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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pele Landi Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomer Sapir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landi Jones comes to the ring accompanied by apache warrior. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pele Landi Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomer Sapir!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Landi Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Landi Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Sapir's head.
Sapir tries to clinch up.
Landi Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sapir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sapir's corner calls for a 1-2. Sapir obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Landi Jones cracks Sapir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sapir wants to clinch up but Landi Jones keeps it at a distance.
Landi Jones tries to clinch but Sapir moves out of range.
Sapir wants to clinch.
Sapir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Landi Jones is fending him off so far but Sapir persists. Nope, Landi Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Landi Jones misses with a leg kick.
Landi Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sapir.
Landi Jones throws out a loose jab but Sapir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landi Jones throws a push kick but Sapir slaps the foot to one side.
Landi Jones misses with the combination.
Sapir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Landi Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jose Pele Landi Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomer Sapir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Landi Jones's half 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sapir keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Landi Jones pushes Sapir off looking to stand but Sapir dives back in and keeps control.
Sapir is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sapir in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sapir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Landi Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sapir scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Landi Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sapir lands a big elbow.
Sapir won't let Landi Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sapir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sapir should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landi Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Landi Jones is breathing heavily.
Sapir controlling from the full mount.
Sapir's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Landi Jones has left one of his arms exposed and Sapir doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Landi Jones screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tomer Sapir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Majors Paaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Minto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Paaine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to F*ck Authority-Pennywise. Majors Paaine has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Majors Paaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Minto!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paaine closes the distance and pushes Minto back into the ropes.
Minto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Paaine wants a takedown but no success here.
Paaine controlling the action here for a moment.
Paaine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Paaine counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paaine landing some decent shots from guard.
Minto keeping moving, preventing Paaine from controlling successfully.
Paaine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paaine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minto on the ground.
Paaine scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paaine trying to control but Minto is working from the bottom.
Minto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paaine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minto wants to stand up but Paaine is controlling him.
Paaine postures up and lands a big shot to Minto's brow.
Paaine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paaine postures up and lands a big shot to Minto's brow.
Paaine content to stall in guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paaine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Paaine postures up and lands a big shot to Minto's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paaine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Minto working a defensive guard here.
Paaine looking to sit in guard and control but Minto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paaine wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Minto manages to pass to side control.
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!
Paaine wants to get back to his feet.
Minto trying to control from half guard but Paaine is working away.
Paaine is trying to stand up here but Minto is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minto is keen to just control but Paaine is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dave Minto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Minto clobbers Paaine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dave Minto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Minto is looking to clinch.
Paaine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Minto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Minto looking for a sweep. Not yet Minto, not yet.
Paaine looking to sit in guard and control but Minto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paaine wants to get back to his feet but Minto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minto wants to control from the top but Paaine keeps moving.
Minto throws a strike but Paaine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Majors Paaine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Minto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Majors Paaine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paaine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paaine wants to clinch.
Paaine throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minto tries to clinch but Paaine is having none of it.
Minto tries for a takedown but Paaine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paaine throws a one two combo.
Minto gets tackled into the ropes by Paaine. Paaine maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paaine manages to break the clinch.
Minto shoots in for a takedown but Paaine shows good takedown defense.
Minto throws a sloppy head kick and Paaine moves out of range easily.
Minto circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Minto.
Majors Paaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Minto.
Paaine closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Paaine.
Paaine has picked Minto up - he's going for a ride! Paaine dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Paaine is thwarting Minto's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paaine scores with a couple of nice shots.
Paaine slips a nice elbow through Minto's hands, connecting with Minto's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paaine working the head and body with strikes.
Paaine winds up and cracks Minto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paaine working over Minto with some ground and pound. Minto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Minto is breathing heavily.
Paaine is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Minto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Paaine working Minto over with strikes.
Minto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paaine scores with a couple of nice shots.
Paaine is taking a breather. Minto says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Paaine is pressing down on Minto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Minto is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paaine content to control rather than advance.
Paaine drops an elbow to the side of Minto's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Minto is trying to maintain the position but Paaine is very close to passing his half guard.
