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BFC 30 - Invasion PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eirik Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Sowa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Robert Sowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eirik Johansen!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sowa gets caught napping as Johansen dives in and scores a takedown. Sowa manages to retain guard.
Sowa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sowa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johansen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johansen wants to stand but Sowa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sowa is keeping the position for now.
Sowa working for a triangle but Johansen defends it easily.
Sowa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johansen pushing down on Sowa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johansen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sowa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sowa looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sowa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sowa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johansen pulls his head out easily.
Johansen 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.
Sowa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johansen pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sowa landing strikes from the bottom.
Sowa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johansen pulls his head out easily.
Johansen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sowa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johansen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sowa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johansen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sowa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sowa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sowa!
Johansen gets back to half guard.
Johansen actively working from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansen taking some punishment here, with Sowa in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen taking some punishment here, with Sowa in his half guard.
Sowa winds up and cracks Johansen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sowa winds up and cracks Johansen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johansen has hold of Sowa's hands but Sowa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sowa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johansen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Johansen trying to hold on to Sowa's head to control him but Sowa postures up.
Johansen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sowa pulls his head out easily.
Sowa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johansen gets full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sowa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johansen's head.
Sowa trying to control but Johansen is working from the bottom.
Sowa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johansen has momentary wrist control but Sowa slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sowa distracts Johansen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sowa is working Johansen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sowa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sowa is in close to Johansen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sowa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johansen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johansen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sowa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johansen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sowa working some strikes from top position.
Sowa stands up over Johansen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sowa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sowa stands and throws Johansen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sowa working the head and body with strikes.
Johansen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sowa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sowa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johansen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johansen lands in his opponent's guard.
Sowa has his foot on Johansen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johansen works his way back into a safe position though.
Sowa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johansen is aware though and is defending well.
Johansen slips nicely into half guard.
Sowa actively working from the bottom here.
Johansen is looking for a kimura but Sowa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johansen to get the leverage.
Sowa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansen is working for a kimura but Sowa is defending it quite comfortably.
Sowa is defending against the submission attempts here by Johansen.
Sowa 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sowa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sowa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johansen pulls his head out easily.
Johansen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sowa defends it well.
Johansen has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sowa defend it? Johansen steps over the head and cranks it - Sowa is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Johansen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eirik Johansen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima comes into the arena with DMX - Ain't no sunshine blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lima.
Lima lands a jab-cross combination.
Bruce throws a shot from downtown. Lima moves away and avoids it.
Lima tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.
Lima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lima tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Lima closes the distance and clinches.
Lima blocks an uppercut.
Bruce looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lima misses with a knee strike.
Lima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Robert Bruce has been cut.
Bruce avoids the elbow strike from Lima, against the ropes.
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Lima blocking some punches.
Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lima is trying to stall.
Bruce is trying to push Lima away but Lima has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've been hearing reports that Lima has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Lima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bruce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruce works the jab nicely.
Bruce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruce lands a slapping body shot.
Lima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lima fails with the takedown.
Lima ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Lima throws a combination that misses
and Bruce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruce scores with a nice right hand.
Bruce throws out a powerful jab.
Douglas Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Lima clinches.
Lima misses with an elbow strike.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Lima has him pressed against the ropes.
Lima throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bruce jumps guard but Lima turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Bruce takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruce avoids the elbow strike from Lima, against the ropes.
Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Bruce pulls guard successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lima has passed into side control.
Bruce tries to bench press Lima off him but Lima keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima with the ground and pound but Bruce regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bruce preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bruce won't allow Lima to pass to mount.
Bruce controlling the position well.
Lima is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bruce still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bruce has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Bruce in side control, throwing shots but Lima defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima is trying to control Bruce's posture but Bruce avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bruce is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bruce asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lima is trying to get back to half guard.
Bruce working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce wants to stand but Lima has his arm trapped.
Lima is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Bruce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Bruce's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bruce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lima doesn't seem bothered though.
Bruce slips a jab from Lima.
Lima fails with a takedown attempt.
Lima tries to clinch up but Bruce circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruce pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lima is out of range and Bruce settles back down.
Bruce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lima.
Bruce misses with a lunging right hand
and Lima counters with a low kick, right behind Bruce 's knee.
Bruce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lima. Lima obviously looking to wear him down.
Lima takes one to the side of the head.
Lima looks to land a left hand but Bruce moved out of range nicely.
