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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lawrence might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Overture. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
26 - 20 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil lands a nice hook to Lawrence's body. Lawrence takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawrence slips a straight right by O Neil.
O Neil moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Neil thuds his right hand into Lawrence's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neil is just out of range.
Lawrence tries to clinch but O Neil is having none of it.
Lawrence gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawrence looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Neil tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Lawrence.
Lawrence tries to clinch but O Neil moves out of range.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neil is just out of range.
O Neil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch but Lawrence keeps him there for the moment.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Neil misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Neil tries to stall but Lawrence uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Neil working aggressively here.
O Neil wants to get back to striking at distance but Lawrence won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lawrence as O Neil tries to tie him up.
O Neil wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lawrence is trying to force a seperation but O Neil has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lawrence breaks the clinch.
O Neil displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but O Neil is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawrence looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Neil scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
O Neil connects with a body shot.
O Neil's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and O Neil duly obliges.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Neil cracks Lawrence with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lawrence is rocked!
Lawrence is looking to clinch but O Neil is avoiding it.
Oh Lawrence is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Neil closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lawrence! O Neil dives in looking to finish! Lawrence is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey O Neil!
Our winner, Mickey O Neil, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Lobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marcelo Garcia has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcelo Garcia seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Lobe!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garcia gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lobe regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lobe can't keep his opponent in guard - Garcia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lobe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lobe is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia is looking for a kimura here.
Garcia passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lobe sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lobe defends it well.
Lobe is trying to maintain the position but Garcia is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but Lobe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Garcia to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garcia wants to pass to mount but Lobe is defending the position.
Garcia prevents Lobe from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garcia is looking for a kimura here.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Lobe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garcia 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.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
Lobe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garcia pulls his head out easily.
Lobe is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcia.
Lobe actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia seems to be working for a kimura but Lobe defends the submission attempt.
Lobe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Lobe defends it.
Lobe is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcia.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lobe actively working from the bottom here.
Lobe tries to roll over but Garcia keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lobe is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Garcia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Lobe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lobe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown. Lobe fights it but they end up in guard.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Lobe has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Garcia drops back looking for a leg! Lobe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lobe manages to kick Garcia off! Garcia jumps back into Lobe's guard.
Lobe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lobe keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia stands and throws Lobe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lobe is looking to reverse the position.
Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lobe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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!
Lobe stops Garcia from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lobe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lobe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lobe gets full guard.
Lobe wants to sweep but no luck.
Lobe keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lobe gets full guard.
Marcelo Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lobe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Lobe is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lobe is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Garcia forces his way into half guard.
Lobe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia seems to be working for a kimura but Lobe defends the submission attempt.
Lobe won't allow Garcia to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lobe defend it? Garcia steps over the head and cranks it - Lobe is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcelo Garcia!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lupercal Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abaddon comes to the cage accompanied by Heartless. Patrick Kenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
29 - 16 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lupercal Abaddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abaddon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kenzie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kenzie throws a lazy uppercut
and Abaddon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abaddon thumps Kenzie with a low kick.
Kenzie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kenzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abaddon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kenzie is out of range and Abaddon settles back down.
Kenzie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abaddon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie moves out of range as Abaddon throws a body kick.
Kenzie throws a series of punches but Abaddon avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Abaddon misses.
Kenzie misses with a straight left.
Kenzie moves in looking to clinch but Abaddon pushes him off.
Kenzie cracks Abaddon with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Kenzie. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Abaddon.
Kenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kenzie takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
Abaddon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenzie manages to avoid it.
Abaddon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abaddon cracks Kenzie with a good jab.
Abaddon tries to move into range but Kenzie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Kenzie.
Patrick Kenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abaddon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kenzie misses with a right hand
letting Abaddon counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abaddon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kenzie on the side of the head.
Kenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
Abaddon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kenzie misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Abaddon misses its intended target.
Kenzie misses with an uppercut. Abaddon saw that one coming.
Kenzie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abaddon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon throws a leg kick which misses Kenzie's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenzie tries to avoid it.
