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UVT 243: Fists Flying PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Tanner Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner Jr comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - It's Time for War. Temitope Obama will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrian Tanner Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Temitope Obama!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Obama misses.
Tanner Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Obama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Obama.
Tanner Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Tanner Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Obama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tanner Jr wants to clinch but Obama slips to the side
and Obama counters with a body kick that stops Tanner Jr in his tracks momentarily.
Tanner Jr fails with the takedown.
Obama scores with a kick to the body.
Obama lands with a shot to the body.
Temitope Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tanner Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obama.
Obama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanner Jr at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obama gets a clinch.
Obama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Obama to keep the fight standing.
Tanner Jr is trying to pull guard but Obama turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Tanner Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obama tries to break free but Tanner Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Obama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanner Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Obama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left and a right from Obama both land. Nice combination.
Tanner Jr lands with a hook. Obama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Obama.
Tanner Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Obama circles away.
Tanner Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Obama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tanner Jr.
Obama has managed to clinch.
Obama manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Obama.
Obama lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Obama works over Tanner Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Obama lands a front kick.
Obama throws a series of punches but Tanner Jr avoids them all with ease.
Obama tries to bum rush Tanner Jr with a series of wild strikes but Tanner Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanner Jr tries to clinch but Obama moves away
and Obama counters with a right hand to the body.
Obama swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner Jr.
Obama throws a nice looking combination but Tanner Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obama throws a series of punches but Tanner Jr moves out of range.
Tanner Jr dodges the punch combination from Obama.
Obama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obama's corner calls for a 1-2. Obama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tanner Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Obama sprawls well. Obama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tanner Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama slaps away a takedown attempt from Tanner Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tanner Jr is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tanner Jr.
Obama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice combination there by Obama.
Obama gets a clinch.
Tanner Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obama has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner Jr fails to pull guard.
Obama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanner Jr slips a jab and a cross from Obama.
Obama lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obama throws a one two combo.
Obama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanner Jr at a distance.
Obama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tanner Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Obama is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Obama is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Obama is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tanner Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Obama is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tanner Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Obama - that will leave a mark!
Tanner Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Obama.
Obama tries to bum rush Tanner Jr with a series of wild strikes but Tanner Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obama connects with a high kick.
Obama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Obama throws a nice looking combination but Tanner Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obama connects with a nice looking jab.
Tanner Jr slips a jab and a cross from Obama.
Obama throws a body kick that misses.
Tanner Jr shoots in for a takedown but Obama shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temitope Obama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obama swinging wildly here.
Obama lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Obama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Obama counters with a head kick. That will keep Tanner Jr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tanner Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obama misses the shot to the body.
Obama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tanner Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Obama sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tanner Jr somewhat.
Obama swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner Jr tries to clinch
and Obama counters with a body kick that stops Tanner Jr in his tracks momentarily.
Obama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Obama thumps Tanner Jr with a low kick.
Obama digs a good body shot into Tanner Jr's ribs.
Tanner Jr fails to land the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tanner Jr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tanner Jr is looking to clinch but Obama is avoiding it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Obama.
Tanner Jr tries to clinch there but Obama circles away.
Tanner Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Tanner Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanner Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Obama swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanner Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tanner Jr's sensitive parts.
Tanner Jr wants to clinch up but Obama keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tanner Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Obama jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanner Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tanner Jr tries to clinch but Obama moves out of range.
Tanner Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Obama misses with a low kick as Tanner Jr jumps back.
Tanner Jr tries to clinch but Obama moves out of range.
Tanner Jr is looking to clinch.
Tanner Jr misses with a takedown
and Obama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obama scores with a hook.
Obama misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama keeps the fight on the outside.
Obama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adrian Tanner Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanner Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obama.
A shot to the liver by Obama. Beautiful body shot.
Temitope Obama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obama's corner calls for a 1-2. Obama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Obama closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Obama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Obama slips a nice elbow through Tanner Jr's hands, connecting with Tanner Jr's forehead.
Tanner Jr is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Obama is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tanner Jr is just riding it out for now. Obama eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner Jr moves into full guard.
Obama is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tanner Jr working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temitope Obama 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tanner Jr wants to clinch but Obama slips to the side
and Obama counters with a one-two to the body.
Obama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanner Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Obama pinned against the cage. Obama gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Obama cracks the inside of Tanner Jr's front leg.
Obama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tanner Jr wants to clinch
and Obama counters with a nice body shot.
Tanner Jr looks to clinch
and Obama counters with a nice kick to the body.
Obama scores with a shot to the body.
Tanner Jr tries to clinch up but Obama circles away and keeps his distance.
