillips's head.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.
Bourque misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but Bourque shows good takedown defense.
Bourque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phillips pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bourque is out of range and Phillips settles back down.
Phillips lands with an uppercut that bounces Bourque off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Phillips does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Bourque saw that one coming.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Bourque moves away and avoids it.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Phillips.
Phillips changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bourque tries to avoid it but Phillips manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bourque to the ground. Bourque escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bourque connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Phillips momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phillips.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Bourque misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bourque just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ian Phillips just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bourque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phillips lands with a nice body punch.
Phillips gets a double leg takedown into Bourque's guard.
Phillips is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourque has wrist control.
Phillips tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourque is retaining full guard.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Bourque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Phillips is one step ahead there.
Bourque wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bourque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phillips has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phillips works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bourque is looking to improve his position.
Phillips wants to take a breather but Bourque is having none of it.
Bourque keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Phillips scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Phillips throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bourque to regain full guard.
Phillips throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phillips sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Phillips is working Bourque over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips throws a strike but Bourque rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Phillips uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phillips.
Phillips throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phillips throws a poor cross that misses
and Bourque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phillips shoots in and drives through. Bourque sprawls well.
Phillips lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bourque's sensitive parts.
Bourque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bourque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phillips was well out of range. Poor timing from Bourque.
Bourque defending well as Phillips loads up on a big left hand.
Phillips motions for Bourque to come forward. Phillips throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
Bourque tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phillips has managed to clinch.
Phillips tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phillips has Bourque pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bourque manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Phillips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Bourque moved out of range nicely.
Phillips has a takedown stuffed.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Phillips.
Phillips is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourque throws a series of strikes that have Phillips backpedaling.
It looks like Ian Phillips has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourque throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips slips under a jab from Bourque.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Phillips dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ian Phillips's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bourque jabs at Phillips's body.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phillips.
No joy there for Bourque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phillips lands a nice shot that snaps Bourque's head back.
Phillips misses with a low kick as Bourque jumps back.
A big left from Bourque misses.
Phillips throws a jab when Bourque was well out of range.
Phillips punishes Bourque's body with a nice straight punch.
Bourque misses with a right hand
and Phillips counters with a left to the body.
Phillips connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bourque momentarily.
Phillips scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bourque as he avoids it easily.
Phillips fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bourque is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Phillips.
Phillips is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bourque.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Bourque moved out of range.
Phillips lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown but Bourque shows good takedown defense.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Phillips.
A telegraphed right hand from Phillips misses the target.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque gets caught flat footed, as Phillips shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
Phillips tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourque is retaining full guard.
Phillips postures up in Bourque's guard and throws a big left but Bourque blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phillips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paul Bourque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourque is retaining full guard.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
Bourque seems keen to control Phillips's posture.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourque has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phillips pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bourque back to the cage. Phillips follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Phillips staying out of range there.
Phillips tries for a takedown but Bourque sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Phillips shoots in looking for a takedown. Bourque tries to sprawl out of it but Phillips keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bourque manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Phillips fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bourque is out of range.
Phillips scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Bourque is avoiding it.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bourque.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Phillips will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the body from Phillips misses
and Bourque counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
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!
Phillips with the ground and pound but Bourque regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bourque to regain full guard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Phillips!
Ian Phillips is the new featherweight champion!
Ian Phillips made sure to mention his sponsor, STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo in his post fight interview.
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