Abaddon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abaddon, right into the meat.
Kenzie rushes Abaddon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kenzie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abaddons head.
Kenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenzie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kenzie lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abaddon.
Kenzie works on Abaddon's body with a couple of short punches.
Kenzie tries to throw a body punch but Abaddon avoids it by throwing Kenzie back against the cage.
Kenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenzie gets through Abaddon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Abaddon.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kenzie can't find room to land a body shot as Abaddon controls the action.
Kenzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abaddon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenzie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abaddon's elbow.
Kenzie has a couple of punches blocked by Abaddon.
Abaddon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abaddon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kenzie wants to break free but Abaddon has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenzie.
Kenzie working hard to break the clinch.
Kenzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abaddon breaks from the clinch.
Kenzie throws a poor cross that misses
and Abaddon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenzie swinging wildly here.
Abaddon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abaddon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenzie.
Kenzie with a hook.
Abaddon tests Kenzie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenzie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abaddon.
Kenzie tries to clinch up but Abaddon circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenzie slips under a jab from Abaddon.
Abaddon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenzie moves away.
Abaddon slips a jab from Kenzie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lupercal Abaddon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Kenzie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kenzie cracks Abaddon with a good jab.
Kenzie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kenzie defending well as Abaddon loads up on a big left hand.
Abaddon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenzie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abaddon momentarily.
Kenzie tries to clinch up but Abaddon circles away and keeps his distance.
Abaddon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abaddon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kenzie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abaddon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abaddon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kenzie misses with a hook.
Kenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Abaddon.
Kenzie misses with a straight right.
Kenzie is looking to clinch but Abaddon is avoiding it.
Abaddon throws the left hand but Kenzie avoids the punch easily.
Abaddon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie clobbers Abaddon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abaddon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kenzie misses with a wild combination.
Abaddon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kenzie defends it nicely.
A big left from Abaddon misses.
Kenzie misses with a body punch
and Abaddon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kenzie's knee momentarily.
Kenzie lands with a shot to the body.
Abaddon keeps the fight on the outside.
Abaddon misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Kenzie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Kenzie misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abaddon connects with an inside leg kick.
Abaddon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abaddon throws a good cross that connects.
Kenzie moves out of range of the leg kick from Abaddon.
Abaddon moves out of range as Kenzie strikes.
Lupercal Abaddon is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abaddon.
Kenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenzie. That snapped Abaddon's head back.
Abaddon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abaddon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abaddon shoots in for a takedown but Kenzie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kenzie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kenzie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenzie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abaddon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kenzie.
Abaddon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenzies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenzie throws a nice looking combination but Abaddon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Kenzie.
Abaddon cracks Kenzie with a good jab.
Abaddon tries to keep at a distance but Kenzie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abaddon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Abaddon.
Kenzie looking to stall.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abaddon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abaddon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie misses with a hook to the body
and Abaddon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Kenzie misses.
Kenzie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abaddon takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abaddon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abaddon misses with a straight right.
Kenzie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Kenzie there.
Kenzie wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenzie checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick Kenzie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Patrick Kenzie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Abaddon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abaddon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abaddon shoots in looking for a takedown but Kenzie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abaddon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kenzie throws out a loose jab but Abaddon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenzie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kenzie slips under a jab from Abaddon.
Abaddon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kenzie is able to avoid easily.
Kenzie misses with a wild body shot.
Abaddon slips a straight right by Kenzie.
Abaddon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenzie moves away.
Abaddon slips a jab and a cross from Kenzie.
Abaddon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kenzie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abaddon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abaddon walks into a jab.
Kenzie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abaddon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie throws a lazy uppercut
and Abaddon counters with a left and a right that stings Kenzie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abaddon. That's going to slow Kenzie down.
Kenzie lands with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abaddon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abaddon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lupercal Abaddon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenzie scores with a jab. Abaddon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenzie moves away from the strike by Abaddon.
Kenzie misses with a double jab.
Kenzie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kenzie missing with a left hand there. Abaddon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abaddon connects with a single shot there.
