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UVT 245: Years End PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Mangabeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ollie Strauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Mangabeira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mangabeira trying to stall but Strauss improves his position.
Strauss fails to pull guard.
Mangabeira swings wildly with an uppercut but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mangabeira uses from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mangabeira postures up.
Strauss is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mangabeira is aware though and is defending well.
Mangabeira stops Strauss from standing up.
Strauss wants to sweep here but Mangabeira controlling him for the moment.
Mangabeira postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mangabeira drops back looking for a leg! Strauss is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Strauss manages to kick Mangabeira off! Mangabeira jumps back into Strauss's guard.
Strauss is trying to control the position but Mangabeira postures up.
Mangabeira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mangabeira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Strauss looking for a sweep. Not yet Strauss, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangabeira has gone for a leg lock! Strauss slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mangabeira's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Strauss wants to control from the top but Mangabeira keeps moving.
Strauss being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mangabeira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mangabeira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mangabeira!
Strauss tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mangabeira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Strauss is trying to control Mangabeira's posture but Mangabeira avoids it.
Mangabeira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Strauss knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mangabeira goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Strauss rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mangabeira's guard! Nice work there by Strauss!
Strauss trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangabeira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strauss missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mangabeira keeping moving, preventing Strauss from controlling successfully.
Strauss drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mangabeira manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Strauss has Mangabeira in his guard.
Strauss is looking for a triangle but Mangabeira pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strauss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strauss is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mangabeira trying to control but Strauss is working from the bottom.
Mangabeira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Strauss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Strauss is really struggling to control Mangabeira but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strauss looking for subs off his back but Mangabeira has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mangabeira wants to control but Strauss is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ollie Strauss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strauss has Mangabeira up against the cage in a clinch.
Mangabeira taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Mangabeira.
Strauss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mangabeira taking a breather.
Strauss jumps guard but Mangabeira stands there with Strauss around his waist. Strauss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Strauss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss jumps into guard, dragging Mangabeira to the mat.
Strauss is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mangabeira is aware though and is defending well.
Strauss looking to control.
Mangabeira wants to pass the guard but Strauss is keeping the position.
Mangabeira works over Strauss with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss has his foot on Mangabeira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mangabeira works his way back into a safe position though.
Strauss keeping moving, preventing Mangabeira from controlling successfully.
Mangabeira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mangabeira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Strauss wants to sweep here but Mangabeira controlling him for the moment.
Mangabeira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strauss is keeping the position for now.
Strauss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strauss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mangabeira defends well.
Strauss is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mangabeira dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Strauss is trying to maintain the position but Mangabeira is very close to passing his half guard.
Strauss tries to get to full guard but Mangabeira has control of the leg.
Mangabeira is thwarting Strauss's attempts to control the position.
Mangabeira seems to be working for a kimura but Strauss defends the submission attempt.
Mangabeira wants to control but Strauss is keeping him busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangabeira seems to be working for a kimura but Strauss defends the submission attempt.
Mangabeira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Strauss is pressing down on Mangabeira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss looking for a sweep. Not yet Strauss, not yet.
Mangabeira stands and throws Strauss's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mangabeira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strauss is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Strauss manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Strauss is trying to control. Mangabeira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Strauss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've been hearing that Strauss has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mangabeira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Strauss is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mangabeira has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mangabeira has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mangabeira is pressing down on Strauss's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mangabeira keeping moving, preventing Strauss from controlling successfully.
Strauss has gone for a leg lock! Mangabeira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Strauss's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mangabeira trying to control but Strauss is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ollie Strauss will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mangabeira tries to keep at a distance but Strauss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strauss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss is trying to pull guard but Mangabeira turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Strauss ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Strauss no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Strauss wants to sweep here but Mangabeira controlling him for the moment.
Strauss looking for a guillotine here but Mangabeira defends easily.
Strauss is trying to control the position but Mangabeira postures up.
Strauss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangabeira wants to control from the top but Strauss keeps moving.
Mangabeira wanted to stand there but Strauss had control of the position.
Mangabeira won't allow Strauss to sweep him here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Mangabeira.
Strauss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mangabeira, pushing him back against the cage.
Mangabeira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Strauss jumps guard but Mangabeira turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ollie Strauss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mangabeira has a couple of punches blocked by Strauss.
Stalling in the clinch from Mangabeira.