Bruce throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Lima.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Robert Bruce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Lima misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Bruce - just one landing.
Lima is looking to clinch.
Bruce jabs Lima right on the nose. Lima blinks but takes it well.
Bruce cracks Lima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lima.
Lima wants to clinch up but Bruce keeps it at a distance.
Douglas Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lima keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruce smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lima.
Lima misses with a few strikes there.
Lima throws a right and a left that Bruce avoids nicely.
Lima moves into the clinch successfully.
Bruce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bruce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bruce has Lima pushed against the ropes.
Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bruce blocks it with crossed arms.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lima prevents Bruce from breaking the clinch.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lima missing with knees to the body.
Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima landing knees to the head.
Lima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruce is defending well for now.
Bruce displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lima up against the ropes.
Lima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bruce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
Lima tries a knee to the head but Bruce blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lima with a knee to the head.
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruce blocks the elbow strike.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lima has Bruce pressed against the ropes, preventing Bruce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lima prevents Bruce from breaking the clinch.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Bruce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruce is looking to control Lima's arms but Lima gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the ropes.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Bruce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
A frustrated look appears on Bruce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bruce avoids a wild elbow strike from Lima.
Lima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bruce up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Lima.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Douglas Lima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Bruce's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bruce looks to land a right hand but Lima moved out of range.
Lima moves into the clinch.
Lima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bruce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lima wants to clinch.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lima is looking to clinch but Bruce is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lima.
Lima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lima looks to clinch
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
Lima tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
Bruce checks the leg kick.
Lima tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Lima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lima clinches with his opponent.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Bruce working aggressively here.
Lima pushes off an throws an elbow but Bruce leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lima misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima has Bruce pressed against the ropes, preventing Bruce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruce trying to control the position but instead, Lima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bruce into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima is trying to maintain a safe position but Bruce gets an underhook and turns Lima into the ropes.
Lima misses with a knee strike.
Bruce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lima with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
Lima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bruce's efforts to push away.
Lima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bruce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Bruce is blocking nicely.
Bruce tries to circle away but Lima has him pinned against the ropes.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Bruce 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robert Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
A jab from Bruce finds it's way through Lima's defenses.
Lima lands with a kick to the temple. Bruce shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lima tries to clinch up but Bruce circles away and keeps his distance.
Lima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruce but Bruce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruce.
Bruce lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lima is rocked!
It looks like Douglas Lima has been cut.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Bruce moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Lima! Bruce continues to tee off on Lima, landing with a left and a right! Bruce connects with a right hand that leaves Lima sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Bruce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robert Bruce!
A relieved looking Robert Bruce thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carl Robotnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robotnik comes to the ring accompanied by Condemned 84 - Face the Aggression. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Robotnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robotnik closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Robotnik throws a big right hand that misses.
Robotnik landing with the ground and pound.
Robotnik is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Robotnik throws a big right hand that misses.
Robotnik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robotnik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robotnik forces his way into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robotnik throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Robotnik throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robotnik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robotnik postures up.
Robotnik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robotnik wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robotnik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robotnik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Robotnik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robotnik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robotnik.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Robotnik advances to half guard.
Robotnik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Robotnik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robotnik lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Robotnik working Johnson over with strikes.
Johnson trying to hold on to Robotnik's head to control him but Robotnik postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robotnik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Robotnik lands strikes from half guard.
Robotnik wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Robotnik.
Robotnik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Robotnik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robotnik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Robotnik throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Robotnik works his foot free and advances to mount.
BOOM! Robotnik connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robotnik landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Johnson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Robotnik cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson is rocked!
Robotnik loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Johnson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Robotnik land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Robotnik stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Robotnik!
After winning the bout, Carl Robotnik thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Trinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric comes to the ring accompanied by Eminem feat. Ludacris - Second Chance. The key to victory for Goran Lovric has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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157 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Goran Lovric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Trinaldo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trinaldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch combination from Trinaldo misses.
Lovric scores with a one two! Trinaldo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lovric throws a series of punches but Trinaldo moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lovric.
Trinaldo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lovric's half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Trinaldo tries to stand and escape but Lovric actually recovers to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trinaldo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lovric to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Trinaldo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lovric pulls down on the head and he's put Trinaldo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Goran Lovric!
An out of breath Goran Lovric thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Green Beret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balboa Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Green Beret has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Green Beret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balboa Batista!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista misses with a series of wild punches.
