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UCF 34 Boxing Tournament Final PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ola Afolabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Drago has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ola Afolabi's chin.
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216 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ola Afolabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Drago!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afolabi misses with a body shot.
Afolabi scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Afolabi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago is looking to clinch but Afolabi is avoiding it.
Bruno Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago closes the distance and clinches.
Drago has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Afolabi is trying to keep an underhook but Drago manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Afolabi gets back to full guard.
Afolabi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Afolabi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Afolabi tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Afolabi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drago tries to clinch up.
Afolabi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drago in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws a right hand that Afolabi ducks under and follows up with a left that Afolabi also avoids with ease.
Afolabi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drago.
Drago looks gassed!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Afolabi.
Drago seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Afolabi shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Drago is backing up but Afolabi catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Drago covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Afolabi Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ola Afolabi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamir Rolofzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Eccleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamir Rolofzki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Eccleston!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolofzki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eccleston moves into the clinch successfully.
Eccleston should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Eccleston tries for a takedown but Rolofzki manages to get underhooks.
Eccleston tries to break the clinch but Rolofzki is controlling the position.
Eccleston is trying to drag Rolofzki to the mat but Rolofzki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Eccleston successfully pulls guard.
Eccleston wants to stand up but Rolofzki is controlling him.
Rolofzki trying to control the position from guard on top but Eccleston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolofzki tries to free his leg and advance position but Eccleston is retaining full guard.
Rolofzki trying to control the position from guard on top but Eccleston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eccleston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eccleston wants to stand but Rolofzki is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rolofzki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eccleston.
Eccleston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eccleston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rolofzki.
Christopher Eccleston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rolofzki just misses with a punch to the body.
Eccleston gets the takedown into side control.
Eccleston trying to control the position but Rolofzki is working away.
Eccleston has control of an arm but Rolofzki manages to advance to Eccleston's back!
Rolofzki loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Eccleston hold on?
Rolofzki is looking for the choke from the back position but Eccleston is controlling his hands well.
Eccleston defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Eccleston trying to get back to his feet but Rolofzki is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eccleston fending off the submission attempt from Rolofzki.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolofzki misses with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Eccleston is trying to get back to his feet but Rolofzki has full control of the position and if anything, Eccleston has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eccleston covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Rolofzki is controlling the position but Eccleston somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rolofzki gets caught flat footed, as Eccleston shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rolofzki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rolofzki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eccleston!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rolofzki stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christopher Eccleston will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eccleston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rolofzki tries to clinch but Eccleston moves out of range.
Eccleston shoots and misses
and Rolofzki counters with a takedown into side control.
Eccleston wants to get back to his feet but Rolofzki drags him back down.
Rolofzki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rolofzki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eccleston knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rolofzki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eccleston tries to escape but Rolofzki is in control.
Rolofzki wants to control but Eccleston is keeping him busy.
Rolofzki decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rolofzki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rolofzki advances to mount.
Rolofzki content just to control the position here.
Rolofzki trying to control but Eccleston is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eccleston is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rolofzki tries to control but Eccleston wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rolofzki moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Eccleston has worked his arm free - good work by Eccleston!
Rolofzki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eccleston is trying to buck Rolofzki off.
Eccleston gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamir Rolofzki dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Eccleston with a poor takedown
and Rolofzki counters with a big head kick but Eccleston shrugs it off.
Eccleston with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rolofzki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eccleston's guard.
Rolofzki trying to control the position from guard on top but Eccleston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rolofzki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Eccleston fails with the takedown
and Rolofzki counters with a single leg into guard. Eccleston didn't expect that.
Hamir Rolofzki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Eccleston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolofzki gets to his feet. Eccleston looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Eccleston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rolofzki counters with a good low kick that Eccleston was not able to check.
Rolofzki tries to clinch up but Eccleston circles away and keeps his distance.
Eccleston misses with a takedown attempt
and Rolofzki counters with a left and a right that stings Eccleston.
