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SUPERFIGHTS RIO ±43± PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and knowm sayin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). knowm sayin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, knowm sayin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by sayin or perhaps it was just good defense by Armstrong which made him look bad.
sayin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Armstrong tries to get to full guard but sayin has control of the leg.
sayin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
sayin wants to pass to mount but Armstrong is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to get to full guard but sayin has control of the leg.
sayin trying to control from half guard but Armstrong is working away.
Armstrong moves into full guard.
Armstrong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
sayin looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Armstrong is trying to keep sayin in close.
Armstrong wants to sweep but no luck.
sayin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Armstrong dives on top into guard.
Armstrong is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! sayin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! sayin has escaped and now he's on top!
Armstrong trying to keep a closed guard but sayin is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sayin trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
sayin is looking to advance position but Armstrong has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Armstrong gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
sayin tries for a takedown but Armstrong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt
and sayin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sayin is looking for a kimura here.
sayin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Armstrong sees it coming and defends easily.
sayin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
sayin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Armstrong keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
knowm sayin 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.
Armstrong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for sayin!
sayin tries to hold on but Armstrong pushes him away.
Armstrong misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sayin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… sayin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by sayin and Armstrong has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Armstrong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sayin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Armstrong trying to control from the bottom.
sayin wants to pass to mount but Armstrong is defending the position.
sayin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Armstrong keeps working.
sayin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
sayin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Armstrong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
sayin trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Armstrong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. sayin defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong has control of sayin's left arm, preventing sayin from doing any damage.
Armstrong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
sayin with a flurry of punches that miss.
sayin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Armstrong's guard.
Armstrong gets back to full guard.
sayin is looking to advance position but Armstrong has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as sayin is looking to escape.
Armstrong is trying to control here but sayin has managed to regain half guard.
Armstrong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armstrong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Armstrong dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Armstrong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Armstrong showed some decent athleticism there.
sayin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Armstrong is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong is working for a submission of some sort.
sayin is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sayin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Armstrong.
Armstrong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and sayin defends it well.
sayin trying to control from the bottom.
sayin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for sayin.
sayin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Armstrong escapes and throws sayin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Armstrong tries for a kimura but sayin is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on sayin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Armstrong has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Armstrong 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Armstrong passes sayin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Armstrong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Armstrong passes to side control.
Armstrong stands up and beckons sayin to his feet.
sayin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Armstrong counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for sayin!
Armstrong swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and sayin is now in Armstrong's guard. A big mistake from Armstrong there, giving up the dominant position!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sayin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sayin trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Armstrong looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
sayin trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sayin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Armstrong 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Armstrong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timoti Heinanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Aint no Sunshine. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ciro Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timoti Heinanen!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heinanen blocks the body kick.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to de liver by Heinanen. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Heinanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Heinanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to de liver by Heinanen. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heinanen lands with a nice body punch.
Heinanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heinanen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heinanen with a jab.
Garcia lands with a kick to the temple. Heinanen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Timoti Heinanen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heinanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Heinanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heinanen scores with a body shot.
Heinanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heinanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinanen jabs at Garcia's body.
Heinanen thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Heinanen had a free shot at his head there.
Heinanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia looks to land a body kick but Heinanen moved away.
Heinanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heinanen lands an overhand right.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heinanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garcia's head backwards.
Heinanen throws a shot to the body.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Heinanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Timoti Heinanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heinanen lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Heinanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Heinanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heinanen lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heinanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heinanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Heinanen scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Heinanen. Beautiful body shot.
Heinanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heinanen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Heinanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heinanen jabs at Garcia's body.
Heinanen jabs at Garcia's body.
Heinanen thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Heinanen lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heinanen throws a shot to the body.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Timoti Heinanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heinanen scores with a jab to the body.
Heinanen lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heinanen scores with a nice right hand.
Heinanen lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Heinanen lands the left hand.
Heinanen lands a jab to the head.
Heinanen lands with a right hand.
Heinanen throws a shot to the body.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heinanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heinanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Heinanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heinanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heinanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Heinanen.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heinanen lands with a good body shot.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Heinanen.
Heinanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heinanen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.
Heinanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heinanen scores with a body shot.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heinanen lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
Heinanen lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Heinanen.
Heinanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heinanen lands a right hook to the body.
Heinanen works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Heinanen thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heinanen scores with a jab to the body.
Heinanen tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heinanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Heinanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heinanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heinanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heinanen scores with a shot to the body.
Heinanen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Heinanen lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Heinanen lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heinanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Heinanen sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heinanen throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heinanen digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heinanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heinanen digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Heinanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timoti Heinanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timoti Heinanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heinanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heinanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Timoti Heinanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heinanen lands with a good body shot.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heinanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Heinanen scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heinanen throws a shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Heinanen. Beautiful body shot.
Heinanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heinanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Heinanen scores with a hook.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heinanen connects with a jab.
Heinanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heinanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heinanen digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to de liver by Heinanen. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heinanen cracks Garcia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heinanen punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Heinanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from Heinanen.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heinanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Heinanen.
Heinanen stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heinanen thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Heinanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
A shot to de liver by Heinanen. Beautiful body shot.
Heinanen lands a lovely overhand right.
Heinanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heinanen sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heinanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Heinanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heinanen lands with a nice body punch.
Heinanen with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Heinanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot by Heinanen.
Heinanen stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heinanen scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heinanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heinanen lands with an overhand left.
Heinanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Heinanen lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Heinanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heinanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heinanen punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
Heinanen scores with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Garcia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heinanen stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heinanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heinanen jabs at Garcia's body.
Heinanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heinanen scores with a jab to the body.
Heinanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Heinanen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Heinanen tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Heinanen.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Heinanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heinanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heinanen works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Heinanen lands a right hook to the body.
Heinanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heinanen thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Heinanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heinanen lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Heinanen lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from Heinanen.
Heinanen with a jab.
Heinanen lands a right hook to the body.
Heinanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heinanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heinanen stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heinanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heinanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heinanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heinanen scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
Heinanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Heinanen lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Heinanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia's head.
Heinanen cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Heinanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heinanen cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Heinanen lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heinanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heinanen lands a body shot.
Heinanen jabs at Garcia's body.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heinanen lands a jab to the nose.
Heinanen punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heinanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heinanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heinanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heinanen lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timoti Heinanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Timoti Heinanen's cut.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Heinanen scores with a shot to the body.
Heinanen lands with a good body shot.
Heinanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heinanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heinanen thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Heinanen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heinanen lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Heinanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Heinanen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Heinanen digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Heinanen scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heinanen.
Heinanen scores with a body shot.
Heinanen lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heinanen connects with a body shot.
Heinanen lands with a right hand.
Heinanen sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A cross from Heinanen lands.
Heinanen scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinanen scores with a body shot.
Heinanen thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Heinanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heinanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heinanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heinanen.
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heinanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heinanen lands a lovely overhand right.
Heinanen lands a body shot.
Heinanen digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Heinanen throws a shot to the body.
Heinanen scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Heinanen - just one landing.
Heinanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Heinanen. That snapped Garcia's head back.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Heinanen scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heinanen scores with a shot to the body.
Heinanen lands with a nice body punch.
Heinanen thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Heinanen jabs at Garcia's body.
Heinanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heinanen with a nice cross.
Heinanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Heinanen cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Heinanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia takes one on the button.
Heinanen lands a body shot.
Heinanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heinanen catches Garcia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heinanen lands with a shot to the body.
Heinanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heinanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heinanen scores with a shot to the body.
Heinanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heinanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinanen lands with a good body shot.
Heinanen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heinanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heinanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heinanen scores with a shot to the body.
Heinanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab by Heinanen.
Heinanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heinanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ciro Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heinanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Heinanen throws a good cross that connects.
Heinanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia tries to move into range but Heinanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Heinanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heinanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to de liver by Heinanen. Beautiful body shot.
Heinanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heinanen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heinanen with a hook.
Heinanen jabs at Garcia's body.
Heinanen stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heinanen scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heinanen scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heinanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heinanen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heinanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garcia's head backwards.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Heinanen scores with a body shot.
Heinanen scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heinanen stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heinanen lands a body shot.
