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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Dobzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobzinski has chosen Hey Brother - Avicii as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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222 lbs
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Counter fighter
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Wagner!
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, Marcelo Dobzinski!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobzinski misses with a straight right.
Wagner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dobzinski. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dobzinski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dobzinski misses with an uppercut.
Dobzinski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dobzinski lands a jab to the head.
Dobzinski throws a hook to the side of Wagner's head but Wagner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wagner seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A jab from Dobzinski misses.
Wagner throws a low kick, looking for Dobzinski's leg but Dobzinski calmly moves out of range.
Wagner tries for a takedown but Dobzinski circles away easily
and Dobzinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dobzinski connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Dobzinski does no damage.
Dobzinski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner slips a straight right by Dobzinski.
Wagner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dobzinski is trying to get back to half guard.
Wagner working the ground and pound from side control.
Wagner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobzinski tries to buck Wagner off but Wagner is having none of it.
Wagner looks up at the clock and then as Dobzinski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wagner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wagner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dobzinski gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobzinski is looking to escape.
Wagner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dobzinski manages to get to full guard.
Dobzinski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobzinski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wagner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wagner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dobzinski on the ground.
Wagner landing some decent shots from guard.
Wagner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dobzinski has his foot on Wagner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wagner works his way back into a safe position though.
Wagner scoring with some ground and pound.
Wagner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dobzinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dobzinski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dobzinski wants to get back to his feet but Wagner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dobzinski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wagner defends well.
Wagner cracks Dobzinski with a solid left hand.
Wagner landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dobzinski's head.
Wagner looking to pass the guard.
Wagner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wagner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wagner stops Dobzinski from standing up.
Dobzinski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wagner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wagner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dobzinski wants to sweep here but Wagner controlling him for the moment.
Wagner is in close to Dobzinski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dobzinski wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner prevents Dobzinski from getting back to his feet.
Wagner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wagner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dobzinski wants to stand up but Wagner is controlling him.
Wagner landing with the ground and pound.
Wagner trying to control but Dobzinski is working from the bottom.
Wagner postures up in Dobzinski's guard and throws a big left but Dobzinski blocks it.
Wagner trying to control the position from guard on top but Dobzinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wagner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dobzinski's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dobzinski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wagner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wagner tries to get out of the position.
Wagner striking from half guard on the bottom.
Dobzinski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wagner has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kurt Wagner will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dobzinski misses with a looping right.
Dobzinski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wagner moves away from the strike by Dobzinski.
Dobzinski looks to land a left hand but Wagner moved out of range nicely.
Wagner walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Dobzinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dobzinski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wagner is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dobzinski misses with a few strikes there.
Dobzinski looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
Dobzinski moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobzinski throws a big shot that misses.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner goes for a double leg but Dobzinski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dobzinski continues to drive forward.
Wagner working hard to break the clinch.
Dobzinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dobzinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wagner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dobzinski.
Wagner moves out of range as Dobzinski strikes.
Wagner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dobzinski has his foot on Wagner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wagner works his way back into a safe position though.
Wagner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dobzinski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wagner is in close to Dobzinski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dobzinski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wagner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wagner won't allow Dobzinski to sweep him here.
Wagner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Dobzinski keeps moving.
Wagner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dobzinski's head.
Dobzinski keeping moving, preventing Wagner from controlling successfully.
Wagner won't allow Dobzinski to sweep him here.
Dobzinski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wagner passes into half guard.
Wagner controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobzinski wants to improve his position but Wagner is controlling well.
Dobzinski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dobzinski.
Wagner preventing the sweep.
Dobzinski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wagner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dobzinski is keeping the position for now.
Wagner stopping the sweep attempt from Dobzinski.
Wagner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dobzinski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wagner defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner won't allow Dobzinski to get back to his feet.
Wagner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dobzinski wants to stand but Wagner is controlling the position.
Wagner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dobzinski has his foot on Wagner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wagner works his way back into a safe position though.
Wagner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wagner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dobzinski's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dobzinski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wagner manages to get himself to full guard.
