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HERITAGE 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Dogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Melcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dogg comes to the cage accompanied by Kickstart My Heart. Jon Melcher will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Dogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Melcher!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dogg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dogg lands in his opponent's guard.
Melcher has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dogg doesn't defend quickly enough and Melcher has managed to lock this one up! Can Dogg escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Melcher on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jon Melcher!
Jon Melcher really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn's All 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paco Angel Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paco Angel Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marquez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Mark Kerr has been cut.
Marquez clobbers Kerr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marquez is looking to escape.
Kerr is looking for a kimura here.
Marquez is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerr seems to be looking for submissions.
Kerr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kerr seems to be working for a kimura but Marquez defends the submission attempt.
Kerr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr is looking for a kimura but Marquez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kerr to get the leverage.
Marquez tries to kick Kerr off but Kerr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kerr in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Marquez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kerr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Kerr!
In defeat, Paco Angel Marquez stepped up to the mic, saying 'he got lucky ill knock his pu§§y a§§ out next time'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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156 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wrestling Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Menezes is just out of range.
Guy rushes Menezes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Menezes tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Menezes back against the cage.
Guy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Menezess head.
Menezes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Menezes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Menezes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Menezes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Guy lands a shot to the body.
Menezes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Menezes looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Menezes.
Guy lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Guy.
Menezes is rocked!
Guy drops Menezes onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Menezes is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Menezes is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Menezes can't get the takedown.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Menezes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Guy.
Guy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Menezes working aggressively here.
Menezes has Guy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Guy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wrestling Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Menezes.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Menezes.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Guy as the two fighters clinch.
Menezes seems to have recovered his senses.
Menezes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy drops Menezes onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Menezes is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Guy pushes Menezes against the cage. Guy is working some dirty boxing. Guy pushes off with a quick right hook! Menezes goes down! Menezes tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Guy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wrestling Guy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Django Unchained (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ponce Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unchained's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Soviet Connection. Leon has chosen Pour UP as his entrance music. Ponce Leon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Django Unchained!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ponce Leon !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unchained lands with a shot to the body.
Leon tries to clinch but Unchained moves away
and Unchained counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Unchained.
A right hand to the body from Unchained.
Unchained avoids the elbow strike from Leon , against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Unchained lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Leon is trying to break free.
Unchained lands a right hand.
Leon throws a punch but it's blocked by Unchained.
A right hook to the body lands for Unchained.
Leon tries to circle away but Unchained has him pinned against the cage.
Unchained cracks Leon with a nice body shot.
Leon looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unchained lands a body punch in the clinch.
Unchained is working Leon over against the cage.
Unchained lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leon backwards.
Unchained dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Unchained scores with a hook to the body.
Unchained effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Unchained.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained is working Leon over against the cage.
Unchained lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leon or not.
Unchained works on Leon 's body with a couple of short punches.
Unchained is stalling here.
Unchained gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Unchained breaks the clinch.
Unchained digs a good body shot into Leon 's ribs.
A left lands for Unchained.
Unchained instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unchained lands a nice shot to the body.
Unchained lands a nice uppercut.
Unchained escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Unchained connects with a crisp jab.
Unchained moves into the clinch successfully.
Unchained digs a right hand underneath Leon 's ribcage. Leon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Unchained - that landed with a thud.
Unchained breaks from the clinch.
Unchained clinches up with Leon and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained pushes Leon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Unchained lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Unchained.
Unchained lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leon or not.
Unchained lands a body shot in the clinch.
Unchained lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leon or not.
Unchained breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Unchained pushes Leon up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Unchained on the inside.
Good body shot from Unchained.
Unchained is struggling to control the position.
Unchained lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leon or not.
Unchained taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Unchained.
Unchained stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Unchained lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Unchained escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ponce Leon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unchained wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained digs a good body shot into Leon 's ribs.
Unchained lands a right hook to the body.
Leon drops his hands momentarily and Unchained takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Unchained scores with a punch to the head.
Unchained bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leon 's head backwards.
Unchained connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leon 's hands.
Unchained lands with an uppercut that bounces Leon off the cage and back into range.
Leon is rocked!
Nice jab there from Unchained.
Leon is still on wobbly legs! Can Unchained finish him?
Unchained closes the distance and pushes Leon back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leon wants to stall.
Unchained is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Unchained works on Leon 's body with a couple of short punches.
Leon seems to have recovered his senses.
Unchained presses Leon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Unchained manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Unchained works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Unchained pushes Leon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Unchained lands a nice shot to the body.
Unchained breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained forces Leon back against the cage and clinches.
Unchained lands a body shot in the clinch.
Unchained working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from Unchained.
Unchained lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Unchained works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Unchained stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Unchained works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Unchained.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Unchained.
Unchained lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leon backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Unchained is working Leon over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unchained breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Unchained paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Unchained drives through and clinches with Leon against the cage.
Unchained pushes Leon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Unchained.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Django Unchained dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leon tries to clinch
and Unchained counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Unchained.
Unchained is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Unchained is working Leon over against the cage.
Unchained scores with a hook to the body.
Django Unchained has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Unchained pushes Leon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Unchained.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Unchained - that landed with a thud.
Unchained lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Unchained slows down the pace here.
Unchained pushes Leon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leon is breathing heavily.
Unchained lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Unchained - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Unchained lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Unchained lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot lands for Unchained.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Unchained lands with a hook. Leon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Unchained clinches with his opponent.
Unchained breaks the clinch.
Leon drops his hands momentarily and Unchained takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Unchained closes the distance and clinches.
Unchained scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Unchained.
