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UVT 250: SUPERFIGHT PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donkey Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong comes into the arena with Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys blaring out of the sound system. Lesnar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. go coors! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
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287 lbs
31 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donkey Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silverback Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar misses with an uppercut.
Kong lands with a cross.
It looks like Silverback Lesnar has been cut.
Kong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kong tries to work over Lesnar's front leg with a kick but Lesnar checks it.
Lesnar throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Lesnar moves out of range of the leg kick from Kong.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kong, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong throws a series of punches but Lesnar avoids them all with ease.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.
Kong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BigMouth Cabrons in the buildup to the fight.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lesnar checks a leg kick.
Lesnar misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesnar. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesnar misses with a hook.
Kong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kong manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lesnar looks to land a combination. Kong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Donkey Kong has been cut.
Kong misses with a body shot.
Kong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lesnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lesnar takes one on the button.
Kong tries to score with a low kick but Lesnar moves his leg out of the way.
Lesnar needs to keep his hands up - Kong had a free shot at his head there.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.
Kong lands a jab to Lesnar's midsection.
Lesnar looks winded!
Kong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kong misses with a few strikes there.
Kong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong misses with a body shot.
Good work by Lesnar as he checks the leg kick.
Lesnar throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kong lands with a shot to the body.
Lesnar takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Kong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lesnar thuds a left hand into Kong's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kong.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kong. Lesnar shrugs it off though.
Lesnar moves out of range as Kong throws a body kick.
Kong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kong lunges at Lesnar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lesnar's hand.
Lesnar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lesnar looks to throw the jab but Kong is out of range.
Kong scores with a body shot.
Lesnar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kong.
Lesnar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lesnar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kong to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lesnar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lesnar checks the leg kick.
Kong connects with an inside leg kick.
Lesnar walks into a stiff left hand from Kong.
Lesnar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kong scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lesnar is out of range and Kong settles back down.
Lesnar avoids the body shot from Kong.
Lesnar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kong cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.
Lesnar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lesnar checks a leg kick nicely.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Lesnar misses with the combination.
Lesnar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Kong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lesnar doesn't seem phased though.
Kong lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donkey Kong dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kong thuds a left hand into Lesnar's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kong.
Donkey Kong is winning the standup battle so far.
Kong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lesnar doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kong.
Kong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lesnar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lesnar.
Kong feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lesnar sprawling to the canvas! Lesnar rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kong finish him?!
Lesnar is rocked!
Kong scores with a shot to the body.
Lesnar is still on wobbly legs! Can Kong finish him?
Lesnar wants to stay close but Kong steps back to make room for something. Lesnar seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Kong and Lesnar drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Donkey Kong!
A very excited looking Donkey Kong 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Meira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menezes has chosen Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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300 lbs
15 - 19 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 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
15 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Menezes does no damage.
Meira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Menezes tries to avoid it but Meira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Menezes to the ground. Menezes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Menezes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Menezes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Carlos Meira has been cut.
Meira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Menezes.
Meira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Menezes as Meira shoots in.
Menezes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meira, pushing him back against the cage.
Menezes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Menezes managing to block the knees to the body from Meira.
Meira has Menezes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Menezes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Meira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menezes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meira has him pressed against the cage.
Meira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Menezes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Meira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Meira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Menezes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Menezes avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meira tries for a takedown but Menezes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Menezes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Meira.
Menezes misses with a few strikes there.
Meira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Menezes defends it nicely.
Meira shoots in looking for a takedown but Menezes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Menezes stuffs the takedown.
Menezes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Meira is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Menezes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Menezes circles away.
Meira slips a jab and a cross from Menezes.
Menezes throws a series of punches but Meira avoids them all with ease.
Menezes swats away the attempt to clinch by Meira.
Meira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Meira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Meira trying to control the position but Menezes is working away.
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.
Meira tries for a kimura but Menezes is defending well.
Menezes regains half guard there - taking advantage of Meira's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menezes preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Menezes is defending against the submission attempts here by Meira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meira is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menezes is staying active underneath Meira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Menezes keeping control of the position.