Wagner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner pulls Dobzinski in close to prevent any damage.
Wagner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcelo Dobzinski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wagner shoots for a double leg takedown but Dobzinski sprawls well. He's pushed Wagner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dobzinski. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dobzinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dobzinski misses with a looping left.
Dobzinski throws a hook but Wagner avoids it easily.
Dobzinski with a jab.
Dobzinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wagner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
An inside leg kick lands from Dobzinski.
Wagner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dobzinski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dobzinski cracks Wagner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Dobzinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobzinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Dobzinski throws a hook to the side of Wagner's head but Wagner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wagner throws a leg kick that misses.
Dobzinski throws a hook but Wagner avoids it easily.
Wagner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Wagner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dobzinski is fending him off so far but Wagner persists. Nope, Dobzinski circles away and we're back to standing.
Dobzinski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wagner is rocked!
Dobzinski throws a hook to the side of Wagner's head but Wagner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dobzinski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
Wagner shoots in and gets a takedown into Dobzinski's guard.
Dobzinski has his foot on Wagner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wagner works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobzinski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dobzinski 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.
Wagner landing some decent shots from guard.
Wagner wants to control from the top but Dobzinski keeps moving.
Dobzinski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dobzinski throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wagner uses it to pass to side control.
Wagner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dobzinski is not content to let Wagner control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobzinski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wagner off and has taken his back!
Dobzinski is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Wagner knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Wagner for a finish.
Dobzinski is trying to stick to Wagner's back but Wagner is turning into Dobzinski. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dobzinski's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wagner.
Wagner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wagner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wagner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dobzinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dobzinski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wagner manages to get himself to full guard.
Dobzinski looking to pass the guard.
Dobzinski stopping the sweep attempt from Wagner.
Dobzinski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner has his takedown stuffed
and Dobzinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dobzinski thows a body shot but no joy.
Wagner blocks a jab.
Jab by Dobzinski.
Dobzinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wagner closes the distance and clinches up with Dobzinski, looking for a takedown. Wagner pushes Dobzinski against the cage but Dobzinski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dobzinski 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.
Wagner dives in for a single leg takedown but Dobzinski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagner wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dobzinski breaks from the clinch.
Dobzinski misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Dobzinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dobzinski 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Dobzinski!
A very excited looking Marcelo Dobzinski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Fatale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fatale might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember My Name. 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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218 lbs
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210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovanni Fatale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris clinches up with Fatale and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris has clasped his hands together around Fatale's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
An elbow from Harris crashes against the mat.
Harris wants to control but Fatale is keeping him busy.
Harris misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the position but Fatale is working away.
Harris is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Harris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fatale is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harris in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
My spies in The Garcia Grappling Academy - Rio inform me that Harris has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries for a kimura but Fatale is defending well.
Harris swings around for an armbar but Fatale sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Harris's guard.
Harris is pulling down on Fatale's head to control his posture.
Harris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fatale can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fatale trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harris is looking for a triangle but Fatale pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fatale stays in close to Harris's body and controls the position.
Fatale wants to stand but Harris is controlling his posture from full guard.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fatale trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris has his foot on Fatale's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fatale works his way back into a safe position though.
Fatale wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.
Fatale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fatale looking to pass the guard.
Fatale is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fatale preventing the sweep.
Fatale has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harris is proving hard to escape from.
Fatale controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Giovanni Fatale wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fatale lands with a kick to the temple. Harris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harris duly obliges.
Fatale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fatale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fatale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fatale walks into a left hand.
Fatale ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Fatale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fatale's waist but Fatale gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
Fatale throws a head kick that half lands.
Harris throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fatale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatale misses with a head kick.
Harris lunges at Fatale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fatale's hand.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Fatale lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Fatale bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatale tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Fatale with a nice cross.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fatale connects with a jab.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Fatale counters with a good low kick that Harris was not able to check.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fatale doesn't seem phased though.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Fatale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fatale.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fatale.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Fatale saw that one coming.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Fatale's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fatale as he jumps to the side.
