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UVT 331: Super HWs PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rio Jedan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Cult Of Personality as his entrance music. Mario Silva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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255 lbs
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223 lbs
6 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Jedan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedan lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Jedan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mario Silva has been cut.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jedan drops Silva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Silva looks back up at him and smiles so Jedan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jedan fakes the body blow, causing Silva to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Silva goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rio Jedan!
Mario Silva spoke after the fight, saying 'I Will Get Back To Train Harder And Improve To Win My Next Fight'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Kevin Rudolf - In the City. Angel has chosen Mudvayne-Fall Into Sleep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kirk Angel!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Angel.
Angel works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Angel.
It looks like Frank Harris has been cut.
Angel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris has Angel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Angel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Angel presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Angel works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
Angel presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Angel - that landed with a thud.
Angel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Angel.
A shot in the inside from Angel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Angel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angel is working Harris over against the cage.
Angel lands a body shot.
Angel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Angel lands a shoulder strike.
Angel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Angel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
A body shot lands from Angel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Angel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Angel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Angel lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Angel.
Angel scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Angel.
Angel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Angel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris is rocked!
Frank Harris's cut is getting worse.
A nice right hand lands inside from Angel.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Angel.
Angel is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Angel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Angel as the two fighters clinch.
Angel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Angel.
A right handed body shot lands from Angel.
A right hand to the body from Angel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Angel - that landed with a thud.
Angel lands a shoulder strike.
Angel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Angel lands a shoulder strike.
Angel lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Angel.
Angel lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Angel.
Angel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Angel is working Harris over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Angel.
Angel drops Harris onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Harris is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Angel unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Harris! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Angel is unloading with more strikes now! Harris drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk Angel!
Kirk Angel very nearly forgot to thank GREEN!160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minotauro comes to the cage accompanied by Buckethead - jump man. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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253 lbs
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250 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ze Minotauro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximillian Xezeron!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xezeron lands with a right hand.
Xezeron slips a straight right by Minotauro.
Xezeron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minotauro was well out of range. Poor timing from Xezeron.
Minotauro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Xezeron takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xezeron.
Xezeron trying to control the position but instead, Minotauro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xezeron into the cage.
Minotauro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xezeron has a couple of punches blocked by Minotauro.
Minotauro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Xezeron prevents it.
Minotauro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Xezeron - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Xezeron manages to break the clinch.
Maximillian Xezeron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xezeron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minotauro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minotauro is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Xezeron.
Xezeron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minotauro.
Xezeron has Minotauro up against the cage in a clinch.
Minotauro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Minotauro slowing the pace effectively.
Xezeron pushes off an throws an elbow but Minotauro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Xezeron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Minotauro misses with the head strike.
Xezeron swings wildly with an uppercut but Minotauro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xezeron lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Minotauro.
A bit of stalling here from Minotauro.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Minotauro for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Xezeron breaks from the clinch.
Xezeron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Ze Minotauro has been cut.
Minotauro misses the shot to the body.
Xezeron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minotauro gets tackled into the cage by Xezeron. Xezeron maintains the clinch.
Xezeron tries a body shot but Minotauro blocks it.
Xezeron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xezeron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xezeron gets a clinch.
Xezeron misses with some punches.
Xezeron can't find room to land a body shot as Minotauro controls the action.
Minotauro misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Minotauro backwards.
Minotauro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Xezeron has him pressed against the cage.
Minotauro swings wildly with an uppercut but Xezeron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xezeron tries to score a body lock takedown but Minotauro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Minotauro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xezeron lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xezeron tries to throw a body punch but Minotauro avoids it by throwing Xezeron back against the cage.
Minotauro tries to break the clinch but Xezeron is controlling the position.
Xezeron has Minotauro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Minotauro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Minotauro throws a punch but it's blocked by Xezeron.
Minotauro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Xezeron lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Minotauro throws a punch but it's blocked by Xezeron.
Xezeron tries to work over Minotauro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xezeron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minotauro's elbow.
Minotauro scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron throws an elbow that misses.
Xezeron works on Minotauro's body with a couple of short punches.
Xezeron pushes Minotauro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xezeron stops a takedown attempt from Minotauro.
Xezeron gets through Minotauro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Xezeron on the inside.
Minotauro gets through Xezeron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Xezeron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minotauro throws a sloppy head kick and Xezeron moves out of range easily.
