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BFE - 74 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Do Armario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serafim Do Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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280 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Do Armario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serafim Do Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Pinto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Do Armario tries to roll over but Do Pinto keeps him under control.
Do Pinto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Do Armario is looking to improve his position.
Do Armario might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serafim Do Pinto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Do Armario enables Do Pinto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Do Armario manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Do Pinto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Do Armario tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Do Pinto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Do Armario looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Do Pinto throws a hook to the side of Do Armario's head but Do Armario sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Pinto feints and as Do Armario raises his hands in defense, Do Pinto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do Pinto throws a big elbow that misses.
Do Pinto looking to sit in guard and control but Do Armario gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Do Pinto keeping moving, preventing Do Armario from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do Pinto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Do Armario drops back looking for a leg! Do Pinto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Do Pinto manages to kick Do Armario off! Do Armario jumps back into Do Pinto's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do Pinto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Armario wants to control from the top but Do Pinto keeps moving.
Do Pinto throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Do Pinto is trying to control the position but Do Armario postures up.
Do Armario wants to control from the top but Do Pinto keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mario Do Armario just wasn't active enough.
Do Armario feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Do Pinto holds on and takes a little breather.
Do Armario slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Do Armario looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Do Armario wants to control but Do Pinto is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Do Pinto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Do Armario is trying to get an arm triangle but Do Pinto is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do Armario tries to advance to mount but can't.
Do Pinto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Do Armario. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Do Pinto tries to improve position but can't.
Do Pinto striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Do Armario is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Do Pinto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Do Armario tries to move to mount but Do Pinto blocks the move with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do Pinto tries to improve position but can't.
Do Armario tries for a kimura but Do Pinto is defending well.
Do Armario is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Do Pinto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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 Mario Do Armario will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Do Pinto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Do Pinto is thwarting Do Armario's attempts to control the position.
Do Pinto prevents Do Armario from improving his position.
Do Pinto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mario Do Armario overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mario Do Armario has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Do Pinto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Do Pinto showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Do Armario manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Do Pinto postures up.
Do Pinto trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Armario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Armario is trying to keep Do Pinto in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Serafim Do Pinto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Do Pinto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Do Armario sneaks back into half guard.
Do Pinto trying to control from half guard but Do Armario is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Do Armario trying to control but Do Pinto postures up.
Serafim Do Pinto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Do Pinto scores with a takedown into Do Armario's guard.
Do Armario is trying to keep Do Pinto in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Armario has his foot on Do Pinto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Do Pinto works his way back into a safe position though.
Do Armario looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Do Pinto has picked Do Armario up and slammed him! Do Armario can't keep hold of the triangle and Do Pinto manages to pass to side control!
Do Armario struggling a bit here.
Do Pinto tries to advance to mount but Do Armario denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serafim Do Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Do Pinto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Do Armario's guard.
Do Pinto wants to control from the top but Do Armario keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Do Armario is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Do Pinto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Do Armario is rocked!
Do Pinto not doing much here.
Oh Do Armario is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Do Armario seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Serafim Do Pinto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Do Pinto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Do Armario tries to bench press Do Pinto off him but Do Pinto keeps the position.
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.
Do Armario is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Do Pinto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Pinto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Serafim Do Pinto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Do Armario shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Do Armario pushes down on Do Pinto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do Pinto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Do Armario pulls his head out easily.
Do Armario is working for a submission of some sort.
Do Pinto looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Pinto gets full guard.
Do Pinto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Do Armario doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Do Armario manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Do Pinto can't keep his opponent in guard - Do Armario advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Do Armario is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Do Armario is working for a kimura but Do Pinto is defending it quite comfortably.
Do Armario is trying to control the action in half guard but Do Pinto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Pinto has his hands clasped together around Do Armario's back. He's all about the action.
Do Pinto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Do Pinto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Do Armario pulls his head out easily.
Do Armario moves into full mount! Do Pinto 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.
Do Pinto is looking to get to half guard.
