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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Story's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dark Horse . Tim Story 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Buckner!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Story closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Buckner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Story is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Story slaps away a takedown attempt from Buckner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matt Buckner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckner lands with a slapping head kick.
Story closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Story thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Buckner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Story.
Story not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Story throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Story is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Buckner is just riding it out for now. Story eventually gives up the hold.
Buckner missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Buckner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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!
Story trying to control but Buckner is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story postures up in Buckner's guard and throws a big left but Buckner blocks it.
Story is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Johny Fighting Temple that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Buckner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Buckner pushes Story off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
An inside leg kick from Buckner misses.
Buckner misses with a double jab.
Buckner gets a clinch.
Buckner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buckner shoots in but Story avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Buckner as Story shoots in.
Story is trying hard to land a takedown here. Buckner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Story blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story stuffs the takedown attempt from Buckner. Buckner gets slowly back to his feet.
Tim Story has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Buckner.
Story blocks a head kick by Buckner.
Buckner throws a head kick but Story moves out of range.
Buckner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Story defends well and Buckner ends up having to push Story into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Buckner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Story wants a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Story has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Buckner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Story goes for a takedown attempt but Buckner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Story avoids a punch combination nicely.
Story looks to land a combination but Buckner avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Buckner is defended easily by Story.
A head kick misses from Buckner.
Story throws a hook but Buckner blocks it.
Story throws a head kick but Buckner moves out of range.
Story fails with a takedown attempt.
Story displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Buckner.
Nice takedown defense from Story. No joy for Buckner on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Story is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Buckner frees his head nicely. Oh but Story has switched to an armbar! Buckner is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tim Story!
After the fight, Tim Story was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona has chosen Laid to Rest by Lamb of God as his entrance music. Aydine Antona has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathan Redmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redmond lands a jab.
Redmond throws a nice looking combination but Antona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antona connects with an inside leg kick.
Redmond digs a good body shot into Antona's ribs.
Antona circles away from the clinch attempt
and Antona counters with a solid body kick.
Redmond moves out of range of the strikes.
Antona gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Redmond counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Redmond looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Antona wants to control the position but Redmond says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Antona is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Antona is looking to improve his position.
Antona is staying active underneath Redmond, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona is looking to control Redmond's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Antona avoid being mounted?
Antona has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Warehouse. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nathan Redmond wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Redmond closes the distance and clinches.
Antona is trying to pull guard but Redmond turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Antona pulls guard effortlessly.
Antona keeping moving, preventing Redmond from controlling successfully.
Antona wants to stand up but Redmond is controlling him.
Redmond stands up over Antona, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Antona avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Antona escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Redmond gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Redmond 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Redmond off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Aydine Antona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redmond tries to close the distance and clinch but Antona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redmond tries to clinch but Antona moves out of range.
Redmond tries to bum rush Antona with a series of wild strikes but Antona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antona misses the jab.
Redmond clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redmond misses with a knee to the head.
Redmond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Antona is defending well for now.
Antona jumps guard.
Redmond won't allow Antona to sweep him here.
Redmond with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redmond trying to control but Antona is working from the bottom.
Redmond works over Antona with some ground and pound from guard.
Redmond wants to pass the guard but Antona is keeping the position.
Redmond throws a big right hand that misses.
Redmond wants to control from the top but Antona keeps moving.
Redmond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Redmond missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Redmond is looking to work some ground and pound but Antona has wrist control.
Redmond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Redmond postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redmond trying to control but Antona is working from the bottom.
Redmond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redmond postures up.
Antona seems keen to control Redmond's posture.
Antona keeping full guard, as Redmond tries to pass.
Antona tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Redmond trying to control the position from guard on top but Antona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Redmond dives in for a single leg takedown but Antona sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antona lands a hook that snaps the head of Redmond backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Antona jumps into guard, dragging Redmond to the mat.
Redmond looking to sit in guard and control but Antona gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Redmond dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Redmond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redmond on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Redmond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Antona throws a jab when Redmond was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Redmond.
Redmond tries for a takedown but Antona sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Redmond is looking to clinch but Antona is avoiding it.