Xezeron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xezeron lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximillian Xezeron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ze Minotauro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Xezeron tries to clinch there but Minotauro circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Minotauro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xezeron wants to slow Minotauro down by chopping away at his legs.
Minotauro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Minotauro fails to land with a series of punches.
Xezeron has Minotauro up against the cage in a clinch.
Xezeron utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xezeron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minotauro misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xezeron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xezeron cracks Minotauro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Xezeron.
Minotauro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xezeron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron sends Minotauro crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Xezeron is motioning to the referee to let Minotauro up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Minotauro is rocked!
Minotauro throws a leg kick but Xezeron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Minotauro misses with a lunging right hand
and Xezeron counters with a nice leg kick.
Minotauro gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Xezeron gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Minotauro is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximillian Xezeron!
Maximillian Xezeron 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 Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sonne - Rammstein. 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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48
289 lbs
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39
258 lbs
31 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
54 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maxwell on the side of the head.
Bean throws a right hand that misses
and Maxwell counters with a nice uppercut.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maxwell.
Bean's corner calls for a 1-2. Bean obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bean throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Maxwell to counter with a crisp jab.
Bean dodges the punch combination from Maxwell.
Bean connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bean throws an off balance right hand
and Maxwell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.
Bean cracks Maxwell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maxwell throws a leg kick
and Bean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean throws a body punch but Maxwell moves out of range.
Maxwell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Bean coming out on top.
Maxwell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bean defends well and Maxwell ends up having to push Bean into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bean moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Bean.
Bean works over Maxwell's head and body with a nice combination.
Bean connects with a nice looking jab.
Butter Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Bean misses.
Bean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maxwell looks to land a combination but Bean avoids it well.
Maxwell 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.
Bean lands with a right hand.
Bean is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bean lands an overhand right.
Bean misses with a hook.
Bean tests Maxwell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maxwell lunges at Bean with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bean's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maxwell avoids the body shot from Bean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with a body punch
and Maxwell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bean with a nice cross.
Bean throws out a loose jab but Maxwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maxwell throws an overhand right that lands on Bean's shoulder, as Bean tries to avoid the shot.
Bean tries to clinch up
and Bean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bean tries to clinch but Maxwell is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maxwell! But no joy.
Maxwell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maxwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maxwell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bean tries to bench press Maxwell off him but Maxwell keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Poor strikes thrown by Maxwell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxwell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bean is desperately trying to improve his position but Maxwell has a good base and remains in mount.
Bean sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bean has hold of Maxwell's hands but Maxwell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maxwell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maxwell is trying to control. Bean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maxwell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maxwell connects with a nice short shot to Bean's temple.
Well, if Maxwell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maxwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bean's head.
Maxwell is trying to control the action in half guard but Bean is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maxwell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maxwell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 Butter Bean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Butter Bean's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bean walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bean but Bean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maxwell fails with a takedown attempt.
Bean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butter Bean is winning the standup battle so far.
Bean slips a jab and a cross from Maxwell.
Maxwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bean.
Maxwell looks for a takedown but Bean sprawls well.
Bean is looking to counter punch.
Butter Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Maxwell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Maxwell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maxwell.
Maxwell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean misses with a lunging right hand
and Maxwell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Bean lands a nice shot that snaps Maxwell's head back.
Bean swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maxwell counters with a leg kick.
Maxwell slips a jab and a cross from Bean.
Maxwell throws a counter combo.
Butter Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bean enables Maxwell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bean manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bean really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bean wants to sweep here but Maxwell controlling him for the moment.
Maxwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxwell looking to sit in guard and control but Bean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bean gets to his feet. Maxwell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bean lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bean misses with a looping right.
Butter Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bean keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maxwell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Maxwell slips the punch.
Maxwell swings for the body but Bean moves out of range.
Bean connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maxwell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean swings widly with a right hand
and Maxwell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maxwell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bean was covering up waiting for the punch and Maxwell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bean keeping moving, preventing Maxwell from controlling successfully.
Bean wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maxwell throws a big right hand that misses.
Bean wants to sweep but no luck.
Bean preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bean lands a slapping body shot.
Maxwell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maxwell throws an off balance right hand
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean misses with a hook
and Maxwell counters with a nice uppercut.
