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UVT 321:Summer Slam PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dority (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Dority!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Test Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dority bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ninja's head backwards.
Ninja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dority pinned against the cage. Dority gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dority is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ninja.
Dority is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Dority, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Ninja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ninja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dority.
Ninja tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dority misses with a two punch combination.
Ninja has his takedown stuffed
and Dority counters with a one-two to the body.
Dority lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ninja tries to clinch up.
Dority swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dority throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dority defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ninja.
Dan Dority has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Ninja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Dority. No joy for Ninja on that attempt.
Ninja shoots in and gets a takedown into Dority's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Dority's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dority keeping moving, preventing Ninja from controlling successfully.
Ninja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dority keeping moving, preventing Ninja from controlling successfully.
Dority tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dority managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja throws an elbow that misses. Dority uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ninja's guard. Nice move by Dority!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dority trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ninja manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ninja trying to control the position from guard on top but Dority is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ninja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dority swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dority will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ninja wants to pass the guard but Dority is keeping the position.
Dority tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dority really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ninja looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ninja postures up in Dority's guard and throws a big left but Dority blocks it.
Ninja wants to control from the top but Dority keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dority 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.
Ninja shoots in looking for a takedown. Dority tries to sprawl out of it but Ninja keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dority manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dority takes a swing at Ninja's ribcage but misses.
Ninja with the counter takedown but Dority avoids it easily.
Ninja fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dority avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ninja.
Dan Dority has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Ninja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dority scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ninja in his tracks.
Dan Dority is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dority misses with the combination.
Dority connects with a nice looking jab.
Ninja misses with a takedown attempt
and Dority counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dority throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ninja tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dority scores with a nice head shot.
Dority looks to score with a jab to the body but Ninja is just out of range.
Dority jabs Ninja to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown but Dority shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab from Dority.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dority connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dority lands a nice shot that snaps Ninja's head back.
Ninja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dority is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dority misses the shot to the body.
And Ninja tries to counter it with a takedown but Dority pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ninja looking to score a takedown here. Dority is defending well but Ninja drives through and ends up in Dority's guard.
Ninja passes into half guard.
Ninja trying to control from half guard but Dority is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ninja in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja tries to pass to full mount but Dority defends it.
Ninja is trying to control. Dority wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dority tries to roll over but Ninja keeps him under control.
Ninja seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dority dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dority throws a series of punches but Ninja avoids them all with ease.
Dan Dority is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dority throws a one two combo.
Dority drives through and clinches with Ninja against the cage.
Dority misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dority stalling the fight.
Dority gets through Ninja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Dority - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dority stalling against the cage.
Ninja has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dority is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dority doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dority misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dority stalling against the cage.
Ninja wants to take the fight to the mat but Dority manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dority misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dority tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ninja's elbow.
Dority is pressed up against the cage. Ninja has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dority down to the mat. Dority avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dan Dority has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Ninja.
Ninja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ninja drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja gets tackled into the cage by Dority. Dority maintains the clinch.
Dority avoiding damage.
Dority is pushing Ninja up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dority for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Dority controlling the action here for a moment.
Dan Dority is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dority is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Dority.
Ninja closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dority to the mat! Dority manages to get full guard.
Ninja showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ninja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ninja trying to control but Dority is working from the bottom.
Dority is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja pushing down on Dority's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ninja missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ninja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ninja is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dority doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ninja.
Ninja throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Dority showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dority, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Dority!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby TupperIII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares comes to the cage accompanied by Devour the Day - Get Out of My Way. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby TupperIII!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from TupperIII.
Tavares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
TupperIII shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tavares sprawls well. Tavares wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. TupperIII gets slowly back to his feet.
Tavares throws a hook to the side of TupperIII's head but TupperIII sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
TupperIII fails in his attempt to clinch.
TupperIII fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henrique Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby TupperIII.
TupperIII looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw TupperIII working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares is looking to escape.
TupperIII is working for a submission of some sort.
TupperIII stops Tavares from getting back to his feet.
Tavares is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Turka Elite Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
TupperIII is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tavares is just riding it out for now. TupperIII eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares wants to get back to his feet.
TupperIII is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tavares has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tavares looks like he's trying to stand up.
TupperIII 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.
Tavares kicks TupperIII off and gets back to his feet.
TupperIII tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tavares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
TupperIII misses with a takedown attempt
and Tavares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tavares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a one two combo.
It looks like Bobby TupperIII has been cut.
TupperIII is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tavares sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
TupperIII closes the distance but Tavares moves to the side
and Tavares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
TupperIII will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Tavares was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from TupperIII.
TupperIII is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tavares sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tavares misses with a hook. TupperIII ducked under it nicely.
Tavares dodges the punch combination from TupperIII.
TupperIII fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
TupperIII shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tavares counters with a stiff right hand.
Bobby TupperIII seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares misses with a wild combination.
Tavares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but TupperIII circles away quickly and effectively.
TupperIII is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tavares sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares defends well against a solid takedown attempt from TupperIII.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from TupperIII.