Mangabeira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Strauss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss is trying to pull guard but Mangabeira has him pressed against the cage.
Mangabeira trying to stall but Strauss improves his position.
Strauss tries to pull guard but Mangabeira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Strauss jumps guard but Mangabeira stands there with Strauss around his waist. Strauss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mangabeira lands a left hand.
Strauss pulls guard.
Mangabeira wants to control from the top but Strauss keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strauss keeping full guard, as Mangabeira tries to pass.
Strauss is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Strauss is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mangabeira has managed to free his arm - good work.
Strauss performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss seems to be working for a kimura but Mangabeira defends the submission attempt.
Strauss is stalling here. Mangabeira is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Strauss seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mangabeira has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Strauss can't do much from the bottom here.
Mangabeira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strauss is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mangabeira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangabeira is trying to get an arm triangle but Strauss is defending well.
Strauss is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mangabeira off and has taken his back!
Rodrigo Mangabeira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strauss is cranking Mangabeira's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Mangabeira! He's tightened the choke and Mangabeira is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ollie Strauss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Ambitionz Az A Ridah. Kuure has chosen I'm Coming Home as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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202 lbs
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185 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kuure!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy lands a two punch combo.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuure throws a low kick, looking for Hardy's leg but Hardy calmly moves out of range.
Hardy lands with a nice combination. Kuure backs away looking to recover.
Kuure throws a front kick aimed at Hardy's knee but Hardy avoids it well.
Kuure misses with a low kick as Hardy jumps back.
A jab from Kuure finds it's way through Hardy's defenses.
Hardy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Kuure rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy defending well as Kuure loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Kuure avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
Kuure thuds his right hand into Hardy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kuure walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuure scores with a leg kick.
Hardy walks into a straight right hand from Kuure.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Kuure.
Kuure lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuure throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuure.
Kuure avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Kuure tries to score with a low kick but Hardy moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure connects with the punch.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy checks a low kick from Kuure.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Kuure.
Hardy scores with a nice strike.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuure moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Kuure scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kuure lands a high kick!
Kuure swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Kuure misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuure. Kuure circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Kuure moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Kuure moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kuure.
A jab from Kuure misses.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Kuure slips the punch.
Kuure thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuure digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Hardy slips a straight right by Kuure.
Kuure misses with a straight right.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuure at a distance.
Hardy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuure tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuure misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuure is looking to land body kicks.
Hardy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuure throws a shot to the body.
Jab by Hardy.
Kuure lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been informed that Kuure has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuure misses with a wild body shot.
Kuure throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuure dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuure circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuure.
Hardy lands with a good body shot.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuure throws out the jab.
Kuure throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuure misses with a low kick.
Kuure misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Kuure misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Kuure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Kuure fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuure wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuure throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuure 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.
A jab from Kuure misses.
Kuure throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuure seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuure scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Kuure.
Hardy drops his hands momentarily and Kuure takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Hardy.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuure lands a jab to the nose.
Kuure throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuure throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Kuure counters with an outside leg kick.
Hardy tries to score with a low kick but Kuure moves his leg out of the way.
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!
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuure throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuure throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hardy blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Kuure.
Hardy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kuure back to the cage. Hardy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kuure throws a series of strikes that have Hardy backpedaling.
Kuure throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuure throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Kuure misses.
Kuure avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuure throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuure.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuure scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hardy checks a low kick from Kuure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Kuure does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuure slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Andre Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuure moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Kuure there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuure throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Kuure.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Kuure bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuure showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kuure loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
Kuure misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Kuure tenderised Hardy's leg. Hardy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuure.
Kuure cracks Hardy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuure on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy checks a low kick from Kuure.
Hardy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kuure shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuure buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardy checks it well.
Kuure misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Kuure lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuure cracks Hardy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Kuure counters with a leg kick.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuure.
Kuure lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kuure throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Kuure.
Andre Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands with a hook. Kuure tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuure dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Kuure is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuure 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 Hardy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hardy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuure looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuure darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuure misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Hardy blocks the low kick.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuure.
Kuure is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Hardy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Kuure misses with a body kick.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuure throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuure on the side of the head.
It looks like Kuure has been cut.
Kuure looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Kuure throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure misses the jab.
Kuure takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Kuure.