Rolofzki shoots in for a double leg but Eccleston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eccleston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eccleston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eccleston gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rolofzki counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rolofzki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eccleston misses with a jab to the body
and Rolofzki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Eccleston won't be happy with that.
Rolofzki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Eccleston is pushing Rolofzki's head away, looking to escape. Rolofzki manages to hold on to the position though.
Rolofzki advances nicely into full mount.
Rolofzki controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolofzki looking to finish with strikes here!
Rolofzki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eccleston is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolofzki punching from mount but Eccleston doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rolofzki goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Eccleston is on top in guard.
Rolofzki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eccleston is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Eccleston lands a couple of elbows.
Eccleston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eccleston works over Rolofzki with some ground and pound from guard.
Eccleston is looking to work some ground and pound but Rolofzki has wrist control.
Rolofzki working a defensive guard here.
Eccleston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eccleston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rolofzki wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamir Rolofzki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rolofzki 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamir Rolofzki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhian Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syrian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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283 lbs
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277 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rhian Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Syrian Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos dodges the punch combination from Philips.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philips.
Philips misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos slips under a jab from Philips.
Rhian Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Philips sprawls well.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Philips is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Philips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Philips.
Santos dives in and grabs Philips's left leg, looking for a takedown. Philips pushes down on Santos's head and hops out.
Philips circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Philips.
Philips rushes Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Philips pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rhian Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syrian Santos.
Philips throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a series of punches but Philips avoids them all with ease.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Philips counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Philips sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Philips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Philips gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Philips gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Philips softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Philips cracks Santos with a nice body shot.
Santos looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philips has clasped his hands together around Santos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Philips is working Santos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Santos is trying to escape the position but Philips is controlling the position.
Philips works to advance to full mount. Santos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Philips cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips controlling from the full mount.
Philips with the ground and pound from mount.
Philips working Santos over with strikes here.
The referee warns Santos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Philips takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Philips dominating with strikes here.
Philips controlling the pace for now.
Philips has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santos's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Philips with the ground and pound from mount.
Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Philips.
Santos can't escape the position.
Philips controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to reverse the position but Philips maintains control.
Philips landing strikes, looking to finish!
Philips lands a nice shot to the head.
Philips trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos can't escape the position.
Philips cracks Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhian Philips dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Philips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Philips lands a jab to the head.
Philips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos blocks a jab.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Philips circles away.
Santos staying out of range there.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Philips pinned against the cage. Philips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Philips fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Philips counters with a nice uppercut.
Philips wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos slips under a jab from Philips.
Philips misses with a two punch combination.
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Philips has taken the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Philips.
Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rhian Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syrian Santos.
Santos has Philips pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Philips manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Philips is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Santos.
Philips lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Philips gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Santos regains guard.
Philips postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Philips from controlling successfully.
Rhian Philips overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Philips postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Philips trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Philips scoring with some ground and pound.
Philips is stalling in the full guard.
Philips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Philips looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Philips 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos wants to control from the top but Philips keeps moving.
Philips is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Philips keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Philips manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Santos has Philips in his guard.
Santos wants to hit a switch here but Philips passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Santos there!
Philips working Santos over with strikes here.
Philips pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Philips can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Santos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Philips scoring with strikes but Santos is staying in there.
Philips with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Philips 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.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Philips's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhian Philips dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Philips.
Philips lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Philips misses.
Philips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Philips makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Philips.
Philips is pushing Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Philips throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Philips controlling the action here for a moment.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Philips avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Philips breaks from the clinch.
Philips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santos.
Philips dodges the punch combination from Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Philips.
Philips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Philips counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Philips moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philips throws a jab when Santos was well out of range.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Philips looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Philips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Philips backing up. Philips nods at Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Philips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Philips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos throws a body punch but Philips moves out of range.
Philips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Philips darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rhian Philips is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos throws a right hand that Philips ducks under and follows up with a left that Philips also avoids with ease.
