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UVT 282:Equinox vs Aoki II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyo Wuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvain Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyo Wuan 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
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyo Wuan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sylvain Sauvage!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauvage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sauvage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wuan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sauvage doesn't manage to clinch there - Wuan circles away.
Sauvage is looking to clinch.
Wuan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sauvage as he avoids it easily.
Sauvage doesn't manage to clinch there - Wuan circles away.
Sauvage tries to clinch there but Wuan circles away.
Sauvage is looking to clinch.
Sauvage tries to clinch but Wuan moves away
and Wuan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wuan gets tackled into the cage by Sauvage. Sauvage maintains the clinch.
Wuan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sauvage pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sauvage is trying to trip Wuan. He has hold of a leg but Wuan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sauvage persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sauvage must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wuan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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 tries to hold on but Wuan postures up.
Wuan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sauvage has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wuan wants to control but instead Sauvage manages to regain half guard.
Sauvage tries to get to full guard but Wuan has control of the leg.
Wuan trying to mount his opponent but Sauvage defends it.
Wuan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wuan is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuan wants to work for an arm triangle but Sauvage is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wuan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sauvage is just riding it out for now. Wuan eventually gives up the hold.
Sauvage wants to control but Wuan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sauvage!
Wuan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sauvage has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wuan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wuan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sauvage is now in Wuan's guard. A big mistake from Wuan there, giving up the dominant position!
Sauvage is sitting in close to Wuan's body. Wuan has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sauvage is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sauvage is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Wuan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lyo Wuan!
Lyo Wuan 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Zoe Washburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Chyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chyn has chosen Seven Devils as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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182 lbs
35 - 22 - 0 |
Great wrestler
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Excellent MT
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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
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zoe Washburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Chyn!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washburn shoots in and drives through. Chyn sprawls well.
Chyn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Washburn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Chyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washburn moves away.
Washburn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Washburn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Washburn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chyn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Washburn.
Chyn is trying to get back to half guard.
Washburn working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Washburn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chyn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Washburn lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chyn taking a bit of punishment here - Washburn scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chyn wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Washburn has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Chyn's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Chyn is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Washburn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zoe Washburn!
Zoe Washburn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Ryu Chyn had this to say: 'I was robbed!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by WAR-Low Rider. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Javier Gattuso was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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212 lbs
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World class MT
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maverick Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Gattuso should have avoided that one.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gattuso avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gattuso has double underhooks.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gattuso avoids it.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Gattuso is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson is looking to control Gattuso's arms but Gattuso gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Gattuso tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Gattuso lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson 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.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gattuso avoids it.
Anderson stalling.
Gattuso is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gattuso has his back to the cage.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gattuso avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gattuso misses with a punch to the body.
Gattuso letting Anderson take a breather here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson avoiding damage.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Gattuso avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Gattuso is trying to trip Anderson. He has hold of a leg but Anderson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gattuso persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gattuso is looking to pass into half guard but Anderson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Anderson is in guard.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Gattuso looking for a sweep. Not yet Gattuso, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Gattuso is working from the bottom.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gattuso is pulling down on Anderson's head to control his posture.
Anderson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gattuso is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Anderson, into his guard.
Gattuso postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson is trying to keep Gattuso in close.
Gattuso passes Anderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Gattuso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson is staying active underneath Gattuso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gattuso is working away from the top position though.
Gattuso is taking a breather. Anderson 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.
Javier Gattuso has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Gattuso misses the target.
Gattuso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses.
Gattuso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gattuso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Maverick Anderson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gattuso misses with a looping left.
Gattuso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Gattuso keeps it at a distance.
Anderson misses with a hook. Gattuso ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Gattuso moves out of range easily.
Gattuso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maverick Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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 Maverick Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maverick Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gattuso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gattuso misses with a hook
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gattuso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gattuso misses with a series of wild punches.
Maverick Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Gattuso throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gattuso swivels and escapes.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Gattuso moved out of range.
Gattuso thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gattuso.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Gattuso circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Gattuso moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson 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.
Maverick Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gattuso thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Gattuso moves out of range easily.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Nice body kick from Gattuso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gattuso lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gattuso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Gattuso.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gattuso counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gattuso tries to work over Anderson's front leg with a kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gattuso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maverick Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Gattuso stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gattuso throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gattuso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Gattuso's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Gattuso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gattuso.
Gattuso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gattuso scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gattuso has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gattuso.