Kuure throws a push kick but Hardy slaps the foot to one side.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Kuure.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuure throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuure throws a leg kick which misses Hardy's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardy tries to avoid it.
Hardy thows a leg kick but Kuure checks it
and Kuure counters with a nice kick to the body.
A cross from Kuure lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuure comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuure 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuure!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kuure thanked Katukauppa.com for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Meira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Meira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benson Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meira misses with a takedown attempt
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson stops a takedown attempt from Meira.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Meira manages to get underhooks.
Meira has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meira is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Meira gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Henderson is doing well to control the position and prevent Meira from advancing to side control.
Meira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Henderson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Meira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Meira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Henderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Meira controlling the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Carlos Meira has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Meira wants to clinch.
Carlos Meira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Meira is defended easily by Henderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Meira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Meira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Henderson uses from the top position.
Meira wants to sweep but no luck.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Meira has his feet on Henderson's thighs here. He's pushed Henderson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Henderson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlos Meira!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stef Jalz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stef Jalz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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26
335 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stef Jalz!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira has managed to clinch.
Ferreira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jalz misses with a knee to the head.
Jalz misses with a knee strike.
Ferreira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ferreira.
Jalz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jalz looks winded!
Jalz looking to throw knees to the head but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
Ferreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Jalz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferreira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalz gets tackled into the cage by Ferreira. Ferreira maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferreira obliges.
Jalz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ferreira walks away with a smile on his face. Jalz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ferreira gets a clinch.
Ferreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferreira pushes Jalz up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ferreira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Jalz.
It looks like Edson Ferreira has been cut.
Ferreira landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferreira is struggling to control the position.
Ferreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferreira stalling in the clinch.
Jalz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferreira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jalz's defenses.
Ferreira looking to throw knees to the head but Jalz is blocking nicely.
Ferreira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ferreira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferreira looking to slow down the pace here.
Jalz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ferreira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ferreira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jalz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ferreira walks away with a smile on his face. Jalz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Edson Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stef Jalz.
Ferreira looks to land a combination. Jalz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ferreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stef Jalz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira throws a front kick that sends Jalz stumbling back into the cage.
Ferreira is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalz looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
Jalz throws a nice looking combination but Ferreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jalz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferreira circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferreira closes the distance and clinches.
Ferreira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ferreira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jalz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jalz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jalz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Ferreira lands with a kick to the temple. Jalz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jalz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreira.
Jalz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferreira counters with a thumping low kick.
Ferreira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jalz, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferreira holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ferreira landing knees to the head.
Jalz tries to land a knee to the head but Ferreira blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands an elbow that stopped Jalz in his tracks for a moment.
Jalz tries to pull guard but Ferreira won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ferreira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ferreira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ferreira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ferreira lands a damaging elbow.
Ferreira is struggling to control the position.
Jalz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferreira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jalz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ferreira smiles and moves away.
Ferreira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jalz throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Jalz does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jalz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ferreira takes the fight into the clinch.
Ferreira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferreira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jalz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jalz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jalz tries to pull guard but Ferreira won't allow it.
Ferreira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ferreira lands a nice elbow.
Ferreira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira avoids the head kick by Jalz.
Jalz avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Jalz's front leg.
Ferreira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Ferreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edson Ferreira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jalz moves forwards but Ferreira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jalz throws a nice looking combination but Ferreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jalz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferreira has time to react.
Jalz scores with a spinning back kick!
Ferreira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Jalz gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ferreira is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stef Jalz!
Our winner, Stef Jalz, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tascius Cyprianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Dos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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300 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tascius Cyprianus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Dos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Silva walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Cyprianus swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tascius Cyprianus!
Tascius Cyprianus took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Mango Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomas Uusierkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masilungan's entrance music is Return to Strength. A fine choice. Uusierkki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rob Zombie - Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy). Tuomas Uusierkki has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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36
164 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Masilungan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tuomas Uusierkki!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusierkki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tuomas Uusierkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uusierkki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uusierkki takes one to the chin there.
Masilungan misses with the combination.
Uusierkki throws a right and a left that Masilungan avoids nicely.
Uusierkki has closed the distance and engaged Masilungan in a clinch.
Uusierkki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uusierkki blocking some punches.
Uusierkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uusierkki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masilungan is keeping busy.
Masilungan has clasped his hands together around Uusierkki's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Masilungan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Uusierkki is looking for a sweep.