Heinanen lands a head shot.
Timoti Heinanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heinanen lands with a nice body punch.
Heinanen jabs at Garcia's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timoti Heinanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heinanen 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 24:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 24:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timoti Heinanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abcesso Necrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Necrose has chosen Siegreicher Marsch - Amon Amarth as his entrance music. Abcesso Necrose is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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183 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Powerful |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Noel!
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, Abcesso Necrose!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel fails to land the takedown.
Necrose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Necrose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Necrose as Noel shoots in.
Necrose lands a jab to the nose.
Noel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Noel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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.
Necrose is desperately trying to improve his position but Noel has a good base and remains in mount.
Noel landing strikes from the mount.
Noel working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Noel prevents Necrose from getting the reversal.
Noel wants to finish this one by submission but Necrose is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Noel.
Noel prevents Necrose from getting the reversal.
Noel looking to finish with strikes here!
Necrose sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel trying to mount his opponent but Necrose defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Necrose tries to kick Noel off but Noel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Necrose on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Necrose trying to control here.
Noel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Necrose wants to control but Noel is keeping busy.
Noel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Necrose wants to control but Noel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Necrose misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Necrose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Necrose clinches.
Necrose prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Noel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Necrose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Necrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Necrose lands a nice uppercut.
Necrose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noel.
Necrose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Noel or not.
Noel is breathing heavily.
Necrose pushes Noel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Necrose controlling the action here for a moment.
Necrose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noel.
Necrose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
Necrose is pressed up against the cage. Noel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Necrose down to the mat. Necrose avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Necrose Rushes Noel and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Noel is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Necrose Piles on the pressure and Noel crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abcesso Necrose!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruffy Floquinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruffy Floquinho is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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189 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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruffy Floquinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giorgio Jacques!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floquinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Floquinho looks to throw the jab but Jacques is out of range.
Floquinho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jacques.
Floquinho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Floquinho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacques shoots in and drives through. Floquinho sprawls well.
Floquinho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jacques tries to move into range but Floquinho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Floquinho fails with the takedown
and Jacques counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Floquinho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jacques seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Floquinho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques is pushing down on Floquinho's leg trying to pass to half guard. Floquinho is fighting to maintain full guard but Jacques has managed to sneak the leg through.
Floquinho trying to control from the bottom.
Floquinho wants to get back to his feet.
Jacques looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jacques tries to pass to full mount but Floquinho defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Floquinho tries to roll over but Jacques keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jacques lands a nice short elbow.
Floquinho is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, if Jacques 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.
Floquinho tries to kick Jacques off but Jacques keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Floquinho is defending against the submission attempts here by Jacques.
Jacques not doing much here.
Floquinho wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Despite being in the dominant position, Giorgio Jacques just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Floquinho throws a hook to the side of Jacques's head but Jacques sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Floquinho jabs Jacques right on the nose. Jacques blinks but takes it well.
Floquinho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Floquinho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Floquinho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Floquinho misses with a takedown
and Jacques counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Floquinho's guard now.
Jacques scoring with some ground and pound.
Floquinho being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Jacques dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jacques closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Floquinho did well to prevent Jacques getting side control.
Floquinho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Floquinho.
Jacques controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Floquinho wants to stand up but Jacques is controlling him.
Jacques controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jacques loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jacques showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jacques pushing down on Floquinho's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floquinho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Floquinho is trying to stand up here but Jacques is controlling him well.
Jacques looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Floquinho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jacques.
Jacques is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Floquinho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacques on the ground.
Jacques wants to pass to mount but Floquinho is defending the position.
Floquinho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jacques stalling.
Despite being in the dominant position, Giorgio Jacques just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Floquinho.
Jacques blocks a leg kick.
Floquinho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques shoots in and drives through. Floquinho sprawls well.
Floquinho misses with an uppercut.
Floquinho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Floquinho throws a series of punches but Jacques moves out of range.
Floquinho looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacques is just out of range.
Floquinho throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Floquinho throws a head kick that misses.
Floquinho stuffs the takedown.