Abaddon throws a push kick but Kenzie slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenzie scores with a body shot.
Kenzie cracks Abaddon with a good jab.
Abaddon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenzie lands with a shot to the body.
Abaddon misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abaddon.
Kenzie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Abaddon.
Kenzie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kenzie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abaddon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kenzie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abaddon.
Abaddon misses with a wild body shot.
Kenzie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abaddon on the side of the head.
Kenzie misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon motions for Kenzie to come forward. Abaddon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abaddon misses with a wild combination.
Kenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenzie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abaddon can pounce on him.
Kenzie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Kenzie misses.
Kenzie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Abaddon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abaddon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abaddon throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kenzie counter with a right hand.
Kenzie with a nice cross.
Abaddon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kenzie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abaddon blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kenzie dips to his left and cracks Abaddon with an uppercut!
Kenzie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenzie misses with an uppercut
and Abaddon counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenzie misses with a hook. Abaddon ducked under it nicely.
Kenzie throws a hook but Abaddon avoids it easily.
Abaddon ducks under a wild hook from Kenzie.
Abaddon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kenzie's sensitive parts.
Kenzie loads up on a big right hand but Abaddon slips the punch.
Kenzie misses the shot to the body.
Abaddon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kenzie.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenzie misses with a straight left.
Kenzie misses with a wild combination.
Abaddon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Kenzie.
I think Kenzie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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244 lbs
27 - 19 - 1 |
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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
43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo wants to clinch.
Kongo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut.
Kongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo pushes Bean up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bean as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Bean on the inside.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bean misses with some punches.
Bean breaks the clinch.
Bean forces Kongo back against the cage and clinches.
Bean really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo throws an elbow but it misses.
Kongo misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bean as Kongo tries to tie him up.
Kongo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bean is leaning against Kongo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bean misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kongo fails to land.
Kongo lands an elbow that stopped Bean in his tracks for a moment.
Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kongo misses with an uppercut. Bean saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kongo.
Bean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kongo misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Kongo. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo closes the distance and pushes Bean back into the cage.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
Bean can't find room to land a body shot as Kongo controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kongo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bean misses with some punches.
Bean lands with a light punch inside.
That has opened up Kingo Kongo's cut even more.
Kongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kongo misses with a punch on the inside.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bean's efforts to push away.
Kongo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kongo lands with a short shot to the head.
Kongo stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bean.
A nice left hand lands by Bean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kongo stalling against the cage.
Kongo tries a body shot but Bean blocks it.
Bean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kongo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bean can't break the clinch.
Kongo is stalling here.
Kongo working Bean over with knees to the body.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Bean blocks with his arms.
Kongo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kongo effectively controlling the action here.
Bean digs a right hand underneath Kongo's ribcage. Kongo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kongo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kongo lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Bean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bean working aggressively here.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
Kongo tries a body shot but Bean blocks it.
Kongo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kongo misses with some punches.
Kongo scores with a shot to the side of Bean's head.
Bean breaks from the clinch.
Kongo throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick and Bean moves out of range easily.
Bean takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bean, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kingo Kongo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kingo Kongo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bean scores with the left hand. Kongo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kongo throws a push kick but Bean slaps the foot to one side.
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butter Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kongo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bean's head.
Kongo digs a good body shot into Bean's ribs.
Kongo tries to clinch up
and Bean moves into the clinch.
Kongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kongo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bean lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean wants to break free but Kongo has control.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Kongo.
Good body shot from Kongo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kingo Kongo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Kongo.
It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.
Kongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bean's defenses.
Kongo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kongo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kongo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kongo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bean blocks a body shot from Kongo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kongo.
Kongo lands with a short shot to the head.
Bean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongo's elbow.
Kongo lands an elbow inside.
Bean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butter Bean is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Bean misses.
Bean cracks Kongo with a good jab.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bean is just out of range.
Bean is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bean is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bean's head.
Butter Bean's cut is getting worse.
Kongo gets tackled into the cage by Bean. Bean maintains the clinch.
Bean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Kongo looking to slow down the pace here.