Do Armario goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Do Pinto turns into him and now he's in Do Armario's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serafim Do Pinto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Do Pinto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serafim Do Pinto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baptista Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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228 lbs
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288 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Baptista Reis!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hartmann somewhat.
Hartmann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reis as he jumps to the side.
Reis punishes Hartmann's body with a nice straight punch.
Hartmann is breathing heavily.
Reis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hartmann momentarily.
It looks like Murilo Hartmann has been cut.
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!
Reis misses with the combination.
Hartmann loses concentration momentarily and Reis pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Hartmann crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Reis finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Baptista Reis!
After winning the bout, Baptista Reis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Winterbottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winterbottom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bread - On! Air! Library!. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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Great wrestler
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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
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfred Winterbottom!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Winterbottom's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Winterbottom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winterbottom throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ramos uses it to pass to side control.
Ramos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ramos advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Ramos.
Ramos dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ramos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Winterbottom to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Winterbottom shrugs it off.
Ramos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ramos breaks from Winterbottom's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos landing shots from mount.
Ramos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the head.
Winterbottom is rocked!
Ramos drops a big elbow. That's hurt Winterbottom! More shots from Ramos and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Ramos!
Mark Ramos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Icaro Asas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joilton Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. TUF Brasil kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Icaro Asas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joilton Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches.
Nogueira crunches a lovely knee into Asas's ribcage.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Asas blocks an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Asas is trying to maintain a safe position but Nogueira gets an underhook and turns Asas into the cage.
Asas drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Asas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nogueira wants to stand but Asas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira gets to his feet - Asas follows without any prompting.
Asas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Asas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Asas.
Asas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nogueira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asas.
Asas thows a huge punch but Nogueira dodges it nicely.
Asas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nogueira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Asas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Asas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Asas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Asas throwing shots but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
Asas with the ground and pound but Nogueira uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Asas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Asas throws an elbow that misses. Nogueira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Asas's guard. Nice move by Nogueira!
Asas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asas looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nogueira defends it easily.
Nogueira would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asas trying to strike off his back.
Nogueira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Asas is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Nogueira frees his head nicely. Oh but Asas has switched to an armbar! Nogueira is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Icaro Asas!
A very excited looking Icaro Asas 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 Di Punker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punker comes to the cage accompanied by Blink-182 - Heart's All Gone. Sanchez has chosen "Number 1" by Nelly as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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220 lbs
32 - 20 - 2 |
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Di Punker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Punker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Punker wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Punker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Punker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Punker's legs - danger averted.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Punker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Punker is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punker working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Punker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Punker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Punker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sanchez taking shots to the head.
Punker looking to finish Sanchez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sanchez!
Punker thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanchez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Punker sits in half guard.
Sanchez wants to control but Punker is keeping busy.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Punker sits in half guard.
Punker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Punker is controlling well.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Punker pulls his head out easily.
Sanchez trying to control but Punker postures up.
Punker is looking to pass Sanchez's guard but actually Sanchez recovers to full guard.
Punker preventing the sweep.
Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Punker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Punker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punker wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Punker defends it easily.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Punker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Punker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Punker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Punker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Punker defends well.
Punker trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Punker from controlling successfully.
Sanchez has his foot on Punker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Punker works his way back into a safe position though.
Punker trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Punker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Punker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Punker from controlling successfully.
Punker passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Punker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez won't allow Punker to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punker is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Di Punker 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.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Punker.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Punker shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Punker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Punker saw that one coming.
Di Punker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Punker as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Punker off the cage and back into range.
Punker shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Punker enables Sanchez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Punker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Punker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Punker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Punker is working from the bottom.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Punker is keeping the position for now.
Punker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Punker wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Punker is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez pushing down on Punker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Punker kicks off Sanchez and gets to his feet.
Sanchez thows a body kick. Punker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Punker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Punker's torso.
Sanchez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Punker takes a step back to recover.
Juan Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Punker is having none of it.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Punker is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to control from Punker's half guard. Punker has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Punker is working from the bottom.
Sanchez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Punker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Punker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Punker wants to sweep but no luck.