Majors Paaine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paaine lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Paaine trying to pass the guard but Minto defending well.
Paaine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paaine wants to pass to mount but Minto is defending the position.
Paaine takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Paaine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paaine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Minto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Paaine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Minto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paaine pulls his head out easily.
Minto looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paaine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Minto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Majors Paaine dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Paaine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paaine shoots in but Minto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paaine clinches.
Minto stalling.
Minto lands a takedown into guard.
Paaine has a closed guard, preventing Minto from standing up.
Paaine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Minto is controlling him.
Paaine trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paaine manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Minto wants to clinch.
Paaine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minto can do to turn this around?
Paaine tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Minto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paaine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Minto moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paaine instigates a clinch.
Minto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paaine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paaine moves in looking to clinch but Minto pushes him off.
Paaine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Minto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Minto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paaine moves into the clinch.
Paaine looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paaine tries for a takedown but Minto manages to get underhooks.
Minto drags the fight down to the ground.
Minto keeping moving, preventing Paaine from controlling successfully.
Paaine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minto is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Paaine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paaine is looking to work some ground and pound but Minto has wrist control.
Paaine throwing strikes but missing.
Paaine wants to control from the top but Minto keeps moving.
Paaine lands a couple of digs.
Majors Paaine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paaine scoring with some ground and pound.
Minto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Minto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Paaine throws a big right hand that misses.
Minto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paaine looking to sit in guard and control but Minto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paaine keeping moving, preventing Minto from controlling successfully.
Dave Minto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paaine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Majors Paaine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paaine 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Majors Paaine!
A very excited looking Majors Paaine made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yan Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yan Yang had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yan Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Herman!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang tries to clinch up but Herman circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Herman looking to score a takedown here. Yang is defending well but Herman drives through and ends up in Yang's guard.
Yang wants to get back to his feet but Herman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Herman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Herman slips nicely into half guard.
Herman working the head and body with strikes.
Herman is taking a breather. Yang says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Herman trying to mount his opponent but Yang defends it.
Herman seems to be looking for submissions.
Herman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herman is looking for a kimura but Yang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Herman to get the leverage.
Yang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Herman is looking for a kimura but Yang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Herman to get the leverage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Herman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Herman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Herman is working for a kimura but Yang is defending it quite comfortably.
Herman is taking a breather. Yang says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yang!
Yang wants to try and get back to his feet.
Herman landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Yang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Herman dominating with strikes here.
Yang is rocked!
It looks like Yan Yang has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Yang is out cold - huge knockout for Herman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ernest Herman!
Ernest Herman 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Andal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Szczeniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andal comes into the arena with Deadman's Gun by Ashtar Command blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Andal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Szczeniak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Andal lands a head kick. Szczeniak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Szczeniak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Szczeniak.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andal.
Danga de danga de dang - Andal scores with a four punch combination!
Szczeniak misses with a takedown
and Andal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Szczeniak in his tracks.
Andal connects with a looping right hand.
Andal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Andal jabs Szczeniak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andal lands with a hook. Szczeniak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andal cracks Szczeniak with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Szczeniak tries to land a front kick but Andal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Andal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Andal scores with a spinning back kick!
Andal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Szczeniak takes one on the button.
Szczeniak is looking to clinch but Andal is avoiding it.
Andal is looking to slow Szczeniak down with leg kicks.
Blake Andal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andal works Szczeniak's body with a nice hook.
Andal lands with a kick to the temple. Szczeniak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Szczeniak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Szczeniak at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andal lands a high kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Andal as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Andal as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczeniak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Andal as he jumps to the side.
Blake Andal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Szczeniak.
Andal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Szczeniak's sensitive parts.
Good shot there by Andal.
Szczeniak tries to move into range but Andal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Szczeniak has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Andal.
Szczeniak fails with the takedown
and Andal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczeniak drops his hands momentarily and Andal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Szczeniak misses with a takedown
and Andal counters with a nice kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andal.
Szczeniak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Andal.
