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UVT 324: Titans Collide PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saint Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Balls has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Saint Jan's chin.
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142 lbs
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148 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saint Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Balls!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Balls.
Balls lands with a nice body punch.
Balls throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Jan colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Balls as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Jan is left battered and dazed whilst Balls and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Balls!
Billy Balls took some time post fight to say the following; 'Do these balls look like they lose?'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bregje Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Soares has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bregje Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Soares scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Soares thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Soares scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Soares. Beautiful body shot.
Jones looks up at the clock. Bad move! Soares lands a right hand from hell, dropping Jones. Soares pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Soares!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kris Yeti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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137 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kris Yeti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dong Long!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yeti's waist but Yeti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side.
Yeti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yeti gets caught napping as Long dives in and scores a takedown. Yeti manages to retain guard.
Long wants to control from the top but Yeti keeps moving.
Long controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeti can't keep his opponent in guard - Long advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yeti on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yeti tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long trying to control from half guard but Yeti is working away.
Long in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Yeti tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Long!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dong Long!
Dong Long spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius De Jesus Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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144 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius De Jesus Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pettis throws a series of punches but De Jesus Vieira avoids them all with ease.
De Jesus Vieira seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pettis lands a head kick!
A combination from Pettis does no damage.
De Jesus Vieira seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Pettis. Those never looked like landing.
De Jesus Vieira blocks a head kick by Pettis.
De Jesus Vieira seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis throws a nice head kick!
Pettis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Jesus Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.
As Pettis tries to get set, De Jesus Vieira tries to push him back and clinch up but Pettis manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Jesus Vieira is looking to counter the offense by Pettis and move into the clinch.
Pettis misses with a straight right.
De Jesus Vieira tries to counter by clinching up but Pettis breaks away and moves out of range.
De Jesus Vieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pettis.
De Jesus Vieira is looking to counter the offense by Pettis and move into the clinch.
Pettis lunges at De Jesus Vieira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Jesus Vieira's hand.
De Jesus Vieira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pettis scores with a hook.
A left lands for Pettis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pettis.
Pettis throws a nice head kick!
De Jesus Vieira is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Jesus Vieira loses concentration momentarily and Pettis pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! De Jesus Vieira crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Pettis finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Pettis!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tadeusz Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sepulveda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Xibalba - Hasta La Muerte. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tadeusz Ostrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda clinches up against the cage.
Ostrowski turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ostrowski manages to end up in side control.
Ostrowski controls the position.
Sepulveda told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ostrowski has an Americana. Sepulveda didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ostrowski is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ostrowski hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tadeusz Ostrowski!
Tadeusz Ostrowski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Alejandro Sepulveda had this to say: 'The loss... brings much sorrow to my people.. but I will push forward & hopefully we will meet again. It was an honor my friend.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
14 - 6 - 2 |
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165 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly walks into a left hand.
Wilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reilly.
Reilly throws a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Reilly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilson counters with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Wilson misses
letting Reilly counter with a right hand.
Reilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilson looks for the body kick but Reilly saw that one coming.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reilly slips a straight right by Wilson.
Wilson throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.
A good leg kick by Reilly.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Reilly moves out of range easily.
Wilson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reilly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Wilson throws a body kick that misses
and Reilly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Reilly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reilly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilson's calf.
Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson trying to stall but Reilly improves his position.
Wilson is trying to stall.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Reilly.
Wilson taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reilly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly is struggling to control the position.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Reilly 's eye.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Reilly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reilly.
Reilly gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.
Reilly has Wilson pushed against the cage.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reilly as Wilson tries to tie him up.
Wilson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Wilson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Reilly.
Reilly taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head.
Wilson stalling in the clinch.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reilly connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Ray Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Wilson unleashes a big counter combination but Reilly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reilly throws a front kick that sends Wilson stumbling back into the cage.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly connects with a jab.
Reilly is looking to wear down Wilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilson's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilson in his tracks.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reilly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Reilly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reilly throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly 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.
Reilly explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reilly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wilson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Reilly counters with a low kick, right behind Wilson 's knee.
Wilson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch lands to the side of Wilson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reilly.
Wilson wants to slow Reilly down by chopping away at his legs.
Wilson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reilly checks a low kick from Wilson.
Reilly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reilly clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly avoiding damage.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reilly prevents it.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reilly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reilly tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Reilly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reilly has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Reilly managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Ray Reilly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reilly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Reilly gets underhooks to prevent Wilson's takedown attempt.