Kongo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bean lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kongo.
Kongo has Bean pressed against the cage.
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingo Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kongo misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bean looks to land a left hand but Kongo moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kongo.
Kongo throws a head kick but Bean moves out of range.
Kongo looks to land a combination but Bean avoids it well.
Kongo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bean is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bean throws a shot from downtown. Kongo moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kongo scores with a leg kick.
Bean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kongo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bean.
Bean blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Kongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kongo looks to throw the jab but Bean is out of range.
Kongo connects with an inside leg kick.
Kongo tries to clinch there but Bean circles away.
Bean tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean gets tackled into the cage by Kongo. Kongo maintains the clinch.
Bean managing to block the knees to the body from Kongo.
Kongo has Bean pressed against the cage, preventing Bean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kongo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kongo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongo pushes Bean back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Bean 's eye.
Kongo looking to throw knees to the head but Bean is blocking nicely.
Kongo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bean is keeping busy.
Kongo lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Kongo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beans head.
A short right from Kongo on the inside.
Bean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kongo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean breaks the clinch.
Kongo scores with the left hand. Bean knows he should have avoided that one.
Kongo wants to clinch
and Bean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kongo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bean prevents a body shot from Kongo.
Bean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bean throws the left hand but Kongo avoids the punch easily.
Kongo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kongo tried to score with a low kick but Bean checks it.
Kongo throws a nice head kick!
Kongo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Kongo moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bean - that landed with a thud.
Kongo stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Bean struggles to land a body shot inside as Kongo controls his hands.
Bean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kongo is looking to control Bean's arms but Bean gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kongo has his back to the cage.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Bean 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Bean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongo's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bean's elbow.
Butter Bean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left hand lands to the body for Kongo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kongo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Kongo slows down the pace here.
Kongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongo has Bean pressed against the cage, preventing Bean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kongo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bean prevents a body shot from Kongo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bean avoids the elbow strike from Kongo, against the cage.
Bean blocks the elbow strike.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
Kongo misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingo Kongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kongo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingo Kongo!
After winning the bout, Kingo Kongo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghotha avoids the head kick by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown but Kharitonov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ghotha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kharitonov defends it nicely.
Kharitonov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kharitonov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghotha.
A body shot lands from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands with a right to the head.
Kharitonov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharitonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kharitonov lands a right hand.
Ghotha looks winded!
Kharitonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov scores with a shot to the side of Ghotha's head.
Kharitonov digs a right hand into Ghotha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ghotha's gas tank.
Kharitonov lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ghotha backwards.
Kharitonov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kharitonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kharitonov lands with a right to the head.
Ghotha is working for takedown but Kharitonov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boris Kharitonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghoul Ghotha.
Kharitonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands an uppercut.
Kharitonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kharitonov lands with a light punch inside.
Kharitonov lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kharitonov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kharitonov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kharitonov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ghotha backwards.
Kharitonov lands with a light punch inside.
Kharitonov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kharitonov.
A shot in the inside from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kharitonov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kharitonov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ghotha is rocked!
Kharitonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kharitonov lands an uppercut.
Ghotha is still on wobbly legs! Can Kharitonov finish him?
Kharitonov creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Ghotha out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Kharitonov!
After winning the bout, Boris Kharitonov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes to the cage accompanied by HINO RUSSO. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Buck!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov tries to clinch but Buck is having none of it.
Buck sizes up Ivanov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Buck misses.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Buck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Buck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buck looks to land a right hand but Ivanov moved out of range.
Buck walks into a left hand.
Buck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Buck.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ivanov, right into the meat.
Buck misses with a body shot.
Ivanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buck manages to avoid it.
Ivanov tries to clinch there but Buck circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buck has a takedown stuffed.
A big left from Buck misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ivanov does no damage.
Buck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buck.
Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buck.
Buck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buck misses with the combination.
Harold Buck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ivanov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sergei Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buck shoots in and gets a takedown into Ivanov's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ivanov keeping full guard, as Buck tries to pass.