Szczeniak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Szczeniak misses with a takedown attempt - Andal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andal lands a glancing blow to the side of Szczeniak's head.
Andal lands a jab.
Andal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Szczeniak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczeniak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Szczeniak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Szczeniak misses with a two punch combination.
Andal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andal scores with the left hand. Szczeniak knows he should have avoided that one.
Andal connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Andal as Szczeniak shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Szczeniak.
Szczeniak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Andal lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Andal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Szczeniak drops his hands momentarily and Andal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Andal. That snapped Szczeniak's head back.
Andal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Szczeniak is trying desperately to land a takedown but Andal is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Szczeniak.
Good standup being displayed there by Andal as he connects with a hook.
Andal scores with a head kick. Szczeniak tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Szczeniak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Szczeniak might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Andal has got the better of the exchanges.
Andal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Szczeniak's head backwards.
Andal lands a jab to Szczeniak's midsection.
Andal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roman Szczeniak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andal scores with a nice right hand.
Andal lands the left hand.
Szczeniak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blake Andal is winning the standup battle so far.
Andal connects with a jab.
Szczeniak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Andal throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Szczeniak takes one to the chin there.
Andal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Szczeniak misses with a takedown attempt - Andal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Szczeniak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Andal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Szczeniak shoots in and drives through. Andal sprawls well.
Andal tests Szczeniak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andal scores with a nice strike.
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!
Andal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Szczeniak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andal stuffs the takedown.
Blake Andal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Szczeniak.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andal, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczeniak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andal pushes Szczeniak away with a front kick.
Szczeniak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Andal lands with a kick to the temple. Szczeniak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Szczeniak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andal works over Szczeniak's head and body with a nice combination.
Andal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andal lands with a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Andal. No joy for Szczeniak on that attempt.
Szczeniak has his takedown stuffed
and Andal counters with a low kick, right behind Szczeniak 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Andal.
Szczeniak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Andal jabs Szczeniak right on the nose. Szczeniak blinks but takes it well.
Andal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
A jab lands there for Andal.
Andal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Szczeniak momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andal lands a really nice looking cross but Szczeniak seems unphased.
Andal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Szczeniak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Andal dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Szczeniak shoots for a takedown but Andal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Andal as Szczeniak shoots in.
Jab by Andal.
Andal with a nice cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Szczeniak.
Blake Andal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Szczeniak.
Szczeniak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Szczeniak or perhaps it was just good defense by Andal which made him look bad.
Andal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andal throws a head kick that half lands.
Szczeniak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andal to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Szczeniak fails with the takedown
and Andal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blake Andal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andal lands with a cross.
Andal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Szczeniak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Szczeniak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Szczeniak walks into a stiff left hand from Andal.
Szczeniak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Andal connects with a jab.
Szczeniak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczeniak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Andal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szczeniak shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Szczeniak works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Szczeniak trying to control but Andal is having none of it.
Szczeniak with the ground and pound from mount.
Szczeniak looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Szczeniak cracks Andal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczeniak raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Szczeniak.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Szczeniak looking to control and managing it successfully.
Andal wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Andal tries to hold on but Szczeniak postures up.
Andal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Andal is in a horrible position here. Szczeniak smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Andal is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Szczeniak lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Andal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Szczeniak controlling the position easily from mount.
Szczeniak raining down shots from the mount!
Andal gets back to half guard.
Andal seems to have got his legs back now.
Ground and pound from Szczeniak.
Roman Szczeniak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Szczeniak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Szczeniak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Szczeniak is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Szczeniak.
Andal missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Szczeniak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Andal!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Blake Andal made sure he mentioned Work Hard, Fight Hard Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Morsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Aliwad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Morsen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bart Morsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ali Aliwad!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliwad pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morsen back to the ropes. Aliwad follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Bart Morsen has been cut.
Aliwad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aliwad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morsen.
Morsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aliwad moves away.
Aliwad throws a series of punches but Morsen moves out of range.
Morsen takes the fight into the clinch.
Morsen breaks from the clinch.