Menezes tries to kick Meira off but Meira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes wants to improve his position but Meira is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Menezes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Menezes is trying to stand back up but Meira is controlling him
Still in half guard, Meira seems content to control.
Meira stands up and beckons Menezes to join him on the feet.
Meira doesn't manage to clinch there - Menezes circles away.
Menezes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Meiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meira fails with a takedown attempt.
Meira shoots and misses
and Menezes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meira is rocked!
Menezes looks to land a combination but Meira avoids it well.
Oh Meira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menezes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meira shoots in looking for a takedown but Menezes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Menezes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Menezes goes for a small jab and connects. Now Menezes goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Meira stumbles back but Menezes runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Meira to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Meira will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charles Menezes!
A very excited looking Charles Menezes 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen Coldplay - Clocks as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mr Phil Davis enters the cage!
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204 lbs
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222 lbs
20 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Campos is trying to defend but Davis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Campos wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
Campos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Campos's head.
Campos manages to get to full guard.
Campos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Campos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis wants to control from the top but Campos keeps moving.
Davis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Campos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Campos has escaped and now he's on top!
Davis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Campos defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos looking to pass the guard.
Campos wants to stand but Davis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Campos advances to half guard.
Davis actively working from the bottom here.
Davis 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.
Campos is looking to advance position but Davis won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Campos has control of the leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Campos'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.
Campos trying to control from Davis's half guard. Davis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Campos won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Campos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Campos stands and throws Davis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Davis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis regains half guard.
Campos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Davis can't escape the position.
Davis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Campos.
Campos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campos tries to control but Davis wriggling away.
Davis working to try and regain half guard.
Davis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Campos.
Davis manages to control the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos trying to control but Davis is having none of it.
Campos punching from mount but Davis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Campos moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Davis has worked his arm free - good work by Davis!
Davis tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Davis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campos advances nicely into full mount.
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 Lucas Campos will probably get the nod.
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.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Campos circles away.
Lucas Campos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campos lands a head kick!
It looks like Mr Phil Davis has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos has closed the distance and engaged Davis in a clinch.
Campos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campos.
Davis throws a jab when Campos was well out of range.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lucas Campos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Phil Davis.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Campos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Campos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Campos counters with a thumping low kick.
Davis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis avoids the head kick by Campos.
Campos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Campos. Those never looked like landing.
Davis avoids the head kick by Campos.
Oooooh!!! Campos has knocked Davis down with a huge combo! Campos steps away and waves a wobbly Davis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Campos moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Campos moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Davis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Campos is defending well.
Campos gets underhooks to prevent Davis's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Campos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Campos breaks the clinch.
Davis tries for a takedown but Campos circles away easily
and Campos counters with a head kick that wobbles Davis - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Campos sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Campos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kermodian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kermodian might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum. Carolla has chosen Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2 as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Mark Kermodian has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mark Kermodian seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
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201 lbs
44 - 40 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
31 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Kermodian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla lands a glancing blow to the side of Kermodian's head.
Carolla throws a hook but Kermodian blocks it.
Kermodian moves out of range of the body kick.
Carolla lands with a nice body punch.
Kermodian throws a sloppy head kick and Carolla moves out of range easily.
Kermodian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carolla darts in and clinches Kermodian up against the cage.
Kermodian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carolla's efforts to push away.
Kermodian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Carolla - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kermodian misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermodian pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kermodian misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carolla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carolla throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kermodian defending well as Carolla loads up on a big left hand.
Kermodian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carolla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Carolla misses.
Carolla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kermodian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carolla dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kermodian. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla scores with a one two! Kermodian had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Carolla.
Carolla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kermodian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kermodian.
Kermodian 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.
Kermodian throws a low kick but Carolla moves out of range easily.
Carolla fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kermodian on the side of the head.
A jab from Carolla does it's job there.
Carolla swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kermodian.
Jab by Carolla.
Carolla misses with a head kick.