Ruffy Floquinho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorgio Jacques.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Floquinho wants to clinch up but Jacques keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Floquinho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jacques throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Floquinho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Floquinho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruffy Floquinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Floquinho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jacques circles away quickly and effectively.
Floquinho with a poor takedown
and Jacques counters with a shoot takedown. Floquinho fights it but they end up in guard.
Floquinho has momentary wrist control but Jacques slips an elbow through the middle.
Jacques is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jacques passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Floquinho is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jacques connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Jacques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jacques throws a looping overhand right but Floquinho ducks down to avoid it.
Floquinho misses the shot to the body.
Jacques uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Floquinho.
Jacques keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Floquinho.
Floquinho misses with a head kick.
Jacques slips a jab and a cross from Floquinho.
Jacques circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jacques counters with a takedown into side control.
Floquinho taking a bit of punishment here - Jacques scoring with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Floquinho avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jacques.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jacques working the ground and pound but Floquinho is defending the strikes.
Jacques is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Floquinho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jacques fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Floquinho is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jacques asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jacques creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Floquinho sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jacques is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Floquinho's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jacques has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jacques looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Floquinho being controlled for a moment.
Jacques throws an elbow but Floquinho slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacques remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jacques working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Floquinho is avoiding damage well.
A lull in the action here.
Jacques in side control, throwing shots but Floquinho defends.
Giorgio Jacques is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Floquinho dodges the ground and pound from Jacques.
Jacques moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Giorgio Jacques has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Floquinho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here as Jacques stalls from top position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Giorgio Jacques just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jacques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Floquinho.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Jacques comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jacques 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Jacques!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mayron Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshihiro Akiyama will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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199 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mayron Rocha!
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, Yoshihiro Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama has Rocha up against the cage in a clinch.
Akiyama drags the fight down to the ground.
Rocha postures up.
Rocha throwing strikes but missing.
Akiyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Akiyama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Akiyama wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha trying to control but Akiyama is working from the bottom.
Rocha throws a strike but Akiyama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akiyama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rocha connects with a couple of short punches.
Akiyama controlling the position.
Rocha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha throws and elbow that misses. Akiyama uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rocha's guard. Nice move by Akiyama!
Akiyama is looking to stand up but Rocha won't let him.
Rocha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rocha tries to get out of the position.
Akiyama gets to his feet - Rocha follows without any prompting.
Akiyama stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Akiyama with that takedown attempt.
Akiyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha wants to clinch but Akiyama slips to the side
and Akiyama counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rocha!
Rocha is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rocha manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Rocha, under a barage of strikes from Akiyama.
Rocha is not content to let Akiyama control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Akiyama tries to stand and escape but Rocha actually recovers to full guard.
Rocha 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Akiyama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Akiyama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akiyama gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rocha to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Akiyama striking off his back but it's not causing Rocha any problems.
Akiyama will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rocha wants to control from the top but Akiyama keeps moving.
Rocha postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Akiyama is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rocha, into his guard.
Akiyama wants to control from the top but Rocha keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Akiyama looking to sit in guard and control but Rocha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Akiyama wants to sweep here but Rocha controlling him for the moment.
Rocha landing with the ground and pound.
Akiyama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama wants to sweep but no luck.
Akiyama is trying to control the position but Rocha postures up.
Rocha trying to control the position from guard on top but Akiyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Akiyama shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rocha's guard.
Akiyama wants to stand but Rocha is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rocha wants to sweep here but Akiyama controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Akiyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yoshihiro Akiyama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rocha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rocha is trying hard to land a takedown here. Akiyama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rocha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Akiyama counters by moving into the clinch.
Akiyama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rocha prevents it.
Rocha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Akiyama pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mayron Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akiyama pushes Rocha up against the cage in a clinch.
Akiyama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rocha or not.
Akiyama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rocha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Akiyama counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Akiyama misses with a takedown
and Rocha counters with a single leg into guard. Akiyama didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akiyama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rocha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha stopping the sweep attempt from Akiyama.
Akiyama being controlled here, momentarily.
Akiyama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rocha trying to control but Akiyama is working from the bottom.