Obama throws a body punch but Tanner Jr moves out of range.
Tanner Jr tries to clinch but Obama moves out of range.
Tanner Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama clobbers Tanner Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tanner Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Obama.
Obama's corner calls for a 1-2. Obama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Obama misses with a body kick.
Obama scores with a decent looking hook.
Tanner Jr moves in looking to clinch but Obama pushes him off.
Obama moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Obama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tanner Jr.
Obama fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tanner Jr dives in and grabs Obama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Obama pushes down on Tanner Jr's head and hops out.
Tanner Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Obama sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tanner Jr somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Tanner Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obama works over Tanner Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner Jr tries to clinch but Obama moves away
and Obama counters with a nice uppercut.
Obama fails to land with a series of punches.
Tanner Jr wants to clinch
and Obama counters with a left and a right that stings Tanner Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama tries to bum rush Tanner Jr with a series of wild strikes but Tanner Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanner Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tanner Jr shoots in and drives through. Obama sprawls well.
Tanner Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Obama swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner Jr.
Obama slaps away a takedown attempt from Tanner Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tanner Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Obama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Obama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tanner Jr.
Obama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crunch! Obama slams his shin into Tanner Jr's torso.
Obama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Obama has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A right-left combo lands from Obama.
Temitope Obama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Obama fails to land with a series of punches.
Obama thuds his right hand into Tanner Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Obama misses with a wild combination.
Tanner Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Obama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tanner Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Obama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama scores with a head kick. Tanner Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Obama throws a right hand that Tanner Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanner Jr also avoids with ease.
Obama scores with a push kick.
Obama misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanner Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Adrian Tanner Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obama lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obama lands a jab-cross combination.
Obama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tanner Jr throws a leg kick
and Obama counters with a thumping low kick.
Tanner Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tanner Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Obama tries to sprawl out of it but Tanner Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Obama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Temitope Obama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Obama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temitope Obama!
A very excited looking Temitope Obama 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 Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by WAR-Low Rider. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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30
214 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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212 lbs
26 - 16 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Roads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roads misses the shot to the body.
Roads is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gattuso.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso connects with a body shot that sends Roads's belly button to the back.
Gattuso works Roads's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Roads.
Roads looks to score with a jab to the body but Gattuso is just out of range.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roads circles away quickly and effectively.
Roads scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gattuso loads up on a big right hand but Roads slips the punch.
Gattuso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gattuso connects with a body shot.
Roads fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gattuso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roads with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roads lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roads.
A good leg kick by Gattuso.
Gattuso scores with a sloppy right hand. Roads should have avoided that one.
Gattuso throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Roads. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gattuso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roads misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roads on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roads lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gattuso at a distance.
Gattuso throws a lazy uppercut
and Roads counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roads throws a good cross that connects.
Roads moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gattuso is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gattuso looks winded!
Gattuso clobbers Roads with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gattuso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roads ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roads throws the left hand but Gattuso avoids the punch easily.
Roads displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gattuso throws out the jab.
Roads misses with a looping right.
Roads misses with a jab to the body
and Gattuso counters with a straight right hand.
Gattuso throws a leg kick but Roads moved away.
Roads is looking to wear down Gattuso with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roads scores with a nice head shot.
Gattuso is still on wobbly legs! Can Roads finish him?
Roads works Gattuso's body with a nice hook.
Gattuso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gattuso seems to have recovered his senses.
Roads throws an overhand right that drops Gattuso like a sack of potatoes! Roads dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Roads!
A very excited looking Damien Roads 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minotauro comes to the cage accompanied by Buckethead - jump man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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253 lbs
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285 lbs
41 - 31 - 1 |
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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
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ze Minotauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinksy stalks Minotauro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Minotauro's face. Minotauro staggers backwards, shaken.
Pinksy takes a swing at Minotauro's ribcage but misses.
Minotauro looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinksy is just out of range.
Minotauro thumps Pinksy with a low kick.
Minotauro 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.
Pinksy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Minotauro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinksy.
Pinksy looks to land a combination. Minotauro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Minotauro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minotauro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pinksy throws a head kick but Minotauro moves out of range.
Pinksy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pinksy misses the body punch
and Minotauro counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinksy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pinksy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minotauro.
Minotauro blocks a head kick by Pinksy.
Pinksy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Minotauro in his tracks.
Drew Pinksy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Minotauro. Minotauro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pinksy's corner calls for a 1-2. Pinksy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pinksy tests Minotauro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinksy throws a head kick that Minotauro semi-blocks.
Minotauro looks to throw the jab but Pinksy is out of range.