Ivanov wants to stand and escape but Buck is having none of it.
Ivanov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Buck!
Buck is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Buck in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Buck wants to hold on but Ivanov pushes him away.
Buck is trying desperately to improve position.
Ivanov controlling from the full mount.
Ivanov landing punches.
Ivanov trying to control but Buck is having none of it.
Buck really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Buck wants to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ivanov looking to control but Buck is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ivanov controlling from mount.
Ivanov avoids the attempt from Buck to control.
Buck is trying desperately to improve position.
Buck tries to hold on but Ivanov pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Buck is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ivanov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Buck is squirming around, avoiding Ivanov's attempts to control the action.
Ivanov has hold of Buck's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Buck manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Buck is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ivanov controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Buck is looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ivanov tries to clinch but Buck moves out of range.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buck shoots in looking for a takedown but Ivanov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Buck walks into a jab.
Ivanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Buck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Ivanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sergei Ivanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Buck cracks Ivanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Buck misses with a wild body shot.
Buck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Buck fails to land the takedown.
Buck shoots in for a double leg but Ivanov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sergei Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Buck.
Ivanov slips under a jab.
Ivanov darts in and clinches Buck up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ivanov stalling in the clinch.
Buck is trying to break the clinch but Ivanov has him pressed against the cage.
Buck is trying to break the clinch but Ivanov is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buck avoids it.
Buck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivanov's efforts to push away.
Ivanov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buck's efforts to push away.
Buck dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Buck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Buck is avoiding it.
Buck misses with a looping right.
Ivanov leaves Buck with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ivanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Harold Buck has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov misses with a two punch combination.
Buck closes the distance and clinches up with Ivanov, looking for a takedown. Buck pushes Ivanov against the cage but Ivanov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buck misses with a hook
and Ivanov counters with a three punch combo that has Buck backing up. Buck nods at Ivanov to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Ivanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buck doesn't seem phased though.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Buck is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Buck. That snapped Ivanov's head back.
Buck loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivanov. Buck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sergei Ivanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanov misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buck throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
Ivanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Buck circles away.
Buck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ivanov thuds his right hand into Buck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Buck misses.
Ivanov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Buck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ivanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ivanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Buck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buck takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Ivanov tries a low kick but Buck avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buck is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ivanov misses with a combination
and Buck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivanov swinging wildly here.
Ivanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buck circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivanov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Buck throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buck dodges the punch combination from Ivanov.
Buck avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harold Buck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Buck. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buck connects with a single shot there.
Buck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Buck connects with a body shot.
Buck fails with the takedown.
Ivanov throws a solid leg kick but Buck takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ivanov.
Buck checks a low kick from Ivanov.
Ivanov walks into a stiff left hand from Buck.
Ivanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Buck misses with a straight right.
Ivanov misses with a double jab
and Ivanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Sergei Ivanov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a nice looking combination but Buck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Buck does no damage.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Buck.
Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Buck throws a looping overhand right but Ivanov ducks down to avoid it.
Buck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buck.
Buck looks for a takedown but Ivanov sprawls well.
Ivanov throws a nice looking combination but Buck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov drops his hands momentarily and Buck takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ivanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Buck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Buck. That snapped Ivanov's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Buck.
Buck looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sergei Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Buck.
Buck misses with a right hand
and Ivanov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Buck's knee momentarily.
Buck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buck thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivanov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov moves out of range as Buck strikes.
Buck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ivanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ivanov throws out the jab.
Sergei Ivanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
Nice shot by Ivanov.
Harold Buck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buck circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivanov moves out of range as Buck strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buck misses the shot to the body.
Buck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decent striking displayed by Ivanov there.
Buck misses with an uppercut.
Ivanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ivanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Buck circles away.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Buck moves out of range.
Buck walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buck shoots in but Ivanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergei Ivanov.
Well Ivanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sergei Ivanov!
In his post fight interview, Sergei Ivanov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nambara comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannelly takes one to the chin there.
Nambara throws a leg kick but Mannelly checks it.
A combination from Mannelly does no damage.
Mannelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nambara looks to land a left hand but Mannelly moved out of range nicely.
Nambara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mannelly throws a nice looking combination but Nambara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nambara lands the left hand.
Mannelly throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Jab from Nambara.
Mannelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nambara was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannelly.
Nambara scores with a head kick.
Nambara swats away the attempt to clinch by Mannelly.
Mannelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Nambara is having none of it.
Mannelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mannelly ducks under a wild hook from Nambara.
A swing and a miss from Mannelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nambara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nambara drives through and clinches with Mannelly against the cage.
Nambara working Mannelly over with knees to the body.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Nambara controls the action.
Mannelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mannelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mannelly tries a body shot but Nambara blocks it.
Nambara lands a nice knee to the body.
Nambara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nambara prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Nambara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Mannelly as the two fighters clinch.
Nambara crunches a lovely knee into Mannelly's ribcage.
Nambara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mannelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nambara stuns Mannelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly scores with a shot to the body.
Nambara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mannelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mannelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nambara's elbow.
Nambara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Nambara moves out of range.
Mannelly misses with a hook. Nambara ducked under it nicely.
Mannelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nambara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mannelly.
Mannelly moves in looking to clinch but Nambara pushes him off.
Mannelly throws a chopping leg kick but Nambara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mannelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Nambara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mannelly. That did some damage!
Nambara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nambara moves into range and clinches up with Mannelly.
Nambara misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara lands a hook that snaps the head of Mannelly backwards.
Mannelly tries to work over Nambara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Mannelly fails to land.
Mannelly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nambara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mannelly avoids it.
Mannelly can't find room to land a body shot as Nambara controls the action.
Mannelly avoiding damage as Nambara throws knees to the body.
Nambara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mannelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nambara.
Nambara blocks an uppercut.
Nambara missing with knees to the body.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Nambara avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Mannelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mannelly controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Nambara.
Mannelly taking a breather.
Nambara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mannelly backwards.
Nambara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannelly's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mannelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nambara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mannelly's brow.
A shot in the inside from Nambara.
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!
Nambara blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nambara scores with a shot to the side of Mannelly's head.
A short left from Mannelly.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nambara trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nezu Nambara will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nambara misses with a jab, cross combination.
A clash of legs there as Nambara blocks the low kick.
Nambara thows a leg kick but Mannelly checks it
and Mannelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mannelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Nambara.
Mannelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nambara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nambara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nambara throws a low kick, looking for Mannelly's leg but Mannelly calmly moves out of range.
Mannelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nambara counters by moving into the clinch.
Nambara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nambara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nambara letting Mannelly take a breather here.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Nambara.
Nezu Nambara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nambara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mannelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nambara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannelly misses with an elbow over the top.
Mannelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nambara is defending well for now.
Nambara blocks an elbow strike from Mannelly.
Nambara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nambara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mannelly tries to work over Nambara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nambara backwards.
Nambara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mannelly is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Nambara.
Nice body punch from Mannelly.
Mannelly managing to block the knees to the body from Nambara.
Mannelly managing to block the knees to the body from Nambara.
Mannelly takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannelly misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mannelly is struggling to control the position.
Mannelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mannelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly lands a shoulder strike.
Nambara prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Nambara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mannelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nambara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Nambara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nambara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Nambara.
Nambara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mannelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Nambara avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Nambara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Nambara tries to land knees in the clinch but Mannelly avoids the damage to the body.
Mannelly wants to stall.
Nambara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nambara throws an elbow but it misses.
Mannelly cracks Nambara with a nice body shot.
Nambara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nambara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nambara lands an elbow just above Mannelly 's eye.
Nambara prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Nambara blocks an uppercut.
Nambara lands a knee to the body.
Mannelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nambara lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nambara on the inside.
Nambara blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nambara.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Nambara avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Mannelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Nambara backwards.
Nambara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mannelly backwards.
Nambara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nambara crunches a lovely knee into Mannelly's ribcage.
Nambara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mannelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nambara scores a nice knee to the body.