Akiyama wants to stand up but Rocha is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocha trying to control but Akiyama is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rocha tries for a takedown but Akiyama circles away easily
and Akiyama holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Akiyama breaks from the clinch.
Akiyama scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Akiyama lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama wants to control but Rocha is keeping him busy.
Akiyama wants to take a breather but Rocha manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Akiyama.
Akiyama wants to control from the top but Rocha keeps moving.
Mayron Rocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akiyama must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Akiyama is looking to work some ground and pound but Rocha has wrist control.
Rocha wants to sweep here but Akiyama controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Akiyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akiyama 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Akiyama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian The Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Fury comes to the cage accompanied by Accept - Teutonic Terror. Julian The Fury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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198 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian The Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Lima!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima throws a shot from downtown. The Fury moves away and avoids it.
The Fury takes a swing at Lima's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Fury!
The Fury fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Fury is looking to clinch.
The Fury works over Lima's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from The Fury.
The Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Lima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lima dodges the punch combination from The Fury.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Fury. Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Fury. Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Fury gets a clinch.
Lima prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Fury lands a right hand.
The Fury changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lima fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lima throws a hook but The Fury blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fury clinches up against the cage.
The Fury lands a shot to the body.
The Fury lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for The Fury.
Lima looks gassed!
Lima takes a shot to the head.
The Fury is working Lima over against the cage.
The Fury is leaning against Lima and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Fury ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. The Fury no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Fury has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lima doesn't defend quickly enough and The Fury has managed to lock this one up! Can Lima escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to The Fury on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julian The Fury!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Finalizador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Max Gracie enters the cage!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Finalizador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie swings for the body but Finalizador moves out of range.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Finalizador.
Finalizador throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Finalizador off to one side.
Max Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finalizador avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Finalizador bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finalizador closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Finalizador's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Finalizador manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Finalizador manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Finalizador avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Finalizador tries to pass.
Finalizador sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Finalizador throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finalizador.
Finalizador content to control rather than advance.
Finalizador wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie is looking to control Finalizador's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Finalizador throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Finalizador wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Finalizador will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Finalizador is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Finalizador is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finalizador. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Finalizador trying to control the pace.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Finalizador 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.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Finalizador moved out of range nicely.
Finalizador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finalizador tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Finalizador misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Finalizador counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie 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.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finalizador preventing the sweep.
Finalizador controlling from the top position.
Finalizador trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Finalizador stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Finalizador uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Finalizador moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Finalizador closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Finalizador lands in his opponent's guard.
Finalizador drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gracie dives on top into guard.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Finalizador dodges it nicely.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Finalizador is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finalizador is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Finalizador avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gracie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Finalizador doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gracie is posturing up here but Finalizador has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gracie tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gracie has to tap! Slick submission there by Finalizador!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Finalizador!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronys The Jungle Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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21
192 lbs
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203 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronys The Jungle Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Joe!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Jungle Boy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Joe!
Joe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The Jungle Boy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Joe!
The Jungle Boy pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Joe is trying desperately to improve position.
The Jungle Boy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The Jungle Boy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Joe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe 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.
Joe is looking for a sweep. The Jungle Boy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Jungle Boy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Joe is pressing down on The Jungle Boy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Joe looking for a sweep. Not yet Joe, not yet.
The Jungle Boy trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Joe is trying to control the position but The Jungle Boy postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The Jungle Boy prevents Joe from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Joe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Jungle Boy sprawls well initially but Joe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Joe looks gassed!
The Jungle Boy wants to control but Joe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Joe thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing The Jungle Boy to regain full guard.
The Jungle Boy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Joe defends well.
The Jungle Boy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Joe defends it easily.
The Jungle Boy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Joe defends it easily.
The Jungle Boy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but The Jungle Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe pushes down on The Jungle Boy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The Jungle Boy looking for submissions off his back.
Joe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The Jungle Boy trying to control from the bottom.
Joe controlling the pace.
The Jungle Boy taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Jungle Boy trying to hold on to Joe's head to control him but Joe postures up.
The Jungle Boy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Joe pulls his head out easily.
The Jungle Boy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Joe postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for The Jungle Boy to stand up.