Fatale tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Our sources have told us that Fatale has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fatale trying to land knees to the body.
Fatale throws an elbow but it misses.
Fatale is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harris takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fatale prevents a takedown attempt there.
Giovanni Fatale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.
Harris gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fatale keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fatale wants to control but Harris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fatale is defending against the submission attempts here by Harris.
Harris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fatale is just riding it out for now. Harris eventually gives up the hold.
Harris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fatale doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fatale defends it well.
Harris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fatale is just riding it out for now. Harris eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fatale is defending against the submission attempts here by Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Fatale dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris scores with a three punch combo!
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Giovanni Fatale is winning the standup battle so far.
Fatale tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Fatale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Fatale cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris tests Fatale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatale lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Fatale.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Fatale counters with a thumping low kick.
Fatale has managed to clinch.
Fatale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fatale lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fatale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fatale lands an elbow inside.
A right hand to the body from Fatale.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Giovanni Fatale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fatale.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fatale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatale lands a damaging elbow.
Fatale controlling the action here for a moment.
Fatale scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fatale lands a right hand.
Harris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
Fatale throws an elbow that misses.
Fatale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fatale is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fatale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Fatale.
Harris tries to pull guard but Fatale won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fatale.
Harris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fatale lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Paul Harris has been cut.
Fatale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fatale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fatale lands a damaging elbow.
Fatale lands a left hand.
Harris is trying to drag Fatale to the mat but Fatale just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fatale takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fatale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris can't get the takedown.
Harris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fatale pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fatale lands a knee to the body.
Fatale lands an elbow just above Harris 's eye.
Fatale is struggling to control the position.
Fatale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
Fatale lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Fatale throws an elbow that misses.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fatale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fatale obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fatale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fatale lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Harris wants a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Fatale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fatale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Fatale!
A victorious Giovanni Fatale thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makao Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto's entrance music is Sepultura - Territory . A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Makao Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Martin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Matsumoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matsumoto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Matsumoto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Matsumoto wants to pass to mount but Martin is defending the position.
Matsumoto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matsumoto wants to take a breather but Martin is having none of it.
Matsumoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martin's head.
Matsumoto slows the pace down in half guard.
Matsumoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto prevents Martin from improving his position.
Matsumoto throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Martin to regain full guard.
Matsumoto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Matsumoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
Matsumoto trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin wants to stand and escape but Matsumoto is having none of it.
Matsumoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto preventing the sweep.
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsumoto slips nicely into half guard.
Matsumoto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Matsumoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to control Matsumoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?
Matsumoto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Martin!
Matsumoto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Matsumoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Martin?
Matsumoto can't control as he wanted to and Martin manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matsumoto seems to be working for a kimura but Martin defends the submission attempt.
Matsumoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martin defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin is looking to control Matsumoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?
Matsumoto 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.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
Matsumoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matsumoto.
Well, if Matsumoto 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.
Matsumoto throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makao Matsumoto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matsumoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin throws a jab when Matsumoto was well out of range.
Martin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Matsumoto is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Martin lands with an uppercut that bounces Matsumoto off the cage and back into range.
Matsumoto takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matsumoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Matsumoto off balance momentarily.
Martin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Matsumoto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matsumoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Matsumoto misses with a takedown attempt - Martin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matsumoto gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Martin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Matsumoto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Matsumoto is looking to advance position but Martin won't allow it.
Matsumoto wants to take a breather but Martin is having none of it.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto wants to pass the guard but Martin is defending well.
Matsumoto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Matsumoto throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martin's guard.
Matsumoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matsumoto slows the pace down in half guard.
Matsumoto trying to mount his opponent but Martin defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Martin!
Martin is working to get back to half guard.
Martin taking shots to the head.
Martin taking shots to the head.
It looks like Michael Martin has been cut.
Matsumoto controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Makao Matsumoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matsumoto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Martin really wants to buck Matsumoto off and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsumoto dominating with strikes here.
Martin is rocked!
A big strike lands for Matsumoto! That's really hurt Martin and he's turned his back - Matsumoto keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Matsumoto jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makao Matsumoto!
