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RFN 1: Lurch vs Lewis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Ben Faur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with No New Friends blaring out of the sound system. Ben Faur is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: remember the name. Jean Ben Faur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Ben Faur!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch
and Ben Faur counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ben Faur is blocking nicely.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ben Faur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ben Faur's face.
It looks like Jean Ben Faur has been cut.
Ben Faur decides to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ben Faur is pulling down on Silva 's head to control his posture.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ben Faur is proving hard to escape from.
Ben Faur bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva 's guard.
Ben Faur gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looks to clinch
and Ben Faur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ben Faur circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ben Faur counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Faur is struggling to control the position.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Ben Faur blocks with his arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ben Faur blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Ben Faur blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ben Faur blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Ben Faur breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Ben Faur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ben Faur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ben Faur lands a nice uppercut.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Faur has hold of one of Silva 's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Ben Faur gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Silva is working an open guard so Ben Faur takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to clinch but Ben Faur slips to the side
and Ben Faur moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ben Faur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ben Faur has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
Ben Faur lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ben Faur controlling from the top position.
Ben Faur gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Faur looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva !
Ben Faur controls the position.
Ben Faur has hold of Silva 's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Silva seems comfortable defending it but Ben Faur has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Silva is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Silva is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ben Faur couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean Ben Faur!
Jean Ben Faur really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Dragon logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coaker Kluge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coaker Kluge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jackson Davis's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coaker Kluge!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis wants to slow Kluge down by chopping away at his legs.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Kluge.
Kluge jabs Davis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kluge checks a low kick from Davis.
Davis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kluge checks it well.
Davis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davis rushes Kluge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davis is trying to break free.
Kluge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis tries a body shot but Kluge blocks it.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kluge gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kluge tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis works on Kluge's body with a couple of short punches.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kluge leaves Davis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kluge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kluge tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Kluge, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Kluge against the cage but Kluge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davis blocks a jab.
Kluge displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
Kluge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kluge.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Kluge moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Kluge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Kluge coming out on top.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kluge pinned against the cage. Kluge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Kluge bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kluge has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kluge lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Davis is rocked!
Davis gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kluge gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coaker Kluge!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silberio ZasZas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikaiah Rynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Silberio ZasZas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silberio ZasZas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikaiah Rynn!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rynn lands a body shot.
ZasZas slips under a jab.
Rynn throws a series of punches but ZasZas moves out of range.
ZasZas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rynn works the jab nicely.
A jab from Rynn misses.
Rynn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract ZasZas.
ZasZas slips a jab and a cross from Rynn.
ZasZas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ZasZas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rynn.
Rynn tests ZasZas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
ZasZas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rynn counters with a left and a right that stings ZasZas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rynn misses with a hook
and ZasZas counters with a nice body shot.
Rynn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck ZasZas on the side of the head.
ZasZas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
ZasZas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
ZasZas thuds his right hand into Rynn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
ZasZas needs to keep his hands up - Rynn had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Silberio ZasZas has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ZasZas lands with a straight right. Rynn didn't see that one coming.
Rynn lands a nice shot that snaps ZasZas's head back.
Rynn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rynn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rynn duly obliges.
ZasZas is rocked!
ZasZas gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Rynn gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikaiah Rynn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Polish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarik Belson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polish comes into the arena with Ice Cube Today was a Good Day blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Polish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarik Belson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polish fails with the takedown
and Belson counters with a one-two to the body.
Belson swats away the attempt to clinch by Polish.
Polish has his takedown stuffed
and Belson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Polish misses with a takedown attempt
and Belson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Polish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polish with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belson counters with a two punch combo.
Polish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Polish tries for a takedown but Belson circles away easily
and Belson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Polish takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Belson misses with a hook.
Polish gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Belson counters with a straight right hand.
Polish is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polish fails with the takedown
and Belson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Polish is rocked!