Unchained stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Unchained.
Unchained stalling against the cage.
Unchained stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Unchained lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Unchained.
Unchained scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Unchained.
A hook to the body from Unchained.
Unchained digs a right hand into Leon 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leon 's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Unchained.
Unchained lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leon .
Unchained just leaning against Leon , taking a breather.
Unchained lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Unchained manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Unchained!
Leon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Unchained lands a nice looking body shot.
Unchained fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Unchained tests Leon 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Unchained pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Unchained creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Unchained breaks the clinch.
Unchained digs a good hook to Leon 's body.
Unchained jabs Leon right on the nose. Leon blinks but takes it well.
Unchained closes the distance and clinches.
Unchained manages to break the clinch.
Leon moves to clinch but Unchained breaks away
and Unchained moves into the clinch.
Unchained is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leon can do to turn this around?
Unchained is leaning against Leon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Unchained.
Unchained breaks the clinch.
Unchained moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unchained gets a clinch.
Unchained is stalling here.
Unchained stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Unchained.
A hook to the body from Unchained.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Unchained.
Unchained breaks the clinch.
Unchained closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Unchained digs a right hand into Leon 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leon 's gas tank.
Unchained cracks Leon with a nice body shot.
Unchained lands a nice shot to the body.
Unchained digs a right hand into Leon 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leon 's gas tank.
Unchained works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Unchained lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Unchained.
Unchained lands a shot to the body.
Unchained scores with a hook to the body.
Unchained works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Unchained.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unchained manages to break the clinch.
Unchained closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Unchained.
Unchained lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leon backwards.
Unchained lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leon backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Django Unchained dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Unchained.
Leon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leon tries to clinch up
and Unchained moves into the clinch.
Unchained is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Unchained.
Unchained will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leon up against the cage.
Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Unchained.
Leon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Unchained lands a body punch in the clinch.
Unchained lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unchained stalling against the cage.
Leon is looking to control Unchained's arms but Unchained gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leon has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained digs a right hand into Leon 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leon 's gas tank.
Unchained digs a right hand into Leon 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leon 's gas tank.
Unchained lands a nice shot to the body.
Unchained lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leon or not.
Unchained lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leon letting Unchained take a breather here.
A right hook to the body lands for Unchained.
Leon letting Unchained take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Django Unchained.
Unchained scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unchained scores with a jab to the body.
Leon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Unchained moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Unchained scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Unchained connects with a looping right hand.
Unchained fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Unchained does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Unchained lands a jab to the head.
Unchained fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leon on the side of the head.
Unchained with a nice cross.
Unchained cracks Leon with a hook to the temple - Leon is on wobbly legs here! Unchained swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Leon falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Unchained wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Django Unchained!
After winning the bout, Django Unchained thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Bzdunek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bzdunek comes into the arena with Kilka ostatnich krokow blaring out of the sound system. Diogo Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bzdunek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bzdunek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bzdunek throws a head kick that misses.
Bzdunek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bzdunek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Bzdunek. No joy for Souza on that attempt.
Souza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bzdunek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bzdunek throws a lazy right hand but Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Bzdunek.
It looks like Diogo Souza has been cut.
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!
Bzdunek punishes Souza's body with a nice straight punch.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souza with a poor takedown
and Bzdunek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bzdunek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bzdunek moves into range and clinches up with Souza.
Bzdunek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Souza tries to pull guard but Bzdunek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
John Bzdunek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diogo Souza.
Bzdunek lands with a light punch inside.
Souza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bzdunek is stalling here.
Bzdunek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bzdunek has Souza pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bzdunek pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Souza tumbling to the mat - Bzdunek dives into Souza's guard.
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.
Bzdunek thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Bzdunek pushes his legs off easily.
Bzdunek trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bzdunek is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Garcia Grappling Academy - Rio that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Bzdunek defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bzdunek frees his head nicely. Oh but Souza has switched to an armbar! Bzdunek is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Diogo Souza!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Bismark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bismark's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Don't Care Anymore - Phil Collins. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johann Bismark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Mott!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mott moves into range and clinches up with Bismark.
Bismark fails to pull guard.
Bismark avoiding damage as Mott throws knees to the body.
Bismark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mott prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Mott.
A nice left hand lands by Mott.
Mott is pushing Bismark up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bismark avoids it.
A short right from Mott.
Mott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mott content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bismark looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johann Bismark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bismark is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mott will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bismark up against the cage.
Mott has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Mott scores with a shoulder strike.
Mott manages to break the clinch.
Mott lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mott.
It looks like Johann Bismark has been cut.
Bismark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mott throws a hook but Bismark avoids it easily.
Bismark swats away the attempt to clinch by Mott.
Mott ducks under a wild hook from Bismark.
Mott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bismark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mott lands with a good body shot.
Mott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juan Mott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mott clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mott lands with a right to the head.
Mott is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Mott to work.
Mott gets underhooks to prevent Bismark's takedown attempt.
Mott lands with a right to the head.
Bismark prevents a body shot from Mott.
Bismark tries to score a body lock takedown but Mott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Mott on the inside.
Bismark pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mott trying to control the position from guard on top but Bismark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mott wants to get up but he can't break Bismark's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bismark has his feet on Mott's thighs here. He's pushed Mott off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Mott screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johann Bismark!
Johann Bismark is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Johann Bismark gave a big smile as he said 'I'd like to thank my whole team that supported me through camp and here. They're the best out there. I can't believe that in my first fight I'm already the champion. This belt is mine and it's up for taking. I'm ready for any of you and you won't take it!'.
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