Gattuso cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Gattuso digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Gattuso lands with a nice body kick.
Gattuso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gattuso.
Gattuso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gattuso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maverick Anderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gattuso lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gattuso.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gattuso sends Anderson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gattuso is motioning to the referee to let Anderson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Anderson is rocked!
Javier Gattuso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson tries to bum rush Gattuso with a series of wild strikes but Gattuso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gattuso lands a big right hand that sends Anderson crashing to the mat! Gattuso stays standing though and waves Anderson back to his feet!
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Maverick Anderson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maverick Anderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Javier Gattuso!
Javier Gattuso 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghoul Ghotha has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
40 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragan Dragic!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghotha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragic.
Ghotha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Ghotha shoots for a takedown but Dragic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ghotha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ghotha in side control, throwing shots but Dragic defends.
Ghotha trying to control the position but Dragic is working away.
Ghotha cracks Dragic with a big elbow.
Ghotha cracks Dragic with a big elbow.
Ghotha trying to control the action but Dragic is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghotha misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ghotha wants to control but Dragic is keeping him busy.
Ghotha lands a nice forearm strike.
Ghotha tries for a kimura but Dragic is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha working away.
Dragic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dragic is not content to let Ghotha control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghotha controls the position from side control.
Dragic is looking to regain half guard here but Ghotha keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic struggling a bit here.
Ghotha is looking to take a break and control but Dragic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ghotha works to advance to full mount. Dragic defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dragic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ghotha postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dragic looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghotha landing punches.
Dragic is looking to get to half guard.
Ghotha punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ghotha throwing shots but Dragic is blocking nicely.
Ghotha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragic defending well though.
Dragic taking some punishment here, with Ghotha in his half guard.
Dragic is looking to improve his position.
Ghotha is looking to take a break and control but Dragic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ghotha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dragic's head.
Dragic has hold of Ghotha's hands but Ghotha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ghotha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ghotha.
Ghotha working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragic is in trouble now - Ghotha has advanced to mount!
Ghotha working Dragic over with strikes here.
Dragic is rocked!
Dragic is squirming around, avoiding Ghotha's attempts to control the action.
Ghotha lands a big elbow - Dragic is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Dragic is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ghoul Ghotha!
Ghoul Ghotha seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velka comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miklo Velka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velka clinches up with Bean and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velka.
Velka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.
Bean dodges an elbow strike from Velka.
Bean tries to break free but Velka pushes him back against the cage.
Bean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velkas head.
Velka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Velka throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Bean to work.
Bean is looking to break free of the clinch but Velka has double underhooks.
Bean misses with some punches.
Bean takes an elbow to the forehead.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velka stalling against the cage.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka misses with an elbow over the top.
Bean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Velka or not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bean tries to throw a body punch but Velka avoids it by throwing Bean back against the cage.
Velka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Velka pushes off an throws an elbow but Bean leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Velka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bean's elbow.
Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bean misses with a looping left.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bean blocks the body kick.
Velka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Bean.
Velka moves into range and clinches up with Bean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka keeps control of Bean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Velka avoiding damage.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
Velka misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velka.
Bean is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Velka throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean is trying to push Velka away but Velka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Velka lands an elbow inside that Bean shrugs off.
Velka misses with a knee to the head.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Velka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Miklo Velka has been cut.
Velka prevents a body shot from Bean.
Velka'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.
Bean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velka thumps Bean with a low kick.
Bean moves in looking to clinch but Velka pushes him off.
Velka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velka.
Velka lands with a right hand.
Velka fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Velka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Velka blocks a body shot from Bean.
Bean manages to break the clinch.
Velka throws a sloppy head kick and Bean moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Velka looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Velka slips under a jab.
Velka tries to clinch but Bean moves out of range.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bean.
Bean checks a leg kick nicely.
Velka misses with a body shot.
Velka just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Velka closes the distance and pushes Bean back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Velka.
That has opened up Butter Bean's cut even more.
Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miklo Velka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Velka misses with a body kick.
Bean throws a body punch but Velka moves out of range.
Velka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Velka with a nice cross.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Velka here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bean throws a right hand that Velka ducks under and follows up with a left that Velka also avoids with ease.
Bean throws a jab but it's blocked by Velka.
Bean swings widly with a right hand
and Velka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Velka misses with a right hand
and Bean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bean swings for the body but Velka moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velka wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Velka.
Velka gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bean blocks an elbow strike.