Ray Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Wilson.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Reilly taking a breather.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Reilly trying to stall but Wilson improves his position.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Reilly blocks with his arms.
Reilly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reilly digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a knee to the head.
Reilly has Wilson pushed against the cage.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Reilly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Reilly.
Reilly avoiding damage.
Reilly is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Wilson.
Wilson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reilly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Reilly wants to stall.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly taking a breather.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly 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!
Reilly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Reilly is having none of it.
Reilly tries to roll over but Wilson keeps him under control.
Reilly trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reilly tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Reilly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly is refusing to be controlled, as Wilson sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reilly misses with a body kick.
Wilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson staying out of range there.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reilly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wilson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly throws a head kick that Wilson semi-blocks.
Lee Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wilson will feel that in the morning.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Reilly finish him?
Reilly lands a glancing blow to the side of Wilson's head.
Reilly throws an overhand right that drops Wilson like a sack of potatoes! Reilly dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Reilly!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dog might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beat It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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143 lbs
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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
36 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 34 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Simons III to the mat! Simons III manages to get full guard.
Dog trying to control but Simons III is working from the bottom.
Simons III not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Simons III is looking for a triangle but Dog pushes his legs off easily.
Dog avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Simons III is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simons III keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Simons III can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dog controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III looking for a sweep. Not yet Simons III, not yet.
Dog forces his way into half guard.
Simons III is trying to control but can't.
Dog is keen to just control but Simons III is a slippery customer.
Dog thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simons III's head.
Dog trying to control the action but Simons III is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog is trying to work for a kimura but Simons III is defending well.
Simons III wants to control but Dog is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crazy Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dog scores with a jab to the body.
Simons III tries for a takedown but Dog sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dog was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dog shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Simons III's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog looking to pass the guard.
Simons III controls Dog momentarily but Dog frees himself.
Simons III lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Simons III from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dog looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dog seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Simons III does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Simons III is looking to improve his position.
Simons III makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Simons III.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Simons III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a strike but Simons III rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Simons III from controlling successfully.
Simons III tries to free his leg and advance position but Dog is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dog manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simons III manages to get himself to full guard.
Simons III working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Dog dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dog swinging wildly here.
Simons III with the counter takedown but Dog avoids it easily.
Dog throws a series of punches but Simons III moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dog misses the target.
Simons III feints the counter takedown.
Simons III tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dog sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Simons III somewhat.
Simons III fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dog to the ground. Simons III is now in Dog's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simons III's guard.
Crazy Dog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simons III looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dog puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Simons III wants to get back to full guard.
Dog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simons III can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dog is looking for a kimura but Simons III is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dog to get the leverage.
Simons III is staying active underneath Dog, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dog prevents Simons III from improving his position.
Dog is working for a submission of some sort.
Simons III trying to hold on to Dog's head to control him but Dog postures up.
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.
Dog prevents Simons III from improving his position.
Simons III makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Simons III.
Simons III escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dog gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons III can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dog controls the pace.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Simons III is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dog won't allow Simons III to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dog closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Simons III's guard.
Simons III keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Simons III looking for a triangle here. Dog is fighting it but it looks tight! Simons III pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Dog is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Simons III!
A victorious John Simons III thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Crazy Dog had this to say: 'Fuck.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Julio Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mizrahi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobral.
Mizrahi takes one to the chin there.
Mizrahi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sobral takes a step back to recover.
Mizrahi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sobral half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sobral scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Donnie Mizrahi has been cut.
Mizrahi lands a head shot.
Mizrahi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral misses the jab.
Mizrahi lands with an uppercut that bounces Sobral off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mizrahi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sobral.
Sobral scores with a punch to the head.
Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mizrahi.
Sobral pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobral looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mizrahi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sobral looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi connects with the punch.
Sobral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobral changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sobral misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Sobral.
Sobral takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sobral fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mizrahi manages to avoid it.
Mizrahi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sobral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with a hook.
Mizrahi 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.
Mizrahi cracks Sobral with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mizrahi throws the kick towards the body but Sobral avoids it.
Sobral attempts a counter takedown but Mizrahi avoids it well and moves away.
Sobral throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobral is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mizrahi lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mizrahi in his tracks.
Sobral scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mizrahi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi looks to throw the jab but Sobral is out of range.
Sobral scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sobral seems to be looking for submissions.
Sobral is looking for a kimura but Mizrahi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sobral to get the leverage.
Mizrahi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sobral not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sobral thows a huge punch but Mizrahi dodges it nicely.