Kermodian lands with a nice body punch.
Kermodian walks into a left hand.
Carolla lands with a nice body punch.
Carolla is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kermodian had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kermodian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carolla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carolla swinging wildly here.
Carolla throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kermodian's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla avoids the head kick by Kermodian.
Carolla scores with the left hand. Kermodian knows he should have avoided that one.
Carolla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carolla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carolla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carolla moves into range and clinches up with Kermodian.
Carolla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kermodian misses with a knee to the head.
Kermodian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carolla is trying to break the clinch but Kermodian is controlling him.
Kermodian throws an elbow but it misses.
Kermodian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Carolla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carolla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carolla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carolla breaks the clinch.
Carolla works Kermodian's body with a nice hook.
Carolla ducks under a wild hook from Kermodian.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Kermodian moves out of range.
Kermodian takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carolla gets caught napping as Kermodian dives in and scores a takedown. Carolla manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kermodian is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Carolla is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Carolla has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carolla not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Carolla dominated that round.
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.
Carolla misses with a kick to the body.
Kermodian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kermodian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carolla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carolla shoots in looking for a takedown but Kermodian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carolla's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kermodian takes a swing at Carolla's ribcage but misses.
Adam Carolla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carolla shoots in looking for a takedown but Kermodian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carolla's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Kermodian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Carolla checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carolla blocks a leg kick.
Carolla misses with a straight left.
Carolla scores with a body shot.
Kermodian loads up on a big right hand but Carolla slips the punch.
Carolla jabs Kermodian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kermodian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kermodian thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla fails to land with a series of punches.
Carolla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kermodian being controlled against the cage.
Kermodian has Carolla pressed against the cage, preventing Carolla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kermodian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carolla just leaning against Kermodian, taking a breather.
Kermodian looking to throw knees to the head but Carolla is blocking nicely.
Carolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carolla moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carolla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kermodian tried to score with a low kick but Carolla checks it.
Carolla on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kermodian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carolla.
Carolla throws a shot to the body.
Kermodian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carolla shoots in for a takedown but Kermodian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mark Kermodian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Carolla.
Carolla lands with an overhand left.
Kermodian moves in looking to clinch but Carolla pushes him off.
Carolla sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carolla is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carolla throws the left hand but Kermodian avoids the punch easily.
Kermodian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carolla counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kermodian is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Carolla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kermodian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kermodian, right into the meat.
Kermodian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kermodian misses with the body kick
and Carolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carolla with a jab.
Kermodian 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 head kick misses from Kermodian.
Carolla pushes Kermodian up against the cage in a clinch.
Kermodian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carolla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carolla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carolla is trying to break the clinch but Kermodian is controlling him.
Carolla drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kermodian pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kermodian has Carolla up against the cage in a clinch.
Carolla is trying to push Kermodian away but Kermodian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian tries a knee to the head but Carolla blocks it.
Carolla has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kermodian misses with a punch to the body.
Carolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carolla throws a series of strikes that have Kermodian backpedaling.
Kermodian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carolla can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carolla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carolla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carolla fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kermodian on the side of the head.
Kermodian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kermodian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kermodian thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Carolla 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. 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.
Kermodian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carolla.
Kermodian throws a head kick but Carolla moves out of range.
Carolla avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carolla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kermodian at a distance.
Carolla moves out of range as Kermodian strikes.
Kermodian looks to land a left hand but Carolla moved out of range nicely.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Kermodian avoids them all with ease.
Carolla tests Kermodian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carolla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kermodian throws out the jab.
Kermodian tries to land a front kick but Carolla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carolla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carolla catches Kermodian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kermodian misses with a hook. Carolla ducked under it nicely.
Kermodian doesn't manage to clinch there - Carolla circles away.
Carolla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kermodian circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carolla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermodian tries a head kick but it misses.
Kermodian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kermodian takes a swing at Carolla's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Carolla.
Carolla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kermodian's head.
Kermodian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kermodian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kermodian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carolla's waist but Carolla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kermodian off to one side.