Beret cracks the inside of Batista's front leg.
Batista darts in and clinches Beret up against the ropes.
Batista tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Batista tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Batista has Beret pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Beret manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beret.
Beret's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batista looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Batista takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Batista gets a double leg takedown into Beret's guard.
Batista must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Beret wants to stand but Batista is controlling the position.
Beret might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beret bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Batista's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beret trying to stand up but can't free himself from Batista's guard.
Beret stays in close to Batista's body and controls the position.
Beret trying to stand up but can't free himself from Batista's guard.
Batista is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Batista is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beret has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Batista is proving hard to escape from.
Beret showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beret postures up.
Beret wants to control from the top but Batista keeps moving.
Batista has a closed guard, preventing Beret from standing up.
Beret controlling from the top position.
Green Beret has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Batista shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beret as he avoids it easily.
Green Beret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balboa Batista.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Batista with that takedown attempt.
Batista shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beret as he avoids it easily.
Beret looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Batista has closed the distance and engaged Beret in a clinch.
Batista tries for a takedown. No joy.
Batista working hard to break the clinch.
Batista breaks from the clinch.
Beret slaps away a takedown attempt from Batista, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beret stuffs the takedown attempt from Batista. Batista gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beret scores with a leg kick.
Beret scores with a leg kick.
Batista shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beret defends it nicely.
Batista fails with a takedown attempt.
Batista looks winded!
Batista on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beret keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Green Beret dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Batista changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beret tries to avoid it but Batista manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beret to the ground. Beret escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Batista shoots for a takedown but Beret saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Batista tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beret keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batista.
Batista walks forward, straight into a front kick from Beret.
Balboa Batista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beret dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Batista. That did some damage!
Beret scores with a leg kick.
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!
Beret cracks the inside of Batista's front leg.
Batista is breathing heavily.
Beret with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beret thumps Batista with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beret connects with a solid leg kick.
Beret throws a leg kick which misses Batista's front leg but catches the back leg as Batista tries to avoid it.
Beret scoring well with a low kick there.
Batista chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beret can pounce on him.
Batista chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beret can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beret.
Balboa Batista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beret lands a leg kick that knocks Batista off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Beret there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beret thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Batista if he has to take too many more of those.
Beret feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Batista's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beret lands with a thumping leg kick.
Batista blocks a head kick by Beret.
Batista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Green Beret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balboa Batista.
Beret throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beret moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beret throws a head kick that misses.
Beret throws a head kick that Batista semi-blocks.
It looks like Balboa Batista has been cut.
Beret scores with a nice body kick.
Beret connects with a leg kick. Batista looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Batista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batista's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beret scores with a leg kick.
Batista on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beret.
Beret misses with a head kick.
Batista fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Batista is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beret sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Green Beret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beret throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beret lands a leg kick that knocks Batista off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beret chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beret chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beret connects with a high kick.
Batista is looking to clinch but Beret is avoiding it.
Beret thows a body kick. Batista tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Batista blocks a head kick by Beret.
Beret scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beret lands a big head kick that sends Batista tumbling to the mat! Beret takes a step backwards and waves Batista back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Batista is rocked!
Beret scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Batista is still on wobbly legs! Can Beret finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by Beret. That's going to slow Batista down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Green Beret dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Balboa Batista's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Batista tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Batista seems to have recovered his senses.
Batista swings widly with a right hand
and Beret counters with a leg kick.
Batista misses with the combination.
Batista is looking to clinch.
Batista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batista fails with the takedown.
Batista takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beret stuffs the takedown attempt from Batista. Batista gets slowly back to his feet.
Batista shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green Beret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balboa Batista.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beret scoring well with a low kick there.
Batista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batista blocks a head kick by Beret.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beret.
Batista avoids the head kick by Beret.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beret, right into the meat.
Beret throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beret tries a head kick but it misses.
Beret scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beret lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beret feints and then cracks Batista's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Batista down.
Beret cracks the inside of Batista's front leg.
Beret throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Beret moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beret lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Batista on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beret. Beret obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Beret.
Beret throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beret turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Batista blocks a head kick by Beret.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Batista crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beret - the referee stops the clock and Batista gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beret. Batista manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Batista has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Beret.
Beret throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beret.
A head kick misses from Beret.