Mannelly is breathing heavily.
Nambara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mannelly is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nambara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mannelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mannelly takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nezu Nambara dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nambara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mannelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nambara misses with a hook. Mannelly ducked under it nicely.
Mannelly throws a low kick but Nambara moves out of range easily.
Mannelly moves forwards but Nambara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mannelly slips a jab and a cross from Nambara.
A punch combination from Nambara misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mannelly.
Nambara wants to slow Mannelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Nambara moves away from the strike by Mannelly.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Nambara moves away
and Nambara counters with a low kick, right behind Mannelly 's knee.
Nambara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nambara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mannelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nambara throws a body kick that misses.
Mannelly looks to land a right hand but Nambara moved out of range.
Nambara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mannelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nambara throws a front kick that sends Mannelly stumbling back into the cage.
Nambara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nambara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mannelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Nambara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Nambara is having none of it.
Mannelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nambara lands a really nice looking cross but Mannelly seems unphased.
Mannelly tries to bum rush Nambara with a series of wild strikes but Nambara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mannelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mannelly throws a nice looking combination but Nambara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nambara digs a good hook to Mannelly's body.
Nambara looks to land a combination but Mannelly avoids it well.
Nambara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nezu Nambara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mannelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mannelly throws a big shot that misses.
Mannelly tries to clinch up but Nambara circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Mannelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Mannelly misses.
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nambara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mannelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Nambara counters with a good low kick that Mannelly was not able to check.
Mannelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nambara.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nambara.
Nambara throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nambara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Nambara is having none of it.
Mannelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nambara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mannelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nambara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Nambara circles away.
Mannelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mannelly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nambara scores with a punch to the head.
Nambara swinging wildly here.
Mannelly takes a swing at Nambara's ribcage but misses.
Nambara moves into the clinch.
Patrick Mannelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
Mannelly tries to work over Nambara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannelly works on Nambara's body with a couple of short punches.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Mannelly.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mannelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannelly misses with a knee strike.
Nambara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mannelly misses with a body shot.
Nambara throws a lazy head kick
and Mannelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nambara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nambara!
Mannelly wants to clinch.
Mannelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Nambara.
Nambara connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly throws a lazy right hand but Nambara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Nambara.
Nambara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nezu Nambara.
Well Nambara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nezu Nambara!
In his post fight interview, Nezu Nambara gave a big smile as he said 'Yeh...It was pretty good.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjell Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillon's entrance music is Pipes & Drums 1st Battalion Scots Guards. A fine choice. Kjell Dillon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luther Heggs's chin.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kjell Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heggs checks a leg kick.
Heggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillon connects with a right hand. Heggs shakes it off.
Dillon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heggs.
Dillon throws a lazy right hand but Heggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dillon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heggs.
Heggs thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heggs moves into the clinch successfully.
Heggs breaks the clinch.
Heggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dillon throws out the jab.
Dillon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heggs manages to avoid it.
Heggs takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heggs moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Heggs is defending well.
Dillon looking to stall.
Dillon seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Heggs is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Heggs can't break the clinch.
Dillon tries to stall but Heggs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dillon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dillon misses with a leg kick
and Heggs counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Heggs.
Dillon keeps the fight on the outside.
Dillon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heggs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dillon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heggs thuds his right hand into Dillon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Kjell Dillon has been cut.
Dillon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heggs moves away.
Dillon tests Heggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Heggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heggs slips a jab from Dillon.
Heggs checks a low kick from Dillon.
Heggs looks for the body kick but Dillon saw that one coming.
Dillon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Heggs.
Heggs is looking to clinch but Dillon is avoiding it.
Dillon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heggs. Heggs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon throws a right hand that misses
and Dillon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dillon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heggs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Heggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dillon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dillon misses with a hook
and Heggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dillon throws a right hand that Heggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Heggs also avoids with ease.
Heggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heggs is looking to clinch.
Dillon 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon misses with the combination.
Dillon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dillon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dillon misses with a body shot.
Dillon misses with a straight left.