Uusierkki struggling a bit here.
Uusierkki told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Masilungan is looking to take a break and control but Uusierkki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Uusierkki down.
Uusierkki tries to improve position but can't.
Masilungan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Masilungan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Masilungan is chipping away with strikes.
Masilungan happy to just control the position for now.
Uusierkki prevents Masilungan from moving into mount.
Uusierkki tries to bench press Masilungan off him but Masilungan keeps the position.
Masilungan working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masilungan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusierkki can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masilungan in side control, throwing shots but Uusierkki defends.
Masilungan lands a nice forearm strike.
Masilungan scoring with punches from side control.
Masilungan moves into full mount!
Masilungan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Masilungan'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.
Masilungan landing strikes from the mount and Uusierkki is in trouble!
Masilungan raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uusierkki wants to hold on but Masilungan pushes him away.
Masilungan lands a big shot to the head and Uusierkki winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jed Masilungan!
A victorious Jed Masilungan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lyo Wuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyo Wuan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyo Wuan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wuan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garcia has Wuan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Garcia pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wuan tumbling to the mat - Garcia dives into Wuan's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wuan is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia won't allow Wuan to sweep him here.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wuan is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Garcia Grappling Academy - Rio that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Wuan is controlling Garcia's posture.
Garcia trying to control but Wuan is working from the bottom.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Wuan looking for a sweep. Not yet Wuan, not yet.
Garcia passes Wuan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Garcia is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
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!
Wuan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throwing strikes here but Wuan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wuan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wuan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Garcia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wuan is surviving well by controlling Garcia's body position as best he can.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garcia has control of Wuan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wuan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Garcia is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Wuan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wuan shrugs it off.
Garcia throwing strikes but Wuan bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Wuan distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wuan is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Wuan tries to pass.
Wuan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Garcia controls Wuan momentarily but Wuan frees himself.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Our spies down at at The Garcia Grappling Academy - Rio inform us that Garcia has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Wuan passes Garcia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Wuan has control of the leg.
Wuan wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wuan is trying to work for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Wuan sits in half guard.
Wuan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garcia sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia trying to control but Wuan postures up.
Wuan wants to free his trapped foot but Garcia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garcia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wuan.
Wuan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garcia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wuan.
Wuan wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to hold on to Wuan's head to control him but Wuan postures up.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wuan pulls his head out easily.
Wuan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Wuan is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia manages to get to full guard.
Garcia is trying to keep Wuan in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wuan uses it to pass to side control.
Garcia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wuan connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcelo Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wuan on the side of the head.
It looks like Lyo Wuan has been cut.
Garcia tries a low kick but Wuan avoids it.
Wuan cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Wuan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lyo Wuan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wuan digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
Wuan lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Wuan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wuan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marcelo Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wuan cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
Wuan connects with a leg kick. Garcia 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.
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia works the jab nicely.
Wuan is rocked!
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Wuan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wuan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wuan.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Wuan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wuan.
Garcia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wuan counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Wuan lands a jab to the head.
Wuan tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
so Garcia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia trying to control but Wuan is working from the bottom.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wuan is on top in guard.
Wuan trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has momentary wrist control but Wuan slips an elbow through the middle.
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Wuan defends easily.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wuan is aware though and is defending well.
Wuan working some strikes from top position.
Wuan is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Wuan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wuan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wuan lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuan stands and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Wuan landing a few strikes.
Wuan is chipping away with strikes.
Marcelo Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wuan is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wuan blocks the strikes from Garcia.
Wuan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garcia has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wuan wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Garcia is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia regains half guard.
Garcia wants to control but Wuan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wuan is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wuan chips away with some ground and pound.
Wuan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia wants to work for an arm triangle but Wuan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcelo Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lyo Wuan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia 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.
Wuan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wuan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wuan keeps the fight on the outside.
Wuan darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.
Wuan digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia looking for a takedown.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lyo Wuan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to take the fight to the mat but Wuan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wuan trying to land knees to the body.
Wuan is working Garcia over against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wuan.
Wuan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wuan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia has Wuan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wuan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Wuan manages to get underhooks.
Wuan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Garcia is looking for a takedown.
Wuan tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Wuan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Garcia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wuan after a bit of a struggle.
Wuan trying to stall but Garcia improves his position.
Wuan lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Wuan.