Morsen clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morsen is working for takedown but Aliwad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morsen breaks from the clinch.
Aliwad tries a head kick but it misses.
Aliwad looks for a takedown but Morsen sprawls well.
Morsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aliwad avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Morsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aliwad shoots in but Morsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morsen stuffs the takedown.
Aliwad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aliwad wants it to stay on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Morsen. No joy for Aliwad on that attempt.
Aliwad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morsen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Morsen manages to break the clinch.
Aliwad fails with the takedown.
Aliwad looks winded!
Aliwad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morsen.
Morsen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aliwad misses with a wild combination.
Aliwad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aliwad wants it to stay on the feet.
Morsen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aliwad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morsen somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morsen tries for a takedown but Aliwad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aliwad shoots in looking for a takedown but Morsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aliwad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice combination there by Aliwad.
Morsen shoots in for a takedown but Aliwad shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aliwad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morsen.
Morsen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aliwad.
Morsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Aliwad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aliwad stuffs the takedown attempt from Morsen. Morsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Aliwad misses with a few strikes there.
Morsen stuffs the takedown attempt from Aliwad. Aliwad gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Aliwad. No joy for Morsen on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliwad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morsen circles away.
Morsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morsen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aliwad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morsen tries to avoid it but Aliwad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morsen to the ground. Morsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morsen clinches up with Aliwad and pushes him back against the ropes.
Morsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aliwad shoots in and drives through. Morsen sprawls well.
Morsen closes the distance and clinches.
Aliwad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morsen wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morsen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aliwad is defending against the submission attempts here by Morsen.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aliwad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morsen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aliwad has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morsen seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morsen tries to pass to full mount but Aliwad defends it.
Aliwad is trying to get back to full guard.
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 Bart Morsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bart Morsen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aliwad misses with the combination.
Morsen misses with a body shot.
Morsen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ali Aliwad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morsen shoots in but Aliwad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aliwad lands a big right hook! Morsen looks hurt but is still standing! Aliwad lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Morsen falls down and Aliwad dives in with a huge hammer fist! Morsen's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Aliwad runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ali Aliwad!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Naizdup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naizdup comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Demsi - Moc i siła mięśni kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lukasz Daniel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karol Naizdup's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lukasz Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karol Naizdup!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel throws a jab but it's blocked by Naizdup.
Some wild striking there from Daniel.
Naizdup moves to clinch but Daniel breaks away
so Daniel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Naizdup wants to stand but Daniel is controlling the position.
Daniel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Naizdup tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daniel counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniel decides to stand up, so the ref orders Naizdup to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naizdup tries to clinch up
and Daniel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daniel.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Daniel stands up and waves to Naizdup to follow him.
Naizdup darts in trying to clinch
so Daniel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniel gets to his feet. Naizdup looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sloppy strikes from Daniel. Those never looked like landing.
Daniel throws a hook to the side of Naizdup's head but Naizdup sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naizdup tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daniel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Naizdup's guard now.
Daniel wants to stand but Naizdup is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel stands up and waves to Naizdup to follow him.
Naizdup moves to clinch but Daniel breaks away
and Daniel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Naizdup has a closed guard, preventing Daniel from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Naizdup wants to stand up but Daniel is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lukasz Daniel wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Naizdup tries to clinch up
and Daniel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Daniel wants to stand up but Naizdup is controlling the position.
Daniel stands up from half guard.
Naizdup looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naizdup wants to clinch
and Daniel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daniel stands up from Naizdup's guard - Daniel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Naizdup moves to clinch but Daniel breaks away
and Daniel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Naizdup won't be happy with that.
Daniel decides to stand back up. Daniel steps back and let's Naizdup get back to his feet.
Naizdup moves to clinch but Daniel breaks away
and Daniel counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naizdup is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Daniel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Daniel stuns Naizdup with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Naizdup tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daniel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Naizdup pushes Daniel off but Daniel dives into side control.
Naizdup is pushing Daniel's head away, looking to escape. Daniel manages to hold on to the position though.