Maxwell with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean misses with a left hand
and Maxwell counters with a crisp hook 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 second round but I would say that Butter Bean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Butter Bean's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bean jabs at Maxwell's body.
Bean tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maxwell lands a stunning uppercut that sends Bean to the mat!
Bean is rocked!
Ross Maxwell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maxwell content to control rather than advance.
Oh Bean is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bean has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Maxwell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maxwell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bean seems to have got his legs back now.
Bean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maxwell.
Bean is defending against the submission attempts here by Maxwell.
Maxwell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maxwell.
Maxwell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maxwell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maxwell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maxwell controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maxwell.
A big right from Bean misses.
Maxwell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Butter Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.
Maxwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bean circles away quickly and effectively.
Maxwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Maxwell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maxwell.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maxwell.
Maxwell defending well as Bean loads up on a big left hand.
Maxwell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bean. That did some damage!
Nice straight punches there by Maxwell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maxwell.
Bean tests Maxwell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bean cracks Maxwell with a good jab.
Bean throws a right and a left that Maxwell avoids nicely.
Maxwell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean looks to land a combination but Maxwell avoids it well.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean walks into a stiff left hand from Maxwell.
Maxwell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Maxwell.
Bean went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Maxwell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maxwell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bean as he jumps to the side.
Maxwell throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bean throwing a counter right hand but Maxwell manages to avoid it.
Ross Maxwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Bean finds it's target.
Bean wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a head kick but Bean moves out of range.
Maxwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maxwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Bean.
Bean lands with a good body shot.
Bean is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maxwell misses with a body punch
and Bean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bean tries to clinch
and Bean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butter Bean's cut is getting worse.
Maxwell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maxwell fails with the takedown
letting Bean counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Bean misses
and Maxwell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Maxwell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bean 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Butter Bean!
During a confident post fight interview, Butter Bean thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Kharitonov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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285 lbs
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272 lbs
41 - 29 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
52 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov darts in and clinches Pinksy up against the cage.
Kharitonov keeps control of Pinksy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kharitonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinksy is trying to push Kharitonov away but Kharitonov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kharitonov lands with a left to the head.
Pinksy is trying to break free.
Kharitonov lands with a left to the head.
Kharitonov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharitonov.
Kharitonov pushes Pinksy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kharitonov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kharitonov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pinksy's efforts to push away.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pinksy is breathing heavily.
Kharitonov lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kharitonov works on Pinksy's body with a couple of short punches.
Kharitonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinksy prevents a body shot from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov scores with a shot to the side of Pinksy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov pushes Pinksy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kharitonov - that landed with a thud.
Kharitonov lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinksy backwards.
Pinksy is rocked!
Kharitonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Pinksy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinksy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kharitonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinksy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses.
Kharitonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinksy blocks an uppercut.
Kharitonov has a couple of punches blocked by Pinksy.
Pinksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinksy blocking some punches.
Pinksy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kharitonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kharitonov working aggressively here.
Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses.
Kharitonov has a couple of punches blocked by Pinksy.
Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinksy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses.
Kharitonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
Kharitonov has a couple of punches blocked by Pinksy.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses.
Pinksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinksy.
Pinksy seems to have got his legs back now.
Kharitonov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pinksy with a big uppercut! Pinksy tries to clinch up but Kharitonov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pinksy to the mat! Pinksy covers up and Kharitonov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Boris Kharitonov!
A victorious Boris Kharitonov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Porcelain Punisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Keep your hands to yourself- Georgia Satellites. Matt Porcelain Punisher has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Porcelain Punisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, George Patton!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Patton.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Patton.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Porcelain Punisher controls his hands.
I was talking to Porcelain Punisher's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Patton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Porcelain Punisher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Porcelain Punisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Patton won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Porcelain Punisher.
Porcelain Punisher blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porcelain Punisher blocking some punches.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Patton.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Porcelain Punisher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Porcelain Punisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Porcelain Punisher controls his hands.
Patton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Porcelain Punisher backwards.
Patton tries a body shot but Porcelain Punisher blocks it.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Porcelain Punisher backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Porcelain Punisher stalls.
A short left from Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Patton.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Porcelain Punisher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Porcelain Punisher was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Patton blocks a jab.
Patton clinches up against the cage.
Patton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Porcelain Punisher seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Patton can turn it around.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a body punch.