Wuan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garcia managing to block the knees to the body from Wuan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wuan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wuan.
Wuan lands an elbow that stopped Garcia in his tracks for a moment.
Garcia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wuan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wuan missing with knees to the body.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wuan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Wuan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wuan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wuan landing knees to the body.
Wuan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Wuan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Garcia can't get the takedown.
Wuan lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia jumps guard but Wuan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wuan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Wuan as the two fighters clinch.
Wuan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wuan digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Wuan pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wuan scores with a knee to the head.
Wuan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Wuan.
Wuan stalling the fight.
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!
Garcia avoiding damage as Wuan throws knees to the body.
Garcia takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garcia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wuan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wuan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lyo Wuan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garcia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wuan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcelo Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wuan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wuan.
A right hook to the body lands for Wuan.
Wuan presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wuan connects with a knee to the head.
Wuan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wuan stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Wuan avoiding damage.
Lyo Wuan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wuan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyo Wuan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garcia 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Garcia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn's entrance music is Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Herald!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herald looks to score with a jab to the body but Finn is just out of range.
Herald misses with a low kick.
Herald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
Herald missing with a left hand there. Finn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Herald throws a lazy uppercut
and Finn counters with a left to the body.
Finn has Herald up against the cage in a clinch.
Finn pushes Herald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
Herald tries a body shot but Finn blocks it.
Herald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Finn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Herald after a bit of a struggle.
Herald breaks from the clinch.
Herald misses with a looping right.
Herald misses with an uppercut.
Finn moves in looking to clinch but Herald pushes him off.
Finn avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Herald.
Finn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Finn ducks under a wild hook from Herald.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Herald enables Finn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Herald manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Herald is trying to control the position but Finn postures up.
Finn wants to control from the top but Herald keeps moving.
Finn is fighting to break Herald's control of his arms but Herald is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Finn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Herald is keeping the position for now.
Herald trying to keep a closed guard but Finn is proving a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Travis Herald wasn't active enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Finn is defended easily by Herald.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finn clinches up with Herald and pushes him back against the cage.
Finn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herald.
Herald throws a looping overhand right but Finn ducks down to avoid it.
Herald looks to land a combination but Finn avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Finn.
Finn slips a jab and a cross from Herald.
Finn goes for a double leg but Herald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Herald continues to drive forward.
Come on Finn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Herald is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn blocks a body shot from Herald.
Herald manages to break the clinch.
Finn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Herald tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Finn is in Herald's guard.
Finn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Finn wants to pass the guard but Herald is keeping the position.
Finn trying to control but Herald is working from the bottom.
Finn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Herald's head.
Herald controls Finn momentarily but Finn frees himself.
Herald kicks Finn off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald scores with a jab.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finn dips to his left and cracks Herald with an uppercut!
Finn scores with a three punch combo!
Nice defenses there by Finn.
Herald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Herald tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Finn is in Herald's guard.
Finn wants to control from the top but Herald keeps moving.
Finn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Herald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finn with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finn looking to sit in guard and control but Herald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Herald throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Finn misses.
Finn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Herald misses.
Finn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finn looks to land a combination but Herald avoids it well.
Finn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herald throws out a loose jab but Finn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finn blocks the body kick.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
Herald throws a hook but Finn blocks it.
No luck for Finn with that takedown attempt.
Finn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Herald.
Finn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Herald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Herald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finn clinches with his opponent.
Herald tries to stall but Finn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn blocking some punches.
Herald can't break the clinch.
Finn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herald's elbow.
Herald prevents a takedown attempt there.
Herald tries to circle away but Finn has him pinned against the cage.
Herald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herald is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herald swings wildly with an uppercut but Finn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finn works on Herald's body with a couple of short punches.
Finn looking for a takedown.
Herald is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald misses with a punch to the body.
Herald misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finn can't get the takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Finn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finn goes for a double leg but Herald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Herald continues to drive forward.
Herald trying to control the position but instead, Finn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Herald into the cage.
Finn manages to break the clinch.
Travis Herald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Herald checks it well.
Herald walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Herald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left and a right from Herald both land. Nice combination.
Herald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Herald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finn to score with a decent uppercut.
Finn shoots in but no luck this time.
Finn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finn thows a body shot but no joy.
Herald misses with a series of wild punches.
Travis Herald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finn misses with a looping right.
Finn misses with a hook. Herald ducked under it nicely.