Tavares appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tavares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but TupperIII was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavares.
Tavares looks to land a combination but TupperIII avoids it well.
TupperIII fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
TupperIII defending well as Tavares loads up on a big left hand.
TupperIII is trying to counter with his kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from TupperIII is defended easily by Tavares.
TupperIII fails with a takedown attempt.
Tavares moves out of range as TupperIII throws a body kick.
TupperIII avoids the body shot from Tavares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TupperIII fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Tavares was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from TupperIII.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from TupperIII is defended easily by Tavares.
Tavares connects with a crisp jab.
TupperIII tries to close the distance and clinch but Tavares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
TupperIII shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Tavares. Those never looked like landing.
TupperIII darts in looking for a takedown but Tavares gets double underhooks and turns TupperIII into the cage.
TupperIII throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tavares's waist but Tavares gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing TupperIII off to one side.
TupperIII tries to clinch up but Tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
Tavares throws a big counter combination but TupperIII scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
TupperIII with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tavares counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
TupperIII looks winded!
Tavares misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Tavares. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Tavares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby TupperIII's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tavares lands a left and a right that send TupperIII crashing to the mat, dazed. Tavares thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
TupperIII is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
TupperIII switches off momentarily and Tavares cracks him with a monster right hand! TupperIII topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Tavares dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Tavares!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henrique Tavares!
A very excited looking Henrique Tavares rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Buffet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buffet comes to the cage accompanied by Margaritaville. Carolla has chosen Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2 as his entrance music. Adam Carolla told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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201 lbs
54 - 49 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Buffet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
54 - 49 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla walks into a jab.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carolla just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBuffet.
Adam Carolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buffet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carolla wants to break free but Buffet has control.
Buffet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Buffet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buffet.
Buffet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carolla backwards.
Carolla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buffet lands with a short shot to the head.
Carolla taking a breather.
Carolla looking to slow down the pace here.
Buffet misses with some punches.
Buffet lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buffet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carolla or not.
Carolla manages to break the clinch.
Buffet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buffet wants it to stay on the feet.
Carolla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buffet misses with a head kick.
Carolla digs a good body shot into Buffet's ribs.
Carolla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carolla throws a right hand that Buffet ducks under and follows up with a left that Buffet also avoids with ease.
As Carolla backs away, Buffet returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Buffet tries to clinch up but Carolla circles away and keeps his distance.
Carolla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buffet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carolla! But no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Buffet has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Carolla sizes up Buffet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carolla misses with a left hand
and Buffet counters with a body kick that stops Carolla in his tracks momentarily.
Carolla moves out of range as Buffet throws a body kick.
Carolla is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Carolla has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice jab there from Carolla.
Carolla throws a right hand that Buffet ducks under and follows up with a left that Buffet also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carolla is looking to clinch.
As Carolla backs away, Buffet returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Buffet thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jimmy Buffet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carolla tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carolla uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buffet has time to react.
Carolla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Buffet wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carolla doesn't manage to clinch there - Buffet circles away.
Carolla throws an overhand right that lands on Buffet's shoulder, as Buffet tries to avoid the shot.
Carolla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buffet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buffet misses with a body kick.
Carolla lands a glancing blow to the side of Buffet's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carolla.
Buffet just misses with a punch to the body.
Carolla misses with a hook. Buffet ducked under it nicely.
Carolla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buffet throws a hook but Carolla avoids it easily.
Carolla fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buffet, pushing him back against the cage.
Buffet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carolla backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buffet holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carolla has Buffet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Buffet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Buffet working aggressively here.
Carolla blocks a body shot from Buffet.
Buffet stalling in the clinch.
Carolla wants to get back to striking at distance but Buffet won't allow it.
Buffet swings wildly with an uppercut but Carolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Buffet as the two fighters clinch.
Buffet just leaning against Carolla, taking a breather.
Carolla's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buffet has Carolla pressed against the cage, preventing Carolla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buffet wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buffet misses with a body shot.
Buffet throws a low kick but Carolla moves out of range easily.
Carolla might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carolla shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Buffet eats them both and turns towards Carolla to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Carolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buffet.
Buffet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carolla.
Buffet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carolla.
Carolla lands a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buffet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carolla throws an off balance right hand
and Buffet counters with a low kick, right behind Carolla 's knee.
Buffet throws a leg kick but Carolla checks it.
Buffet misses with a double jab
and Carolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carolla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Buffet missing with a left hand there. Carolla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Jimmy Buffet will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carolla!
Carolla loads up on a big right hand but Buffet slips the punch.
A combination from Carolla does no damage.
Buffet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carolla, as that shot connected.
Buffet has Carolla up against the cage in a clinch.
Carolla prevents Buffet from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buffet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buffet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carolla takes a swing at Buffet's ribcage but misses.
Adam Carolla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buffet digs a good hook to Carolla's body.
Buffet lands a head shot.
It looks like Adam Carolla has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buffet throws a nice looking combination but Carolla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carolla throws out a counter right but Buffet avoids it with no problem.
Carolla takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Buffet displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla ducks under a wild hook from Buffet.