Patton pushes off an throws an elbow but Porcelain Punisher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Porcelain Punisher has Patton pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porcelain Punisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Patton won't allow it.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton tries to work over Porcelain Punisher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porcelain Punisher tries to circle away but Patton has him pinned against the cage.
Patton tries to work over Porcelain Punisher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Patton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Porcelain Punisher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Patton tries to clinch up but Porcelain Punisher circles away and keeps his distance.
George Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
George Patton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patton gets a clinch.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Porcelain Punisher to work.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Porcelain Punisher blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton digs a right hand underneath Porcelain Punisher's ribcage. Porcelain Punisher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porcelain Punisher blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porcelain Punisher working aggressively here.
Porcelain Punisher blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Porcelain Punisher is trying to force a seperation but Patton has the dominant position.
Patton tries to work over Porcelain Punisher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Patton.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Porcelain Punisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porcelain Punisher prevents a body shot from Patton.
Patton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porcelain Punisher's elbow.
Porcelain Punisher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton is leaning against Porcelain Punisher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Porcelain Punisher looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porcelain Punisher's elbow.
A short uppercut from Porcelain Punisher.
A short uppercut from Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Porcelain Punisher will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Patton up against the cage.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Porcelain Punisher blocks with his arms.
Porcelain Punisher is trying to force a seperation but Patton has the dominant position.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patton lands an elbow that stopped Porcelain Punisher in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Matt Porcelain Punisher has been cut.
Porcelain Punisher prevents a body shot from Patton.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porcelain Punisher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porcelain Punisher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patton tries a body shot but Porcelain Punisher blocks it.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patton.
Porcelain Punisher prevents a body shot from Patton.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Porcelain Punisher avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Porcelain Punisher controls his hands.
Patton misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left hand lands to the body for Patton.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Patton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Porcelain Punisher's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Patton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porcelain Punisher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patton wants to clinch.
Patton tries to clinch there but Porcelain Punisher circles away.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a left hand
and Patton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patton rushes Porcelain Punisher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Porcelain Punisher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porcelain Punisher blocking some punches.
Porcelain Punisher blocking some punches.
Porcelain Punisher misses with the head strike.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Porcelain Punisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porcelain Punisher tries to break free but Patton pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Patton gets through Porcelain Punisher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patton tries to work over Porcelain Punisher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Porcelain Punisher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patton lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Porcelain Punisher.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands an elbow inside that Porcelain Punisher shrugs off.
Patton gets through Porcelain Punisher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton scores with a hook to the body.
Patton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Porcelain Punisher avoids the elbow strike from Patton, against the cage.
Porcelain Punisher blocks an uppercut.
Porcelain Punisher working hard to break the clinch.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porcelain Punisher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patton has him pressed against the cage.
Patton working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Porcelain Punisher.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Porcelain Punisher blocking some punches.
Patton tries a body shot but Porcelain Punisher blocks it.
Patton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George Patton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Porcelain Punisher stalling against the cage.
Patton works on Porcelain Punisher's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Patton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Patton digs a right hand underneath Porcelain Punisher's ribcage. Porcelain Punisher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patton can't find room to land a body shot as Porcelain Punisher controls the action.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porcelain Punisher pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matt Porcelain Punisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Patton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Patton 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Patton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love-Hate Powell (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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248 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Love-Hate Powell!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Heggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heggs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Powell misses with a low kick.
A jab from Powell misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Powell.
Heggs lands a jab to the nose.
Powell scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Powell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Powell misses with a lunging right hand
and Heggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Powell throws a nice looking combination but Heggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heggs throws a quick counter head kick but Powell was just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powell.
That kick from Powell tenderised Heggs's leg. Heggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Powell tries to score with a low kick but Heggs moves his leg out of the way.
Powell lands with a cross.
Heggs slips a straight right by Powell.
Heggs throws a body kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heggs, as that shot connected.
Love-Hate Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powell looks to throw the jab but Heggs is out of range.
Heggs is looking for a counter combo.
Powell lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Heggs.
Powell scores with a sloppy right hand. Heggs should have avoided that one.
Powell closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Heggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powell's elbow.
Powell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell'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.
Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heggs closes the distance and clinches.
Powell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Heggs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Powell lands with a hook. Heggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Powell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Powell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heggs half committed to a counter leg kick.