Punker keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Punker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Punker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Punker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez has his foot on Punker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Punker works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Punker from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Punker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punker working some strikes from top position.
Punker is in close to Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Punker from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Punker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Punker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick
and Punker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.
Punker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Punker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
Punker lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to reverse the position.
Punker cracks Sanchez with a big elbow.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Punker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
Punker in side control lands a decent elbow.
Punker working the ground and pound.
Punker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sanchez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Punker tries for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Sanchez regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Punker is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Punker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Sanchez gets full guard.
Punker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Punker trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Punker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Punker pushes down on Sanchez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez manages to get to full guard.
Punker throws a big right hand that misses.
Punker looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Punker defends it easily.
Punker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Punker landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Punker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Punker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Punker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Punker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Punker from controlling successfully.
Punker landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Punker defends well.
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Punker wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Punker defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Di Punker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Punker 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Di Punker!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Di Punker made sure he mentioned KAISER, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Fatale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatale has chosen Remember My Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovanni Fatale!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatale scores with a one two! Meridius had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Meridius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fatale. Fatale obviously looking to wear him down.
Fatale closes the distance and clinches.
Fatale pushes off an throws an elbow but Meridius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fatale lands an elbow just above Meridius 's eye.
Meridius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fatale has him pressed against the cage.
Fatale misses with an elbow over the top.
Fatale lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Fatale digs a right hand into Meridius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meridius's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fatale is looking to control Meridius's arms but Meridius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fatale has his back to the cage.
Fatale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fatale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fatale leaning his opponent against the cage.
Meridius is trying to break free.
Meridius working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius tries to break free but Fatale pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fatale as Meridius tries to tie him up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Meridius - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fatale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fatale lands an uppercut.
Meridius trying to land knees to the body.
Meridius looking to slow down the pace here.
Meridius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fatale tries to clinch but Meridius moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Meridius.
Fatale circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Meridius to the canvas! Meridius doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Fatale keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanni Fatale!
Giovanni Fatale decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Carioca!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin instigates a clinch.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carioca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carioca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
A big right from Martin misses.
Carioca moves into the clinch.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carioca putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martin tries to break the clinch but Carioca is controlling the position.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carioca throws a head kick that misses.
Martin scores with a jab. Carioca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carioca tries to clinch up.
Carioca tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Carioca misses with a head kick.
Martin scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carioca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carioca tries to clinch up.
Martin misses with a hook. Carioca ducked under it nicely.
Carioca tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin drives through and clinches with Carioca against the cage.
Carioca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin thuds his right hand into Carioca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Carioca.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Carioca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin clinches up with Carioca and pushes him back against the cage.
Carioca missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Carioca tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Carioca misses with an elbow strike.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carioca taking a breather.
Carioca stalling in the clinch.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carioca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carioca wants to clinch
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin misses with a hook
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carioca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin scores with a jab to the head.
Carioca slips a jab from Martin.
Carioca misses with a straight right.
Carioca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carioca. That did some damage!
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carioca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin tries to break the clinch but Carioca is controlling the position.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carioca moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Carioca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carioca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Carioca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carioca lands a head kick!
It looks like Michael Martin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Martin.
Martin avoids the head kick by Carioca.
Martin tries to clinch but Carioca is having none of it.
Carioca tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Carioca misses.
Martin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Carioca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carioca throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
Carioca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carioca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Martin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carioca tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Carioca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carioca moves away.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick.
Martin lands a glancing blow to the side of Carioca's head.
Carioca misses with a leg kick.
Michael Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Carioca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Carioca.
Martin tries to circle away but Carioca has him pinned against the cage.
Carioca throws an elbow that misses.
Carioca tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Carioca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martin's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Carioca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
Carioca struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martin prevents a body shot from Carioca.
Carioca is trying to stall.
Carioca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carioca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carioca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martin throws a jab when Carioca was well out of range.
Martin clinches.
Carioca lands a body punch.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin forces Carioca back against the cage and clinches.
Carioca lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carioca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca lands a good knee to the midsection. Martin won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Martin.