Daniel decides to stand up, so the ref orders Naizdup to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniel. Naizdup does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naizdup tries to clinch
and Daniel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Naizdup's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Naizdup is breathing heavily.
Naizdup closes the distance looking to clinch
and Daniel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel escapes and gets back to his feet.
Daniel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naizdup.
Karol Naizdup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniel misses with a looping left.
Daniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naizdup moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Naizdup looks to clinch
and Daniel counters with a single leg into guard. Naizdup didn't expect that.
Naizdup is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Daniel gets to his feet - Naizdup follows without any prompting.
A left and a right from Daniel both land. Nice combination.
Daniel cracks Naizdup with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naizdup closes the distance looking to clinch
and Daniel counters with a single leg into guard. Naizdup didn't expect that.
Daniel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel stands up and waves to Naizdup to follow him.
Naizdup avoids the body shot from Daniel.
Naizdup gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniel.
Naizdup dodges the punch combination from Daniel.
Daniel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Naizdup tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daniel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daniel.
Naizdup is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel stands up from Naizdup's guard - Daniel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Daniel jabs Naizdup to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lukasz Daniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naizdup tries to clinch up
and Daniel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Naizdup won't be happy with that.
Lukasz Daniel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daniel stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naizdup showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniel.
Daniel lands with a nice combination. Naizdup backs away looking to recover.
Naizdup tries to clinch
and Daniel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Naizdup won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naizdup tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Daniel get's back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naizdup keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naizdup wants to clinch
and Daniel counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Naizdup!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Daniel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Daniel throws the left hand but Naizdup avoids the punch easily.
Naizdup closes the distance but Daniel moves to the side
and Daniel counters with a shoot takedown. Naizdup fights it but they end up in guard.
Daniel wants to get up but he can't break Naizdup's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Daniel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Naizdup, up you get!
Daniel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daniel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Daniel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Naizdup won't be happy with that.
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!
Daniel stands up.
Daniel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naizdup looks to clinch
and Daniel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Naizdup is looking to escape.
Daniel stands up out of the half guard.
Daniel throws a shot from downtown. Naizdup moves away and avoids it.
Naizdup looks to clinch
and Daniel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniel decides to stand up.
Daniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naizdup manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naizdup tries to clinch up
and Daniel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Naizdup's guard now.
Daniel stands and steps away. Naizdup gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Naizdup uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniel.
Daniel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naizdup can do to turn this around?
A jab from Daniel misses.
Naizdup darts in trying to clinch
so Daniel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Daniel stands and steps away. Naizdup gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel with a jab.
Daniel misses with a wild combination.
Naizdup gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniel breaks from the clinch.
Daniel throws a jab when Naizdup was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Daniel.
Naizdup slips under a jab from Daniel.
Daniel just misses with a punch to the body.
Naizdup closes the distance looking to clinch
and Daniel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daniel.
Daniel tries to stand but Naizdup is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel gets to his feet. Naizdup looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Naizdup tries to clinch up
and Daniel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniel decides to return to a standing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naizdup darts in trying to clinch
and Daniel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Naizdup's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Daniel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daniel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Daniel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stefano Kolano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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26
140 lbs
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26
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stefano Kolano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kolano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Romanov. Those never looked like landing.
Kolano with a nice cross.
Kolano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kolano dodges the punch combination from Romanov.
Kolano stalks Romanov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romanov's face. Romanov staggers backwards, shaken.
Kolano misses with the combination.
Kolano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kolano works the jab nicely.
Romanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romanovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Romanov is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Romanov.
Romanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Kolano finish him?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kolano.
Romanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Romanov swinging wildly here.
Romanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kolano.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
Romanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kolano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kolano throws a right and a left that Romanov avoids nicely.
Kolano misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolano throws a right hand that Romanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanov also avoids with ease.
Kolano swinging wildly here.
Kolano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kolano dodges the punch combination from Romanov.
Kolano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romanov throws a right and a left that Kolano avoids nicely.
Kolano is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Romanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romanov looks winded!