Powell thows a leg kick but Heggs checks it
and Heggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Powell, right into the meat.
Powell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heggs.
Heggs is looking to counter with a body kick.
Powell throws a body punch but Heggs moves out of range.
Heggs is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Powell.
Powell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heggs tries to clinch up.
That kick from Powell tenderised Heggs's leg. Heggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell thows a leg kick but Heggs checks it
and Heggs counters with a straight right hand.
Powell tries to land a front kick but Heggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heggs's head backwards.
Powell misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Heggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heggs moves out of range of the body kick from Powell.
Heggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Powell throws a leg kick but Heggs moved away.
Powell throws a leg kick but Heggs checks it.
That kick from Powell tenderised Heggs's leg. Heggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Powell scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Love-Hate Powell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Powell. That's going to slow Heggs down.
Heggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Powell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Heggs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Powell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Powell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powell misses with a series of wild punches.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heggs moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell avoids the head kick by Heggs.
Powell lands the left hand.
Good work by Heggs as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Heggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Powell throws a body kick that misses.
Heggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell throws a body punch but Heggs moves out of range.
Powell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heggs.
Heggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Powell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heggs scores with a jab to the body.
Heggs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Love-Hate Powell has been cut.
Powell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heggs scores with a jab.
Heggs avoids the head kick by Powell.
Heggs closes the distance but Powell moves to the side
and Heggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell takes a swing at Heggs's ribcage but misses.
Powell throws a leg kick but Heggs checks it.
Heggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell slips under a jab.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.
Heggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powell looks to throw a body kick
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Love-Hate Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heggs needs to keep his hands up - Powell had a free shot at his head there.
Heggs is looking to clinch but Powell is avoiding it.
Powell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heggs counters with a crisp one two that drops Powell! Heggs thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Powell to his feet! Powell is in big trouble!
A nice inside leg kick there by Powell. That's going to slow Heggs down.
Powell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell looks to clinch
and Heggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Powell misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Heggs misses the target.
Heggs checks a leg kick.
Heggs blocks a head kick by Powell.
Heggs is looking to counter with a body kick.
Powell throws a poor cross that misses
and Heggs counters with a crisp right hand that drops Powell! Heggs lets Powell back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Powell is rocked!
Heggs fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Powell out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Luther Heggs!
Luther Heggs 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 Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 46 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
56 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ghotha 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.
Ghotha blocks a jab.
Ghotha changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bourque cracks a nice hook into Ghotha's ribs.
Bourque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses.
Bourque slaps away a takedown attempt from Ghotha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Bourque on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Timothy Bourque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque tests Ghotha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a few strikes there.
Bourque connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ghotha's hands.
Ghotha shoots in but Bourque avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice sprawl there from Bourque as Ghotha shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghoul Ghotha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghotha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bourque! But no joy.
A big right from Bourque misses.
Ghotha feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Bourque.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses with the combination.
Bourque digs a good body shot into Ghotha's ribs.
Bourque avoids the head kick by Ghotha.
Bourque scores with a jab. Ghotha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bourque scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ghotha misses the target.
Ghotha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ghotha changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ghotha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ghotha moves away from the strike by Bourque.
Ghotha changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bourque is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bourque loads up on a big right hand but Ghotha slips the punch.
Ghotha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timothy Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bourque throws a head kick but Ghotha moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bourque.
Bourque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ghotha.
Ghotha slips a jab from Bourque.
Bourque throws a jab when Ghotha was well out of range.
Ghotha is looking to counter punch.
Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Bourque scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Bourque dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bourque cracks Ghotha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ghotha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bourque swings for the body but Ghotha moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Bourque as Ghotha shoots in.
Despite the aggression on Bourque's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bourque thuds his shin into the meat of Ghotha's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghotha blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Ghotha changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bourque misses the shot to the body.
Ghotha attempts a counter takedown but Bourque avoids it well and moves away.
Ghotha slips a straight right by Bourque.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque throws a sloppy head kick and Ghotha moves out of range easily.
Ghotha changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourque. Ghotha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghotha attempts a counter takedown but Bourque avoids it well and moves away.
A punch combination from Bourque misses.
Ghotha half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ghotha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourque. Ghotha does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Ghotha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ghotha avoids the head kick by Bourque.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Ghoul Ghotha has been cut.