Pinksy lands a slapping body shot.
Pinksy misses with a two punch combination.
Minotauro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinksy throws out the jab.
Minotauro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minotauro tries to bum rush Pinksy with a series of wild strikes but Pinksy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Minotauro throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Pinksy. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Minotauro misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro misses with a head kick.
Pinksy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pinksy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinksy lands a jab.
Pinksy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pinksy scores with the left hand. Minotauro knows he should have avoided that one.
Pinksy misses with an uppercut. Minotauro saw that one coming.
Pinksy connects with the punch.
A big left from Minotauro misses.
Pinksy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minotauro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinksy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big left from Pinksy misses.
Pinksy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minotauro manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro looks to throw the jab but Pinksy is out of range.
Minotauro moves away from the strike by Pinksy.
A big right from Pinksy misses.
Decent striking displayed by Pinksy there.
Pinksy misses with a wild combination.
Pinksy lands a jab.
Pinksy tries to bum rush Minotauro with a series of wild strikes but Minotauro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinksy scores with a body shot.
Pinksy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pinksy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minotauro needs to keep his hands up - Pinksy had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinksy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pinksy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pinksy throws a series of punches but Minotauro moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Pinksy.
Pinksy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Minotauro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinksy slips under a jab.
Pinksy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Minotauro.
Pinksy misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinksy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minotauro.
Pinksy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Minotauro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pinksy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinksy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Pinksy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pinksy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Minotauro throws a solid leg kick but Pinksy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Minotauro.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Minotauro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pinksy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pinksy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pinksy misses with the combination.
Pinksy staying out of range there.
Pinksy cracks Minotauro with a good jab.
Pinksy scores with a nice head shot.
Drew Pinksy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Minotauro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinksy throws a sloppy head kick and Minotauro moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pinksy tries to break the clinch but Minotauro is controlling the position.
Minotauro blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy tries to throw a body punch but Minotauro avoids it by throwing Pinksy back against the cage.
A short left from Minotauro.
Pinksy is trying to push Minotauro away but Minotauro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Minotauro lands with a left to the head.
Minotauro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinksy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Minotauro tries to land knees in the clinch but Pinksy avoids the damage to the body.
Pinksy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pinksy tries to circle away but Minotauro has him pinned against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Minotauro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Minotauro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinksy is defending well for now.
Pinksy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinksy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minotauro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Pinksy finds it's target.
Pinksy throws a hook to the side of Minotauro's head but Minotauro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinksy tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinksy lands a head shot.
Minotauro walks into a straight right hand from Pinksy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinksy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinksy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Pinksy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Minotauro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pinksy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Minotauro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minotauro throws out a loose jab but Pinksy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minotauro avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Minotauro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pinksy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick misses from Pinksy.
Minotauro swings for the body but Pinksy moves out of range.
Pinksy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minotauro moves away.
Pinksy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minotauro throws out the jab.
Pinksy throws a looping overhand right but Minotauro ducks down to avoid it.
Minotauro is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pinksy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Minotauro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Minotauro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pinksy lands a lovely overhand right.
Pinksy throws a head kick but Minotauro moves out of range.
Pinksy lands with a good body shot.
Minotauro looks to land a right hand but Pinksy moved out of range.
Pinksy misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minotauro throws a hook but Pinksy avoids it easily.
Pinksy misses with a jab to the body
and Minotauro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pinksy throws a lazy right hand but Minotauro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinksy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Minotauro. That one must have hurt.
Pinksy misses with a leg kick.
Pinksy tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinksy lands a right hook to the body.
Pinksy swings for the body but Minotauro moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minotauro throws a right and a left that Pinksy avoids nicely.
Pinksy throws the left hand but Minotauro avoids the punch easily.
Pinksy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Minotauro has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Pinksy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pinksy throws a sloppy head kick and Minotauro moves out of range easily.
Minotauro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinksy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Minotauro can pounce on him.
Pinksy moves away from the strike by Minotauro.
Minotauro misses with a straight right.
Minotauro misses with a body kick.
Minotauro moves away from the strike by Pinksy.
Pinksy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minotauro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pinksy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Minotauro. Minotauro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pinksy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Minotauro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pinksy defending well as Minotauro loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinksy misses with a head kick.
Pinksy lands with a straight right. Minotauro didn't see that one coming.
Minotauro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pinksy misses with a head kick.
Pinksy cracks Minotauro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Minotauro looks to land a left hand but Pinksy moved out of range nicely.
Minotauro avoids the head kick by Pinksy.