Bean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Velka slips under a jab.
Bean staying out of range there.
Velka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Butter Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
Bean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Velka misses.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka lands a nice looking body shot.
Miklo Velka is winning the standup battle so far.
Bean cracks Velka with a good jab.
Velka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Velka cracks Bean with a right hand to the side of the head.
Velka has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Velka tries a head kick but it misses.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velka closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Velka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
Bean wants to break free but Velka has control.
A short left from Bean.
Velka lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka scores with a knee to the head.
Velka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Velka has Bean pressed against the cage, preventing Bean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Velka misses with an elbow over the top.
Velka taking a breather.
Velka takes a shot to the head.
Velka lands an elbow inside.
Bean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velka closes the distance and clinches.
Bean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miklo Velka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Bean does no damage.
Bean checks a low kick from Velka.
Velka tries to clinch but Bean moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bean blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Velka catches Bean right on the button with a cross.
Velka wants to land a leg kick but Bean is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velka connects with a body shot.
Bean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Velka has managed to clinch.
Bean breaks the clinch.
Bean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velka.
Bean tries to bum rush Velka with a series of wild strikes but Velka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bean.
Bean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Velka circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miklo Velka dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Velka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bean. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Velka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Velka moves into the clinch.
Velka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Velka tries a knee to the head but Bean blocks it.
Velka misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Bean.
Velka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Bean on the inside.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Velka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Velka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bean dodges an elbow strike from Velka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bean blocks a body shot from Velka.
Bean misses with a punch to the body.
Velka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velka lands a body punch.
Bean dodges an elbow strike from Velka.
Miklo Velka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Velka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bean's defenses.
The referee calls for Velka to work.
Velka throws an elbow that misses.
Bean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velka backwards.
Bean blocks an elbow strike.
Bean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bean is trying to break the clinch but Velka is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Velka throws an elbow but misses.
Velka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bean takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velkas head.
Velka drops Bean with a big knee straight up the middle! Bean is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Bean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Velka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Velka lands a nice looking body shot.
Bean tries to clinch but Velka moves out of range.
Velka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
Velka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Velka.
Velka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Velka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bean counters by clinching up.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Velka.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bean's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Butter Bean's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bean working hard to break the clinch.
Bean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Velka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bean.
Velka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velka blocks an uppercut.
Velka blocking some punches.
Bean lands a nice uppercut.
Bean tries a body shot but Velka blocks it.
Velka looking to slow down the pace here.
Velka with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean is trying to break the clinch but Velka has him pressed against the cage.
Velka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bean is keeping busy.
Butter Bean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bean avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Bean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velka's elbow.
Bean scores with a shot to the side of Velka's head.
Velka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bean avoids it.
Velka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Velka looking to stall.
Velka has Bean pushed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bean blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velka swings wildly with an uppercut but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miklo Velka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Velka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miklo Velka!
Post fight, Miklo Velka took to the microphone: 'Yo homes....I dedicate this win to Magic....La Onda essa! Hey Red Rider shut your mouth...if you want to scrap meet me at El Pino!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes to the cage accompanied by HINO RUSSO. 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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40
177 lbs
33 - 25 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Neil will feel that in the morning.
O Neil swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ivanov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ivanov.
An inside leg kick lands from Ivanov.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as Ivanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Neil doesn't seem phased though.
Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Neil misses the jab.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil ducks under a wild hook from Ivanov.
Jab from O Neil.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ivanov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O Neil has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Neil and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Neil misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Neil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ivanov counters with a left and a right that stings O Neil.
Ivanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Ivanov misses.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Neil misses with a double jab.
O Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Neil fails to land with a series of punches.
O Neil misses with a hook. Ivanov ducked under it nicely.
O Neil feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ivanovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ivanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Neil misses with a hook. Ivanov ducked under it nicely.
O Neil tries to keep at a distance but Ivanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivanov's efforts to push away.
Ivanov blocking some punches.
Ivanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Neil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Neil throws a hook but Ivanov avoids it easily.
Ivanov misses with a looping left.
Ivanov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Neil being controlled against the cage.
A hook to the body from Ivanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Neil trying to stall but Ivanov improves his position.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Neil throws a jab when Ivanov was well out of range.
Ivanov misses the jab.
Ivanov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. O Neil's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
O Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
Ivanov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
O Neil works the jab nicely.
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ivanov.
Ivanov scores with a three punch combo!
O Neil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ivanov's head.