Bourque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghotha was well out of range. Poor timing from Bourque.
Ghotha feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick from Bourque lands but Ghotha takes it in his stride.
Bourque throws a body shot but no joy.
Bourque scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Timothy Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourque throws a right hand that Ghotha ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghotha also avoids with ease.
Ghotha half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bourque swings for the body but Ghotha moves out of range.
Ghotha feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bourque's waist but Bourque gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ghotha off to one side.
Ghotha walks into a stiff left hand from Bourque.
Ghotha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bourque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ghotha sizes up Bourque with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ghotha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghoul Ghotha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Ghotha avoids them all with ease.
Ghotha attempts a counter takedown but Bourque avoids it well and moves away.
Bourque lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghotha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bourque.
A shot to the liver by Bourque. Beautiful body shot.
Bourque lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bourque wants to land a leg kick but Ghotha is out of range.
Ghotha appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ghotha lands with a straight right. Bourque didn't see that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ghotha might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bourque throws out a loose jab but Ghotha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghotha tries to counter with a takedown but Bourque is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Bourque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ghoul Ghotha's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bourque lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Ghotha misses its intended target.
Bourque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ghotha tries to counter with a takedown but Bourque is quick to defend against it.
Bourque lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bourque throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ghotha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ghotha.
Ghotha 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.
Ghotha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ghotha landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Ghotha from controlling successfully.
Ghotha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bourque works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ghotha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bourque works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bourque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ghoul Ghotha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timothy 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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ghotha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bourque is keeping the position for now.
Ghotha trying to control but Bourque is working from the bottom.
Ghotha postures up in Bourque's guard and throws a big left but Bourque blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Bourque.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws a lazy uppercut
and Ghotha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ghotha is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bourque still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bourque has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Ghotha sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bourque is trying to control. Ghotha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ghotha is controlling Bourque's trapped leg to prevent Bourque from advancing to side control.
Ghotha tries to get to full guard but Bourque has control of the leg.
Bourque is trying to control the action in half guard but Ghotha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ghotha to get to his feet.
Bourque looks to land a right hand but Ghotha moved out of range.
Ghotha attempts a counter takedown but Bourque avoids it well and moves away.
Bourque misses with a combination
and Ghotha counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghotha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bourque has Ghotha pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ghotha throws a strike but Bourque rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bourque wants to stand but Ghotha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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 Ghoul Ghotha.
I think Bourque 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Bourque!
During a confident post fight interview, Timothy Bourque thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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277 lbs
47 - 25 - 1 |
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243 lbs
46 - 21 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rugowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rugowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Machida avoids the body shot from Rugowski.
We've been informed that Machida has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Machida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rugowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rugowski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Machida back to the cage. Rugowski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Rugowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida looks to land a left hand but Rugowski moved out of range nicely.
Rugowski 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.
Rugowski lands a leg kick that knocks Machida off balance momentarily.
Machida lands with a straight right. Rugowski didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
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 steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Machida missing with a left hand there. Rugowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Machida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rugowski slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
A low kick from Machida misses
and Rugowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machida connects with a jab.
Rugowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Machida blocks the body kick.
Machida throws a hook but Rugowski blocks it.
Rugowski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rugowski.
Rugowski misses with a head kick.
Rugowski misses with a head kick.
Rugowski moves away from the strike by Machida.
Rugowski cracks Machida with an open hand slap.
Rugowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Jab from Machida.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Machida 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rugowski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Machida misses with a hook.
Rugowski thows a body kick. Machida tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rugowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rugowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice combination there by Rugowski.
A head kick misses from Rugowski.
Rugowski misses with a few strikes there.
Machida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rugowski is looking to wear down Machida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rugowski drives through and clinches with Machida against the cage.
Rugowski breaks the clinch.
Rugowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Machida lands a jab.
Rugowski misses with a body kick.
Rugowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Machida misses the jab.
Machida avoids the head kick by Rugowski.
Rugowski swinging wildly here.
Machida throws an off balance right hand
and Rugowski counters with a left and a right that stings Machida.
Rugowski throws a head kick but Machida moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Machida.
Bubba Rugowski's cut is getting worse.
Rugowski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Machida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rugowski is breathing heavily.
Machida staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Rugowski.
Machida lands an uppercut, right on the button! Rugowski tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renzo Machida!