Polish shoots and misses
and Belson counters with a huge right that knocks Polish out cold! Belson is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jarik Belson!
In defeat, James Polish stepped up to the mic, saying 'Come Back stronger like a new nail.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Krajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crasy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karol Krajewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crasy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krajewski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Krajewski throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krajewski.
Krajewski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Krajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krajewski scores with a body shot.
Karol Krajewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krajewski tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Krajewski does no damage.
Krajewski misses with the combination.
Krajewski wants to clinch.
Krajewski swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajewski has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Krajewski is breathing heavily.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Krajewski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Krajewski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Krajewski!
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva wants to hit a switch here but Krajewski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silva there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajewski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Krajewski's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krajewski manages to capitalize on a mistake by Silva to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krajewski has the hooks in. Silva is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Krajewski is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Silva is defending well though. Krajewski let's go of the attempt for now.
I really don't envy Silva right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krajewski trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Krajewski really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Silva.
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 Karol Krajewski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Krajewski is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Krajewski lands with an overhand left.
Krajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Krajewski.
Krajewski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krajewski misses with a two punch combination.
Silva slips a jab from Krajewski.
Krajewski misses with a looping left.
Krajewski moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Krajewski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Krajewski throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajewski throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krajewski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Krajewski on that attempt.
Krajewski fails to land the takedown.
Krajewski tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Krajewski wants to clinch.
Krajewski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karol Krajewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krajewski's head.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Krajewski's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krajewski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Krajewski's legs - danger averted.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Krajewski's brow.
Silva works over Krajewski with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krajewski's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Krajewski has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krajewski's head.
Silva is working Krajewski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krajewski's head.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva works over Krajewski with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva cracks Krajewski with a solid left hand.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krajewski's head.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Krajewski is retaining full guard.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva is working Krajewski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krajewski is keeping the position for now.
Silva is working Krajewski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Krajewski's brow.
Krajewski wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crasy Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Krajewski.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Krajewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krajewski misses with a wild combination.
Krajewski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Krajewski misses with a straight right.
Krajewski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krajewski.
Krajewski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krajewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Krajewski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krajewski looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Krajewski.
Krajewski throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Krajewski tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Krajewski throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva avoids the body shot from Krajewski.
Krajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajewski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krajewski is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Krajewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Krajewski throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva defending well as Krajewski loads up on a big left hand.
Krajewski tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Krajewski misses the jab.
Krajewski misses the shot to the body.
Krajewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krajewski fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krajewski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krajewski swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Krajewski didn't expect that.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva is working Krajewski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crasy Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is working Krajewski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krajewski has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krajewski's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krajewski keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva works over Krajewski with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Silva working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crasy Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crasy Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Daves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Drago told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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21
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ty Daves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago works the jab nicely.
Drago drops Daves with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Daves looks back up at him and smiles so Drago waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Daves is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crack! Drago connects with the perfect overhand right and Daves falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Drago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Ludwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer comes to the cage accompanied by Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu - Hei Scully. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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184 lbs
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189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Hammer!
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, Larry Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer tries to bum rush Ludwig with a series of wild strikes but Ludwig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Hammer. Those never looked like landing.
Ludwig tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hammer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ludwig has time to react.
It looks like Larry Ludwig has been cut.
Hammer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast farming in the buildup to the fight.
Ludwig throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ludwig misses with a head kick.
Ludwig tries a low kick but Hammer avoids it.
Ludwig tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hammer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ludwig tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hammer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ludwig circles away quickly and effectively.
Ludwig 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.
Ludwig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Ludwig avoids nicely.
Hammer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ludwig's head backwards.
Ludwig fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammer avoids it really well and circles away.
Hammer steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Ludwig is out on his feet! Hammer sets himself and nearly takes Ludwig's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marco Hammer!
Marco Hammer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leto The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leto The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Steel penn elite training centre that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Lion sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson thows a huge punch but The Lion dodges it nicely.
The Lion blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but The Lion is defending well.