Carolla darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Carolla. Those never looked like landing.
Carolla works the jab nicely.
Buffet throws a head kick that misses.
Carolla shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot by Buffet.
Carolla looks to throw the jab but Buffet is out of range.
Buffet throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carolla tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Carolla just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBuffet.
Carolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buffet was well out of range. Poor timing from Carolla.
Buffet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carolla throws a jab when Buffet was well out of range.
Buffet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffet connects with an inside leg kick.
Buffet is looking to clinch.
Carolla let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Buffet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buffet scores with a kick to the body.
Carolla misses with a wild body shot.
Buffet fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carolla just manages to avoid it.
Buffet walks into a stiff left hand from Carolla.
Carolla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buffet's head backwards.
A big right from Carolla misses.
Buffet has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carolla wants a takedown.
Carolla prevents a body shot from Buffet.
Carolla letting Buffet take a breather here.
Carolla is trying to push Buffet away but Buffet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buffet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla is trying to break free.
Carolla tries to circle away but Buffet has him pinned against the cage.
Buffet has Carolla pressed against the cage, preventing Carolla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buffet misses with some punches.
Carolla can't break the clinch.
Buffet lands with a right to the head.
Buffet keeps control of Carolla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Carolla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buffet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carolla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buffet throws an off balance right hand
and Carolla counters with a series of strikes. Buffet will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Buffet misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buffet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carolla throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buffet.
Buffet throws a sloppy head kick and Carolla moves out of range easily.
Carolla takes one to the side of the head.
Buffet throws a body punch but Carolla moves out of range.
Carolla throws out a counter right but Buffet avoids it with no problem.
Buffet moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carolla walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Buffet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carolla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Buffet throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Buffet lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carolla backs up against the cage.
Buffet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carolla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buffet.
Buffet scores with a nice right hand.
Buffet clobbers Carolla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Buffet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Carolla's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carolla cracks Buffet with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buffet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carolla.
Buffet misses with a few strikes there.
Carolla throws a head kick that misses.
Buffet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carolla scores with a hook.
Buffet walks into a left hand.
Buffet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carolla was well out of range. Poor timing from Buffet.
Carolla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buffet circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick from Carolla lands but Buffet takes it in his stride.
Buffet lands a right hook to the body.
Carolla walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carolla tries to clinch there but Buffet circles away.
Carolla takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buffet has closed the distance and engaged Carolla in a clinch.
Carolla goes for a takedown attempt but Buffet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla throws a body punch but Buffet moves out of range.
Buffet is looking to chop away at Carolla's legs.
It seemed like Carolla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Buffet connects with the punch.
Buffet darts in and clinches Carolla up against the cage.
A short right from Buffet.
Carolla is trying to break the clinch but Buffet has him pressed against the cage.
Buffet is pushing Carolla up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carolla has Buffet pushed against the cage.
Buffet breaks from the clinch.
Buffet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carolla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Buffet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Carolla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buffet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buffet misses with the head strike.
Buffet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buffet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buffet gets through Carolla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jimmy Buffet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carolla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buffet scores with a jab to the body.
Buffet lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot by Buffet.
Carolla is rocked!
A big right from Carolla misses.
Buffet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carolla doesn't seem bothered though.
Carolla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buffet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Buffet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carolla's head.
Carolla is still on wobbly legs! Can Buffet finish him?
Buffet avoids the body shot from Carolla.
Carolla misses with a hook. Buffet ducked under it nicely.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Buffet avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Buffet was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carolla.
Carolla seems to have recovered his senses.
Buffet looks to score with a jab to the body but Carolla is just out of range.
Buffet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carolla.
Carolla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buffets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carolla forces Buffet back against the cage and clinches.
Buffet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buffet presses Carolla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carolla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Buffet.
A frustrated look appears on Carolla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jimmy Buffet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buffet manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buffet throws a series of punches but Carolla avoids them all with ease.
Carolla gets his head snapped back by a nice shot 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!
Buffet lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Buffet throws a leg kick but Carolla sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carolla is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Buffet with a body shot.
Buffet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carolla can do to turn this around?
Buffet darts in and clinches Carolla up against the cage.
Buffet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carolla steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Buffet. That one must have hurt.
Donk. Carolla catches Buffet right on the button with a cross.
Carolla slips under a jab from Buffet.
Carolla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buffet circles away quickly and effectively.
Carolla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adam Carolla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Buffet.
Carolla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Buffet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buffet 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Buffet!
Jimmy Buffet bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Viale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shark Attack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viale's entrance music is Guns and Roses- Welcome to the jungle. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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177 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauro Viale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shark Attack!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attack looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Attack throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Viale's waist but Viale gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Attack off to one side.
Viale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Viale sets himself, and Attack steps forward looking for the clinch! Viale avoids it this time.
Viale drops Attack with a beautiful combination! Attack stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Viale is looking for the KO!
Attack is rocked!
It looks like Shark Attack has been cut.
Viale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Attack tries for a takedown but Viale sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mauro Viale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shark Attack.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viale sends Attack crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Viale is motioning to the referee to let Attack up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Attack is still on wobbly legs! Can Viale finish him?