Kolano connects with a combination that backs up Romanov into the ropes. Kolano lands a flurry of punches that gets past Romanov's guard. Romanov is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Kolano bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefano Kolano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eirik Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harper Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eirik Johansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harper Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansen misses with a head kick.
Johansen with a poor takedown
and Wellington counters with a shoot takedown. Johansen fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johansen keeping moving, preventing Wellington from controlling successfully.
Wellington passes Johansen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johansen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wellington is taking a breather. Johansen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Johansen is trying to stand.
Wellington is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johansen sees it coming and defends easily.
Wellington wants to take a breather but Johansen is having none of it.
Johansen wants to get back to his feet.
Johansen is refusing to be controlled, as Wellington sits in half guard.
Johansen pushes Wellington off looking to stand but Wellington dives back in and keeps control.
Wellington is looking for a kimura but Johansen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wellington to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Johansen.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wellington in particular looking to stall.
Wellington trying to pass the guard but Johansen defending well.
Johansen tries to kick Wellington off in order to stand up. Wellington Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Wellington wants to control but Johansen is keeping him busy.
Wellington stands up and beckons Johansen to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Harper Wellington has been cut.
Johansen misses with a takedown attempt - Wellington sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Johansen. Those never looked like landing.
Johansen throws the left hand but Wellington avoids the punch easily.
Wellington closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johansen did well to prevent Wellington getting side control.
Wellington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johansen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wellington is just content to waste time from the top position. Johansen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellington stands up from Johansen's guard - Wellington perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wellington under the eye.
Wellington is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johansen's half guard.
Johansen tries to kick Wellington off but Wellington keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wellington perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wellington moves into full mount! Johansen won't be happy about that!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harper Wellington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harper Wellington's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A punch combination from Wellington misses.
Wellington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johansen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper Wellington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johansen misses with an uppercut.
Eirik Johansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Johansen misses.
Wellington drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wellington stands and steps away. Johansen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wellington avoids a kick to the body.
Johansen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wellington circles away quickly and effectively.
Wellington blocks a head kick by Johansen.
Wellington takes a swing at Johansen's ribcage but misses.
Johansen throws a head kick that misses.
Johansen looks to land a right hand but Wellington moved out of range.
Wellington moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wellington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wellington passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Johansen!
Harper Wellington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wellington dominating with strikes here.
Wellington looking to ground and pound but Johansen is blocking nicely.
Wellington won't let Johansen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Wellington scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johansen?
Wellington unloading with bombs!
You get the feeling that Johansen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johansen is looking to escape.
Wellington is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Johansen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Johansen!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansen wants to pass the guard but Wellington is keeping the position.
Wellington has control of Johansen's left arm, preventing Johansen from doing any damage.
Johansen wants to get up but he can't break Wellington's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wellington keeping full guard, as Johansen tries to pass.
Johansen tries to stand but Wellington is controlling from the bottom.
Johansen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wellington thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Johansen wants to stand but Wellington has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johansen preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansen misses the target.
Wellington looking to score a takedown here. Johansen is defending well but Wellington drives through and ends up in Johansen's guard.
Wellington gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wellington is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansen. Wellington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wellington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansen.
Johansen tests Wellington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Johansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wellington circles away quickly and effectively.
Wellington throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johansen was covering up waiting for the punch and Wellington finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johansen wants to get back to his feet but Wellington is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harper Wellington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harper Wellington's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Johansen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johansen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wellington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wellington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johansen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wellington asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Johansen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
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!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wellington tries to advance to mount but Johansen denies him.
Wellington looking to control but instead Johansen has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Johansen is trying to stand back up but Wellington is controlling him
Wellington trying to control the action but Johansen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johansen is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Harper Wellington was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wellington shoots in and gets a takedown into Johansen's guard.
Wellington stops Johansen from standing up.
Johansen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wellington is working Johansen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johansen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Wellington dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wellington laying and praying for a moment but Johansen takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington controlling the action here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johansen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wellington working the head and body with strikes.
Wellington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johansen's head.
Johansen pushes Wellington off looking to stand but Wellington dives back in and keeps control.