During a confident post fight interview, Makao Matsumoto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urvin Janzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janzen has chosen El Guapo Likes to Dance as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Carioca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urvin Janzen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janzen throws a leg kick but Carioca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carioca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Janzen's head.
Janzen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carioca.
Janzen is looking to chop away at Carioca's legs.
Janzen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carioca keeps the fight on the outside.
Janzen gets tackled into the cage by Carioca. Carioca maintains the clinch.
Knees to the body from Janzen.
Janzen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carioca tries to land knees in the clinch but Janzen avoids the damage to the body.
Carioca breaks the clinch.
Carioca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Janzen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carioca pushes Janzen up against the cage in a clinch.
Janzen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Janzen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Janzen with a knee to the head.
Carioca lands a knee to the head.
Janzen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carioca.
Janzen lands an elbow inside that Carioca shrugs off.
Our sources have told us that Carioca has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Carioca is looking to control Janzen's arms but Janzen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carioca has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Janzen is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Janzen misses with an elbow strike.
Janzen misses with an elbow over the top.
Janzen throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees to the body from Carioca.
Janzen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Janzen misses with a low kick.
Carioca throws a shot from downtown. Janzen moves away and avoids it.
Carioca missing with a left hand there. Janzen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carioca drives through and clinches with Janzen against the cage.
Janzen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carioca's defenses.
Carioca connects with a knee to the head.
Carioca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Janzen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carioca blocks an elbow strike.
Janzen throws an elbow but it misses.
Carioca blocks an elbow strike.
Carioca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janzen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carioca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carioca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Janzen has him pressed against the cage.
Janzen lands an elbow just above Carioca 's eye.
A body shot lands from Carioca.
Carioca misses with a knee strike.
Carioca tries a knee to the head but Janzen blocks it.
Carioca is trying to maintain a safe position but Janzen gets an underhook and turns Carioca into the cage.
Carioca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janzen is defending well for now.
Janzen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janzen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carioca misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Carioca.
Carioca trying to land knees to the body.
Janzen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Janzen tries to circle away but Carioca has him pinned against the cage.
Carioca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janzen avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janzen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janzen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janzen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carioca's brow.
Carioca dodges an elbow strike from Janzen.
Carioca avoids a wild elbow strike from Janzen.
Janzen breaks the clinch.
Janzen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Carioca. Beautiful body shot.
Carioca lands with a nice body kick.
Carioca has closed the distance and engaged Janzen in a clinch.
Janzen can't break the clinch.
Carioca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Janzen.
Carioca looking to slow down the pace here.
Janzen breaks the clinch.
Carioca closes the distance and clinches.
Carioca misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janzen wants to break free but Carioca has control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carioca breaks the clinch.
Janzen connects with a leg kick. Carioca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carioca moves into the clinch.
Carioca missing with knees to the body.
Janzen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Janzen misses with an elbow strike.
Janzen scores with a knee to the head.
Janzen avoiding damage as Carioca throws knees to the body.
Carioca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janzen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carioca managing to block the knees to the body from Janzen.
Carioca tries to work over Janzen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Janzen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janzen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carioca rushes Janzen and presses him up against the cage.
Carioca trying to land knees to the body.
Carioca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Janzen blocks a body shot from Carioca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paulo Carioca will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Janzen looks to score with a jab to the body but Carioca is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Carioca.
Carioca rushes Janzen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carioca breaks from the clinch.
Carioca is looking to land body kicks.
Carioca blocks a head kick by Janzen.
Janzen throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Carioca lands but Janzen takes it in his stride.
Carioca rushes Janzen and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carioca - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Janzen misses with an elbow strike.
Carioca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Janzen is keeping busy.
Carioca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Janzen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janzen avoids the head kick by Carioca.
A clash of legs there as Carioca blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carioca misses with a leg kick
and Janzen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carioca really felt that one!
Janzen moves out of range of the body kick from Carioca.
Carioca moves into the clinch.
Carioca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carioca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Janzen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carioca blocks an elbow strike from Janzen.