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Viale has cracked Attack with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Viale lands another huge swinging hook and Attack tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Attack, before Viale can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mauro Viale!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosen Strasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Asher Lee was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosen Strasser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Strasser misses.
Strasser throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a hook but Strasser blocks it.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strasser takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rosen Strasser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Strasser.
Strasser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Strasser on the side of the head.
Strasser really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Strasser lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strasser thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strasser cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Strasser wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strasser looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Strasser connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Strasser misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strasser is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
It looked like Strasser was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee checks a low kick from Strasser.
Lee jabs Strasser to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Strasser looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Strasser.
Strasser misses the shot to the body.
Strasser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Strasser counters with a head kick.
Strasser misses with an uppercut.
Strasser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strasser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A jab lands there for Strasser.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Strasser finish him?
Strasser paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strasser dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Strasser is looking for a counter combo.
Strasser scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Strasser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Strasser.
Strasser lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Strasser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Strasser throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Strasser counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strasser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strasser defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Strasser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strasser throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Strasser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strasser slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Strasser tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circle, before Strasser throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lee's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Strasser lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Rosen Strasser!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Bourque will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque with a jab.
Bourque misses with a straight right.
Bourque misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Bishop changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bourque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourque scores with a decent looking hook.
Bourque is looking to clinch.
Bourque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Bourque.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque swinging wildly here.
Bishop changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bourque slaps away a takedown attempt from Bishop, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bourque stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Paul Bourque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bishop's head backwards.
Bourque lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bourque throws a right and a left that Bishop avoids nicely.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourque.
Bourque comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bourque throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bourque misses with a looping left.
Bourque thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Bishop gets a double leg takedown into Bourque's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
Bishop being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bourque preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bourque utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Bourque is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bourque misses with the combination.
Bishop appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque wants to clinch.
A jab from Bourque misses.
Bourque tests Bishop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bishop shoots in but no luck this time.
Bourque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bishop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bishop changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bourque lands a jab to Bishop's midsection.
A combination from Bourque does no damage.
Bourque fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bishop on the side of the head.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bourque looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourque stalks Bishop and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bishop's face. Bishop staggers backwards, shaken.
Bourque misses with a right hand
and Bishop counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourque blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bishop.
Bishop lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bourque manages to get to full guard.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bourque throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bishop changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bishop fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bourque to the ground. Bishop is now in Bourque's guard.
Bourque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop is working Bourque over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bishop is in close to Bourque's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Bourque gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop keeping full guard, as Bourque tries to pass.
Bishop has a closed guard, preventing Bourque from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bryan Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bourque stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bourque lands a jab-cross combination.
Bourque misses with an uppercut
and Bishop decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bourque's guard.
Bishop won't allow Bourque to sweep him here.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
Bishop postures up in Bourque's guard and throws a big left but Bourque blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bourque wants to sweep but no luck.
Bishop showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Paul Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Bourque.
Bishop drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bourque sprawls and moves away.
Bourque is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bourque. Those never looked like landing.
Bishop tries to counter with a takedown but Bourque is quick to defend against it.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Bourque lands a jab-cross combination.
Bishop looks for a takedown but Bourque sprawls well.
Bishop has a takedown stuffed.
Bourque clobbers Bishop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bourque stuns Bishop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Bourque sprawls well.
As Bishop backs off Bourque throws a huge counter combo but Bishop manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourque lands a right hook to the body.
Bourque scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourque swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bishop counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bishop.
Bishop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bourque manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bourque stands and steps away. Bishop gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bourque lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Bourque does it's job there.
Bourque misses with a hook
and Bishop counters with a single leg into guard. Bourque didn't expect that.
Bourque manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bishop manages to get himself to full guard.
Bourque advances position into side control!
Bourque stands up and beckons Bishop to his feet.
Bourque lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bourque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a hook
and Bishop counters with a takedown into side control.
Bishop looks up at the clock and then as Bourque takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bishop smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bourque is trying to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bourque wants to control but Bishop postures up.
Bishop trying to control the position but Bourque is working away.
Paul Bourque is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop working the head with strikes.
Bishop misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bishop working away.
Bourque is trying to get back to half guard.
Bourque struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bourque is not content to let Bishop control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bishop fails to land the takedown.
Bourque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bishop changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A punch combination from Bourque misses.
Bourque misses with a body shot.
Bishop blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque lands with a hook. Bishop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bourque misses with a straight right.
Bishop takes one to the chin there.
Bourque jabs at Bishop's body.
Bourque lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bishop blocks a jab.
Bourque tries to clinch up but Bishop circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourque looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Bryan Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bourque pinned against the cage. Bourque gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bourque.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Bourque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bourque winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bourque!
An out of breath Paul Bourque thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Whom The Bell Tolls kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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44
212 lbs
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35
204 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud Macintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Pope!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope wants to clinch up but Macintosh keeps it at a distance.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Macintosh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pope sprawls and moves away.