Decent striking displayed by Ivanov 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!
O Neil cracks Ivanov with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a one two combo.
O Neil throws a shot from downtown. Ivanov moves away and avoids it.
Ivanov misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by O Neil as he connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Neil, as that shot connected.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Ivanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Neil, as that shot connected.
Ivanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Neil throws a hook to the side of Ivanov's head but Ivanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Neil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ivanov finds it's way round the side to connect with O Neil's head.
Ivanov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Ivanov scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov has O Neil up against the cage in a clinch.
O Neil trying to control the position but instead, Ivanov has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Neil into the cage.
Ivanov tries to break free but O Neil pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neil moves out of range of the body kick from Ivanov.
Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Ivanov controlling the action here for a moment.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch but Ivanov keeps him there for the moment.
O Neil working aggressively here.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Neil.
O Neil lands a nice looking body shot.
Sergei Ivanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanov.
Ivanov clinches up against the cage.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Neil misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil works Ivanov's body with a nice hook.
Ivanov ducks right into an uppercut from O Neil.
Ivanov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Neil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice combination there by Ivanov.
Nice uppercut lands for O Neil. That snapped Ivanov's head back.
Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Ivanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from O Neil misses its intended target.
Ivanov slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Neil moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
O Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil sizes up Ivanov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Neil.
O Neil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sergei Ivanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivanov tries to bum rush O Neil with a series of wild strikes but O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Neil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivanov.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
O Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Ivanov's shoulder, as Ivanov tries to avoid the shot.
Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
The fighters circling - O Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ivanov tries to clinch but O Neil is having none of it.
O Neil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ivanov tries to clinch but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil misses with a shot to the body
and Ivanov counters with a right hand to the body.
Ivanov throws a low kick but O Neil avoids it.
Ivanov avoids the head kick by O Neil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Ivanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Neil doesn't seem phased though.
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from O Neil.
Ivanov instigates a clinch.
Ivanov is stalling here.
Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivanov wants to clinch up but O Neil keeps it at a distance.
Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Neil looks to land a combination but Ivanov avoids it well.
O Neil lands a nice looking body shot.
Ivanov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ivanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Neil lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ivanov in his tracks.
O Neil misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Neil misses with a left hand
and O Neil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil throws the kick towards the body but Ivanov avoids it.
O Neil scores with a jab to the head.
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from O Neil.
Ivanov moves away from the strike by O Neil.
A combination from Ivanov does no damage.
A combination from O Neil does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neil goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ivanov throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Neil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Neil moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanov manages to avoid it.
O Neil takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Neil throws a head kick but Ivanov moves out of range.
O Neil throws a sloppy body shot
and Ivanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Neil lands a body shot.
O Neil moves out of range of the leg kick from Ivanov.
O Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Ivanov's shoulder, as Ivanov tries to avoid the shot.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ivanov counters with a thumping low kick.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
Ivanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neil. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivanov pushes O Neil up against the cage in a clinch.
O Neil working aggressively here.
O Neil looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
A frustrated look appears on O Neil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Neil on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivanov.
O Neil swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ivanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ivanov blocks an uppercut.
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Neil takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Ivanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil scores with the left hand. Ivanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Ivanov closes the distance and pushes O Neil back into the cage.
Ivanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but O Neil avoids them all with ease.
O Neil misses with a left hand
letting Ivanov counter with a right hand.
Ivanov blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov throws a leg kick but O Neil moved away.
Ivanov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ivanov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Neil misses with a two punch combination.
O Neil misses with a double jab.
Ivanov slips under a jab from O Neil.
O Neil circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Neil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ivanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but O Neil is avoiding it.
Ivanov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Neil momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a leg kick but O Neil checks it.
O Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ivanov.
O Neil on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ivanov avoids the body shot from O Neil.
A cross from Ivanov lands.
Ivanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
Ivanov gets a clinch.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neil connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ivanov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanov with a nice cross.
O Neil digs a good hook to Ivanov's body.
Ivanov is looking to clinch.
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Neil to score with a decent uppercut.
O Neil throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
O Neil misses with a hook. Ivanov ducked under it nicely.
O Neil throws a right hand that misses
and Ivanov moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
Ivanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
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 Sergei Ivanov.
I think Ivanov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Ivanov!