Janzen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carioca clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janzen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carioca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Janzen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janzen blocks a head kick by Carioca.
A cross from Janzen lands.
Janzen throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janzen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carioca walks into a jab.
Carioca fails to land with a series of punches.
Carioca clinches up with Janzen and pushes him back against the cage.
Janzen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janzen manages to break the clinch.
Janzen avoids the head kick by Carioca.
Carioca has closed the distance and engaged Janzen in a clinch.
Janzen tries to land knees in the clinch but Carioca avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janzen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carioca's brow.
Carioca trying to land knees to the body.
Janzen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carioca misses with a knee to the head.
Janzen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carioca misses with a knee strike.
Janzen lands a knee to the head.
Janzen throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Carioca.
Janzen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carioca tries to work over Janzen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Janzen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Janzen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carioca tries to land knees in the clinch but Janzen avoids the damage to the body.
Carioca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janzen throws an elbow but it misses.
Carioca is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Janzen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulo Carioca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janzen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carioca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Janzen throws a leg kick but Carioca sees it coming and moves out of range.
Janzen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Janzen lands a nice hook to Carioca's body. Carioca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carioca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janzen manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janzen tries to land a front kick but Carioca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Janzen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carioca. That did some damage!
Carioca jabs Janzen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Janzen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Janzen. That snapped Carioca's head back.
Janzen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carioca throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Janzen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janzen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Janzen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Janzen throws a hook to the side of Carioca's head but Carioca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janzen misses with a head kick.
Carioca instigates a clinch.
Janzen prevents Carioca from breaking the clinch.
Carioca utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urvin Janzen 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. This is the final round!
Janzen throws a sloppy head kick and Carioca moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Carioca.
Carioca works the jab nicely.
Carioca looks to land a combination but Janzen avoids it well.
Janzen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carioca takes the fight into the clinch.
Paulo Carioca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Janzen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Janzen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janzen lands an elbow that stopped Carioca in his tracks for a moment.
Carioca taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Janzen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janzen misses with an elbow over the top.
Janzen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carioca moves out of range as Janzen strikes.
Carioca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Janzen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Janzen connects with a leg kick. Carioca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Janzen connects with a leg kick. Carioca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carioca looks to land a combination but Janzen avoids it well.
Carioca misses with a head kick.
Janzen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carioca moves away.
Carioca throws a series of punches but Janzen moves out of range.
Carioca darts in and clinches Janzen up against the cage.
Janzen breaks from the clinch.
Carioca lands with a hook. Janzen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Janzen.
Carioca misses with a head kick.
Janzen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janzen clinches.
Carioca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janzen throws an elbow but it misses.
Carioca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janzen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carioca closes the distance and clinches.
Carioca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Janzens head.
Janzen is trying to break the clinch but Carioca is controlling him.
Carioca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carioca slowing the pace effectively.
Carioca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carioca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janzen is defending well for now.
Janzen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Janzen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Janzen lands an elbow inside.
Janzen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carioca tries to land knees in the clinch but Janzen avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Janzen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Janzen throws out a powerful jab.
Janzen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carioca misses with a kick to the body.
Carioca drives through and clinches with Janzen against the cage.
Janzen throws an elbow but it misses.
Carioca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Janzen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carioca's defenses.
Carioca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janzen avoids it.
Janzen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Janzen.
Janzen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carioca tries to stall but Janzen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Janzen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janzen motions for Carioca to come forward. Janzen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carioca closes the distance and pushes Janzen back into the cage.
Janzen managing to block the knees to the body from Carioca.
Carioca dodges an elbow strike from Janzen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janzen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carioca blocks an elbow strike.
Janzen blocks the elbow strike.
Janzen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carioca throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Janzen, right into the meat.
Carioca gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carioca is trying to break the clinch but Janzen is controlling him.
Janzen lands an elbow inside that Carioca shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janzen manages to break the clinch.
Janzen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Janzen wants to slow Carioca down by chopping away at his legs.
A combination from Carioca does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urvin Janzen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Janzen 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urvin Janzen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Urvin Janzen thanked Mango Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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