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Lion doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
The Lion is trying to get back to full guard.
The Lion trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion gets back to full guard.
The Lion is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Lion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Our spies down at at KalDom inform us that The Lion has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The Lion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
The Lion had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
The Lion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but The Lion is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Lion working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johnson has passed into half guard!
The Lion is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson with the ground and pound but The Lion uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but The Lion is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throws a strike but The Lion rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Lion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Lion got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Lion has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
The Lion cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
The Lion trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but The Lion slips an elbow through the middle.
The Lion scoring with some ground and pound.
The Lion landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Lion is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Lion working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Lion defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Lion lands a couple of digs.
The Lion postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson working for a triangle but The Lion defends it easily.
The Lion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Lion lands a couple of digs.
The Lion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Lion drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Lion jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leto The Lion dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Lion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Lion off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Lion is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Lion is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The Lion wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Johnson throwing shots but The Lion is blocking nicely.
Johnson throws a strike but The Lion avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson throws a strike but The Lion rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Lion postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Lion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Lion works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
The Lion is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The Lion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Lion postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Lion lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson keeping moving, preventing The Lion from controlling successfully.
The Lion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Lion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Lion cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
The Lion lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson scores with a nice shot.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Lion defends well.
The Lion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing The Lion from controlling successfully.
The Lion lands a couple of elbows.
The Lion with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Lion chips away with some ground and pound.
The Lion trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The Lion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Lion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Lion 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.
The Lion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Lion drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. The Lion seems to have locked his on tight now - Johnson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for The Lion, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Leto The Lion!
Leto The Lion opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omi Yusura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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217 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Omi Yusura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Hyatt!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yusura is looking to clinch but Hyatt is avoiding it.
Yusura tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hyatt counters with a single leg into guard. Yusura didn't expect that.
Hyatt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yusura has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hyatt should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Yusura has tightened it up now! Hyatt should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Omi Yusura!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Lurch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lurch comes to the cage accompanied by Won't back down - Tom Petty. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26
172 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Lurch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lurch looking to score a takedown here. Lewis is defending well but Lurch drives through and ends up in Lewis's guard.
Lewis wants to stand but Lurch is controlling the position.
Lurch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lurch stays in close to Lewis's body and controls the position.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lurch scoring with some ground and pound.
Lurch looking to pass the guard.
Lewis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lurch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lewis is looking for a triangle here but Lurch uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lurch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lewis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lurch is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis is trying to improve his position.
Lurch wants to take a breather but Lewis manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lurch.
Lurch throwing strikes from guard but Lewis blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurch throwing strikes from guard but Lewis blocks nicely.
Lewis is looking to stand back up but Lurch counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lewis.
Lurch performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lewis is trying to stand.
Lurch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lewis tries to roll over but Lurch keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lurch in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to improve his position.
Lewis keeps trying to improve his position.
Lurch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Lurch thows a huge punch but Lewis dodges it nicely.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ethan Lurch.
Lurch moves into range and clinches up with Lewis.
Lurch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lurch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lurch jumps guard and drags Lewis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Lurch keeps moving.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Lurch has wrist control.
Lurch seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
Lewis trying to control but Lurch is working from the bottom.
Lewis advances position into side control!
Lewis lands a decent elbow from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lurch sneaks back into half guard.
Lurch moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Lurch dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lurch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ethan Lurch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lurch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lurch controls the pace.
Lewis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lurch defends it easily.
Lurch wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Lurch tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
Lurch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lewis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lurch has managed to get both his arms back between Lewis's legs - danger averted.
Lurch trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Lurch from controlling successfully.
Lurch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lurch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Lurch from controlling successfully.
Lewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lurch is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lewis can't keep his opponent in guard - Lurch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lurch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Lurch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lewis is looking to improve his position.
Lewis wants to control but Lurch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Lurch pushes past his half guard into mount!
Lewis is desperately trying to improve his position but Lurch has a good base and remains in mount.