In his post fight interview, Sergei Ivanov gave a big smile as he said 'Estou muito feliz com a vitória, me sinto com a alma lavada, pois não concordei com o resultado de nossa primeira luta, acredito que o corte não justificaria o termino da luta de forma tão precoce, uma luta que eu estava bem melhor. Um abraço a todos.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a leg kick but Reilly checks it.
Reilly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Reilly blocks a head kick by Williams.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reilly, as that shot connected.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Reilly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Reilly throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Reilly only half commits.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
Williams being controlled against the cage.
Reilly is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams letting Reilly take a breather here.
Reilly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Reilly connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Reilly wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Reilly breaks the clinch.
Reilly instigates a clinch.
Reilly has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reilly.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Reilly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Williams.
Reilly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reilly rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a right and a left that Reilly avoids nicely.
Reilly looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Williams.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reilly misses with a wild combination.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams misses with a hook. Reilly ducked under it nicely.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Ray Reilly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Reilly as he connects with a hook.
Reilly loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Reilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paul Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams throws a front kick that sends Reilly stumbling back into the cage.
Reilly pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Reilly leaning against his opponent.
Reilly prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Reilly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reilly has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reilly is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams moves out of range as Reilly throws a body kick.
Reilly cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reilly lands a high kick!
Reilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ray Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reilly.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reilly misses with a two punch combination.
Reilly throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reilly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reilly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly breaks from the clinch.
Williams jabs Reilly right on the nose. Reilly blinks but takes it well.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Reilly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams works over Reilly's head and body with a nice combination.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Reilly walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Reilly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Reilly's head.
Williams feints a jab promting Reilly to slip. Williams then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reilly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Williams connects with the punch.
Reilly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the cage. Reilly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams looks to land a combination. Reilly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reilly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Reilly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is trying to break free.
Reilly has Williams pushed against the cage.
Reilly can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Williams misses with a hook. Reilly ducked under it nicely.
Williams avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reilly if he has to take too many more of those.
Reilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reilly has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Reilly moves out of range easily.
Williams lands the left hand.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reilly forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams tries to circle away but Reilly has him pinned against the cage.
Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Williams.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams slips under a jab.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Reilly scores with a four punch combination!
Williams takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Williams tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Reilly slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reilly tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Reilly does no damage.
Williams avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reilly tries to clinch up.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Reilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly misses with the combination.
Williams throws a one two combo.
A solid body kick from Williams.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reilly.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Reilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Reilly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a push kick but Reilly slaps the foot to one side.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Reilly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reilly needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Williams.
I think Williams 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cliff Richard - Summer Holiday. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like John Simons III has been cut.
A slow jab from Simons III misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Simons III uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Simons III shoots and misses
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Simons III is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Simons III's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Simons III controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Simons III to sweep him here.
Simons III keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie 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.
Simons III is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Simons III's head.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Simons III wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie trying to control but Simons III is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simons III working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons III is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Simons III looking for a sweep. Not yet Simons III, not yet.
Simons III is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Simons III keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Simons III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simons III trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Simons III is avoiding it.
Simons III uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simons III fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Simons III manages to get underhooks.
Simons III drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gracie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Simons III swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a one two combo.
Simons III shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Simons III finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simons III tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffson Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Simons III's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Simons III throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Simons III.
John Simons III is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simons III has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Simons III manages to pull guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Simons III is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Simons III stalling.
Gracie is staying active underneath Simons III, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III stops Gracie from getting back to his feet.
Simons III trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Simons III prevents Gracie from improving his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Simons III was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Simons III darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons III slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie is looking to get back to full guard here but Simons III has managed to pass to side control instead.
Gracie trying to control but Simons III flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Gracie is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gracie trying to control the hands but Simons III breaks the grip.
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!
Gracie preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Simons III.
Will Simons III go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Simons III's guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
John Simons III has got the better of the ground game so far.
Simons III has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Gracie pushing down on Simons III's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Simons III slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Simons III is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Simons III throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simons III swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Simons III has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Simons III.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simons III swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Simons III is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Simons III might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Simons III has his feet on Gracie's thighs here. He's pushed Gracie off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gracie screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Simons III!
During a confident post fight interview, John Simons III thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki has chosen Sandstorm by Darude as his entrance music. John Equinox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Masakazu Aoki's chin.
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43
147 lbs
53 - 28 - 1 |
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43
147 lbs
41 - 23 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
53 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakazu Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Equinox misses.
Aoki instigates a clinch.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Equinox can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.