Mizrahi is trying to maintain the position but Sobral is very close to passing his half guard.
Sobral 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.
Sobral working over Mizrahi with some ground and pound. Mizrahi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sobral is trying to work for a kimura but Mizrahi is defending well.
Sobral is trying to work for a kimura but Mizrahi is defending well.
Sobral wants to free his trapped foot but Mizrahi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sobral trying to control from half guard but Mizrahi is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mizrahi misses with a head kick.
Sobral looks to throw the jab but Mizrahi is out of range.
Sobral blocks a jab.
Sobral throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Mizrahi misses its intended target.
A big left from Sobral misses.
Mizrahi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sobral lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sobral just misses with a punch to the body.
Mizrahi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sobral under the eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sobral momentarily.
Sobral jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mizrahi throws a body kick that misses.
Sobral takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sobral looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Mizrahi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mizrahi scores with a body shot.
Mizrahi looks to land a combination but Sobral avoids it well.
Mizrahi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mizrahi wants it to stay on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Sobral.
Mizrahi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mizrahi slips a straight right by Sobral.
Sobral takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mizrahi moves out of range of the strikes.
Mizrahi blocks a jab.
Mizrahi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobral is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mizrahi tries to bum rush Sobral with a series of wild strikes but Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mizrahi slips a jab from Sobral.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sobral fails with the takedown.
Mizrahi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobral connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mizrahi sprawls well. Mizrahi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobral gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobral takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sobral fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mizrahi manages to avoid it.
Mizrahi tries to move into range but Sobral moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sobral takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mizrahi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mizrahi throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mizrahi.
Sobral attempts a counter takedown but Mizrahi avoids it well and moves away.
Sobral connects with a nice looking jab.
Sobral takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sobral throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mizrahi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mizrahi ducks under a wild hook from Sobral.
Sobral looks to score with a jab to the body but Mizrahi is just out of range.
Sobral jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizrahi.
Sobral swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from Mizrahi.
Sobral misses with an uppercut.
Mizrahi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mizrahi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sobral misses with an uppercut. Mizrahi saw that one coming.
Sobral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sobral takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sobral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mizrahi.
Sobral takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mizrahi!
The referee asks Sobral politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sobral prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ground and pound from Sobral seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sobral trying to control the position but Mizrahi is working away.
Sobral tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sobral has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mizrahi regains half guard, as Sobral was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi is looking for a sweep. Sobral is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sobral is looking to take a break and control but Mizrahi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobral is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mizrahi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sobral misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mizrahi to counter with a crisp jab.
Mizrahi throws a body shot but no joy.
Mizrahi lunges at Sobral with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sobral's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donnie Mizrahi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donnie Mizrahi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mizrahi moves away from the strike by Sobral.
Mizrahi misses with a body kick.
Mizrahi lands a two punch combo.
Sobral takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mizrahi lands with a slapping head kick.
Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobral feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sobral throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobral accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobral is fighting to break Mizrahi's control of his arms but Mizrahi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sobral missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Mizrahi is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mizrahi keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mizrahi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with a head kick.
Sobral misses with an uppercut.
No luck for Sobral with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sobral.
Mizrahi throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mizrahi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sobral takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sobral has his takedown stuffed
and Mizrahi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mizrahi just misses with a punch to the body.
Mizrahi misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Sobral lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mizrahi doesn't seem phased though.
Mizrahi throws a head kick but Sobral moves out of range.
Mizrahi moves away from the strike by Sobral.
Sobral throws an overhand right that lands on Mizrahi's shoulder, as Mizrahi tries to avoid the shot.
Mizrahi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sobral looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Mizrahi slams his shin into Sobral's torso.
Sobral changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mizrahi tries to avoid it but Sobral manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mizrahi to the ground. Mizrahi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mizrahi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral misses with a hook.
Mizrahi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sobral takes a swing at Mizrahi's ribcage but misses.
Mizrahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobral half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mizrahi cracks Sobral with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Sobral.
Mizrahi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sobral's hands.
Mizrahi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobral.
Donnie Mizrahi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mizrahi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobral blocks a jab.
Mizrahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobral moves away.
Sobral jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Mizrahi tenderised Sobral's leg. Sobral is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mizrahi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sobral.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi leaves Sobral with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mizrahi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mizrahi cracks Sobral with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Mizrahi - just one landing.
Sobral looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sobral throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Mizrahi. No joy for Sobral on that attempt.
