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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvain Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sylvain Sauvage!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sauvage tries to clinch but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony looks to land a body kick but Sauvage moved away.
Anthony scores with a one two! Sauvage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anthony throws a right and a left that Sauvage avoids nicely.
Sauvage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anthony throws a series of punches but Sauvage moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sauvage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sauvage closes the distance but Anthony moves to the side
and Anthony counters with a straight right hand.
Anthony misses with a kick to the body.
Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sauvage avoids the body shot from Anthony.
Sauvage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anthony stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sauvage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anthony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Anthony misses.
Sauvage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anthony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
Sauvage clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Anthony's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Anthony.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anthony wants to stall.
Come on Anthony - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Anthony is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sauvage has Anthony pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anthony manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Sauvage on the inside.
Sauvage is looking for a takedown.
Sauvage goes for a takedown attempt but Anthony pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Justin Anthony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvain Sauvage.
Sauvage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sauvage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anthony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage keeps the fight on the outside.
Anthony blocks the body kick.
Anthony swats away the attempt to clinch by Sauvage.
Sauvage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anthony.
Anthony on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anthony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Anthony does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sauvage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthony.
Anthony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anthony throws a shot to the body.
Anthony chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sauvage lands a nice hook to Anthony's body. Anthony takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Anthony misses
and Sauvage finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sauvage wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony misses with a double jab.
Anthony cracks Sauvage with a good jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sauvage checks a leg kick.
Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anthony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anthony swats away the attempt to clinch by Sauvage.
Sauvage checks a leg kick nicely.
Sauvage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anthony. That did some damage!
Anthony keeps the fight on the outside.
Anthony throws a hook but Sauvage blocks it.
Anthony swats away the attempt to clinch by Sauvage.
A head kick misses from Anthony.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sauvage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sauvage.
Anthony throws the left hand but Sauvage avoids the punch easily.
Sauvage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anthony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sauvage wants to clinch up but Anthony keeps it at a distance.
Anthony throws a leg kick
and Sauvage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anthony stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sauvage.
Anthony throws a series of punches but Sauvage avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Anthony misses.
Sauvage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anthony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony throws a series of punches but Sauvage moves out of range.
Anthony throws a low kick but Sauvage moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sauvage moves in looking to clinch but Anthony pushes him off.
Sauvage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anthony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anthony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauvage wants to clinch up but Anthony keeps it at a distance.
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 Justin Anthony will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sauvage throws out a loose jab but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sauvage throws a front kick aimed at Anthony's knee but Anthony avoids it well.
Sauvage lands with a nice body kick.
Anthony misses with a wild body shot.
Sauvage slips a jab and a cross from Anthony.
Anthony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sauvage was well out of range. Poor timing from Anthony.
Anthony takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sauvage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anthony misses with a few strikes there.
Anthony fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sauvage checks it well.
Sauvage tries to clinch but Anthony moves out of range.
Sauvage tries to close the distance and clinch but Anthony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anthony throws the left hand but Sauvage avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Sauvage misses.
Anthony throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sauvage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sauvage throws a leg kick but Anthony moved away.
Sauvage throws a sloppy head kick and Anthony moves out of range easily.
Justin Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvage wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sauvage.
Sauvage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sauvage tries to clinch but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sauvage's head backwards.
Anthony takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Anthony.
Anthony throws a nice looking combination but Sauvage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anthony motions for Sauvage to come forward. Anthony throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sauvage is looking to clinch but Anthony is avoiding it.
Anthony swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sauvage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anthony stuns Sauvage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anthony takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sauvage scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sauvage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthony throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anthony throws a shot from downtown. Sauvage moves away and avoids it.
Sauvage fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sauvage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sylvain Sauvage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sauvage clinches.
Sauvage throws a punch but it's blocked by Anthony.
Sauvage trying to land knees to the body.
Anthony controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Anthony.
Sauvage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anthony backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anthony misses with a punch on the inside.
Anthony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anthony managing to block the knees to the body from Sauvage.
Anthony blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anthony goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sauvage is looking to control Anthony's arms but Anthony gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sauvage has his back to the cage.