Kermodian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carolla is out of range and Kermodian settles back down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carolla, as that shot connected.
Horrible takedown by Kermodian or perhaps it was just good defense by Carolla which made him look bad.
Kermodian is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Carolla's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Carolla moves into the clinch.
Carolla is trying to push Kermodian away but Kermodian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carolla dodges an elbow strike from Kermodian.
Mark Kermodian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Carolla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carolla is looking to break free of the clinch but Kermodian has double underhooks.
Carolla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adam Carolla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carolla lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kermodian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carolla leaves Kermodian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Kermodian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carolla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carolla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kermodian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kermodian gets a clinch.
Kermodian leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kermodian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carolla was well out of range. Poor timing from Kermodian.
Carolla uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kermodian has time to react.
Kermodian misses with a looping left.
Carolla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carolla lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kermodian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carolla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kermodian misses with a leg kick
and Carolla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kermodian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kermodian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kermodian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carolla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kermodian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian throws a low kick, looking for Carolla's leg but Carolla calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Carolla finds it's way through Kermodian's defenses.
Carolla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carolla avoids the body shot from Kermodian.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kermodian.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carolla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carolla walks into a stiff left hand from Kermodian.
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!
Kermodian throws a big shot that misses.
Carolla cracks Kermodian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kermodian misses with an uppercut.
Carolla scores with a nice strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kermodian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kermodian throws a hook but Carolla blocks it.
Carolla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kermodian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Carolla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carolla winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Carolla!
Our winner, Adam Carolla, 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 Juan Sanchez (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. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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212 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
33 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Gattuso misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Gattuso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanchez.
It looks like Juan Sanchez has been cut.
Gattuso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gattuso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gattuso slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gattuso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gattuso as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gattuso - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Gattuso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gattuso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gattuso's waist but Gattuso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Gattuso shows good takedown defense.
Javier Gattuso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Gattuso misses.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gattuso looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gattuso wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Gattuso is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez is trying to get an arm triangle but Gattuso is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso is still trying to improve position.
Gattuso wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gattuso knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gattuso is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gattuso is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gattuso is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Gattuso is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gattuso wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gattuso struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gattuso is trying to improve his position.
Sanchez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Gattuso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gattuso's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gattuso keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Gattuso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Sanchez'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.
Gattuso misses with a body kick.
Gattuso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Gattuso is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gattuso lands a shoulder strike.
Gattuso trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.
Gattuso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gattuso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Gattuso avoids the damage to the body.
Gattuso tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sanchez gets control of Gattuso's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sanchez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
Gattuso might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sanchez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez controls Gattuso momentarily but Gattuso frees himself.
Gattuso trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Javier Gattuso hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gattuso scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gattuso.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gattuso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gattuso. Sanchez shrugs it off though.
Gattuso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Gattuso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Gattuso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Gattuso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanchez swings around for an armbar but Gattuso sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gattuso.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gattuso.
Gattuso trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Gattuso controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gattuso wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gattuso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gattuso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gattuso has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanchez is proving hard to escape from.
Javier Gattuso has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gattuso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Gattuso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gattuso connects with a single shot there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gattuso is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Gattuso circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gattuso.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gattuso thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gattuso misses with a double jab.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gattuso pinned against the cage. Gattuso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gattuso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso connects with the punch.
Juan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Gattuso pushes him off.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Gattuso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Sanchez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gattuso lands a big head kick that sends Sanchez tumbling to the mat! Gattuso takes a step backwards and waves Sanchez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sanchez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Gattuso blocks an uppercut.
Gattuso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gattuso struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Gattuso struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Gattuso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gattuso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Gattuso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body.
Gattuso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gattuso.
Sanchez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gattuso regains guard immediately.
Gattuso keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gattuso is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gattuso has his hands on Sanchez's head, controlling the position.
Sanchez trying to control but Gattuso is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Juan Sanchez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
Juan Sanchez's cut is getting worse.