Aoki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Equinox is keeping busy.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aoki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Equinox pushes Aoki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
Equinox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aoki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Equinox.
Equinox tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Equinox managing to block the knees to the body from Aoki.
Equinox has Aoki pressed against the cage.
Equinox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki trying to stall but Equinox improves his position.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Equinox avoids it.
Aoki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
Aoki trying to control the position but instead, Equinox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aoki into the cage.
Equinox misses with a body punch.
Equinox gets underhooks to prevent Aoki's takedown attempt.
Aoki is looking for a takedown.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masakazu Aoki.
A right handed body shot lands from Equinox.
Stalling in the clinch from Equinox.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Equinox is pressed up against the cage. Aoki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Equinox down to the mat. Equinox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Equinox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox avoids the body shot from Aoki.
Equinox throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
Equinox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aoki tries to clinch up
and Equinox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox misses with a few strikes there.
Equinox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Equinox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A left lands for Aoki.
Aoki throws a head kick but Equinox moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheers as Equinox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aoki doesn't seem phased though.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Equinox walks into a left hand.
Aoki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aoki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Equinox.
Aoki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Equinox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Equinox misses with a looping left.
Aoki scores with the left hand. Equinox knows he should have avoided that one.
Equinox blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aoki.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
John Equinox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Equinox staying out of range there.
Aoki misses with a hook to the body
and Equinox moves into the clinch.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Equinox misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Equinox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aoki or not.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aokis head.
Still in the clinch, Equinox scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Equinox misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aoki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox 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.
Equinox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aoki.
Aoki misses with a low kick.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aoki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masakazu Aoki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Equinox slips the punch.
Aoki swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
Aoki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Equinox lands a jab to Aoki's midsection.
Aoki connects with a looping right hand.
Equinox clobbers Aoki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Masakazu Aoki has been cut.
Equinox misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a series of wild punches.
Aoki drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aoki pushes down on Equinox's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Equinox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aoki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Aoki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Equinox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Masakazu Aoki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Aoki has a takedown stuffed.
Equinox blocks a low kick nicely.
Aoki jabs Equinox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox defending well as Aoki loads up on a big left hand.
Equinox leaves Aoki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
Equinox lands a jab.
Equinox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Equinox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aoki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Equinox counters with a nice body shot.
Equinox works over Aoki's head and body with a nice combination.
Aoki misses with an uppercut. Equinox saw that one coming.
Equinox swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki throws a jab when Equinox was well out of range.
Masakazu Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Equinox connects with a jab.
Aoki is looking to clinch but Equinox is avoiding it.
Aoki looks to land a right hand but Equinox moved out of range.
Equinox scores with a nice head shot.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Equinox avoids them all with ease.
Good work by Equinox as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
Aoki throws a body punch but Equinox moves out of range.
Aoki forces Equinox back against the cage and clinches.
Equinox working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Equinox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoki's elbow.
Aoki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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 John Equinox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Masakazu Aoki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Aoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Equinox.
Aoki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Equinox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aoki throws a chopping leg kick but Equinox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Equinox moves out of range of the strikes.
Equinox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Equinox staying out of range there.
Aoki is looking to clinch.
Aoki misses with a body punch
and Equinox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Equinox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aoki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Equinox scrambles back to his feet.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Equinox ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Equinox blocks the low kick.
Aoki throws a lazy uppercut
and Equinox counters by moving into the clinch.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
Equinox scores with a shot to the side of Aoki's head.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
Equinox is leaning against Aoki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aoki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Equinox.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Equinox struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox digs a right hand into Aoki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aoki's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Equinox can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Equinox.
Aoki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Equinox lands a nice uppercut.
Equinox lands a body shot.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aoki blocks a body shot from Equinox.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
A short uppercut from Equinox.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
Equinox pushes Aoki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aoki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox misses with a body punch.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki prevents a body shot from Equinox.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Equinox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Equinox.
Equinox lands a right hand.
Aoki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Equinox effectively controlling the action here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Equinox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aoki is rocked!
Aoki blocks a body shot from Equinox.
Equinox gets through Aoki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aoki is still on wobbly legs! Can Equinox finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Equinox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Equinox.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Equinox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Equinox pushes Aoki against the cage. Equinox is working some dirty boxing. Equinox pushes off with a quick right hook! Aoki goes down! Aoki tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Equinox moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Equinox!
John Equinox retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, John Equinox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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FIGHT
RATING
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