Sauvage is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Anthony has denied him.
Sauvage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anthony blocks it with crossed arms.
Sauvage tries for a takedown but Anthony manages to get underhooks.
Sauvage lands an elbow that stopped Anthony in his tracks for a moment.
Anthony lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anthony is stalling here.
Anthony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anthony lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sauvage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sauvage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sauvage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anthony avoids the elbow strike from Sauvage, against the cage.
Anthony on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anthony working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bit of stalling here from Sauvage.
Sauvage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anthony avoids it.
Sauvage trying to land knees to the body.
Anthony is pushing Sauvage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sauvage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvain Sauvage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sauvage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anthony lands a jab to the head.
Anthony scores with a shot to the body.
Anthony fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sauvage throws the kick towards the body but Anthony avoids it.
A low kick from Sauvage is predictable there
and Anthony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anthony throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sauvage closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Anthony.
Anthony looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sauvage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anthony fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sauvage throws a wild body kick that Anthony sees coming a mile off.
Anthony throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sauvage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sauvage tries to move into range but Anthony moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sauvage rushes Anthony and presses him up against the cage.
Sauvage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sauvage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anthony blocks an elbow strike from Sauvage.
Sylvain Sauvage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anthony as Sauvage tries to tie him up.
Sauvage prevents a body shot from Anthony.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony wants to stall.
Sauvage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anthony can't find room to land a body shot as Sauvage controls the action.
Anthony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sauvage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sauvage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sauvage stalling against the cage.
Sauvage trying to control the position but instead, Anthony has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sauvage into the cage.
Sauvage throws an elbow but it misses.
Sauvage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sauvage misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauvage has a couple of punches blocked by Anthony.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Anthony.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sauvage.
Anthony can't find room to land a body shot as Sauvage controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sauvage is stalling here.
Anthony throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sauvage avoiding damage.
Sauvage blocks a body shot from Anthony.
Sauvage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Anthony - that landed with a thud.
Anthony lands with a short shot to the head.
Sauvage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anthony pushes Sauvage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sauvage is rocked!
Anthony digs a right hand underneath Sauvage's ribcage. Sauvage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sauvage is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthony finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Anthony.
Anthony gets underhooks to prevent Sauvage's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage pushes off an throws an elbow but Anthony leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anthony scores with a shot to the side of Sauvage's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sauvage looking to slow down the pace here.
Anthony throws a big uppercut that drops Sauvage! More strikes from Anthony and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sauvage lies dazed against the cage as Anthony celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Anthony!
During a confident post fight interview, Justin Anthony thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Zol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton has chosen I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bill Compton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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167 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Zol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Compton!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton slips under a jab.
Zol tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Compton defends well and Zol ends up having to push Compton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Compton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zol shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Compton sprawls well. Compton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zol gets slowly back to his feet.
Zol throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Compton's waist but Compton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zol off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Zol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Compton.
Zol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Compton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Compton lands a high kick!
Compton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zol takes a step back to recover.
Zol fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Compton sprawls well initially but Zol persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Compton tries to kick Zol off but Zol keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Compton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Compton is trying to stand up here but Zol is controlling him well.
Zol trying to advance position but Compton counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zol throws a big elbow that misses.
Zol postures up in Compton's guard and throws a big left but Compton blocks it.
Compton wants to stand and escape but Zol is having none of it.
Zol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Compton is keeping the position for now.
Zol trying to control but Compton is working from the bottom.
Zol prevents Compton from getting back to his feet.
Zol is looking to work some ground and pound but Compton has wrist control.
Zol prevents Compton from getting back to his feet.
Zol lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Compton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Compton keeping moving, preventing Zol from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zol throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zol stops Compton from standing up.
Zol has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Compton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zol scoring with some ground and pound.
Zol chips away with some ground and pound.
Zol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Compton is keeping the position for now.
Zol won't allow Compton to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zol postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zol with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing good reports from Zol's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Zol landing with the ground and pound.
Compton wants to stand and escape but Zol is having none of it.
