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UVT 333: Wednesday vs Jackson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Misha Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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142 lbs
0 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saint James!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. James quickly recovers to half guard.
Collins is trying to work for a kimura but James is defending well.
James trying to hold on to Collins's head to control him but Collins postures up.
Collins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Collins in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. James tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Collins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Misha Collins!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saint Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Jan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saint Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aaron Blood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Blood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jan, pushing him back against the cage.
Blood pulls guard effortlessly.
Jan is posturing up here but Blood has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Jan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Jan has to tap! Slick submission there by Blood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Blood!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milosz Barchandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palahnuik has chosen Machine Civilization as his entrance music. Milosz Barchandao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milosz Barchandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Palahnuik!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barchandao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palahnuik finds it's way round the side to connect with Barchandao's head.
Palahnuik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Palahnuik thows a body kick. Barchandao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Palahnuik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barchandao throws a poor cross that misses
and Palahnuik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barchandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barchandao scores with a decent looking hook.
Palahnuik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barchandao.
Palahnuik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Palahnuik looks to move away, Barchandao throws a big counter combo bu Palahnuik just gets out of the way.
Palahnuik 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.
Palahnuik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barchandao takes one on the button.
Palahnuik takes a swing at Barchandao's ribcage but misses.
Barchandao is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palahnuik slips a straight right by Barchandao.
Barchandao blocks a jab.
A combination from Palahnuik does no damage.
Palahnuik throws a shot to the body.
Palahnuik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barchandao checks it well.
Barchandao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palahnuik.
A bone on bone clash there as Barchandao blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palahnuik misses with a right hand
and Barchandao counters with a left to the body.
Palahnuik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palahnuik just misses with a punch to the body.
Palahnuik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barchandao misses with a hook
and Palahnuik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barchandao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Palahnuik.
Barchandao avoids the body shot from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik catches Barchandao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Barchandao.
Barchandao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik throws a body punch but Barchandao moves out of range.
Barchandao throws out a loose jab but Palahnuik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palahnuik looks to score with a jab to the body but Barchandao is just out of range.
Palahnuik takes one to the side of the head.
Barchandao misses with a lunging right hand
and Palahnuik counters with a good low kick that Barchandao was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palahnuik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barchandao's sensitive parts.
Palahnuik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barchandao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut lands for Barchandao. That snapped Palahnuik's head back.
Barchandao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palahnuik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barchandao throws a lazy uppercut
and Palahnuik counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Palahnuik throws a lazy uppercut
and Barchandao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palahnuik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Palahnuik! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Palahnuik.
Barchandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barchandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barchandao. Palahnuik does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Palahnuik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Palahnuik connects with a leg kick. Barchandao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Palahnuik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palahnuik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik slips a jab and a cross from Barchandao.
A nice side step and Palahnuik releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barchandao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palahnuik was well out of range. Poor timing from Barchandao.
Palahnuik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palahnuik throws a good cross that connects.
Palahnuik slips a straight right by Barchandao.
Palahnuik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palahnuik dodges the punch combination from Barchandao.
Palahnuik feints a counter leg kick.
Barchandao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barchandao misses with an uppercut. Palahnuik saw that one coming.
A big right from Barchandao misses.
Barchandao looks to land a right hand but Palahnuik moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Palahnuik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barchandao doesn't seem phased though.
Barchandao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barchandao moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barchandao misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barchandao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Palahnuik lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barchandao throws a hook but Palahnuik avoids it easily.
Barchandao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palahnuik.
A jab from Barchandao misses.
Palahnuik thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barchandao if he has to take too many more of those.
Palahnuik bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barchandao slips a jab and a cross from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barchandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Palahnuik.
Good leg kick by Palahnuik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barchandao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barchandao there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barchandao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palahnuik was well out of range. Poor timing from Barchandao.
Palahnuik throws an overhand right that lands on Barchandao's shoulder, as Barchandao tries to avoid the shot.
Palahnuik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barchandao moves forwards but Palahnuik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barchandao is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Palahnuik dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palahnuik connects with an inside leg kick.