Carioca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martin is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Carioca has him pressed against the cage.
Carioca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carioca breaks the clinch.
Michael Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carioca throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carioca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Martin tries to clinch but Carioca is having none of it.
Carioca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carioca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carioca ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioca cracks Martin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Martin misses.
Carioca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martin duly obliges.
Martin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martin tries to clinch but Carioca moves out of range.
Martin cracks Carioca with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carioca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carioca scrambles back to his feet.
Paulo Carioca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carioca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Carioca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carioca throws a head kick that Martin semi-blocks.
Martin is rocked!
Carioca seems to be stalking Martin here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Martin drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paulo Carioca!
Paulo Carioca decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Eyed Peas - Bebot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
205 lbs
22 - 10 - 1 |
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210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris blocks a head kick by Vera.
Vera throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Harris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vera throws a head kick that Harris semi-blocks.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Vera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vera throws out a powerful jab.
Vera thumps Harris with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Vera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vera staying out of range there.
Vera thuds his shin into the meat of Harris's side.
Vera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
An inside leg kick lands from Vera.
Harris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vera. That one must have hurt.
Harris looks winded!
Vera connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Vera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Paul Harris has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera lands a head kick. Harris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Vera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whack! Vera lands a heavy head kick that drops Harris. The ref tackles Vera to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Harris was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Michael Vera!
Michael Vera 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Noriega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ï Küsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noriega's entrance music is GO TO SLEEP. A fine choice. Küsh has chosen Requiem for a dream as his entrance music. Ï Küsh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orlando Noriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ï Küsh!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Küsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Noriega.
Noriega throws a shot to the body.
Noriega punishes Küsh's body with a nice straight punch.
Küsh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Küsh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Noriega thumps Küsh with a low kick.
Küsh looks winded!
Noriega fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Noriega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Küsh manages to avoid it.
Noriega cracks Küsh with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Noriega has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Küsh to stand back up!
Küsh is rocked!
It looks like Ï Küsh has been cut.
Look low, kick high! Noriega uses the oldest trick in the book to send Küsh tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Noriega is absolutely delighted - when Küsh wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Orlando Noriega!
After the big win, Orlando Noriega made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Decampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsubasa J Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Decampo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Decampo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tsubasa J Champ!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
J Champ stuffs the takedown.
J Champ throws a head kick but Decampo moves out of range.
J Champ tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Decampo is able to avoid easily.
J Champ throws a low kick but Decampo moves out of range easily.
J Champ defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Decampo.
J Champ fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Decampo blocks the low kick.
Decampo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but J Champ avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Decampo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decampo with a lazy takedown attempt
and J Champ counters with an inside leg kick.
J Champ fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Decampo is out of range.
J Champ thumps Decampo with a low kick.
J Champ fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Decampo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
J Champ misses with a low kick.
J Champ tries to work over Decampo's front leg with a kick but Decampo checks it.
J Champ turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
J Champ shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decampo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says J Champ as he avoids it easily.
J Champ motions for Decampo to come forward. J Champ throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
J Champ lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
J Champ throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
J Champ fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Decampo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
J Champ attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
J Champ fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Decampo checks it well.
Decampo shoots in but no luck this time.
Decampo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raul Decampo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decampo is breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from J Champ lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Decampo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Decampo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A thudding body kick lands there by J Champ!
J Champ throws a solid leg kick but Decampo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at J Champ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
J Champ stuffs the takedown attempt from Decampo. Decampo gets slowly back to his feet.
Tsubasa J Champ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decampo checks a low kick from J Champ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decampo shoots for a double leg takedown but J Champ sprawls well. He's pushed Decampo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decampo checks a leg kick nicely.
J Champ misses with a leg kick
and Decampo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
J Champ throws a leg kick
and Decampo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
J Champ looking to hit a scissor sweep but Decampo is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
J Champ pulls Decampo in close to prevent any damage.
Decampo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! J Champ is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Decampo, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ wants to stand and escape but instead Decampo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
J Champ lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Decampo!