Redmond tries for a takedown but Antona sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Redmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antona throws a hook but Redmond avoids it easily.
Redmond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Redmond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Antona.
Redmond throws a hook but Antona blocks it.
Antona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Antona lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Nathan Redmond has been cut.
Antona connects with a solid leg kick.
Redmond misses with a left hand
and Antona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Redmond is rocked!
Redmond leaves his chin hanging out and Antona seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Redmond crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aydine Antona!
Our winner, Aydine Antona, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Guigui Borgne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus has chosen Lonely Boy - The Black Keys as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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168 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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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
20 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guigui Borgne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgne shoots in looking for a takedown but Cirus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Borgne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Borgne tries for a takedown but Cirus circles away easily
and Cirus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Borgne's guard now.
Cirus trying to control but Borgne is working from the bottom.
Cirus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borgne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Borgne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cirus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Borgne has momentary wrist control but Cirus slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgne is looking to stand up but Cirus isn't so interested in that idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cirus trying to control but Borgne is working from the bottom.
Cirus throwing strikes from guard but Borgne blocks nicely.
Borgne has control of Cirus's left arm, preventing Cirus from doing any damage.
Cirus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cirus working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cirus trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cirus landing with the ground and pound.
Cirus throwing strikes from guard but Borgne blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cirus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cirus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Borgne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgne wants to stand and escape but Cirus is having none of it.
Cirus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Borgne keeping full guard, as Cirus tries to pass.
Cirus is looking to work some ground and pound but Borgne has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cirus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Borgne is trying to keep Cirus in close.
Cirus is in close to Borgne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cirus throwing strikes but missing.
Borgne wants to get back to his feet but Cirus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cirus throwing strikes from guard but Borgne blocks nicely.
Cirus distracts Borgne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cirus works over Borgne with some ground and pound from guard.
Cirus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cirus landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cirus.
Cirus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cirus trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cirus postures up and lands a big shot to Borgne's brow.
Cirus scoring with some ground and pound.
Cirus throwing strikes from guard but Borgne blocks nicely.
Cirus slips nicely into half guard.
Cirus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borgne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Borgne is trying to stand back up but Cirus is controlling him
Cirus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgne wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Cirus there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus stalling.
Cirus trying to pass the guard but Borgne defending well.
Cirus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cirus content to control rather than advance.
Borgne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cirus pulls his head out easily.
Cirus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cirus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cirus 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.
Cirus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cirus is looking to take a break and control but Borgne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cirus dominated that 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.
Borgne tries to sprawl but Cirus drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cirus lands a nice short elbow.
Borgne is trying to stand back up but Cirus is controlling him
Cirus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cirus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cirus is keen to just control but Borgne is a slippery customer.
Borgne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cirus.
Cirus lands strikes from half guard.
Cirus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cirus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Borgne!
Cirus scoring with strikes but Borgne is staying in there.
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!
Borgne is bucking up trying to escape but Cirus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Borgne is rocked!
Cirus lands a big elbow - Borgne is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Borgne is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tom Cirus!
Our winner, Tom Cirus, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosen Strasser (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosen Strasser!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Strasser back to the cage. Grabowski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Grabowski lands with a nice combination. Strasser backs away looking to recover.
Grabowski throws a body kick that misses.
Grabowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Strasser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borys Grabowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabowski misses with a body shot.
Grabowski cracks a nice hook into Strasser's ribs.
Grabowski is looking to slow Strasser down with leg kicks.
Strasser misses with an uppercut
and Grabowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Grabowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabowski slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasser slips a jab and a cross from Grabowski.
Strasser avoids the head kick by Grabowski.
Grabowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grabowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grabowski looks to land a left hand but Strasser moved out of range nicely.
Strasser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strasser uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Strasser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grabowski throws a lazy right hand but Strasser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grabowski lands a right hook to the body.
Strasser misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strasser is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grabowski.
Strasser is rocked!
It looks like Rosen Strasser has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strasser is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Grabowski doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Strasser crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Strasser's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Borys Grabowski!