Philips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos avoids the body shot from Philips.
Philips scores with a jab to the jaw.
Philips displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santos.
Rhian Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Syrian Santos.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Philips moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Philips paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philips is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Philips closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Philips's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice left hand lands by Philips.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Syrian Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos being controlled against the cage.
Philips lands a takedown into guard.
Santos 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.
Philips scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rhian Philips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Philips sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Philips wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Philips controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Philips lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rhian Philips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Philips has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rhian Philips!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wellker Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emir comes to the cage accompanied by i kill people. Wellker Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatih Emir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wellker Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emir scores a takedown into full mount!
Emir landing shots from mount.
Emir punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emir connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Emir breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Emir with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Emir breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Emir looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Emir dominating with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Emir content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emir lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Emir lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Emir trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Emir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Emir looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Emir landing punches.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Emir 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silva looks gassed!
Emir with good strikes from the mount here!
Emir has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Emir landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Emir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Emir's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva bucks Emir off and manages to get back to his feet!
Emir takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Fatih Emir has been cut.
Emir fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Emir persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Emir sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva is looking to escape.
Emir not doing much here.
Emir lands strikes from half guard.
Emir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Emir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is trying to stand.
Emir uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Emir's attempts to control the action.
Emir is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Emir trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Emir with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Emir cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Emir looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Emir tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fatih Emir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fatih Emir's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva forces Emir back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emir backwards.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Emir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Emir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Emir pushes him off.
Fatih Emir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a hook. Emir ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Silva.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Emir.
Emir moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has Emir up against the cage in a clinch.
Emir has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emir wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Emir keeps him there for the moment.
Emir goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emir, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva gets through Emir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Emir keeps him there for the moment.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Emir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Emir 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Emir takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fatih Emir's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Emir's head.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Emir needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Emir back into the cage.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Emir has him pressed against the cage.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emir.
Wellker Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Emir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Wellker Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva has Emir up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Emir has control.
Emir prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Emir.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emir has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Emir has double underhooks.
Emir can't get the takedown.
Emir goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva pushes Emir up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wellker Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Emir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva tests Emir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emir shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Emir is having none of it.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Emir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emir has a takedown stuffed.
Emir tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Emir shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wellker Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fatih Emir's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Emir dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Emir on that attempt.
Emir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emir thows a big elbow that misses.
Emir throwing strikes but missing.
Emir throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Emir is controlling him.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Emir from controlling successfully.
Emir stops Silva from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emir throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Emir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Emir saw that one coming.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Emir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva jabs Emir right on the nose. Emir blinks but takes it well.
Emir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Emir slips the punch.
Emir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Emir with that takedown attempt.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Emir's shoulder, as Emir tries to avoid the shot.
Emir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Emir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva tries to clinch but Emir moves out of range.
Emir shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Emir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good shot there by Silva.
Emir shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emir dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Emir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Emir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Emir is out of range.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Emir with an uppercut!
Emir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Emir ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Nice defenses there by Emir.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Emir has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emir doesn't seem phased though.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Emir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emir has a takedown stuffed.
Silva misses with a hook. Emir ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab to Emir's midsection.
Silva tries to clinch there but Emir circles away.
Emir feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Emir trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fatih Emir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emir stops Silva from standing up.
Emir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Emir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva wants to stand up but Emir is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Emir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wellker Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wellker Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aegil Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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23
193 lbs
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23
190 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aegil Gunderson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gunderson tries to avoid it but Rios manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gunderson to the ground. Gunderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aegil Gunderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gunderson stuffs the takedown.
Gunderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rios napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rios is looking for a sweep.
Gunderson gets to mount! Rios was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Rios is trying desperately to improve position.
Gunderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gunderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rios can't escape the position.
Gunderson lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunderson cracks Rios with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rios can't escape the position.
Gunderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rios really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gunderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gunderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rios is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rios tries to hold on but Gunderson postures up.