Pope wants to clinch up but Macintosh keeps it at a distance.
Macintosh feinted with a counter takedown.
Pope tries to clinch there but Macintosh circles away.
Macintosh changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pope tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pope closes the distance looking to clinch
and Macintosh counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macintosh has his takedown stuffed
and Pope counters with a nice body shot.
Pope has closed the distance and engaged Macintosh in a clinch.
Pope lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macintosh is trying to break free.
Macintosh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pope prevents it.
Macintosh wants to break free but Pope has control.
Macintosh goes for a takedown attempt but Pope pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope clinches up with Macintosh and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh is trying to drag Pope to the mat but Pope just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right handed body shot lands from Pope.
Pope prevents the takedown attempt.
Macintosh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pope avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pope scores with a knee to the head.
Macintosh has Pope pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pope manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Pope - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Macintosh dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Pope lands a knee to the body.
Pope stalling in the clinch.
Macintosh gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope wants to get back to his feet but Macintosh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh is looking to pass into half guard but Pope pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pope is in guard.
Macintosh controls Pope momentarily but Pope frees himself.
Pope wants to stand but Macintosh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Macintosh looking for a sweep. Not yet Macintosh, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Macintosh trying to control the position.
Pope has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Macintosh is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Macintosh shoots in and drives through. Pope sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Pope's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pope tries to clinch there but Macintosh circles away.
Macintosh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pope tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Macintosh counters with a single leg into guard. Pope didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Pope dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pope tries to clinch up
and Macintosh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macintosh tries to free his leg and advance position but Pope is retaining full guard.
Macintosh is working hard here to advance position.
Macintosh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macintosh passes Pope's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Macintosh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pope felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh tries to pass to full mount but Pope defends it.
Macintosh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pope defends it well.
Macintosh is trying to control. Pope wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Macintosh prevents Pope from standing back up.
We've been hearing that Macintosh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Macintosh tries to pass to full mount but Pope defends it.
Pope tries to kick Macintosh off but Macintosh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Macintosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macintosh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch but Macintosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macintosh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Macintosh fails with the takedown
and Pope connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macintosh shoots in for a takedown but Pope shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Macintosh.
Pope steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Macintosh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud Macintosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macintosh closes the distance and clinches up with Pope, looking for a takedown. Macintosh pushes Pope against the cage but Pope circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Pope's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Macintosh gets caught flat footed, as Pope shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Macintosh is looking to sweep but instead, Pope has passed into half guard.
Pope prevents Macintosh from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope wants to stand but Macintosh has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Macintosh is looking to control Pope's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Macintosh avoid being mounted?
Macintosh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Bud Macintosh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Macintosh.
Macintosh swats away the attempt to clinch by Pope.
Macintosh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pope is trying to stand up here but Macintosh is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macintosh with the ground and pound but Pope uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintosh trying to move into half guard but instead Pope has managed to sweep!
Macintosh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Macintosh controls Pope momentarily but Pope frees himself.
Pope wanted to stand there but Macintosh had control of the position.
Pope preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pope wanted to stand there but Macintosh had control of the position.
Macintosh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pope tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Macintosh manages to move to mount!
Macintosh landing strikes from the mount and Pope is in trouble!
Macintosh tries to control but Pope wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Macintosh trying to control but Pope is having none of it.
Macintosh swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pope is now in Macintosh's guard. A big mistake from Macintosh there, giving up the dominant position!
Macintosh trying to keep a closed guard but Pope is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pope manages to get himself to full guard.
Macintosh wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving.
Pope wants to stand up but Macintosh is controlling him.
Macintosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pope keeping full guard, as Macintosh tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bud Macintosh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Macintosh 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell comes to the cage accompanied by Sonne - Rammstein. Luther Heggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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38
258 lbs
31 - 20 - 0 |
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280 lbs
36 - 20 - 1 |
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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
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maxwell.
Maxwell sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Heggs to the ground! Maxwell dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxwell unloads with some shots from mount but Heggs bucks and avoids them well.
Maxwell looking to ground and pound but Heggs is blocking nicely.
Maxwell with the ground and pound from mount.
Heggs tries to reverse the position but Maxwell maintains control.
Heggs is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Maxwell controlling from the full mount.
Heggs tries to reverse the position but Maxwell maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Maxwell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We've been hearing good reports from Maxwell's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Poor strikes thrown by Maxwell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maxwell.
Maxwell controlling from mount.
Maxwell with a couple of short strikes.
Heggs can't escape the position.
Maxwell lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Maxwell scoring with strikes but Heggs is staying in there.
Heggs is rocked!
Maxwell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs blocking the ground and pound.
Maxwell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Maxwell throwing strikes but Heggs uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Maxwell looks to land a strike but Heggs avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maxwell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maxwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heggs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maxwell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maxwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Heggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maxwell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maxwell trying to control but Heggs is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maxwell walks into a left hand.
It looks like Ross Maxwell has been cut.
Maxwell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maxwell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a good cross that connects.
Maxwell loads up on a big right hand but Heggs slips the punch.
Heggs tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maxwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Heggs is just out of range.