After the fight, Borys Grabowski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with what's new pussycat blaring out of the sound system. Patrick Kenzie 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patrick Kenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones rushes Kenzie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Kenzie has him pressed against the cage.
Kenzie misses with the head strike.
Jones wants the takedown. Kenzie is fighting it off but Jones persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kenzie's guard against the cage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kenzie's head.
Jones 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.
Kenzie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenzie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kenzie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kenzie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pulls Kenzie in close to prevent any damage.
Jones keeping full guard, as Kenzie tries to pass.
Kenzie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Patrick Kenzie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kenzie drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones successfully pulls guard.
Kenzie wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kenzie looking to pass the guard.
Kenzie being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kenzie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones pulls Kenzie in to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kenzie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Jones seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenzie scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kenzie misses.
Jones avoids the body shot from Kenzie.
Kenzie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones forces Kenzie back against the cage and clinches.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kenzies head.
Kenzie lands with a left to the head.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Kenzie misses with some punches.
Jones tries to pull guard but Kenzie won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenzie stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kenzie gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Kenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kenzie as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Kenzie controls the action.
Kenzie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenzie throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Kenzie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Kenzie holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Kenzie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kenzie is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenzie struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Kenzie lands with a light punch inside.
Jones misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Kenzie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Kenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kenzie throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Kenzie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones tries to pull guard but Kenzie won't allow it.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kenzie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kenzie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kenzie after a bit of a struggle.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
Kenzie lands with a light punch inside.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kenzie prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Kenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kenzie.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kenzie breaks from the clinch.
Kenzie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Kenzie as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenzie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Kenzie instigates a clinch.
Patrick Kenzie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Kenzie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones has Kenzie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kenzie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kenzie after a bit of a struggle.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Kenzie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Kenzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kenzie tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kenzie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones tries to pull guard but Kenzie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenzie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Kenzie stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Kenzie lands with a right to the head.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Kenzie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones taking a breather.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Kenzie misses.
Jones defending well as Kenzie loads up on a big left hand.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenzie.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kenzie swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Kenzie gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenzie lands a nice uppercut.
Kenzie works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenzie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kenzie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones is rocked!
A short uppercut from Kenzie.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenzie lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jones to his knees! Kenzie keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Kenzie!
Our winner, Patrick Kenzie, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francois Dubonet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubonet misses with a body kick.
White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut there from Dubonet.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dubonet.
Dubonet misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
White shoots in but Dubonet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dubonet lands a lovely overhand right.
Francois Dubonet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubonet scores with a head kick. White tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubonet throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dubonet as he jumps to the side.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dubonet thuds his shin into the meat of White's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubonet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dubonet swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubonet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dubonet misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dubonet, right into the meat.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses.
Dubonet scores with a shot to the body.
White scores with a takedown into Dubonet's guard.
Dubonet really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
White content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
Dubonet pulls White in close to prevent any damage.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Dubonet is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control from the top but Dubonet keeps moving.
Dubonet keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White trying to control but Dubonet is working from the bottom.
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!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Walter White hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dubonet tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Francois Dubonet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter White.
White misses with a takedown attempt - Dubonet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Dubonet, looking for a takedown. White pushes Dubonet against the cage but Dubonet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dubonet leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dubonet throws a head kick that half lands.
Crunch! Dubonet slams his shin into White's torso.
Dubonet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Dubonet throws a poor cross that misses
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dubonet lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dubonet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dubonet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White is rocked!
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!
Dubonet misses with a head kick.
Dubonet throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dubonet. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dubonet stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Dubonet lands with a shot to the body.
Dubonet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White takes one to the side of the head.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dubonet is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Dubonet circles away and we're back to standing.
Dubonet misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Dubonet dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dubonet enables White to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dubonet manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Dubonet's brow.
White is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dubonet is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dubonet has escaped and now he's on top!
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dubonet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping moving, preventing Dubonet from controlling successfully.
White can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dubonet controls the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
White trying to control the position.
Francois Dubonet has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
Francois Dubonet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter White.