Joe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Jungle Boy is trying to defend but Joe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Jungle Boy is in trouble now - Joe has advanced to mount!
Joe looking for a guillotine from mount but The Jungle Boy is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Joe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by The Jungle Boy.
The Jungle Boy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The Jungle Boy is desperately trying to improve his position but Joe has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe avoids the attempt from The Jungle Boy to control.
The Jungle Boy is desperately trying to improve his position but Joe has a good base and remains in mount.
Joe stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Joe misses with a wild combination.
The Jungle Boy with a poor takedown
and Joe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Jungle Boy trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Joe.
Joe is controlling the pace.
The Jungle Boy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Jungle Boy sees it coming and defends easily.
The Jungle Boy wants to control but Joe is keeping busy.
Joe has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Joe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The Jungle Boy tries to reverse the position but Joe maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe controlling the position easily from mount.
Joe landing shots from mount.
Joe controlling the position easily from mount.
Joe stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Fred Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joe gets the takedown into side control.
The Jungle Boy tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Joe easily slips into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe has control of The Jungle Boy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and The Jungle Boy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Joe is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But The Jungle Boy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from The Jungle Boy!
Joe looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Jungle Boy is one step ahead there.
The Jungle Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Joe 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!
The Jungle Boy feints and as Joe raises his hands in defense, The Jungle Boy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Jungle Boy throws a big right hand that misses.
The Jungle Boy drops back looking for a leg! Joe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Joe manages to kick The Jungle Boy off! The Jungle Boy jumps back into Joe's guard.
Joe wants to sweep here but The Jungle Boy controlling him for the moment.
The Jungle Boy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Jungle Boy trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe trying to keep a closed guard but The Jungle Boy is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Jungle Boy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Jungle Boy's guard.
The Jungle Boy 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 Jungle Boy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Jungle Boy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Joe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Joe stays in close to The Jungle Boy's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Jungle Boy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Jungle Boy has his foot on Joe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Joe works his way back into a safe position though.
Joe works over The Jungle Boy with some ground and pound from guard.
Joe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Joe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Jungle Boy looking to control.
Joe wants to control from the top but The Jungle Boy keeps moving.
The Jungle Boy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joe is one step ahead there.
Joe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Joe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Jungle Boy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joe drops back looking for a leg! The Jungle Boy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Jungle Boy manages to kick Joe off! Joe jumps back into The Jungle Boy's guard.
The Jungle Boy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Jungle Boy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Jungle Boy has his foot on Joe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Joe works his way back into a safe position though.
Fred Joe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Joe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joe stands up over The Jungle Boy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but The Jungle Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Jungle Boy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Jungle Boy looking for a guillotine here but Joe defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joe 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Joe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matti Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nintendo Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matti Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nintendo Takada!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusela connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takada's hands.
Kuusela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuusela misses with an uppercut. Takada saw that one coming.
Kuusela throws the left hand but Takada avoids the punch easily.
Takada ducks under a wild hook from Kuusela.
Takada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuusela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuusela throws a looping overhand right but Takada ducks down to avoid it.
Takada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matti Kuusela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body. Takada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuusela.
Takada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuusela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takada misses with a double jab.
Kuusela jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kuusela ducks under a wild hook from Takada.
Kuusela misses with a double jab
and Kuusela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takada throws a lazy right hand but Kuusela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Takada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuusela looks to score with a jab to the body but Takada is just out of range.
Takada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela jabs Takada right on the nose. Takada blinks but takes it well.
Kuusela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuusela throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
Takada throws a sloppy head kick and Kuusela moves out of range easily.
Takada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takada. Kuusela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuusela loads up on a big right hand but Takada slips the punch.
Kuusela slips under a jab from Takada.
A head kick misses from Takada.
Takada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuusela throws a lazy right hand but Takada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuusela walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good exchange - Takada coming out on top.
Takada lands an overhand right.
Kuusela lands with an overhand left.
Takada loads up on a big right hand but Kuusela slips the punch.
Takada swinging wildly here.
Takada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuusela digs a good body shot into Takada's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Kuusela.
Takada lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Takada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuusela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takada counters with a straight right hand.