Zol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym inform us that Compton has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Compton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zol trying to control the position from guard on top but Compton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zol passes Compton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Compton is trying to stand up here but Zol is controlling him well.
Zol working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Compton pushes Zol off looking to stand but Zol dives back in and keeps control.
Zol thows a huge punch but Compton dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zol thows a huge punch but Compton dodges it nicely.
Zol throwing shots but Compton is blocking nicely.
Zol is trying to control the action in half guard but Compton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Zol.
Compton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zol.
Zol working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zol stalling away here and it's allowed Compton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Compton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zol is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zol works over Compton with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Zol dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zol shoots in looking for a takedown but Compton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zol's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Compton moves into the clinch.
Compton misses with a body punch.
Zol is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Compton lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jay Zol has been cut.
Compton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Compton prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Zol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zol is working for takedown but Compton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zol drops down looking for an ankle pick but Compton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zol has a takedown stuffed.
Compton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jay Zol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Compton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zol darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Compton defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Compton's head.
Zol trying to control the action but Compton is working from the bottom.
Zol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zol lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Compton has one foot on Zol's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Zol decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Compton is trying to stand.
Compton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zol scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Compton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zol scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zol throwing shots but Compton is blocking nicely.
Jay Zol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zol takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Compton won't allow Zol to pass to mount.
Zol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zol scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zol stops Compton from getting back to his feet.
Zol passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Compton!
A nice elbow there by Zol.
Compton is rocked!
Compton is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Zol.
Compton is still in real trouble! Can Zol finish him?
Zol raining down hammerfists from mount.
Compton wants to try and get back to his feet.
Zol drops a big elbow. That's hurt Compton! More shots from Zol and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Zol!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Icaro Asas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icaro Asas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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193 lbs
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198 lbs
19 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Harbor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Icaro Asas!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asas walks into a straight right hand from Harbor.
Harbor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asas tries for a takedown but Harbor circles away easily
and Harbor counters with a shoot takedown. Asas fights it but they end up in guard.
Harbor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harbor has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Harbor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harbor preventing the sweep.
Asas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harbor defends well.
Asas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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!
Asas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harbor trying to control the position from guard on top but Asas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asas punching from the bottom - just letting Harbor know he's still in a fight.
Harbor forces his way into half guard.
Harbor works his way into full mount!
Asas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor wants to control the pace but Asas is squirming around nicely.
Asas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Harbor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harbor lands a big elbow.
Harbor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harbor tries to control but Asas wriggling away.
Harbor lands a big elbow.
Asas throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Harbor with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbor with good strikes from the mount here!
Asas controls the position.
Asas tries to hold on but Harbor pushes him away.
Harbor controlling the position easily from mount.
Asas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Asas's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Harbor controlling his opponent.
Asas is bucking up trying to escape but Harbor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Harbor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harbor working the ground and pound effectively.
Asas is rocked!
Asas is working to get back to half guard.
Asas is still in real trouble! Can Harbor finish him?
Asas throwing hammer fists to the chest of Harbor. What's that going to do exactly?
Asas seems to have recovered his senses.
Asas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harbor looking to secure an arm triangle but Asas defends it well.
Harbor wants to control the pace but Asas is squirming around nicely.
Harbor lands a big elbow.
Harbor with the ground and pound from mount.
Harbor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Harbor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Asas hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Harbor! Asas is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Harbor!
James Harbor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Alexander Zelaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cachacinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Alexander Zelaya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jorge Cachacinha's chin.
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23
168 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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31
205 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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World class MT
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Alexander Zelaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Cachacinha!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelaya throws a jab when Cachacinha was well out of range.
Cachacinha bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cachacinha taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cachacinha swings around for an armbar but Zelaya sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cachacinha's guard.
Zelaya throws an elbow that misses. Cachacinha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zelaya's guard. Nice move by Cachacinha!
Zelaya trying to control the position.
Zelaya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zelaya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zelaya keeping moving, preventing Cachacinha from controlling successfully.
Zelaya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelaya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cachacinha wants to control from the top but Zelaya keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zelaya scores with a one two! Cachacinha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cachacinha is looking to clinch.