J Champ takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
J Champ throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decampo is trying desperately to improve position.
Decampo is squirming around, avoiding J Champ's attempts to control the action.
J Champ looking to ground and pound but Decampo is blocking nicely.
J Champ tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Decampo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
J Champ sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsubasa J Champ dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Decampo is trying hard to land a takedown here. J Champ sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
J Champ lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
J Champ fakes the leg kick and cracks Decampo in the body.
Good work by Decampo as he checks the leg kick.
J Champ throws a leg kick
and Decampo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
J Champ feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Decampo's calf.
J Champ fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Decampo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Decampo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but J Champ avoids it really well and circles away.
J Champ turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
J Champ is looking to chop away at Decampo's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Decampo blocks a head kick by J Champ.
Tsubasa J Champ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decampo blocks a low kick nicely.
Good work by Decampo as he checks the leg kick.
Decampo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says J Champ as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Decampo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decampo tries for a takedown but J Champ sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by J Champ. That's going to slow Decampo down.
J Champ misses with a low kick as Decampo jumps back.
J Champ throws a push kick but Decampo slaps the foot to one side.
Decampo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for J Champ!
Decampo swings around for an armbar but J Champ sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Decampo's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
J Champ is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
J Champ is looking to stand up but Decampo won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ stays in close to Decampo's body and controls the position.
Decampo keeping moving, preventing J Champ from controlling successfully.
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!
Decampo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. J Champ is aware though and is defending well.
J Champ wanted to stand there but Decampo had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tsubasa J Champ.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Decampo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
J Champ slaps away a takedown attempt from Decampo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
J Champ misses with a low kick.
J Champ throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decampo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? J Champ is fending him off so far but Decampo persists. Nope, J Champ circles away and we're back to standing.
J Champ throws a sloppy head kick and Decampo moves out of range easily.
J Champ throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decampo shoots for a takedown but J Champ saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Decampo shoots in but no luck this time.
J Champ displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Decampo.
J Champ misses with a low kick as Decampo jumps back.
Decampo blocks a low kick nicely.
J Champ tries to score with a low kick but Decampo moves his leg out of the way.
Decampo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
J Champ misses with a low kick.
J Champ throws a solid leg kick but Decampo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at J Champ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by J Champ.
J Champ does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
J Champ throws a low kick but it's checked well by Decampo.
J Champ throws a low kick, looking for Decampo's leg but Decampo calmly moves out of range.
No luck for Decampo with that takedown attempt.
J Champ fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Decampo.
Some bone on bone action there as Decampo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Decampo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts J Champ as he jumps to the side.
Decampo shoots in for a double leg but J Champ sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decampo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
J Champ is looking to chop away at Decampo's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsubasa J Champ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick from J Champ misses
and Decampo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
J Champ gets full guard.
J Champ wants to sweep but no luck.
J Champ working a defensive guard here.
Decampo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! J Champ is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Decampo, into his guard.
J Champ must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
J Champ got a little sloppy there for a moment and Decampo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, J Champ has managed to get both his arms back between Decampo's legs - danger averted.
J Champ gets to his feet. Decampo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
J Champ turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Decampo is defended easily by J Champ.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
J Champ throws a nice outside leg kick.
Decampo closes this distance looking for a takedown but J Champ circles away.
J Champ fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Decampo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Decampo shoots in looking for a takedown but J Champ manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Decampo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Decampo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
J Champ tries a low kick but Decampo avoids it.
J Champ walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Decampo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Decampo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from J Champ.
Decampo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
J Champ scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
J Champ lands with a thumping leg kick.
J Champ looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decampo blocks a low kick nicely.
J Champ tries to score with a low kick but Decampo moves his leg out of the way.
J Champ shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Decampo shoots in and drives through. J Champ sprawls well.
Decampo avoids the head kick by J Champ.
J Champ shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Decampo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from J Champ.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Decampo.
J Champ stuffs the takedown.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Decampo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from J Champ - the referee stops the clock and Decampo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says J Champ. Decampo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
J Champ will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
J Champ does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decampo with a poor takedown
and J Champ counters with a low kick, right behind Decampo 's knee.