Gunderson controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gunderson content just to control the position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Aegil Gunderson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gunderson scores with a takedown into Rios's guard.
Rios looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rios working a defensive guard here.
Gunderson passes into half guard.
Well, if Gunderson 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.
Gunderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Rios that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gunderson postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rios badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Gunderson around the waist but Gunderson pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Gunderson is the winner by TKO! Gunderson jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aegil Gunderson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Semenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Materazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Semenov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anton Semenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Materazzi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materazzi scores with a three punch combo!
Semenov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Materazzi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Semenov works the jab nicely.
It looks like Marco Materazzi has been cut.
Semenov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Materazzi moves out of range of the strikes.
Semenov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Materazzi has time to react.
Materazzi throws a nice looking combination but Semenov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Semenov.
Semenov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Materazzi counters with a right hand to the body.
Semenov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Materazzi's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semenov misses with a double jab
and Materazzi counters with a series of strikes. Semenov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Materazzi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Semenov counters with a straight right hand.
Materazzi misses with a combination
and Semenov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Materazzi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Semenov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Materazzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Semenov scores with a one two! Materazzi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That has opened up Marco Materazzi's cut even more.
Materazzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Materazzi throws a hook but Semenov avoids it easily.
Materazzi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Semenov counters with a crisp one two that drops Materazzi! Semenov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Materazzi to his feet! Materazzi is in big trouble!
Materazzi looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov lands a nice shot to the body.
Semenov drops Materazzi with a beautiful combination! Materazzi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Semenov is looking for the KO!
The cut above Marco Materazzi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Materazzi dodges the punch combination from Semenov.
Semenov throws a nice looking combination but Materazzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Semenov misses with a body kick.
Semenov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anton Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov throws a right hand that Materazzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Materazzi also avoids with ease.
Materazzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Semenov.
Semenov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Materazzi's sensitive parts.
Semenov misses with a double jab.
Semenov tests Materazzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Materazzi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marco Materazzi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Semenov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Semenov misses with a double jab
and Materazzi counters with a three punch combo that has Semenov backing up. Semenov nods at Materazzi to acknowledge the strikes.
Materazzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Semenov.
Semenov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Semenov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov moves away from the strike by Materazzi.
Materazzi takes one to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marco Materazzi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anton Semenov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between O Fortuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Black Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortuna comes to the cage accompanied by O Fortuna. Knight has chosen None Shall Pass as his entrance music. The Black Knight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
278 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, O Fortuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Black Knight!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight cracks Fortuna with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knight tests Fortuna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knight avoids the body shot from Fortuna.
Fortuna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fortuna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight throws a hook but Fortuna blocks it.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortuna. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortuna.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Fortuna.
Fortuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fortuna misses with a body shot
and Knight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fortuna lands a jab.
It looks like The Black Knight has been cut.
Knight takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuna misses with a few strikes there.
Fortuna walks into a stiff left hand from Knight.
Fortuna loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Knight walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fortuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight swings for the body but Fortuna moves out of range.
Knight jabs Fortuna right on the nose. Fortuna blinks but takes it well.
Fortuna connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fortuna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fortuna misses the body punch
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Knight stuns Fortuna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fortuna misses with a looping right.
Knight misses with a hook.
Fortuna throws a combination that misses
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Fortuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortuna throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Fortuna thows a body shot but no joy.
Knight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fortuna on the side of the head.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Fortuna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Knight - just one landing.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Fortuna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fortuna missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortuna misses with a hook to the body
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knight.
Fortuna ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fortuna darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortuna throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Fortuna misses its intended target.
Fortuna misses with a straight left.
Fortuna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Fortuna misses with a hook to the body
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fortuna.
Fortuna slips under a jab.
Fortuna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortuna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Fortuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortuna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight slips under a jab.
Fortuna throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Fortuna swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortuna misses the target.
Fortuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortuna.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortuna is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knight.