Zelaya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cachacinha is out of range and Zelaya settles back down.
Cachacinha has a takedown stuffed.
Zelaya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cachacinha.
Cachacinha walks into a jab.
Zelaya clobbers Cachacinha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cachacinha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cachacinha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walter Alexander Zelaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zelaya lands a nice shot to the body.
Zelaya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cachacinha checks it well.
Cachacinha avoids the head kick by Zelaya.
Cachacinha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walter Alexander Zelaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cachacinha looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zelaya!
Zelaya is not content to let Cachacinha control the position.
Zelaya is looking for a sweep.
Zelaya is working hard here to advance position.
Cachacinha stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya lands a jab to the nose.
A punch lands to the side of Cachacinha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cachacinha fails with a takedown attempt.
Zelaya lands with a nice body punch.
Cachacinha throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zelaya tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cachacinha is in Zelaya's guard.
Zelaya controls Cachacinha momentarily but Cachacinha frees himself.
Zelaya wants to sweep here but Cachacinha controlling him for the moment.
Zelaya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cachacinha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cachacinha stays in close to Zelaya's body and controls the position.
Cachacinha stopping the sweep attempt from Zelaya.
Cachacinha passes Zelaya's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zelaya trying to control but Cachacinha postures up.
Cachacinha is taking a breather. Zelaya says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Zelaya is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zelaya is staying active underneath Cachacinha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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 Walter Alexander Zelaya will probably get the nod.
That's time! Zelaya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zelaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zelaya cracks Cachacinha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cachacinha is looking to clinch.
Zelaya misses with a hook. Cachacinha ducked under it nicely.
Zelaya stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zelaya wants it to stay on the feet.
Zelaya misses with a wild body shot.
Zelaya swings for the body but Cachacinha moves out of range.
Cachacinha looks to clinch
and Zelaya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zelaya lands with a straight right. Cachacinha didn't see that one coming.
Zelaya lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice takedown defense from Zelaya. No joy for Cachacinha on that attempt.
Zelaya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looks like Zelaya has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Good work by Cachacinha as he checks the leg kick.
Zelaya misses with a body kick.
Zelaya thuds his right hand into Cachacinha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Cachacinha.
Zelaya moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cachacinha closes the distance and clinches up with Zelaya, looking for a takedown. Cachacinha pushes Zelaya against the cage but Zelaya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walter Alexander Zelaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Cachacinha.
Zelaya lands a nice shot that snaps Cachacinha's head back.
Jorge Cachacinha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zelaya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cachacinha. That did some damage!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zelaya!
Zelaya throws a shot to the body.
Cachacinha shoots for a takedown but Zelaya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zelaya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zelaya comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zelaya throws a front kick that sends Cachacinha stumbling back into the cage.
Zelaya catches Cachacinha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cachacinha just misses with a punch to the body.
Cachacinha with a poor takedown
and Zelaya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zelaya.
Cachacinha is breathing heavily.
Cachacinha has a takedown stuffed.
Zelaya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zelaya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cachacinha on the side of the head.
Zelaya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zelaya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cachacinha's calf.
Zelaya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zelaya lands a high kick!
Zelaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zelaya keeps Cachacinha at a distance using the push kick.
Cachacinha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya works Cachacinha's body with a nice hook.
Zelaya fails to land with a series of punches.
Zelaya connects with a nice looking jab.
Cachacinha fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zelaya.
Zelaya lands with an overhand left.
Cachacinha shoots in for a takedown but Zelaya shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zelaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cachacinha manages to avoid it.
Zelaya cracks Cachacinha with an open hand slap.
Cachacinha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zelaya throws out a powerful jab.
Zelaya clobbers Cachacinha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cachacinha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zelaya misses with a body kick.
Zelaya throws a sloppy head kick and Cachacinha moves out of range easily.
Zelaya jabs Cachacinha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cachacinha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walter Alexander Zelaya is winning the standup battle so far.
Cachacinha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zelaya displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cachacinha.
Zelaya lands a jab to the nose.