Sobral connects with the punch.
Sobral on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mizrahi scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with an uppercut. Sobral saw that one coming.
Jab by Sobral.
Mizrahi jabs Sobral right on the nose. Sobral blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Mizrahi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mizrahi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Mizrahi!
Our winner, Donnie Mizrahi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki has chosen Sandstorm by Darude as his entrance music. Masakazu Aoki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
61 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakazu Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Equinox's head.
Equinox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aoki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Equinox. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki misses with a low kick.
Equinox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Masakazu Aoki has been cut.
Equinox slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
Aoki 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.
Equinox takes a kick to the side of the head.
Equinox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Equinox throws a jab when Aoki was well out of range.
Aoki catches Equinox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aoki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aoki forces Equinox back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki blocking some punches.
Aoki manages to break the clinch.
Aoki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aoki misses with a low kick.
Equinox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Masakazu Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Aoki.
Equinox is rocked!
Aoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oh Equinox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Equinox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Equinox seems to have got his legs back now.
Aoki scores with a nice head shot.
Aoki throws a looping overhand right but Equinox ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Equinox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aoki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aoki misses with a low kick.
Equinox is looking to counter punch.
Aoki swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
Aoki shoots in but no luck this time.
Equinox is looking to counter punch.
Aoki looks to throw the jab but Equinox is out of range.
Equinox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aoki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aoki duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Aoki throws the kick towards the body but Equinox avoids it.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Equinox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Aoki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Equinox's guard.
Equinox keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Equinox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aoki controls the pace.
Aoki is looking to work some ground and pound but Equinox has wrist control.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Equinox is keeping the position for now.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Equinox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox being controlled here, momentarily.
Aoki trying to move into half guard but instead Equinox has managed to sweep!
Equinox works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aoki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aoki.
Equinox has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aoki is proving hard to escape from.
Equinox looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Aoki working a defensive guard here.
Equinox wants to stand but Aoki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Equinox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aoki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Equinox stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki.
Equinox wants to stand but Aoki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aoki cracks Equinox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakazu Aoki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masakazu Aoki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Equinox blocks a jab.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Aoki.
Aoki throws the kick towards the body but Equinox avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Equinox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aoki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Equinox pinned against the cage. Equinox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Aoki throws a wild body kick that Equinox sees coming a mile off.
Equinox wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Equinox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aoki throws the left hand but Equinox avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Aoki.
Aoki lands a leg kick that knocks Equinox off balance momentarily.
Equinox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aoki feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a lunging right hand
and Equinox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Equinox loads up on a big right hand but Aoki slips the punch.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki looks for a takedown but Equinox sprawls well.
Equinox tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aoki manages to circle out of the way.
Equinox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aoki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Equinox counters with a nice uppercut.
Equinox avoids a kick to the body.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Equinox avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Equinox.
Aoki throws an off balance right hand
and Equinox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
Equinox closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Equinox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Equinox lands a left hand.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aoki trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Equinox.
Aoki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Equinox is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aoki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Equinox can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.
A body shot lands from Equinox.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aoki tries to throw a body punch but Equinox avoids it by throwing Aoki back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Equinox gets the underhooks and prevents it.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masakazu Aoki.
Aoki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Equinox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aoki takes a swing at Equinox's ribcage but misses.
John Equinox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Equinox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Equinox lands with an overhand left.
Aoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Equinox.
Aoki throws a leg kick but Equinox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Equinox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aoki, pushing him back against the cage.
Equinox lands with a left to the head.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Equinox - that landed with a thud.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but Equinox blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Aoki.
Equinox is pushing Aoki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aoki is leaning against Equinox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki jumps guard but Equinox stands there with Aoki around his waist. Aoki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aoki throws an overhand right that lands on Equinox's shoulder, as Equinox tries to avoid the shot.
Equinox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masakazu Aoki's cut.
That's time! Equinox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Equinox wants to clinch.
Equinox misses with a body shot.
Aoki throws out a loose jab but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Equinox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Aoki.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Equinox but Equinox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Equinox is fending him off so far but Aoki persists. Nope, Equinox circles away and we're back to standing.
Equinox moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aoki trying to land knees to the body.
Equinox is working Aoki over against the cage.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki works on Equinox's body with a couple of short punches.
Equinox tries a body shot but Aoki blocks it.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Aoki blocks an uppercut.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Equinox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Aoki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Aoki lands a nice hook to Equinox's body. Equinox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Aoki.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Equinox avoids them all with ease.