Dubonet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Dubonet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Dubonet.
Francois Dubonet is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Dubonet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dubonet.
White shoots in and drives through. Dubonet sprawls well.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Dubonet manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
White dives in for a single leg takedown but Dubonet sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dubonet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dubonet lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White has clasped his hands together around Dubonet's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
What's Dubonet going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Dubonet struggling a bit here.
Walter White has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throwing strikes but Dubonet manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dubonet working away.
Dubonet wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Dubonet is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because White is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dubonet tries to advance to mount but White denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is not content to let Dubonet control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dubonet in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dubonet wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White stops Dubonet from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White wants to control but Dubonet postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
White is trying to work for a sweep but Dubonet has mounted him!
Dubonet controlling from mount.
White working to try and regain half guard.
Dubonet trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dubonet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubonet unloading with bombs!
White tries to reverse the position but Dubonet maintains control.
Dubonet looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Dubonet 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. This is the final round!
White shoots in for a takedown but Dubonet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
White shoots in and drives through. Dubonet sprawls well.
Dubonet feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
Dubonet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dubonet throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dubonet but Dubonet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Francois Dubonet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter White.
Dubonet misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dubonet.
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dubonet counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
Dubonet scores with a spinning back kick!
Dubonet throws a predictable looking body shot
and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dubonet won't be happy with that.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no White has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White with the ground and pound but Dubonet regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White working over Dubonet with some ground and pound. Dubonet looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dubonet is not content to let White control the position.
Dubonet makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dubonet.
Dubonet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Francois Dubonet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for White!
White is looking to improve his position but Dubonet isn't that keen on the idea.
Dubonet controlling the pace for now.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
White is squirming around, avoiding Dubonet's attempts to control the action.
White wants to hold on but Dubonet pushes him away.
Dubonet controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to improve his position but Dubonet isn't that keen on the idea.
Dubonet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Walter White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dubonet looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White is looking to improve his position but Dubonet isn't that keen on the idea.
Dubonet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
White is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
White is looking to get to half guard.
Dubonet controlling from mount.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dubonet controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubonet's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White can't escape the position.
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 Francois Dubonet.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dubonet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Dubonet!
Francois Dubonet made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aurelius Schultes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Chyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chyn has chosen Seven Devils as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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181 lbs
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182 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
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aurelius Schultes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Chyn!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chyn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A head kick misses from Schultes.
Chyn throws a shot from downtown. Schultes moves away and avoids it.
Chyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chyn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Schultes!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chyn wants to control but Schultes is keeping him busy.
Schultes wants to control but Chyn postures up.
Schultes tries to escape but Chyn is in control.
Chyn is working to tighten his grip on Schultes's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Schultes has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Chyn is really squeezing tight and eventually Schultes passes out! Chyn breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryu Chyn!
Ryu Chyn 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Garcia (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Wednesday misses.
Wednesday loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Garcia misses.
Marcelo Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Wednesday - just one landing.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Wednesday saw that one coming.
Wednesday connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia throws a jab when Wednesday was well out of range.
Wednesday connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Wednesday's head coaches at The Warehouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice jab there from Wednesday.
Wednesday throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wednesday scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wednesday defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Wednesday jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
Wednesday throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wednesday is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wednesday lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wednesday in his tracks.
Wednesday checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wednesday throws a big shot that misses.
Wednesday moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Good shot there by Garcia.
Nice jab there from Wednesday.
Garcia with a nice cross.
Wednesday is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcia.
Wednesday connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wednesday throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Nice shot by Wednesday.
Wednesday fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wednesday back to the cage. Garcia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wednesday dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Alpo Wednesday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcia as Wednesday tries to tie him up.
Garcia wants a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcia as Wednesday tries to tie him up.
Garcia is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Garcia.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wednesday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wednesday is pressed up against the cage. Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wednesday down to the mat. Wednesday avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot lands for Wednesday.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from Wednesday.
Wednesday wants to clinch.
Wednesday lands a head shot.
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wednesday slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Wednesday avoids nicely.
Garcia darts in and clinches Wednesday up against the cage.