Zelaya lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zelaya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zelaya lands a left and a right that send Cachacinha crashing to the mat, dazed. Zelaya thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Alexander Zelaya dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zelaya cracks Cachacinha with a hook to the temple - Cachacinha is on wobbly legs here! Zelaya swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Cachacinha falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Zelaya wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Walter Alexander Zelaya!
Walter Alexander Zelaya thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into the arena with Aerials blaring out of the sound system. Shanks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dethklok - The Cyborg Slayers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
27 - 18 - 1 |
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32
188 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holden James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shanks was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
A head kick by James misses
and Shanks counters with a left to the body.
James connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
James has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CT Antiga Uniăo in the buildup to the fight.
James fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shanks checks it well.
Shanks swinging wildly here.
Shanks moves out of range of the strikes.
James dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shanks. That did some damage!
James throws a jab when Shanks was well out of range.
A jab from Shanks finds it's way through James's defenses.
A left lands for Shanks.
James moves away from the strike by Shanks.
Shanks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shanks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from James.
James pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shanks is out of range and James settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shanks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
James is looking to land body kicks.
Shanks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shanks has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James misses with a low kick.
Shanks throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James throws a hook but Shanks avoids it easily.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Shanks.
Shanks avoids the body shot from James.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
James throws a lazy right hand but Shanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shanks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shanks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Shanks. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Shanks misses.
James avoids a kick to the body.
Shanks instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, James throws an elbow but misses.
Shanks gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
James looking to stall.
Shanks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shanks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shanks misses with a punch to the body.
Shanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
A right hand to the body from James.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Shanks won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Shanks.
Shanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shanks looking to slow down the pace here.
Shanks trying to land knees to the body.
Shanks lands a shot to the body.
Shanks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shanks lands a hook to the side of the head.
James wants to break free but Shanks has control.
James lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
James pushes off an throws an elbow but Shanks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shanks lands a nice knee to the body.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shanks misses the shot to the body.
James throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shanks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James tries to score with a low kick but Shanks moves his leg out of the way.
Shanks moves out of range as James strikes.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shanks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Shanks.
Shanks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shanks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James looks to throw the jab but Shanks is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Michael Shanks has been cut.
Shanks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanks connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
James throws a lazy right hand but Shanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shanks thows a body kick. James tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shanks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
James missing with a left hand there. Shanks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shanks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shanks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James connects with a solid leg kick.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Shanks should have avoided that one.
Shanks works James's body with a nice hook.
Shanks misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shanks lands a nice shot to the body.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shanks fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Shanks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Shanks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
James moves out of range as Shanks throws a body kick.
James connects with an inside leg kick.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shanks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shanks is looking to clinch.
Shanks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shanks throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Shanks blocks the leg kick.
Shanks tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from James misses.
Shanks is looking to land body kicks.
Shanks tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shanks will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shanks. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James lands with a hook. Shanks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shanks misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from James misses.
Shanks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Holden James is winning the standup battle so far.
James throws a sloppy head kick
and Shanks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
Shanks lands a nice shot to the body.
Shanks avoids the head kick by James.
James lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
James with a nice cross.
James pushes Shanks away with a front kick.
A big left from James misses.
Shanks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Shanks.
Shanks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shanks tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shanks lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
James throws a lazy right hand but Shanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Shanks lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shanks!
Shanks is looking to clinch.
James lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Shanks there.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shanks at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shanks.
Shanks lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shanks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shanks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from James.
Shanks avoids the head kick by James.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shanks cracks the inside of James's front leg.
Shanks fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looks to land a body kick but Shanks moved away.
James avoids a kick to the body.
James goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shanks misses the shot to the body.
Shanks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James misses with a double jab.
James misses with a hook.
Shanks lands a jab to the head.
James lands a leg kick that knocks Shanks off balance momentarily.
James misses with a leg kick.
James gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Shanks counter with a right hand.
Shanks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jamess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shanks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shanks stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks scores with a jab to the body.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Shanks misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from James - that will leave a mark!
Shanks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and James is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Shanks misses.
Shanks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
Shanks throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and checks it nicely.