Finn avoids the body shot from Herald.
Herald walks into a straight right hand from Finn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finn goes for a double leg but Herald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Herald continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
Herald working aggressively here.
Finn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Finn tries to score a body lock takedown but Herald shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Herald wants to stall.
Travis Herald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Finn manages to break the clinch.
Travis Herald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finn misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Herald.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
Herald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Herald there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finn dives in and scores a takedown into Herald's guard.
Herald has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Herald wants to get back to his feet but Finn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Travis Herald will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Herald throws a solid leg kick but Finn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Herald.
Herald stuffs the takedown attempt from Finn. Finn gets slowly back to his feet.
Finn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Herald is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Herald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herald connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finn. Herald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Herald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Herald misses.
Finn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Herald is fending him off so far but Finn persists. Nope, Herald circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Finn showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finn wants to control but Herald is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald is controlling Finn's trapped leg to prevent Finn from advancing to side control.
Finn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Herald tries to kick Finn off but Finn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Herald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Herald manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Finn manages to get himself to full guard.
Herald trying to control the position from guard on top but Finn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Herald sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Herald stays in close to Finn's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Finn is on top in guard.
Finn is in close to Herald's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Herald is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finn is controlling him.
Mickey Finn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Finn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Finn wants to pass the guard but Herald is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herald wants to control the position but Finn says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Herald is refusing to be controlled, as Finn sits in half guard.
Herald is doing well to control the position and prevent Finn from advancing to side control.
Finn wants to control but Herald is keeping him busy.
Herald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finn.
Herald moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Herald keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Herald is controlling Finn's posture.
Finn wants to control from the top but Herald keeps moving.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Herald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Herald pulls Finn in close to his closed guard and prevents Finn from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Herald scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finn defending well as Herald loads up on a big left hand.
Finn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Finn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mickey Finn.
I think Finn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mickey Finn!
Mickey Finn 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Spencer.
Spencer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Nice jab there from Spencer.
Spencer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Spencer's head.
Dos Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Dos Santos lands with an overhand left.
Spencer swings widly with a right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dos Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces Spencer off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
Spencer scores with a nice strike.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spencer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spencer misses the jab.
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Spencer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer misses with the combination.
Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Spencer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Santos.
Spencer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Spencer throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Spencer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos.
Spencer looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Spencer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spencer misses with a body shot
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos lands a jab to Spencer's midsection.
Spencer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dos Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spencer scrambles back to his feet.
Jab from Spencer.
Dos Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dos Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Santos slips a straight right by Spencer.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Spencer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dos Santos backs up against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Dos Santos scores with a four punch combination!
That kick from Dos Santos tenderised Spencer's leg. Spencer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dos Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Spencer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dos Santos slips a straight right by Spencer.
Spencer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spencer defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spencer tries to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos jumps guard but Spencer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shawn Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Dos Santos.
Dos Santos pulls guard.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Spencer in close.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Our spies down at at The Garcia Grappling Academy - Rio inform us that Dos Santos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Santos, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shawn Spencer.
Spencer looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Spencer misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Spencer walks into a straight right hand from Dos Santos.
Shawn Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Spencer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Santos gets underhooks to prevent Spencer's takedown attempt.
Dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spencer smiles and moves away.
Spencer swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spencer thuds his right hand into Dos Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spencer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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 Shawn Spencer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spencer throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Spencer.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Spencer with a jab.
Spencer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Spencer throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Rafael Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Spencer's guard.
Spencer has momentary wrist control but Dos Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
Spencer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Spencer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos passes Spencer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spencer sees it coming and defends easily.
Spencer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spencer is looking to improve his position.
Spencer taking some punishment here, with Dos Santos in his half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Spencer'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.
Spencer is looking to improve his position.
Dos Santos trying to mount his opponent but Spencer defends it.
Spencer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dos Santos lands a nice short elbow.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Spencer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Spencer is trying to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Spencer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Dos Santos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spencer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Spencer defends it well.
Spencer is trying to get back to full guard.
Spencer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dos Santos advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dos Santos pulls his head out easily.
Spencer is looking to control Dos Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spencer avoid being mounted?
Dos Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spencer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Spencer is trying to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Spencer wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
Dos Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Spencer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spencer tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spencer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer looking to control.
Spencer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dos Santos drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Dos Santos seems to have locked his on tight now - Spencer screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Dos Santos, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rafael Dos Santos!
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