Wednesday gets underhooks to prevent Garcia's takedown attempt.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wednesday avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Garcia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wednesday is defending well.
Wednesday scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wednesday gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Garcia wants a takedown.
Wednesday has Garcia pressed against the cage.
Wednesday lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wednesday presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wednesday stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday dominated that round.
That's time! Wednesday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garcia rushes Wednesday and presses him up against the cage.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wednesday prevents a takedown attempt there.
Garcia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wednesday gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garcia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Garcia.
Wednesday effectively controlling the action here.
A short body shot lands from Wednesday as the two fighters clinch.
Wednesday stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Wednesday lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wednesday gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wednesday is pushing Garcia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday lands a left hand.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wednesday is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wednesday.
Wednesday prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wednesday works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garcia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wednesday is defending well.
Garcia can't get the takedown.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Wednesday digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Garcia being controlled against the cage.
Garcia tries to score a body lock takedown but Wednesday shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wednesday scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia being controlled against the cage.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday lands a shot to the body.
Wednesday content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wednesday scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Wednesday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wednesday pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wednesday lands a shoulder strike.
Wednesday stalling in the clinch.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia has Wednesday pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wednesday manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Garcia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wednesday pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wednesday's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Garcia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wednesday pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wednesday as Garcia shoots in.
Alpo Wednesday is winning the standup battle so far.
Wednesday closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wednesday gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wednesday.
Wednesday lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Wednesday.
Wednesday presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garcia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wednesday after a bit of a struggle.
Wednesday looking to slow down the pace here.
Garcia goes for a takedown attempt but Wednesday pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wednesday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia misses with a body punch
and Wednesday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wednesday cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Wednesday tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia throws a jab when Wednesday was well out of range.
Wednesday clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wednesday lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia is rocked!
Wednesday lands a left hand.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Wednesday finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wednesday lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcia seems to have recovered his senses.
Wednesday throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday 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.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wednesday lands with an overhand left.
A lazy left from Wednesday finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Wednesday displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Wednesday's head but Wednesday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wednesday has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Come on Wednesday - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wednesday tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Wednesday manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Wednesday lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wednesday is pressed up against the cage. Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wednesday down to the mat. Wednesday avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alpo Wednesday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Garcia.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wednesday wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Wednesday is looking to clinch.
Wednesday rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday prevents the takedown attempt.
Wednesday digs a right hand into Garcia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia's gas tank.
Alpo Wednesday has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wednesday holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wednesday lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Wednesday struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Garcia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wednesday pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wednesday stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Garcia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wednesday working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia wants to take the fight to the mat but Wednesday manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Wednesday.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia is working for takedown but Wednesday is calmly controlling the position for now.
Garcia is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wednesday's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wednesday.
Wednesday gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Wednesday is pressed up against the cage. Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wednesday down to the mat. Wednesday avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A cross from Wednesday lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wednesday does it's job there.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Wednesday avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wednesday tries to clinch up.
Wednesday lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws a hook but Wednesday blocks it.
Garcia connects with a jab.
Wednesday scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wednesday cracks Garcia with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Garcia falls to his knees and Wednesday doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alpo Wednesday!
Alpo Wednesday retains his lightweight title!
Alpo Wednesday thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palahnuik kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Machine Civilization. Man has chosen Shadow on the Sun as his entrance music. Ice Man has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pete Palahnuik's chin.
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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
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Palahnuik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palahnuik moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palahnuik to score with a decent uppercut.
Palahnuik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Palahnuik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palahnuik throws a leg kick that misses.
Palahnuik missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palahnuik lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Man misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Palahnuik.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palahnuik swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Palahnuik lands with a right hand.
Palahnuik tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Palahnuik has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palahnuik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palahnuik connects with a looping right hand.
Man catches Palahnuik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Palahnuik throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Palahnuik misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Palahnuik misses the jab.
Palahnuik throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Man lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palahnuik throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Palahnuik off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Man follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Palahnuik was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ice Man!
Ice Man is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Ice Man 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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