James scores with a nice strike.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shanks swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Shanks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
James is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Holden James will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Shanks's cut.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Shanks.
Shanks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
James misses with a head kick.
James scores with a body shot.
Shanks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shanks lands a right hook to the body.
Shanks throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shanks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shanks throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shanks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shanks counters with a body kick that stops James in his tracks momentarily.
James throws a leg kick which misses Shanks's front leg but catches the back leg as Shanks tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shanks misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shanks doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James throws a hook but Shanks avoids it easily.
James misses with a looping right.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shanks throws out the jab.
Shanks lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
Shanks connects with the punch.
James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shanks.
Shanks slips a jab from James.
James throws a head kick that Shanks semi-blocks.
James misses with a low kick.
James walks into a left hand.
Shanks moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body kick from James.
James throws out a loose jab but Shanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shanks.
Shanks misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James misses with a body shot.
Shanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shanks tried to score with a low kick but James checks it.
Shanks lands with a thumping leg kick.
James throws a front kick aimed at Shanks's knee but Shanks avoids it well.
James misses with a low kick.
Shanks throws a nice outside leg kick.
James misses with a kick to the body.
James is looking to score with low kicks.
Shanks has James up against the cage in a clinch.
James scores with a shot to the side of Shanks's head.
Shanks misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James can't break the clinch.
Shanks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shanks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Shanks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shanks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
Shanks tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Shanks back against the cage.
James is trying to break the clinch but Shanks is controlling him.
Shanks digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A knee to the head by Shanks.
Shanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shanks with a knee to the head.
James tries to break free but Shanks pushes him back against the cage.
Michael Shanks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shanks connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James stalling in the clinch.
Shanks digs a right hand underneath James's ribcage. James let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Shanks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shanks lands with a right to the head.
Shanks tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shanks pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shanks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Shanks misses with a body punch.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Shanks controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shanks.
Shanks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Shanks tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for James.
Shanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Shanks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shanks 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Michael Shanks!
A relieved looking Michael Shanks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roderick Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roderick Jenkins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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278 lbs
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12 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roderick Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Salcedo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jose Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jenkins 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.
Jenkins lands an overhand right.
Salcedo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a sloppy head kick
and Jenkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from Salcedo.
Jenkins feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Salcedo sprawling to the canvas! Salcedo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jenkins finish him?!
Salcedo is rocked!
It looks like Jose Salcedo has been cut.
Salcedo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins cracks Salcedo with a hook to the temple - Salcedo is on wobbly legs here! Jenkins swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Salcedo falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Jenkins wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roderick Jenkins!
Our winner, Roderick Jenkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tor Pellinore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mano Thao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellinore's entrance music is Alpha King. A fine choice. Thao has chosen Sabotage by Beastie Boys as his entrance music. Tor Pellinore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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249 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tor Pellinore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mano Thao!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thao tries to clinch but Pellinore is having none of it.
Thao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pellinore - the referee stops the clock and Thao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pellinore. Thao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pellinore is looking to slow Thao down with leg kicks.
Pellinore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thao.
Thao wants to clinch.
A big left from Pellinore misses.
Pellinore tries a head kick but it misses.
Thao looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pellinore lands a big head kick that sends Thao tumbling to the mat! Pellinore takes a step backwards and waves Thao back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thao is rocked!
It looks like Mano Thao has been cut.
Thao bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Pellinore comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Thao falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Thao was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tor Pellinore!
A very excited looking Tor Pellinore made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ozuma Obata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obata comes to the cage accompanied by Hijack The Terrorist Group - Hijack. Man has chosen Shadow on the Sun as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozuma Obata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Obata.
Obata swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ozuma Obata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
Obata lands a nice shot that snaps Man's head back.
It looks like Ice Man has been cut.
Obata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obata swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man drops Obata with a beautiful combination! Obata stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Man is looking for the KO!
Obata is rocked!
It looks like Ozuma Obata has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Obata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Obata misses the target.
Obata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Obata throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Obata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man connects with a superb combination that knocks Obata out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Man before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Obata!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ice Man!
An out of breath Ice Man 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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