Takada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuusela scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuusela punishes Takada's body with a nice straight punch.
Takada 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.
Takada scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takada looks to throw the jab but Kuusela is out of range.
Kuusela misses with a leg kick
and Takada counters with a left and a right that stings Kuusela.
It looks like Matti Kuusela has been cut.
Takada misses with a straight left.
Takada throws a shot from downtown. Kuusela moves away and avoids it.
Takada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuusela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Takada misses the target.
A shot to the body from Takada misses
and Kuusela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuusela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takada is out of range and Kuusela settles back down.
Kuusela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takada.
Kuusela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takada.
Nice defenses there by Takada.
A jab from Takada misses.
Takada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuusela.
Kuusela tried to score with a low kick but Takada checks it.
Takada checks a low kick from Kuusela.
Kuusela slips a jab and a cross from Takada.
Takada tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Kuusela does no damage.
Takada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuusela lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kuusela is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kuusela swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kuusela looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Takada pulls Kuusela in close to prevent any damage.
Kuusela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuusela trying to control the position from guard on top but Takada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuusela 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.
Kuusela passes Takada's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kuusela sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takada defending well though.
Kuusela works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nintendo Takada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matti Kuusela's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kuusela throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Takada was covering up waiting for the punch and Kuusela finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kuusela trying to control the position from guard on top but Takada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuusela in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuusela lands a couple of elbows.
Takada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuusela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuusela drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Takada dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada stands and steps away. Kuusela gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kuusela misses with a looping right.
Kuusela takes one on the button.
Nintendo Takada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takada misses with a hook.
Kuusela throws a big shot that misses.
Kuusela moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuusela sizes up Takada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuusela throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Takada's head.
Takada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takada throws a right hand that Kuusela ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuusela also avoids with ease.
Takada moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Takada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuusela manages to avoid it.
Takada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuusela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela throws a series of punches but Takada avoids them all with ease.
Takada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takada throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuusela.
The fighters circling - Takada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuusela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusela takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Kuusela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Takada does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuusela misses the shot to the body.
Kuusela lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuusela connects with a looping right hand.
Takada lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuusela's head.
Kuusela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kuusela counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takada thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuusela throws a hook to the side of Takada's head but Takada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuusela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Takada moves forwards but Kuusela connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takada moves out of range of the strikes.
Takada scores with a hook.
Kuusela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takada.
Takada just misses with a punch to the body.
Nintendo Takada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takada ducks under a wild hook from Kuusela.
Takada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takada blocks a jab.
Kuusela digs a good body shot into Takada's ribs.
Kuusela misses with a hook. Takada ducked under it nicely.
Takada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuusela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuusela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuusela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuusela counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Takada wants to stand and escape but Kuusela is having none of it.
Kuusela postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela trying to control but Takada is working from the bottom.
Kuusela with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuusela trying to control but Takada is working from the bottom.
Kuusela postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kuusela trying to control but Takada is working from the bottom.
Takada wants to stand and escape but Kuusela is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nintendo Takada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matti Kuusela's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot by Kuusela.
Takada throws a right and a left that Kuusela avoids nicely.
Kuusela misses with a straight left.
Kuusela swings for the body but Takada moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kuusela.
Kuusela dives in and grabs Takada's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takada pushes down on Kuusela's head and hops out.
Takada just misses with a punch to the body.
Takada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuusela circles away quickly and effectively.
Takada tries a head kick but it misses.
Takada looks to land a right hand but Kuusela moved out of range.
Takada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takada misses with a straight left.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela misses with a low kick.
Kuusela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuusela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuusela ducks under a wild hook from Takada.
Takada with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela cracks Takada with an open hand slap.
Takada works Kuusela's body with a nice hook.
Kuusela scores a takedown into full mount!
Kuusela looking to control but Takada is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kuusela scoring with strikes but Takada is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takada is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Takada wants to control but Kuusela is having none of it.
Takada is working to get back to half guard.
Takada is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Matti Kuusela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Takada taking shots to the head.
Kuusela throwing strikes here but Takada is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kuusela with the ground and pound from mount.