Wellington uses his free foot to push down on Johansen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johansen.
Wellington won't let Johansen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellington controlling the pace for now.
Johansen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harper Wellington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wellington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harper Wellington!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ari Cavanhas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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28
170 lbs
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25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ari Cavanhas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cavanhas's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cavanhas wants to control but Gracie passes easily into half guard.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cavanhas is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cavanhas is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Demian Gracie.
Cavanhas wants to clinch.
Cavanhas tries to clinch up
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Cavanhas didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushes down on Cavanhas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Cavanhas dodges it nicely.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Cavanhas defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Cavanhas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cavanhas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavanhas punching from the bottom.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Cavanhas is defending well.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie is keen to just control but Cavanhas is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Demian Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cavanhas fails to land the takedown.
Cavanhas shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cavanhas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ari Cavanhas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cavanhas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Cavanhas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cavanhas tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Cavanhas is defending well.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Cavanhas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Demian Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cavanhas won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie is thwarting Cavanhas's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Cavanhas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Cavanhas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie wants to take Cavanhas's back here but Cavanhas is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Cavanhas working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavanhas is controlling an arm, preventing Gracie from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Gracie wants to stand but Cavanhas is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Gracie moves to the back position.
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but Cavanhas is staying busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cavanhas is trying to get back to his feet but Gracie has full control of the position and if anything, Cavanhas has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Even with his hooks in, Gracie manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Gracie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cavanhas has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Cavanhas is keeping busy.
Gracie is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cavanhas defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gracie working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cavanhas is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tightening his grip on Cavanhas, looking for the choke.
Gracie has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gracie trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cavanhas doesn't escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Cavanhas is defending well but eventually Gracie manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Cavanhas has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Demian Gracie!
Demian Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vrando Vraganza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Najman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Najman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
163 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vrando Vraganza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcin Najman!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Najman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vraganza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Marcin Najman has been cut.
Vraganza lands a nice looking kick to the body. Najman takes a step back to recover.
Najman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vraganza can pounce on him.
Vrando Vraganza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Najman moves to clinch but Vraganza breaks away
and Vraganza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Najman wants to clinch
and Vraganza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Vraganza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Najman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Najman misses the shot to the body.
Vraganza throws a hook but Najman blocks it.
Vraganza throws a leg kick but Najman sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Najman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vraganza counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vraganza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Najman.
Najman ducks under a wild hook from Vraganza.
Najman darts in trying to clinch
and Vraganza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vraganza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Najman looks to clinch
and Vraganza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Najman looks to clinch
and Vraganza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Najman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vraganza on the side of the head.
Vraganza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vrando Vraganza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Vraganza.
Najman wants to clinch but Vraganza slips to the side
letting Vraganza counter with a right hand.
Vraganza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vraganza tries to work over Najman's front leg with a kick but Najman checks it.
Najman tries to clinch but Vraganza moves away
and Vraganza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Najman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vraganza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vraganza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Najman's head backwards.
Vraganza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Najman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vraganza swings for the body but Najman moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Najman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vraganza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Najman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vraganza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vraganza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vraganza counters with a nice leg kick.
Najman tries to clinch but Vraganza moves away
and Vraganza makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Najman really felt that one!
Najman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vraganza moves away.
Vraganza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Najman manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Vraganza.
Najman closes the distance but Vraganza moves to the side
enabling Vraganza to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Najman.
Nice body kick there by Vraganza.
Vraganza shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Najman swings widly with a right hand
letting Vraganza counter with a right hand.
Najman moves to clinch but Vraganza breaks away
and Vraganza counters with a low kick, right behind Najman 's knee.
Vraganza slips under a jab from Najman.
A jab from Najman finds it's way through Vraganza's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vraganza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Najman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vraganza misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Najman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrando Vraganza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Najman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Najman tests Vraganza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Najman moves away from the strike by Vraganza.
Vraganza scores with a punch to the head.
Najman darts in trying to clinch
and Vraganza makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Najman really felt that one!