Minotauro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pinksy dips to his left and cracks Minotauro with an uppercut!
Minotauro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minotauro. Pinksy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minotauro loads up on a big right hand but Pinksy slips the punch.
Pinksy throws out a loose jab but Minotauro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ze Minotauro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro misses with a wild body shot.
Minotauro just misses with a punch to the body.
Minotauro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinksy.
Pinksy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinksy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Minotauro.
Minotauro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Minotauro throws out a leg kick but Pinksy moves out of range and Minotauro only half commits.
Minotauro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Minotauro throws a low kick, looking for Pinksy's leg but Pinksy calmly moves out of range.
Minotauro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinksy misses with an uppercut.
Minotauro cracks Pinksy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Drew Pinksy has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro swings for the body but Pinksy moves out of range.
Pinksy throws a head kick that misses.
Minotauro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Minotauro throws a head kick that misses
and Pinksy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Minotauro throws a shot from downtown. Pinksy moves away and avoids it.
Pinksy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pinksy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minotauro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drew Pinksy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pinksy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Minotauro.
Minotauro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Minotauro lands a leg kick that knocks Pinksy off balance momentarily.
Pinksy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinksy looks to score with a jab to the body but Minotauro is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy misses with a head kick.
Minotauro lands with a right and another and another! Pinksy is in big trouble! Minotauro lands again and this time it's lights out for Pinksy! A quality knockout there for Minotauro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ze Minotauro!
Our winner, Ze Minotauro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyon Okiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyon Okiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taylor walks into a stiff left hand from Okiro.
It looks like Tim Taylor has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
Okiro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taylor is looking to slow Okiro down with leg kicks.
Okiro misses with a hook.
Tim Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okiro pushes Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Okiro lands with a nice body kick.
Okiro throws the kick towards the body but Taylor avoids it.
Okiro throws a chopping leg kick but Taylor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Okiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Okiro blocks a jab.
Okiro moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Okiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Donk. Okiro catches Taylor right on the button with a cross.
Taylor cracks Okiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Okiro misses with a double jab.
Okiro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Okiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okiro moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Okiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Okiro lands an uppercut.
Okiro pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okiro manages to break the clinch.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okiro staying out of range there.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Okiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor lands a head shot.
Okiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taylor walks into a jab.
Okiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Okiro is out of range.
Taylor throws a lazy uppercut
and Okiro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Taylor really felt that one!
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Okiro moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Okiro has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Okiro misses with some punches.
Taylor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Okiro up against the cage.
Okiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okiro misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor thows a body kick. Okiro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Okiro ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Okiro does no damage.
Okiro throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okiro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taylor misses with a right hand
and Okiro counters with a three punch combo that has Taylor backing up. Taylor nods at Okiro to acknowledge the strikes.
Okiro misses with a kick to the body.
Taylor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Okiro counters with a nice body kick.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Okiro drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okiro prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Okiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Taylor'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.
Okiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Okiro throws a low kick, looking for Taylor's leg but Taylor calmly moves out of range.
Okiro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taylor.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Taylor in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okiro defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Lyon Okiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Taylor throws a body punch but Okiro moves out of range.
Okiro throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Okiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okiro tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Okiro throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Taylor tries a low kick but Okiro avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Taylor.
Okiro cracks Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Okiro moves away and avoids it.
Okiro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Okiro is looking to clinch.
Okiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Okiro checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Okiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okiro misses with a few strikes there.
Okiro is looking to clinch.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okiro moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okiro lands with a light punch inside.
Okiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okiro tries to clinch up.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okiro.
Okiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Okiro throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Lyon Okiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Okiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Okiro checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Okiro.
Okiro tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Okiro sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taylor on the side of the head.
Taylor moves out of range as Okiro strikes.
Okiro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Okiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Okiro is out of range.
Okiro throws the kick towards the body but Taylor avoids it.
Okiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Okiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okiro manages to break the clinch.
Okiro slips under a jab from Taylor.
Okiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Okiro blocks the leg kick.
Taylor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okiro sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okiro scores with a sloppy right hand. Taylor should have avoided that one.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Okiro is out of range.
Okiro misses with a head kick.
Taylor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okiro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taylor.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Okiro.
Taylor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Okiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Taylor'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. This is the final round!
Taylor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Okiro takes the fight into the clinch.
Taylor is trying to maintain a safe position but Okiro gets an underhook and turns Taylor into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taylor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taylor trying to stall but Okiro improves his position.
Okiro digs a right hand into Taylor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taylor's gas tank.