Knight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Fortuna ducks down to avoid it.
Fortuna has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Black Knight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on The Black Knight's cut.
That's time! Fortuna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Fortuna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knight throws a hook but Fortuna avoids it easily.
Fortuna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Fortuna misses
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fortuna moves away from the strike by Knight.
Fortuna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Fortuna throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Fortuna scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Black Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fortuna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fortuna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortuna is just out of range.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight throws a hook but Fortuna avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuna swinging wildly here.
Fortuna lands with a good body shot.
Fortuna defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Fortuna throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Fortuna's shoulder, as Fortuna tries to avoid the shot.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Knight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up The Black Knight's cut even more.
Nice shot lands for Knight.
Fortuna falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knight.
Fortuna tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Knight.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Fortuna.
Fortuna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortuna misses with a looping right.
Fortuna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortuna throws out the jab.
Knight thuds his right hand into Fortuna's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fortuna throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
Fortuna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fortuna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortuna.
Fortuna misses with a body punch
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fortuna misses with a combination
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortuna.
Fortuna scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fortuna misses the jab.
Knight slips under a jab from Fortuna.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortuna.
Fortuna tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Fortuna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight looks to land a combination. Fortuna sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A shot to de liver by Knight. Beautiful body shot.
Fortuna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fortuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight 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.
Fortuna throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortuna.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight avoids the body shot from Fortuna.
Knight slips a straight right by Fortuna.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight scores with a decent looking hook.
Knight moves away from the strike by Fortuna.
Fortuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Knight misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Black Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Black Knight's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fortuna lands a nice looking body shot.
Fortuna lands a left and a right that send Knight crashing to the mat, dazed. Fortuna thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fortuna drops Knight with a straight right hand, right on the button! Fortuna follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). O Fortuna!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Link Gatez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akseli Hammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hammar's choice of entrance music: Matti ja Teppo - Näitä Polkuja Tallaan. Akseli Hammar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Link Gatez's chin.
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23
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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216 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Link Gatez!
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, Akseli Hammar!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammar misses with a looping left.
Hammar tries to clinch up.
Gatez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Hammar.
A left and a right from Gatez both land. Nice combination.
Link Gatez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gatez as he avoids it easily.
Gatez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hammar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gatez was covering up waiting for the punch and Hammar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hammar trying to control but Gatez is working from the bottom.
Gatez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gatez trying to control the position here.
Gatez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hammar!
The referee warns Hammar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hammar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gatez.
Gatez 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.
Gatez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gatez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatez looking to ground and pound but Hammar is blocking nicely.
Gatez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hammar tries to hold on but Gatez pushes him away.
Gatez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hammar is trying to escape the mount.
Gatez lands a heavy elbow.
Hammar wants to control but Gatez is having none of it.
Hammar is looking to get to half guard.
Hammar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gatez prevents Hammar from getting the reversal.
Gatez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gatez unloading with bombs!
Hammar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatez avoids the attempt from Hammar to control.
Gatez landing strikes from the mount.
Hammar is still in real trouble! Can Gatez finish him?
The referee warns Hammar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gatez with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hammar's face.
Hammar is desperately trying to improve his position but Gatez has a good base and remains in mount.
Gatez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gatez working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Hammar turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Gatez off and cradles Hammar's limp body as Gatez celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Link Gatez!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fejha Kurko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banner Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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24
210 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fejha Kurko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Banner Bo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo avoids the body shot from Kurko.
Bo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kurko is trying to defend but Bo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurko pushes Bo off looking to stand but Bo dives back in and keeps control.
Bo is working for a submission of some sort.
Bo tries to pass to full mount but Kurko defends it.
Kurko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bo on the ground.
Bo seems to be looking for submissions.
Bo prevents Kurko from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo is working for a submission of some sort.
Bo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kurko is trying to stand back up but Bo is controlling him
Bo maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kurko could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bo has cracked it and Kurko is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Banner Bo!
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