Dillon throws a body kick that misses
and Heggs counters with a body kick that stops Dillon in his tracks momentarily.
Heggs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heggs misses with a wild combination.
Dillon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heggs.
Heggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kjell Dillon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dillon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dillon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dillon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heggs connects with a body shot.
Dillon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heggs. That did some damage!
Kjell Dillon is winning the standup battle so far.
Dillon just misses with a punch to the body.
Heggs slips under a jab from Dillon.
Heggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Dillon.
Dillon misses with a hook. Heggs ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heggs checks a leg kick.
Dillon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dillon tried to score with a low kick but Heggs checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dillon throws out the jab.
Kjell Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillon swinging wildly here.
Heggs tries to clinch there but Dillon circles away.
Heggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dillon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heggs wants to clinch.
Dillon looks to land a left hand but Heggs moved out of range nicely.
Dillon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dillon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heggs blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dillon misses with a hook.
Dillon missing with a left hand there. Heggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillon misses with a straight left.
Heggs throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillon works Heggs's body with a nice hook.
Heggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Dillon.
Dillon scores with a nice strike.
Heggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kjell Dillon's cut is getting worse.
Dillon misses with an uppercut
letting Heggs counter with a right hand.
Kjell Dillon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dillon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs slips under a jab from Dillon.
Dillon wants to slow Heggs down by chopping away at his legs.
Dillon's corner calls for a 1-2. Dillon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dillon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillon blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Dillon.
Heggs slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
A lazy body kick from Dillon
and Heggs counters with a head kick that drops Dillon to the mat! Dillon scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kjell Dillon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luther Heggs!
Luther Heggs seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Nobriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobriga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Queen's We Will Rock You. Jones has chosen what's new pussycat as his entrance music. Max Nobriga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Nobriga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids the head kick by Nobriga.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nobriga misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Nobriga pushes him off.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Nobriga.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones blocking some punches.
Nobriga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nobriga.
Nobriga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones prevents Nobriga from breaking the clinch.
Nobriga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Nobriga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriga throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Nobriga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones has Nobriga pressed against the cage, preventing Nobriga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nobriga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Nobriga is trying to stall.
Nobriga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Max Nobriga.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nobriga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nobriga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Nobriga circles away.
Jones wants to clinch.
Max Nobriga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nobriga misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Nobriga moves away
and Nobriga counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nobriga. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nobriga lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Nobriga waves Jones back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
Nobriga throws an uppercut from hell that sends Jones clean off his feet! He's out cold! Nobriga stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Nobriga!
Max Nobriga was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Rugowski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Herald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herald misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Rugowski.
Herald takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rugowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Herald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rugowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Herald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rugowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rugowski.
Herald tries to break free but Rugowski pushes him back against the cage.
Herald can't break the clinch.
Rugowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rugowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rugowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rugowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Herald lands a shoulder strike.
Herald is looking to control Rugowski's arms but Rugowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Herald has his back to the cage.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
Herald wants to get back to striking at distance but Rugowski won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rugowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Herald has double underhooks.
Herald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rugowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rugowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Herald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Rugowski.
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rugowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herald.
Herald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rugowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Herald wants to land a leg kick but Rugowski is out of range.
Herald throws a right and a left that Rugowski avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herald scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
Herald keeps the fight on the outside.
Herald misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald just misses with a punch to the body.
Rugowski pushes Herald up against the cage in a clinch.
Rugowski lands with a light punch inside.
Herald swings wildly with an uppercut but Rugowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rugowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rugowski manages to break the clinch.
Rugowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Herald moves away from the strike by Rugowski.
Rugowski closes the distance and pushes Herald back into the cage.
Rugowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rugowski breaks from the clinch.
Herald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rugowski.
Rugowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Herald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Herald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justin Herald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rugowski looks winded!
Oooooh!!! Herald has knocked Rugowski down with a huge combo! Herald steps away and waves a wobbly Rugowski back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rugowski is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rugowski walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Herald swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Herald!
Justin Herald retains his heavyweight title!
Justin Herald decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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