Lurch content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lurch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lewis working to try and regain half guard.
Lurch unloading with bombs!
Lewis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lurch looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis tries to lock up and control but Lurch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lewis is working to get back to half guard.
Lurch looking to finish Lewis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lewis!
Lurch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lurch is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lewis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lewis shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis wants to control but Lurch is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Lurch dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lewis tries to clinch but Lurch is having none of it.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lurch sprawls well. Lurch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet.
Lurch clinches with his opponent.
Lewis decides to pull guard.
Lurch stopping the sweep attempt from Lewis.
Lurch trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lurch looking to pass the guard.
Lurch is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lewis can't keep his opponent in guard - Lurch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lurch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Lewis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lurch wants to work for an arm triangle but Lewis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lewis tries to roll over but Lurch keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurch stops Lewis from getting back to his feet.
Lewis won't allow Lurch to pass to mount.
Lewis looking for subs from the bottom but Lurch mounts him!
Lewis wants to control but Lurch is having none of it.
Lurch seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Lewis is holding on tight.
Lewis tries to reverse the position but Lurch maintains control.
Lurch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lurch connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurch is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lewis is surviving well by controlling Lurch's body position as best he can.
Lurch looking to control but Lewis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Lurch.
Lurch landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lewis tries to lock up and control but Lurch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lurch lands a nice shot to the head.
Lurch controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurch lands with some strikes.
Lewis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lurch avoids the attempt from Lewis to control.
Lurch controlling from the full mount.
Lewis wants to control but Lurch is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Lurch clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lurch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lewis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lewis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lewis wants to control the position but Lurch says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lurch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lewis is trying to maintain the position but Lurch is very close to passing his half guard.
Lurch is working for a submission of some sort.
Lurch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for a sweep. Lurch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lewis taking some punishment here, with Lurch in his half guard.
Lewis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lewis.
Lurch lands a couple of elbows.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Lurch from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurch throws an elbow that misses. Lewis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lurch's guard. Nice move by Lewis!
Lurch keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Lurch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Lurch wants to stand up but Lewis is controlling him.
Lewis trying to control but Lurch is working from the bottom.
Lurch is looking to stand up but Lewis isn't so interested in that idea.
Lurch keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Lewis.
No luck for Lewis with that takedown attempt.
Lewis gets caught flat footed, as Lurch shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lewis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lurch is controlling him.
Lewis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Lurch from controlling successfully.
Lurch stands and throws Lewis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lurch in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurch lands a nice forearm strike.
Lurch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lurch trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lurch fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Lurch had his way with Mark Lewis in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lurch throws a combination. Lewis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lurch closes the distance and pushes Lewis back into the cage.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but Lurch blocks with his arms.
Lurch decides to pull guard.
Lewis trying to control but Lurch is working from the bottom.
Lewis wants to get up but he can't break Lurch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lurch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lewis defends it easily.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Lurch keeps moving.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lurch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lurch has an active guard here but Lewis has managed to pass into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lewis wants to stand up but Lurch is controlling the position.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Lurch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis stops Lurch from getting back to his feet.
Lurch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
Lurch wants to improve his position but Lewis is controlling well.
Lurch is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis moves nicely into side control.
The referee asks Lewis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lewis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lurch is trying to control Lewis's posture but Lewis avoids it.
Lurch is not content to let Lewis control the position.
You can see the frustration on Lurch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lewis happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurch sneaks back into half guard.
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis prevents Lurch from improving his position.
Lurch trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lurch closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lewis did well to prevent Lurch getting side control.
Lewis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lurch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lurch connects with a nice short shot to Lewis's temple.
Lewis actively working from the bottom here.
Lewis moves into full guard.
Lurch looking to sit in guard and control but Lewis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lurch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lewis defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lurch can't keep his opponent in guard - Lewis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ethan Lurch.
Well Lurch 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Lurch!
Ethan Lurch is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Ethan Lurch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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