J Champ throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Decampo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
J Champ tries to work over Decampo's front leg with a kick but Decampo checks it.
J Champ gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
J Champ looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
J Champ manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Decampo manages to get himself to full guard.
J Champ engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Decampo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
J Champ looking to sit in guard and control but Decampo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
J Champ looking to hit a scissor sweep but Decampo is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decampo trying to stand up but can't free himself from J Champ's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsubasa J Champ really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
J Champ misses with a low kick.
Decampo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
J Champ misses with a leg kick
and Decampo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Decampo.
J Champ looking to hit a scissor sweep but Decampo is one step ahead there.
J Champ bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Decampo's guard.
Decampo has his foot on J Champ's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. J Champ works his way back into a safe position though.
J Champ trying to stand up but can't free himself from Decampo's guard.
Decampo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Decampo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. J Champ defends it easily.
Tsubasa J Champ has got the better of the ground game so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Decampo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Decampo is looking for a triangle but J Champ pushes his legs off easily.
Decampo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as J Champ controls the pace.
J Champ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decampo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
J Champ content to stall in guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tsubasa J Champ hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
J Champ defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Decampo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decampo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Decampo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says J Champ as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Decampo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decampo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. J Champ defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Decampo is defended easily by J Champ.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Decampo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
J Champ keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
J Champ fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Decampo is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Decampo checks it.
A head kick misses from J Champ.
Decampo closes the distance and clinches up with J Champ, looking for a takedown. Decampo pushes J Champ against the cage but J Champ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
J Champ cracks the inside of Decampo's front leg.
J Champ feints and then cracks Decampo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Decampo down.
J Champ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Decampo shoots in for a takedown but J Champ shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Decampo checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
J Champ throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decampo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but J Champ avoids it really well and circles away.
Decampo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and J Champ counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsubasa J Champ dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
J Champ throws a leg kick but Decampo checks it.
A good leg kick by J Champ.
Decampo shoots for a takedown but J Champ saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Decampo tries to score a power double leg takedown but J Champ sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Decampo somewhat.
Decampo checks a low kick from J Champ.
J Champ thumps Decampo with a low kick.
Decampo checks the leg kick nicely there.
J Champ scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
J Champ walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Decampo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
J Champ connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
J Champ fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Decampo checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Decampo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
J Champ stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and J Champ wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Decampo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decampo shoots in but J Champ avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Decampo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
J Champ throws out a leg kick but Decampo moves out of range and J Champ only half commits.
J Champ throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
J Champ motions for Decampo to come forward. J Champ throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
J Champ motions for Decampo to come forward. J Champ throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
J Champ will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Decampo checks it.
Decampo closes the distance and clinches up with J Champ, looking for a takedown. Decampo pushes J Champ against the cage but J Champ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
J Champ throws a leg kick that misses.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Decampo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Decampo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by J Champ. J Champ obviously looking to wear him down.
J Champ slaps away a takedown attempt from Decampo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
J Champ lands a nice leg kick that just misses Decampo's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Decampo checks a leg kick.
J Champ misses with a low kick.
Decampo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. J Champ defends it nicely.
J Champ throws a leg kick
and J Champ takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tsubasa J Champ is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Decampo moves out of range of the leg kick from J Champ.
A chopping leg kick lands by J Champ.
J Champ connects with a leg kick. Decampo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
J Champ throws a low kick but Decampo moves out of range easily.
Decampo shoots in and drives through. J Champ sprawls well.
J Champ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
J Champ thumps Decampo with a low kick.
J Champ connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Decampo shoots in for a takedown but J Champ shows good takedown defense.
Decampo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
J Champ bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Decampo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decampo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decampo being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that J Champ has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
J Champ stands and steps away. Decampo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for J Champ.
J Champ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raul Decampo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decampo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsubasa J Champ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well J Champ has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 45:50
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsubasa J Champ!
Tsubasa J Champ is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Tsubasa J Champ thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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