Equinox wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aoki 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 Equinox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Equinox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aoki misses with a body kick.
As Aoki looks to move away, Equinox throws a big counter combo bu Aoki just gets out of the way.
Equinox throws a hook but Aoki blocks it.
Aoki scores with a sloppy right hand. Equinox should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
Aoki misses with a looping right.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Equinox 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 Aoki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aoki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Equinox lands a jab to Aoki's midsection.
Equinox blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aoki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Aoki misses.
Equinox lands a head shot.
Nice jab there from Aoki.
Aoki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aoki showed some decent athleticism there.
Equinox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Equinox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox trying to control from the bottom.
Aoki is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Equinox blocking the ground and pound.
Aoki tries to control but Equinox wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masakazu Aoki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aoki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masakazu Aoki!
Masakazu Aoki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wha's entrance music is Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Wha counter with a right hand.
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
Wha lands a slapping body shot.
Rugowski throws a low kick but Wha avoids it.
Rugowski misses with a hook.
Rugowski throws a push kick but Wha slaps the foot to one side.
Wha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bleh Wha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wha throws a low kick but Rugowski moves out of range easily.
Rugowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wha looks to land a body kick but Rugowski moved away.
Rugowski throws a looping overhand right but Wha ducks down to avoid it.
Rugowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rugowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Wha.
Rugowski has Wha up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rugowski has a couple of punches blocked by Wha.
Wha lands a left hand.
Rugowski manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski throws a head kick that misses.
Wha 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.
Wha misses with a combination
letting Rugowski counter with a right hand.
Wha moves into the clinch successfully.
Rugowski wants to break free but Wha has control.
A short right from Wha on the inside.
Nice body punch from Wha - that landed with a thud.
Wha is trying to stall.
Wha looking to slow down the pace here.
Wha stalling in the clinch but Rugowski improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rugowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rugowski.
Wha lands a left hand.
Rugowski working aggressively here.
Rugowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wha uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski avoiding damage as Wha throws knees to the body.
Wha has a couple of punches blocked by Rugowski.
Rugowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rugowski lands a body punch.
Wha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rugowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rugowski is trying to break the clinch but Wha has him pressed against the cage.
Rugowski tries to circle away but Wha has him pinned against the cage.
Wha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rugowski.
A short left from Rugowski.
Rugowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rugowski.
Wha effectively controlling the action here.
Wha missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wha blocking some punches.
Rugowski breaks the clinch.
Rugowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wha takes one to the chin there.
Rugowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rugowski scores with a push kick.
Wha tries to clinch
and Rugowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wha takes one on the button.
Wha looks for the body kick but Rugowski saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rugowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rugowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wha swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski closes the distance and pushes Wha back into the cage.
Rugowski misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rugowski has a couple of punches blocked by Wha.
Rugowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rugowski takes a shot to the head.
Rugowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wha clinches.
Rugowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rugowski up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wha.
Rugowski misses with the head strike.
Rugowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rugowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rugowski is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Rugowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Rugowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wha closes the distance and pushes Rugowski back into the cage.
Rugowski misses with some punches.
Rugowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rugowski.
Rugowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wha.
Rugowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Wha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rugowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rugowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Rugowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rugowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wha landing knees to the head.
Rugowski working aggressively here.
Wha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wha effectively controlling the action here.
Rugowski is breathing heavily.
Rugowski has a couple of punches blocked by Wha.
Wha trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha is looking to control Rugowski's arms but Rugowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wha has his back to the cage.
Wha misses with a knee strike.
Wha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rugowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rugowski takes a step back to recover.
Wha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rugowski throws a fast counter high kick but Wha manages to duck under it in time.
Wha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rugowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Rugowski.
Wha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A countering left hand to the body from Rugowski misses.
Wha takes one to the chin there.
Bubba Rugowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rugowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from Rugowski.
Rugowski thows a leg kick but Wha checks it
and Wha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rugowski thinks about the counter body kick.
Rugowski takes a swing at Wha's ribcage but misses.
Wha lands a nice shot that snaps Rugowski's head back.
Rugowski tries to work over Wha's front leg with a kick but Wha checks it.
Wha is looking for a counter combo.
Wha lands with a nice body kick.
Bleh Wha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wha scores with a shot to the body.
Wha closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rugowski is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Wha moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Rugowski! Wha continues to tee off on Rugowski, landing with a left and a right! Wha connects with a right hand that leaves Rugowski sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Wha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bleh Wha!
Bleh Wha retains his super heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bleh Wha made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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