Okiro tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Okiro back against the cage.
Okiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Okiro breaks the clinch.
Okiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Okiro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okiro tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okiro moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Okiro lands a jab-cross combination.
Taylor is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Okiro finish him?
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Taylor scores with a leg kick.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Okiro scores with a nice body kick.
Okiro tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Okiro. Taylor shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okiro scores with a jab. Taylor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Okiro misses with a double jab.
Okiro throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Okiro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taylor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Okiro.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okiro drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Okiro manages to break the clinch.
Okiro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up Tim Taylor's cut even more.
Okiro lands with a cross.
Lyon Okiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor scores with a head kick. Okiro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Taylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Okiro looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Okiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily.
Tim Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Okiro scores with a three punch combo!
Okiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okiro misses with a body kick.
Taylor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Okiro.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Okiro avoids them all with ease.
Okiro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Okiro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Okiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Okiro moved out of range.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okiro. Okiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Okiro tries to clinch up.
Okiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Okiro.
Okiro slips under a jab.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okiro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor throws an off balance right hand
and Okiro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okiro is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Okiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Okiro does it's job there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okiro keeps Taylor at a distance using the push kick.
Okiro slips under a jab from Taylor.
Okiro clinches.
Okiro cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyon Okiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okiro 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyon Okiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Heggs slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Heggs.
Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into Heggs's guard.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Heggs keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heggs keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oliveira trying to control but Heggs is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thiago Oliveira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oliveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliveira closes the distance but Heggs moves to the side
and Heggs counters with a flying knee that drops Oliveira! Heggs dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Heggs!
Luther Heggs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jomar Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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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
25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud Macintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jomar Requina!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Requina throws an overhand right that lands on Macintosh's shoulder, as Macintosh tries to avoid the shot.
Macintosh throws a body punch but Requina moves out of range.
Macintosh misses with a left hand
and Macintosh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Macintosh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Requina.
Macintosh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Requina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Requina darts in and clinches Macintosh up against the cage.
Macintosh ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Macintosh no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Macintosh is trying to control the position but Requina postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macintosh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Macintosh controls Requina momentarily but Requina frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macintosh has his foot on Requina's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Requina works his way back into a safe position though.
Requina controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macintosh looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh looking for a sweep. Not yet Macintosh, not yet.
Macintosh seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Macintosh trying to keep a closed guard but Requina is proving a slippery customer.
Requina won't allow Macintosh to sweep him here.
Macintosh is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bud Macintosh just wasn't active enough.
Requina on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Requina misses with the combination.
Requina lands with a right hand.
Requina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macintosh.
Jomar Requina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Requina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Requina has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Requina wants to clinch up but Macintosh keeps it at a distance.
Macintosh misses with a few strikes there.
Requina moves out of range of the strikes.
Requina looks for the body kick but Macintosh saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Requina as he avoids it easily.
Macintosh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Macintosh blocks the body kick.
Requina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macintosh manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Macintosh. Those never looked like landing.
Requina feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Macintoshs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macintosh throws an overhand right that lands on Requina's shoulder, as Requina tries to avoid the shot.
Macintosh tries to bum rush Requina with a series of wild strikes but Requina uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Requina connects with an inside leg kick.
Requina throws a front kick aimed at Macintosh's knee but Macintosh avoids it well.
Requina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macintosh manages to avoid it.
Requina walks into a stiff left hand from Macintosh.
Macintosh throws the left hand but Requina avoids the punch easily.
Requina takes one to the side of the head.
Macintosh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Requina was well out of range. Poor timing from Macintosh.
Nice shot lands for Requina.
Macintosh closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Requina's guard.
Macintosh prevents Requina from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requina keeping full guard, as Macintosh tries to pass.
Macintosh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Macintosh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Macintosh stops Requina from standing up.
Macintosh trying to control but Requina is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Macintosh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bud Macintosh wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Requina fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Macintosh.
Macintosh dips to his left and cracks Requina with an uppercut!
Requina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macintosh was well out of range. Poor timing from Requina.
Requina pushes Macintosh up against the cage in a clinch.
Requina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macintosh has a takedown stuffed.
Requina misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Macintosh misses.
Macintosh throws a hook but Requina blocks it.
Requina keeps Macintosh at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macintosh. Requina does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Bud Macintosh 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.
Requina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Requina fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macintosh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Requina blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Requina. Macintosh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macintosh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Requina connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Macintosh scrambles back to his feet.
Requina staying out of range there.