Kuusela misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusela throwing strikes but Takada recovers to half guard. A much better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada is trying to maintain the position but Kuusela is very close to passing his half guard.
Kuusela is just content to waste time from the top position. Takada takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kuusela distracts Takada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Takada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matti Kuusela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuusela drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Takada dives on top into guard.
Kuusela keeping moving, preventing Takada from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is trying to hold Takada in close to prevent damage but Takada has managed to pass into half guard.
Takada content to control rather than advance.
Kuusela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matti Kuusela showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takada has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ameliano Cassemiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Foreplay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foreplay has chosen Hip to be Square as his entrance music. Skip Foreplay will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ameliano Cassemiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skip Foreplay!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreplay avoids a kick to the body.
Foreplay staying out of range there.
Foreplay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cassemiro lands with a nice combination. Foreplay backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreplay. Cassemiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassemiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foreplay was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foreplay is squirming around, avoiding Cassemiro's attempts to control the action.
Cassemiro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Foreplay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cassemiro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cassemiro misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cassemiro tries to control but Foreplay wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreplay avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cassemiro.
Cassemiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foreplay is looking to escape.
Cassemiro 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.
Cassemiro scoring with strikes but Foreplay is staying in there.
Foreplay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cassemiro breaks from Foreplay's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cassemiro wants to control the pace but Foreplay is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassemiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Foreplay is squirming around, avoiding Cassemiro's attempts to control the action.
Cassemiro wants to control but instead Foreplay manages to regain half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ameliano Cassemiro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Foreplay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cassemiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Foreplay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreplay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Foreplay tries a head kick but it misses.
Cassemiro dives in and grabs Foreplay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Foreplay pushes down on Cassemiro's head and hops out.
Nice uppercut lands for Cassemiro. That snapped Foreplay's head back.
Foreplay scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Foreplay.
Foreplay lands with a kick to the temple. Cassemiro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Foreplay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cassemiro is breathing heavily.
Foreplay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foreplay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassemiro moves away.
Foreplay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foreplay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassemiro blocks a head kick by Foreplay.
Foreplay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Foreplay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foreplay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foreplay lands the left hand.
Foreplay slips under a jab.
Foreplay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cassemiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Skip Foreplay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Cassemiro blocks the low kick.
Foreplay lands a nice hook to Cassemiro's body. Cassemiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cassemiro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Foreplay - the referee stops the clock and Cassemiro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Foreplay. Cassemiro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Foreplay throws a sloppy head kick and Cassemiro moves out of range easily.
Foreplay scores with a kick to the body.
Foreplay throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Foreplay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cassemiro.
Foreplay throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Foreplay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cassemiro blocks a head kick by Foreplay.
A nice inside leg kick there by Foreplay. That's going to slow Cassemiro down.
Cassemiro has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ameliano Cassemiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foreplay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cassemiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Foreplay.
Foreplay misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cassemiro blocks a head kick by Foreplay.
Cassemiro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Foreplay scores with a spinning back kick!
Foreplay scores with a head kick.
Cassemiro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Foreplay falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Cassemiro to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skip Foreplay dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Foreplay drops Cassemiro with a beautiful combination! Cassemiro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Foreplay is looking for the KO!
Cassemiro is rocked!
It looks like Ameliano Cassemiro has been cut.
Ameliano Cassemiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cassemiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh Cassemiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cassemiro. Foreplay shrugs it off though.
Skip Foreplay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foreplay jabs at Cassemiro's body.
Cassemiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Foreplay scoring well with a low kick there.
Foreplay looks for the body kick but Cassemiro saw that one coming.
Foreplay scores with a jab. Cassemiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Foreplay is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreplay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cassemiro manages to avoid it.
Cassemiro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Foreplay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foreplay pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Foreplay throws a head kick that misses.
Skip Foreplay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassemiro loads up on a big right hand but Foreplay slips the punch.
Cassemiro throws a leg kick but Foreplay moved away.
Foreplay cracks the inside of Cassemiro's front leg.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Foreplay.
Foreplay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Foreplay throws a leg kick which misses Cassemiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Cassemiro tries to avoid it.
The fighters circle, before Foreplay throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Cassemiro's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Foreplay lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Skip Foreplay!
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