Maxwell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maxwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maxwell is looking to land body kicks.
Maxwell misses with a takedown
and Heggs counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Maxwell dominated that 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.
Heggs darts in trying to clinch
and Heggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maxwell throws out the jab.
Maxwell connects with a looping right hand.
Maxwell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heggs has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heggs is looking to clinch.
Maxwell is looking to counter the offense by Heggs and move into the clinch.
Maxwell misses with a hook to the body
letting Heggs counter with a right hand.
Ross Maxwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Heggs rushes Maxwell and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maxwell.
Heggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Maxwell won't allow it.
Maxwell is working Heggs over against the cage.
Heggs misses with the head strike.
Heggs wants to break free but Maxwell has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heggs as Maxwell tries to tie him up.
Maxwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heggs can do to turn this around?
Heggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heggs tries to stall but Maxwell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heggs pushes Maxwell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maxwell tries to work over Heggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Maxwell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Heggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Maxwell - that landed with a thud.
Heggs can't find room to land a body shot as Maxwell controls the action.
Maxwell lands an elbow inside that Heggs shrugs off.
Maxwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heggs lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs can't break the clinch.
Heggs is trying to break the clinch but Maxwell has him pressed against the cage.
Heggs lands a nice uppercut.
Heggs creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Maxwell with a big uppercut! Maxwell tries to clinch up but Heggs pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Maxwell to the mat! Maxwell covers up and Heggs unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luther Heggs!
A relieved looking Luther Heggs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Now I Lay Thee Down. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jorge Junior enters the cage!
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174 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior throws out a leg kick but Larsson moves out of range and Junior only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Larsson misses the target.
Junior finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jorge Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Junior.
Good leg kick by Junior there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Junior 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 Larsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A quick step to the side and Larsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Junior misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jorge Junior has been cut.
Junior with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson scores with a push kick.
Larsson sends Junior crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Larsson is motioning to the referee to let Junior up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Junior is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson throws the kick towards the body but Junior avoids it.
Larsson 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.
Larsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior throws a low kick but Larsson avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Larsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Larsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Junior pushes Larsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Junior turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Junior manages to end up in side control.
Larsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Junior working the ground and pound but Larsson is defending the strikes.
Junior misses with the ground and pound.
Junior throws an elbow but Larsson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Junior throwing strikes but Larsson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Junior is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson trying to control the action but Junior is working from the bottom.
Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Junior tries to improve position but can't.
Junior looks to move to half guard but instead Larsson has passed into mount! Damn!
Junior wants to control but Larsson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to reverse the position but Larsson maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior tries to lock up and control but Larsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Junior really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior tries to hold on but Larsson pushes him away.
Junior is desperately trying to improve his position but Larsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Junior felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Junior is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Junior wants to control but Larsson is having none of it.
Larsson content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson avoids the attempt from Junior to control.
Junior is trying desperately to improve position.
Junior tries to hold on but Larsson pushes him away.
Larsson prevents Junior from getting the reversal.
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 Henrik Larsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Junior's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Larsson takes one on the button.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Junior chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larsson throws a shot to the body.
Junior tries a low kick but Larsson avoids it.
Larsson misses with a two punch combination.
Larsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Junior. Junior obviously looking to wear him down.
Junior tries to work over Larsson's front leg with a kick but Larsson checks it.
It looked like Larsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Larsson looks to land a body kick but Junior moved away.
Junior changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Junior connects with a leg kick. Larsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Junior tries to clinch up but Larsson circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Larsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larsson misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Junior.
Larsson tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junior.
A bone on bone clash there as Larsson blocks the leg kick.
Larsson blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Larsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Junior lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henrik Larsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Junior tries to clinch but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson misses with a body kick.
Junior scores with a jab.
Larsson checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Junior misses.
Junior punishes Larsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Junior fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Larsson.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior throws a leg kick that is checked
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Larsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Junior fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Junior.
It looked like Larsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Larsson tries to clinch but Junior moves out of range.
Junior takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Larsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jorge Junior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson has managed to clinch.
Larsson lands with a right to the head.
Junior throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larssons head.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Junior lands an uppercut.
Junior is working Larsson over against the cage.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Junior.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Junior has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Larsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Larsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Junior wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Junior.
Larsson lands a right hand.
Junior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Junior gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson wants to get back to full guard.
Junior is looking to advance position but Larsson won't allow it.
Junior frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Junior lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Junior throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Junior thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Larsson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Junior tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorge Junior's cut.
That's time! Larsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Junior is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Junior finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Junior tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Larsson.
Larsson throws a body kick that misses.
Junior is looking to clinch but Larsson is avoiding it.
Junior dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Junior feints and then cracks Larsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larsson down.
Larsson connects with a body shot.
Larsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Larsson shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Larsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Larsson is looking to wear down Junior with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Junior goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
Larsson throws a counter high kick but Junior was just alert enough to avoid it.
Larsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Larsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Junior instigates a clinch.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Junior takes a shot to the head.
Larsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior tries to score a body lock takedown but Larsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Larsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Junior lands a hook that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
Junior lands a hook to the side of the head.