Requina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Macintosh throws an overhand right that lands on Requina's shoulder, as Requina tries to avoid the shot.
Macintosh misses with a wild body shot.
Macintosh misses with a looping left.
Macintosh throws a big shot that misses.
Requina staying out of range there.
Requina jabs Macintosh right on the nose. Macintosh blinks but takes it well.
Macintosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Requina.
Requina misses with a body kick.
Macintosh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Macintosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Macintosh clobbers Requina with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh misses with a lunging right hand
and Requina counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Macintosh thinking.
Macintosh shoots in and drives through. Requina sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Macintosh.
Requina moves away from the strike by Macintosh.
Requina looks to land a combination but Macintosh avoids it well.
Requina drives through and clinches with Macintosh against the cage.
A short right from Requina on the inside.
Requina keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Macintosh's efforts to push away.
Requina throws a punch but it's blocked by Macintosh.
Requina lands a hook that snaps the head of Macintosh backwards.
Requina lands with a short shot to the head.
Requina stalling in the clinch but Macintosh improves position.
Macintosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Macintosh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Requina gets underhooks to prevent Macintosh's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Requina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macintosh throws a hook but Requina avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Requina chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Macintosh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macintosh throws a jab when Requina was well out of range.
Macintosh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Requina closes the distance and clinches.
Requina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Requina.
Requina slows down the pace here.
Requina trying to stall but Macintosh improves his position.
Macintosh is looking to take this one to the mat.
Requina breaks the clinch.
Macintosh misses with a lunging right hand
and Requina counters with a stiff right hand.
Requina throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
No joy there for Macintosh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Macintosh thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requina cracks the inside of Macintosh's front leg.
Macintosh scores with a nice strike.
Requina lands with a thumping leg kick.
Macintosh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Macintosh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Requina closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Requina fails to land with a series of punches.
Requina slips a straight right by Macintosh.
Macintosh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Requina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macintosh throws out the jab.
Macintosh throws a hook but Requina avoids it easily.
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!
Requina lands a right hook to the body.
Macintosh looks to land a left hand but Requina moved out of range nicely.
Requina throws a low kick but Macintosh moves out of range easily.
Requina with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Macintosh takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Requina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macintosh.
Requina slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Requina.
Requina bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jomar Requina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Macintosh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Requina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macintosh.
Requina lands an overhand right.
Requina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Requina punishes Macintosh's body with a nice straight punch.
Requina catches Macintosh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Macintosh missing with a left hand there. Requina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Requina stuffs the takedown.
Macintosh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macintosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Requina manages to avoid it.
A jab from Macintosh misses.
Requina cracks a nice hook into Macintosh's ribs.
Macintosh checks a low kick from Requina.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jomar Requina 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!
Macintosh moves out of range of the body kick.
Requina misses with a low kick.
Requina misses with an attempted mid kick.
Requina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macintosh.
Requina dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Macintosh. That did some damage!
Requina takes a swing at Macintosh's ribcage but misses.
Macintosh avoids the head kick by Requina.
Requina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Requina keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Macintosh's efforts to push away.
Macintosh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Requina is defending well.
Requina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macintosh throws the left hand but Requina avoids the punch easily.
Requina lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Requina moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Macintosh throws a body punch but Requina moves out of range.
Macintosh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Requina's waist but Requina gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Macintosh off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Requina lands a jab to the head.
Requina throws a right and a left that Macintosh avoids nicely.
Requina connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Requina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Requina slips a jab from Macintosh.
Requina lands with a nice body punch.
Macintosh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Requina counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Requina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Macintosh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Requina defending well as Macintosh loads up on a big left hand.
Macintosh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Requina is fending him off so far but Macintosh persists. Nope, Requina circles away and we're back to standing.
A left and a right from Requina both land. Nice combination.
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!
A big right from Macintosh misses.
Requina tries a head kick but it misses.
Requina with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Macintosh has his takedown stuffed
and Requina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Requina scores with a kick to the body.
Macintosh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Requina uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Macintosh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Requina works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Requina lands with an uppercut that bounces Macintosh off the cage and back into range.
Macintosh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Requina.
Macintosh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Requina thuds his shin into the meat of Macintosh's side.
Macintosh takes one to the chin there.
Requina looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Macintosh lands a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Requina finds it's target.
Macintosh keeps the fight on the outside.
Requina throws an overhand right that lands on Macintosh's shoulder, as Macintosh tries to avoid the shot.
Requina ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requina lands a jab to the head.
Macintosh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Macintosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Requina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Macintosh avoids the head kick by Requina.