Batista shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beret lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beret lets loose with a powerful body kick. Batista will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Beret tenderised Batista's leg. Batista is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batista blocks a head kick by Beret.
Beret throws a head kick that misses.
Batista looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Balboa Batista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beret throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Beret there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista avoids the head kick by Beret.
Batista lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Green Beret showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beret, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Green Beret!
Green Beret seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Tenorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudio Tenorio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Tenorio!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tenorio closes the distance and clinches.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Tenorio forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Tenorio breaks the clinch.
Simpson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Simpson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tenorio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tenorio with a jab.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tenorio.
Tenorio moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tenorio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Tenorio won't allow it.
Tenorio breaks from the clinch.
Simpson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tenorio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tenorio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tenorio lands with a cross.
Simpson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tenorio is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tenorio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tenorio clinches with his opponent.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Tenorio forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson jumps guard but Tenorio stands there with Simpson around his waist. Simpson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Simpson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Tenorio to keep the fight standing.
Simpson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tenorio just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Simpson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tenorio just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tenorio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tenorio moves into the clinch successfully.
Simpson jumps guard but Tenorio stands there with Simpson around his waist. Simpson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Simpson jumps guard but Tenorio stands there with Simpson around his waist. Simpson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tenorio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio lands with a hook. Simpson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tenorio wants to clinch.
Tenorio closes the distance and pushes Simpson back into the ropes.
Tenorio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tenorio rushes Simpson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tenorio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tenorio stalks Simpson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Simpson's face. Simpson staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Claudio Tenorio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tenorio lands a nice shot that snaps Simpson's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tenorio moves into range and clinches up with Simpson.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Tenorio won't allow it.
Simpson is trying to pull guard but Tenorio turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Simpson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tenorio manages to break the clinch.
Tenorio tests Simpson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simpson tries to move into range but Tenorio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Tenorio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tenorio moves into the clinch successfully.
Tenorio breaks from the clinch.
Tenorio lands a nice shot that snaps Simpson's head back.
Tenorio throws a series of strikes that have Simpson backpedaling.
Tenorio clinches.
Tenorio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tenorio 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.
Tenorio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tenorio clinches with his opponent.
Tenorio manages to break the clinch.
Tenorio has closed the distance and engaged Simpson in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simpson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tenorio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simpson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Simpson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tenorio walks away with a smile on his face. Simpson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tenorio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tenorio 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.
Tenorio lands a jab to the head.
Tenorio tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tenorio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tenorio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Simpson eats them both and turns towards Tenorio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tenorio is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Tenorio tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
Simpson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tenorio moves into the clinch successfully.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Tenorio holds him up against the ropes and eventually Simpson drops back down to his feet.
Tenorio manages to break the clinch.
Tenorio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tenorio manages to break the clinch.
Claudio Tenorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenorio clinches up with Simpson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Simpson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tenorio just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tenorio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson tries to break the clinch but Tenorio is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tenorio smiles and moves away.
Tenorio is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Tenorio as he connects with a hook.
Tenorio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tenorio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Simpson backs up against the ropes.
Tenorio connects with a jab.
Tenorio tries to close the distance and clinch but Simpson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio lands a really nice looking cross but Simpson seems unphased.
Tenorio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tenorio rushes Simpson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
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!
Tenorio breaks from the clinch.
Tenorio drives through and clinches with Simpson against the ropes.
Tenorio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tenorio doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tenorio lands a jab to the nose.
Tenorio jabs Simpson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Tenorio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tenorio clobbers Simpson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tenorio rushes Simpson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tenorio breaks from the clinch.
Tenorio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Simpson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Simpson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Simpson is rocked!
Tenorio closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Simpson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tenorio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simpson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Tenorio finds it's way through Simpson's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson tries to keep at a distance but Tenorio has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tenorio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tenorio drops Simpson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Simpson! Tenorio dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claudio Tenorio!
A relieved looking Claudio Tenorio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Meg Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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191 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Meg Didion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didion throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Didion throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Nice cross by Didion.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Didion scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones looks to clinch
and Didion counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a right hand that Didion ducks under and follows up with a left that Didion also avoids with ease.
Jones looks to clinch
and Didion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Didion lands a big right hook! Jones looks hurt but is still standing! Didion lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Jones falls down and Didion dives in with a huge hammer fist! Jones's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Didion runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Meg Didion!
Meg Didion retains his middleweight title!
Meg Didion seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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FIGHT
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