Gattuso cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Gattuso, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Gattuso against the cage but Gattuso circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gattuso.
Sanchez avoiding damage.
Sanchez has Gattuso pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gattuso manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanchez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gattuso after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Gattuso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gattuso - that landed with a thud.
Gattuso tries to pull guard but Sanchez holds him up against the cage and eventually Gattuso drops back down to his feet.
Gattuso misses with some punches.
Sanchez has hold of one of Gattuso's legs. Gattuso is fighting the takedown attempt but Sanchez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gattuso looking to control.
Javier Gattuso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gattuso has control of Sanchez's left arm, preventing Sanchez from doing any damage.
Juan Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gattuso manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sanchez has Gattuso in his guard.
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso looking to sit in guard and control but Sanchez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gattuso has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez 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.
Juan Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gattuso has his hands on Sanchez's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Gattuso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gattuso winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Gattuso!
A relieved looking Javier Gattuso thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velka comes into the arena with Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane blaring out of the sound system. Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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219 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miklo Velka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velka wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velka moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
It looks like Miklo Velka has been cut.
Velka is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Velka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velka 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.
Velka is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Velka clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Velka tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velkas head.
Velka tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson tries to work over Velka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Velka.
Velka lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Velka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Balrog Johnson has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Velka fails to land.
Velka stalls.
Johnson tries a body shot but Velka blocks it.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Velka misses with a knee to the head.
Velka slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Velka.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Velka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Velka landing knees to the body.
Velka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velka misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Velka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velka throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Velka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Velka avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Velka blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velka backwards.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
A short right from Johnson.
Velka lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
Velka stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miklo Velka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Velka lands with an overhand left.
Velka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Velka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Velka tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Velka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Velka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Velka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka misses with a body punch.
Velka prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velka taking a breather.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Velka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Velka swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Velka lands an elbow inside.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Johnson avoiding damage as Velka throws knees to the body.
Velka tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Velka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Velka.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Velka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Velka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miklo Velka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson digs a right hand into Velka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Velka's gas tank.
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!
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Velka.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Velka obliges.
Johnson is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velka.
Velka tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Velka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Velka misses with an elbow over the top.
Velka throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Velka's head.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velka lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velka landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Velka tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Velka lands an elbow inside.
Velka stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velka.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Velka's head.
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 Miklo Velka will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Velka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson moves out of range as Velka throws a body kick.
Velka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Velka.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Velka slips under a jab.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Velka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Velka lands the left hand.
Velka tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Velka clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Velka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Velka controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Velka as Johnson tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson is looking to control Velka's arms but Velka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Velka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Velka.
Velka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Velka lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Velka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Velka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Velka.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Velka.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Nice elbow from Velka.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velka backwards.
Velka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka lands an elbow inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Velka working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Velka pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Velka misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Velka.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velka misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Velka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velka wants to stall.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miklo Velka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Velka 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miklo Velka!
Post fight, Miklo Velka took to the microphone: 'Yo homes....I dedicate this win to Magic....La Onda essa! Hey Red Rider shut your mouth...if you want to scrap meet me at El Pino!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bud Macintosh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
25 - 19 - 2 |
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30
214 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
25 - 19 - 2, 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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Roads!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macintosh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Macintosh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Macintosh misses with a few strikes there.
Roads takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roads avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macintosh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macintosh looks for a takedown but Roads sprawls well.
Roads misses the shot to the body.
Bud Macintosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macintosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Macintosh 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.
Macintosh with a jab.
Macintosh loads up on a big right hand but Roads slips the punch.
Roads drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macintosh avoids the body shot from Roads.
Roads gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Macintosh throws a hook but Roads blocks it.
Roads thuds his right hand into Macintosh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roads thuds his right hand into Macintosh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Roads.
Macintosh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roads.
Roads bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Macintosh's head backwards.
Macintosh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roads ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macintosh moves away.
Good exchange - Macintosh coming out on top.
Macintosh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roads defends well and Macintosh ends up having to push Roads into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roads wants to break free but Macintosh has control.
Macintosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roads working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roads lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roads working hard to break the clinch.
Macintosh goes for a takedown attempt but Roads pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macintosh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Macintosh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roads seems a little lost for a moment, as Macintosh dominates the positioning.
Macintosh trying to control the action but Roads is working from the bottom.
Roads parries the strikes from Macintosh easily there. Macintosh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Roads to escape.
Macintosh trying to control the position but Roads is working away.
Roads is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Macintosh take his back! Uh oh - Macintosh has got a rear naked choke here! Roads is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bud Macintosh!
Bud Macintosh 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yonsil Clanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clanger comes to the cage accompanied by Youth Blood. Yonsil Clanger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Equinox's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yonsil Clanger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clanger scoring well with a low kick there.
Clanger thows a body shot but no joy.
Equinox wants to clinch up but Clanger keeps it at a distance.
Clanger slips under a jab.
Equinox's corner calls for a 1-2. Equinox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clanger lands a jab to the head.
Clanger misses with a body shot
and Equinox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Equinox misses.
Clanger wants to slow Equinox down by chopping away at his legs.
Clanger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clanger connects with a solid leg kick.
Equinox 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.
Clanger misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clanger misses with a hook.
Clanger shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Equinox napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Equinox gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Clanger with a couple of short strikes.
We've been hearing that Clanger has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Clanger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Equinox?
Equinox tries to hold on but Clanger postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger punching from mount but Equinox doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clanger controlling the position easily from mount.
Clanger throws a strike there. Equinox manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Equinox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Equinox is refusing to be controlled, as Clanger sits in half guard.
Equinox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clanger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clanger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Equinox knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Equinox is not content to let Clanger control the 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yonsil Clanger.
Clanger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Equinox.
Equinox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clanger looks to land a right hand but Equinox moved out of range.
Equinox tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Clanger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Clanger wants to control from the top but Equinox keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clanger throws a strike but Equinox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonsil Clanger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clanger misses with a hook
and Equinox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clanger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Equinox's waist but Equinox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clanger off to one side.
Clanger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Equinox counters with a stiff right hand.
Clanger lands a nice looking body kick.
Equinox slips under a jab from Clanger.
Clanger is looking to land body kicks.
John Equinox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clanger throws a good cross that connects.
Equinox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clanger swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
Equinox blocks a low kick nicely.
John Equinox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clanger shoots in but no luck this time.
Clanger looks for the body kick but Equinox saw that one coming.
Equinox blocks a jab.
Clanger dives in and grabs Equinox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Equinox pushes down on Clanger's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yonsil Clanger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clanger misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clanger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Equinox moves out of range as Clanger throws a body kick.
Clanger shoots for a takedown but Equinox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clanger misses with a low kick as Equinox jumps back.
A shot to the liver by Clanger. Beautiful body shot.
Yonsil Clanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clanger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Equinox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Equinox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clanger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clanger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Equinox was well out of range. Poor timing from Clanger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clanger tries to land a front kick but Equinox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clanger throws a body punch but Equinox moves out of range.
Equinox blocks a low kick nicely.
Clanger swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
Equinox tries to clinch but Clanger moves out of range.
Equinox instigates a clinch.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox digs a right hand underneath Clanger's ribcage. Clanger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clanger is looking to control Equinox's arms but Equinox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clanger has his back to the cage.
Equinox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clanger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clanger prevents a body shot from Equinox.
Equinox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clanger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Equinox is keeping busy.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clanger.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Clanger blocks a body shot from Equinox.
Clanger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Yonsil Clanger will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Equinox has closed the distance and engaged Clanger in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
Clanger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clanger trying to control the position but instead, Equinox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clanger into the cage.
Clanger tries to throw a body punch but Equinox avoids it by throwing Clanger back against the cage.
Clanger works on Equinox's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Equinox.
Clanger blocking some punches.
Clanger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clanger throws a head punch that misses.
Equinox lands with a left to the head.
Equinox prevents a body shot from Clanger.