Requina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Macintosh shoots in but Requina avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Macintosh fails with the takedown.
Requina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macintosh.
Macintosh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Macintosh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Requina.
Macintosh moves out of range as Requina strikes.
Requina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Requina's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Macintosh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Requina scrambles back to his feet.
Macintosh dives in for a single leg takedown but Requina sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Requina breaks from the clinch.
Macintosh connects with a looping right hand.
Requina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macintosh.
Nice shot by Macintosh.
Macintosh throws a body punch but Requina moves out of range.
Macintosh goes for a double leg but Requina avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Requina continues to drive forward.
Requina is leaning against Macintosh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Requina.
Requina lands a shoulder strike.
Requina scores with a nice hook to the head.
Requina pushes Macintosh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Requina lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Requina keeps control of Macintosh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Requina taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jomar Requina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Requina 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jomar Requina!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingo Kongo (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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244 lbs
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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
43 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo rushes Bourque and presses him up against the cage.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kongo missing with knees to the body.
Bourque's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kongo loads up on a big right hand but Bourque slips the punch.
Bourque misses with the combination.
Bourque blocks a head kick by Kongo.
Bourque throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kongo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kingo Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bourque, pushing him back against the cage.
Bourque blocks an elbow strike from Kongo.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bourque is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Bourque 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.
Bourque blocks a body shot from Kongo.
Kongo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Bourque wants to get back to striking at distance but Kongo won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque dodges an elbow strike from Kongo.
Kongo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bourque blocks a body shot from Kongo.
Kongo wants to stall.
Kongo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bourque blocks it with crossed arms.
Bourque blocks an uppercut.
Bourque can't break the clinch.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kongo missing with knees to the body.
Bourque escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kongo closes the distance and clinches.
Bourque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque avoids the elbow strike from Kongo, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kongo.
Nice elbow from Kongo.
Kongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourque.
Bourque lands a hook that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Kongo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourque's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kongo on the inside.
Kongo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourque avoids the elbow strike from Kongo, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kongo.
Bourque is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Kongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourque.
A short uppercut from Kongo.
Kongo has Bourque pressed against the cage, preventing Bourque from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bourque breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kongo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bourque on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kongo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut.
Kongo ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Kongo looks to throw the jab but Bourque is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bourque connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bourque takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kongo lands a jab to Bourque's midsection.
A jab from Bourque misses.
Kongo throws a right hand that Bourque ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourque also avoids with ease.
Kongo throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.
Kongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Bourque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Kongo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque moves out of range of the body kick from Kongo.
Bourque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kongo throws out the jab.
Bourque lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo forces Bourque back against the cage and clinches.
Kongo lands with a short shot to the head.
Bourque throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kongo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bourque missing with knees to the body.
Kongo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bourque tries to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling the position.
Kongo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kongo seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo lands a damaging elbow.
Bourque is trying to break the clinch but Kongo is controlling him.
Kongo wants to stall.
Bourque is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kongo misses with a two punch combination.
Bourque misses with a hook. Kongo ducked under it nicely.
Timothy Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kongo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kongo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kongo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kongo forces Bourque back against the cage and clinches.
Kingo Kongo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kongo has a couple of punches blocked by Bourque.
Kongo lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Kongo to work.
Bourque's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Timothy Bourque's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bourque being controlled against the cage.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bourque misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kongo fails to land.
Bourque lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kongo trying to control the position but instead, Bourque has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kongo into the cage.
Bourque blocking some punches.
Bourque escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bourque slips a jab from Kongo.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bourque throws a hook to the side of Kongo's head but Kongo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Kongo.
Kongo connects with a leg kick. Bourque looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo wants to clinch but Bourque slips to the side
and Bourque counters with a head kick. That will keep Kongo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kongo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourque slips under a jab from Kongo.
Kongo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourque paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kongo avoids the body shot from Bourque.
Bourque takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kongo misses with a head kick.
Kongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourque.
Kongo moves out of range as Bourque strikes.
Kongo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kingo Kongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kongo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bourque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bourque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kongo scores with a leg kick.
Bourque scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourque moves away.
Kongo tries to clinch but Bourque moves out of range.
Kongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kongo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bourque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kongo tries to clinch but Bourque moves away
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourque misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Bourque throws out a loose jab but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourque is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bourque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kongo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice straight punches there by Bourque. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bourque.
That has opened up Kingo Kongo's cut even more.
Kongo throws a head kick that half lands.
Bourque is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourque swats away the attempt to clinch by Kongo.
Kongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourque.
Kongo cracks Bourque with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bourque. Bourque circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kongo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kongo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourque throws a looping overhand right but Kongo ducks down to avoid it.
Kongo is looking to clinch.
Bourque misses with a double jab.
Kongo misses with a head kick.
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bourque throws a right hand that misses
and Kongo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bourque is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kongo dodges the punch combination from Bourque.
Kongo throws a series of strikes that have Bourque backpedaling.
Timothy Bourque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bourque stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kongo is rocked!
Bourque looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Bourque backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Kongo's temple! It sends Kongo violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Bourque celebrates and the doctors try to help Kongo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Timothy Bourque!
Timothy Bourque seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Olhoffer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov rushes Olhoffer and presses him up against the cage.
Kharitonov presses Olhoffer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Olhoffer is breathing heavily.
Olhoffer is trying to force a seperation but Kharitonov has the dominant position.
Kharitonov lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kharitonov lands a right hand.
Kharitonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov is leaning against Olhoffer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kharitonov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kharitonov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov scores with a shot to the side of Olhoffer's head.
Kharitonov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands an uppercut.
Kharitonov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kharitonov is working Olhoffer over against the cage.
Kharitonov presses Olhoffer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kharitonov lands a shoulder strike.
Olhoffer is rocked!
Kharitonov lands with a left to the head.
Oh Olhoffer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kharitonov gets through Olhoffer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov digs a right hand underneath Olhoffer's ribcage. Olhoffer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kharitonov drops Olhoffer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Olhoffer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kharitonov drops Olhoffer with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Olhoffer is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Kharitonov!
Boris Kharitonov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon comes to the cage accompanied by Dies Irae. 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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
The fighters circling - Damon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Damon.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee avoids the head kick by Damon.
Damon misses with a double jab.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Damon throws a big shot that misses.
Damon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
It looks like Hitmon Lee has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Damon with a nice cross.
Good work by Damon as he checks the leg kick.
Lee feints and then cracks Damon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damon down.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Damon throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Damon.
Damon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Damon punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Damon looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Damon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Damon digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Damon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Damon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Damon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Damon won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tries for a kimura but Damon is defending well.
Lee tries for a kimura but Damon is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lee asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Damon tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Lee easily slips into full mount!
Lee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Damon wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Damon's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lee tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Damon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Damon working to try and regain half guard.
Lee raining down shots from the mount!
Lee lands a big shot there that rocks Damon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lee with shots to the head and body - Damon looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee landing strikes from the mount and Damon is in trouble!
Damon is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
We've been hearing good reports from Damon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lee lands with some strikes.
Damon taking shots to the head.
Damon is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Damon is having none of it.
Oh Damon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damon tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Damon seems to have got his legs back now.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Lee! Damon is hurt baaadly! Lee is firing away with more strikes - Damon is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hitmon Lee!
Our winner, Hitmon Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Herald had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Herald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugowski cracks Herald with a good jab.
Rugowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been informed that Rugowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rugowski wants to clinch.
Justin Herald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rugowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Herald takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rugowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Herald is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rugowski has Herald up against the cage in a clinch.
Rugowski lands a shoulder strike.
Rugowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Herald manages to break the clinch.
Rugowski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rugowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Herald.
Rugowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rugowski tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Rugowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Herald throws a right hand that misses
and Rugowski counters with a body kick.
Herald is breathing heavily.
Herald uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Herald throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rugowski.
Rugowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Herald counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rugowski slips a jab from Herald.
Rugowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Herald circles away.
Rugowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rugowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rugowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Rugowski misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rugowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herald swings for the body but Rugowski moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rugowski!
Herald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Herald.
Herald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Herald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rugowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Herald blocks a head kick by Rugowski.
Rugowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good exchange - Herald coming out on top.
Nice cross by Rugowski.
Rugowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rugowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rugowski lands a head kick!
Rugowski moves into the clinch.
Rugowski tries to throw a body punch but Herald avoids it by throwing Rugowski back against the cage.
Herald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rugowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heralds head.
A short right from Rugowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rugowski misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rugowski as Herald tries to tie him up.
Rugowski breaks the clinch.
Rugowski lands a big head kick that sends Herald tumbling to the mat! Rugowski takes a step backwards and waves Herald back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Herald is rocked!
It looks like Justin Herald has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rugowski is stalking Herald. Herald circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Rugowski, and it's lights out! Herald really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bubba Rugowski!
Bubba Rugowski is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Bubba Rugowski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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