Junior lands a body punch.
Larsson prevents a body shot from Junior.
Larsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Larsson leaning against his opponent.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Larsson avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
Larsson blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larsson.
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!
Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
A short right from Larsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson is pressed up against the cage. Junior has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Larsson down to the mat. Larsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Henrik Larsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Junior.
Junior throws a poor cross that misses
and Larsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Junior scores with a decent looking hook.
Junior throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Larsson as he checks the leg kick.
Larsson tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Junior is out of range.
Larsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Junior is out of range and Larsson settles back down.
A good leg kick by Junior.
Junior takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Junior has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larsson stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Larsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Larsson.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Junior changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Larsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior throws a leg kick that misses.
Junior throws the kick towards the body but Larsson avoids it.
Junior misses with a leg kick.
Larsson misses with a double jab.
Larsson misses with a body kick.
Larsson misses with an uppercut.
Larsson keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Larsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Larsson 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Larsson!
Henrik Larsson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Museum of Monsters & Madmen logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nylerhotep Constantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
56 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nylerhotep Constantine!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wednesday looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Wednesday misses.
A jab from Constantine finds it's way through Wednesday's defenses.
Constantine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wednesday looks to land a right hand but Constantine moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Wednesday.
Wednesday throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wednesday has taken the fight to the clinch.
Constantine stalling the fight.
Wednesday looking to stall.
Constantine misses with the head strike.
Constantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantine stalls.
Still in the clinch, Constantine scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Wednesday as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantine.
Wednesday is leaning against Constantine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wednesday managing to block the knees to the body from Constantine.
Wednesday lands a body shot.
Wednesday lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wednesday avoids the elbow strike from Constantine, against the cage.
Wednesday on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Constantine lands with a left to the head.
Wednesday's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Constantine blocks an uppercut.
Constantine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Constantine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Constantine misses with some punches.
Wednesday lands a right hand that snaps the head of Constantine backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday tries to work over Constantine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Constantine lands an elbow just above Wednesday 's eye.
Wednesday is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Constantine is looking to control Wednesday's arms but Wednesday gets an underhook and turns him. Now Constantine has his back to the cage.
Constantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wednesday is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wednesday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Constantine fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Constantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantine working aggressively here.
Wednesday taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wednesday throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Constantine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
Wednesday lands a shoulder strike.
Constantine lands a damaging elbow.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Constantine prevents a body shot from Wednesday.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Wednesday to work.
Wednesday on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Constantine trying to control the position but instead, Wednesday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Constantine into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wednesday.
Wednesday lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Constantine.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wednesday lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Constantine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wednesday blocks the elbow strike.
Wednesday managing to block the knees to the body from Constantine.
A shot in the inside from Constantine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Constantine slows down the pace here.
Wednesday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Wednesday.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Constantine prevents a body shot from Wednesday.
Wednesday lands with a light punch inside.
Wednesday lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Constantine.
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 Alpo Wednesday 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.
Wednesday gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wednesday rushes Constantine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Constantine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wednesday misses with a punch to the body.
Constantine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wednesday's elbow.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
Wednesday is looking to control Constantine's arms but Constantine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wednesday has his back to the cage.
Wednesday looking to stall.
Wednesday blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday looking to stall.
Constantine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wednesday lands with a right to the head.
Wednesday will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Constantine up against the cage.
Wednesday trying to control the position but instead, Constantine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wednesday into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alpo Wednesday.
Constantine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Constantine moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Wednesday.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Constantine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Constantine lands a shoulder strike.
Constantine is looking to control Wednesday's arms but Wednesday gets an underhook and turns him. Now Constantine has his back to the cage.
Constantine prevents a body shot from Wednesday.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Constantine.
Wednesday tries to throw a body punch but Constantine avoids it by throwing Wednesday back against the cage.
Wednesday lands a right hand that snaps the head of Constantine backwards.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Constantine.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday avoids a wild elbow strike from Constantine.
Constantine working aggressively here.
Constantine pushes off an throws an elbow but Wednesday leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wednesday lands a right hand that snaps the head of Constantine backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Constantine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantine throws a punch but it's blocked by Wednesday.
Wednesday is looking to control Constantine's arms but Constantine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wednesday has his back to the cage.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantine.
Constantine avoiding damage.
Constantine blocking some punches.
Constantine taking a breather.
Constantine takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Wednesday.
Constantine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wednesday stalling in the clinch but Constantine improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantine lands a nice elbow.
Constantine working aggressively here.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Constantine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wednesday avoids it.
Wednesday is trying to stall.
Constantine trying to control the position but instead, Wednesday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Constantine into the cage.
Wednesday lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Wednesday.
Constantine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wednesday lands with a light punch inside.
Wednesday gets through Constantine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Constantine scores with a shoulder strike.
Wednesday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Constantine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wednesday is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday blocks the elbow strike.
Wednesday taking a breather.
Constantine has a couple of punches blocked by Wednesday.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wednesday - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alpo Wednesday has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Constantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantine misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wednesday lands a hook to the side of the head.
Constantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wednesday is defending well for now.
Constantine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wednesday's defenses.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Wednesday scores with a nice short uppercut.
Constantine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Constantine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Constantine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nylerhotep Constantine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wednesday digs a good hook to Constantine's body.
Wednesday has Constantine up against the cage in a clinch.
Wednesday blocks an uppercut.
Constantine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantine lands an elbow that stopped Wednesday in his tracks for a moment.
Wednesday lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Constantine obliges.
Wednesday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wednesday lands a body shot.
Constantine stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantine throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Constantine throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Wednesday wants to stall.
Wednesday avoids the elbow strike from Constantine, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantine.
Wednesday scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Constantine throws an elbow but misses.
Constantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wednesday pushes Constantine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wednesday lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Constantine has a couple of punches blocked by Wednesday.
Constantine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Constantine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wednesdays head.
Constantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wednesday tries a body shot but Constantine blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantine working aggressively here.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantine.
Constantine misses with a punch on the inside.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Constantine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Constantine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Constantine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wednesday lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Constantine backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wednesday - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Constantine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wednesday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantine throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wednesday.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Constantine taking a breather.
Wednesday working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Constantine.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday lands a left hand that snaps the head of Constantine backwards.
Wednesday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wednesday leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wednesday trying to stall but Constantine improves his position.
Constantine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wednesday is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Wednesday.
Wednesday has Constantine pressed against the cage.
Constantine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wednesday is leaning against Constantine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wednesday lands a left hand.
Wednesday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wednesday trying to stall but Constantine improves his position.
Wednesday has Constantine pushed against the cage.
Constantine misses with a punch on the inside.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Wednesday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alpo Wednesday did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Constantine tests Wednesday's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Constantine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wednesday manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Constantine lands with a cross.
Constantine walks into a straight right hand from Wednesday.
Wednesday closes the distance and pushes Constantine back into the cage.
Constantine misses with some punches.
Constantine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Constantine.
Constantine looking to throw knees to the head but Wednesday is blocking nicely.
Constantine swings wildly with an uppercut but Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Wednesday lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wednesday lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Constantine backwards.
Wednesday lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wednesday avoids it.
Constantine has a couple of punches blocked by Wednesday.
Constantine pushes Wednesday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wednesday scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Wednesday.
Constantine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wednesday stalling against the cage.
Constantine swings wildly with an uppercut but Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wednesday effectively controlling the action here.
Constantine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
Constantine looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Constantine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wednesday goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wednesday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantine looking to throw knees to the head but Wednesday is blocking nicely.
Constantine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Constantine presses Wednesday against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constantine lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Wednesday.
Stalling in the clinch from Constantine.
Constantine throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wednesday fails to land.
Wednesday trying to control the position but instead, Constantine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wednesday into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Constantine.
Constantine has a couple of punches blocked by Wednesday.
Wednesday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Constantine lands an elbow just above Wednesday 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Constantine.
Wednesday lands with a right to the head.
Constantine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Constantine is looking to control Wednesday's arms but Wednesday gets an underhook and turns him. Now Constantine has his back to the cage.
Constantine throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Wednesday lands an uppercut.
Wednesday is working Constantine over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Constantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantine throws an elbow but it misses.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Constantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Constantine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
Constantine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wednesday makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantine.
Wednesday lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Constantine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Constantine has a couple of punches blocked by Wednesday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nylerhotep Constantine dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wednesday throws a series of punches but Constantine avoids them all with ease.
Wednesday clinches with his opponent.
Constantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wednesday.
Wednesday taking a breather.
Constantine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wednesday is defending well for now.
Wednesday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Constantine blocks an uppercut.
Constantine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Constantine lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wednesday takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wednesday gets through Constantine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wednesday.
Constantine blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
Constantine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantine.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Constantine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wednesday in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantine.
Wednesday blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Wednesday lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Constantine holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wednesday blocks an elbow strike.
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday scores with a shot to the side of Constantine's head.
Constantine lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantine taking a breather.
Constantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wednesday lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Constantine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wednesday's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wednesday creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Constantine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
Wednesday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wednesday scores with a shoulder strike.
Constantine misses with the head strike.
Wednesday lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Constantine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Constantine is rocked!
Wednesday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantine is still on wobbly legs! Can Wednesday finish him?
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Constantine blocking some punches.
Constantine misses with some punches.
Come on Wednesday - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Constantine blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantine.
Wednesday swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantine.
Wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Constantine.
Constantine seems to have recovered his senses.
Constantine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wednesday.
Constantine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Constantine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wednesday.
Wednesday lands with a short shot to the head.
Constantine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Constantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wednesday tries to stall but Constantine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Constantine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantine lands an elbow that stopped Wednesday in his tracks for a moment.
Constantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Wednesday.
Wednesday will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Constantine up against the cage.
Constantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantine has a couple of punches blocked by Wednesday.
Wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constantine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Constantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wednesday.
Wednesday content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wednesday scores with a shoulder strike.
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 Alpo Wednesday.
I think Wednesday 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:48
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Alpo Wednesday retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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