Renzo Machida 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 Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man's entrance music is Heroes. A fine choice. Larsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Now I Lay Thee Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
53 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Larsson forces Man back against the cage and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Man.
Larsson gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson is pushing Man up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Man blocks a body shot from Larsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man blocking some punches.
Larsson slowing the pace effectively.
Man stalling against the cage.
Larsson blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
Larsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man scores with a jab. Larsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Larsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Larsson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Larsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ice Man has been cut.
Larsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man misses with a hook
and Larsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man blocks a jab.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Larsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man misses with a straight left.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Larsson clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Larsson blocks an uppercut.
Larsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Larsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larsson letting Man take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Larsson.
Larsson has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Larsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Man wants to stall.
Man leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Larsson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Larsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Larsson swinging wildly here.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man throws a series of punches but Larsson moves out of range.
Man looks to land a right hand but Larsson moved out of range.
Larsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Larsson misses with a body shot
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larsson has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Man stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Larsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man displaying some good clinch control by pressing Larsson up against the cage.
Man blocks a body shot from Larsson.
Henrik Larsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Larsson.
Man works on Larsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Larsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man blocking some punches.
Larsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Larsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ice Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a low kick.
Jab by Man.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Man.
Larsson counters with a body kick.
Good exchange - Larsson coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Larsson coming out on top.
Larsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Henrik Larsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man misses with a hook
and Larsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Larsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Larsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Man misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Larsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Man crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Larsson - the referee stops the clock and Man gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Larsson. Man manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ice Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
Man scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Larsson misses with a left hand
and Larsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsson throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsson misses with an uppercut.
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Larsson clinches up against the cage.
The referee calls for Man to work.
Larsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsson blocks an uppercut.
Larsson has Man pressed against the cage.
Larsson tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Larsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Larsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Larsson darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
Larsson has Man pushed against the cage.
Larsson is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man pushes Larsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsson has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Larsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man looks to throw the jab but Larsson is out of range.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Man backs off Larsson throws a huge counter combo but Man manages to avoid it all.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Larsson is rocked!
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
Larsson throws a counter combo.
Man moves forwards but Larsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a straight left.
Larsson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Larsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Larsson backs up against the cage.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larsson scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larsson clinches up against the cage.
Larsson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson avoiding damage.
Larsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
Larsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Larsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Larsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larsson blocks a body shot from Man.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Larsson has him pressed against the cage.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
Larsson tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsson is working Man over against the cage.
Larsson wants to stall.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Man takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
Larsson misses the body punch
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Man misses
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Henrik Larsson just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Larsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Man is rocked!
Man misses with a hook
and Larsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsson cracks Man with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
Larsson staying out of range there.
Man takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ice Man's cut is getting worse.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Man jabs Larsson right on the nose. Larsson blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to land a right hand but Larsson moved out of range.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Larsson counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man misses with a right hand
and Larsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Larsson tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man appears to be looking for a big counter.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Larsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
Larsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man throws the left hand but Larsson avoids the punch easily.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Larsson.
Man tries to bum rush Larsson with a series of wild strikes but Larsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larsson cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Man.
Larsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Man with a body shot.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Larsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Larsson slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Larsson slips under a jab from Man.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Larsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Larsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson slips a straight right by Man.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Larsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Henrik Larsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Larsson moves away from the strike by Man.
It seemed like Larsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Larsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Larsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Man taking a breather.
Man prevents a body shot from Larsson.
Man prevents a body shot from Larsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man breaks the clinch.
Larsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Man steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Larsson. That one must have hurt.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Larsson.
A big right from Man misses.
Man sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
Larsson unleashes a big counter combination but Man bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Man throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Larsson is looking to clinch.
It looked like Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Larsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Man throws a hook but Larsson avoids it easily.
Larsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Larsson looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Larsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Larsson slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Larsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henrik Larsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Larsson punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man misses with a jab to the body
and Larsson counters with a solid body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Larsson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Larsson lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Larsson.
Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Larsson.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Larsson has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsson lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Larsson has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Larsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Larsson prevents a body shot from Man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Good body shot from Larsson.
Ice Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Larsson avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Larsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Larsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:50
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 45:50
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Larsson!
Henrik Larsson made sure to mention his sponsor, Museum of Monsters & Madmen in his post fight interview.
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