Clanger wants to stall.
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Equinox lands a nice uppercut.
Clanger is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Oh Clanger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clanger lands a nice shot to the body.
Clanger seems to have got his legs back now.
Clanger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Equinox's elbow.
Clanger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Equinox backwards.
Nice body punch from Clanger.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clanger misses with the head strike.
Clanger pushes Equinox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clanger misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clanger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox can't find room to land a body shot as Clanger controls the action.
John Equinox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clanger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Equinox pushes Clanger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger misses with a punch to the body.
Clanger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox tries to work over Clanger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clanger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clanger digs a right hand into Equinox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Equinox's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Clanger fails to land.
Clanger trying to stall but Equinox improves his position.
Clanger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox misses with a body punch.
Clanger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clanger tries a body shot but Equinox blocks it.
Clanger stalling in the clinch but Equinox improves position.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clanger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clanger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox tries to throw a body punch but Clanger avoids it by throwing Equinox back against the cage.
Equinox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clanger up against the cage.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clanger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clanger backwards.
Clanger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clanger.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Clanger.
Clanger is trying to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Clanger trying to stall but Equinox improves his position.
Equinox lands with a left to the head.
Clanger swings wildly with an uppercut but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Equinox misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Equinox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Equinox lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Equinox is trying to stall.
Clanger misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but John Equinox just about did enough to take it.
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.
Clanger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clanger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clanger shoots in and bounces Equinox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Clanger trying to control the position from guard on top but Equinox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clanger throws a strike but Equinox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Equinox tries to stand but Clanger is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Equinox is aware though and is defending well.
Clanger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Equinox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Equinox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Equinox wants to get up but he can't break Clanger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Clanger keeping full guard, as Equinox tries to pass.
Equinox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clanger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox wants to get up but he can't break Clanger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Clanger working for a triangle but Equinox defends it easily.
Equinox wants to stand but Clanger is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox wants to stand and escape but instead Clanger has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Equinox keeping moving, preventing Clanger from controlling successfully.
Clanger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Clanger trying to control but Equinox is working from the bottom.
Yonsil Clanger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Yonsil Clanger wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Equinox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clanger's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Equinox avoids the body shot from Clanger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clanger. That's going to slow Equinox down.
Clanger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clanger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clanger throws a front kick aimed at Equinox's knee but Equinox avoids it well.
Clanger tries to clinch but Equinox moves out of range.
Clanger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Equinox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonsil Clanger had his way with John Equinox in that round.
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!
Clanger is looking to land body kicks.
Clanger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clanger is looking to wear down Equinox with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clanger misses with a left hand
and Equinox moves into the clinch.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Clanger trying to control the position but instead, Equinox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clanger into the cage.
Clanger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Equinox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clanger stalling against the cage.
Clanger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clanger prevents a body shot from Equinox.
Clanger blocking some punches.
Clanger taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger misses with a punch to the body.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Clanger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clanger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clanger lands with a short shot to the head.
Clanger working aggressively here.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clanger blocks an uppercut.
Equinox gets through Clanger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox scores with a shoulder strike.
Clanger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
John Equinox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Equinox.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Clanger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clanger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clanger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clanger wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clanger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clanger is looking to control Equinox's arms but Equinox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clanger has his back to the cage.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox letting Clanger take a breather here.
Clanger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox stops a takedown attempt from Clanger.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Clanger.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Equinox tries to work over Clanger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Equinox lands a nice uppercut.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Clanger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Equinox blocks an uppercut.
Clanger lands a hook that snaps the head of Equinox backwards.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Equinox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clanger has Equinox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Equinox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clanger.
Clanger can't find room to land a body shot as Equinox controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Equinox blocks a body shot from Clanger.
Clanger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clanger tries to stall but Equinox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Equinox misses with some punches.
A short right from Equinox on the inside.
Clanger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Equinox pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yonsil Clanger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Equinox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Equinox. Clanger does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Equinox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clanger 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Yonsil Clanger retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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