Najman wants to clinch but Vraganza slips to the side
letting Vraganza counter with a right hand.
Vraganza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Najman counters with a nice uppercut.
Najman scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vraganza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Najman. That did some damage!
Najman slips a jab from Vraganza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vraganza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vraganza counters with an outside leg kick.
Najman avoids the head kick by Vraganza.
Vraganza just misses with a punch to the body.
Najman tries for a takedown but Vraganza circles away easily
and Vraganza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vraganza throws a body punch but Najman moves out of range.
Najman blocks a low kick nicely.
Najman tries to clinch but Vraganza moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Vraganza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Najman tries to clinch but Vraganza moves away
and Vraganza counters with a head kick.
Najman wants to clinch
and Vraganza counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vraganza scoring well with a low kick there.
Vraganza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Najman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vraganza throws out the jab.
Vraganza loads up on a big right hand but Najman slips the punch.
Vraganza throws a sloppy head kick and Najman moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Vraganza misses
and Najman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Najman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vraganza.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Najman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vraganza has got the better of the exchanges.
Vraganza ducks under a wild hook from Najman.
Najman tries to clinch up
and Vraganza counters with a low kick, right behind Najman 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vraganza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Najman.
Vraganza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Najman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vraganza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Najman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Najman darts in trying to clinch
and Vraganza counters with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vraganza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Najman throws a body punch but Vraganza moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najman looks for a takedown but Vraganza sprawls well.
Najman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vraganza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Najman's knee momentarily.
Vraganza scores with a nice body kick.
Najman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vraganza counters with a good low kick that Najman was not able to check.
Najman throws the left hand but Vraganza avoids the punch easily.
Vraganza lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Najman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vraganza counters with an inside leg kick.
Vrando Vraganza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Najman.
Najman is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vraganza misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrando Vraganza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Najman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Najman tries to clinch but Vraganza moves away
and Vraganza counters with a head kick. That will keep Najman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vraganza is looking to score with low kicks.
Vraganza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Najman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vraganza makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Najman really felt that one!
Najman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vraganza throws a leg kick which misses Najman's front leg but catches the back leg as Najman tries to avoid it.
Najman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vraganza counters with a head kick. That will keep Najman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vraganza throws a big shot that misses.
Vraganza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vraganza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vraganza needs to keep his hands up - Najman had a free shot at his head there.
Vraganza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vraganza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Najman 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.
Najman checks a leg kick nicely.
Vraganza throws a leg kick but Najman checks it.
Najman lands a really nice looking cross but Vraganza seems unphased.
Vraganza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Najman.
Najman darts in trying to clinch
and Vraganza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vraganza tries a head kick but it misses.
Vraganza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Najman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vraganza counters with an outside leg kick.
Najman wants to clinch
and Vraganza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vraganza lands a nice hook to Najman's body. Najman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Najman misses.
A jab from Najman finds it's way through Vraganza's defenses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vraganza throws a wild body kick that Najman sees coming a mile off.
Vraganza stalks Najman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Najman's face. Najman staggers backwards, shaken.
That has opened up Marcin Najman's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Najman wants to clinch but Vraganza slips to the side
and Vraganza counters with a nice kick to the body.
Najman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vraganza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vraganza lets loose with a powerful body kick. Najman will feel that in the morning.
Najman wants to clinch but Vraganza slips to the side
and Vraganza counters with a good low kick that Najman was not able to check.
Vraganza throws a leg kick but Najman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vrando Vraganza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Najman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Najman tries to clinch
and Vraganza counters with a body kick that stops Najman in his tracks momentarily.
Vraganza misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Najman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vrando Vraganza is winning the standup battle so far.
Vraganza misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vraganza wants to slow Najman down by chopping away at his legs.
Najman wants to clinch
and Vraganza counters with a thumping low kick.
Vraganza lands a nice looking body kick.
Najman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vraganza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vraganza misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Najman misses with a takedown
and Vraganza counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marcin Najman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Najman loads up on a big right hand but Vraganza slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vrando Vraganza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vraganza 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vrando Vraganza!
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