Palahnuik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Barchandao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palahnuik drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Barchandao right on the button. Barchandao goes down! Palahnuik follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Palahnuik gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Palahnuik!
Pete Palahnuik made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Though we do violence, it is our choice. We must not forget, WE ARE ALL ONE!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chase Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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148 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chase Brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Balls!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brennan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balls was well out of range. Poor timing from Brennan.
Balls throws a counter combo.
Balls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brennan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brennan needs to keep his hands up - Balls had a free shot at his head there.
Brennan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Balls takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balls connects with a single shot there.
Balls throws a shot to the body.
Brennan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balls as he avoids it easily.
Brennan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balls throws a nice looking combination but Brennan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balls swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brennan avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brennan.
Brennan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brennan misses with a two punch combination.
Balls appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Balls throws a one two combo.
Brennan misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Brennan. Those never looked like landing.
Balls misses with a wild body shot.
Balls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brennan manages to avoid it.
Brennan is looking for a counter combo.
Balls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brennan was well out of range. Poor timing from Balls.
A punch lands to the side of Brennan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Balls gets caught flat footed, as Brennan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brennan won't allow Balls to get back to his feet.
Brennan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brennan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balls wants to stand but Brennan is controlling the position.
Balls avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brennan works over Balls with some ground and pound from guard.
Balls utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brennan lands a couple of digs.
Brennan trying to control but Balls is working from the bottom.
Brennan wants to pass the guard but Balls is keeping the position.
Brennan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balls keeping moving, preventing Brennan from controlling successfully.
Balls wants to stand but Brennan is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brennan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brennan wants to control from the top but Balls keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brennan won't allow Balls to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brennan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balls's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brennan under the eye.
Balls misses with a looping right.
Brennan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balls just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooh!!! Balls has knocked Brennan down with a huge combo! Balls steps away and waves a wobbly Brennan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Brennan is rocked!
It looks like Chase Brennan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balls measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Brennan! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Billy Balls!
As Billy Balls got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Do these balls look like they lose?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pump Up The Jam. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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39
175 lbs
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45
177 lbs
43 - 28 - 5 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 28 - 5, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenzie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banner counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kenzie!
Kenzie struggling a bit here.
Kenzie is looking for a sweep.
Banner throws a strike aimed at the side of Kenzie's head but Kenzie avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenzie tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner trying to control the action but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Banner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Banner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Kenzie throws an off balance right hand
and Banner counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kenzie!
Kenzie sneaks out the side door and pushes Banner away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenzie.
Banner feinted with a counter takedown.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Kenzie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kenzie throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
Banner shoots in but Kenzie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Banner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Banner jabs at Kenzie's body.
Kenzie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Banner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Kenzie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Banner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner trying to control but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
Banner throws an elbow that misses. Kenzie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Banner's guard. Nice move by Kenzie!
Banner working a defensive guard here.
Kenzie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kenzie wants to stand up but Banner is controlling the position.
Banner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kenzie.
Banner trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie moves into the clinch.
Banner misses with some punches.
Kenzie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kenzie, as that shot connected.
Kenzie throws a jab when Banner was well out of range.
Banner slips a jab from Kenzie.
Banner throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenzie counters with a right hand to the body.
Kenzie throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Kenzie ducks down to avoid it.
Kenzie misses with a hook
and Banner counters with a single leg into guard. Kenzie didn't expect that.
Kenzie has his feet on Banner's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenzie tries to bum rush Banner with a series of wild strikes but Banner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Banner scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenzie. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kenzie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Banner is in Kenzie's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner stands up over Kenzie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Banner wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
Kenzie seems keen to control Banner's posture.
Banner wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
Kenzie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banner is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Kenzie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kenzie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Banner counters with a single leg into guard. Kenzie didn't expect that.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
Banner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Banner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Banner scoring with some ground and pound.
Kenzie keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
Kenzie is pulling down on Banner's head. It's preventing any offense from Banner, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
Kenzie is pulling down on Banner's head. It's preventing any offense from Banner, at least for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Banner throws a strike but Kenzie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenzie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Kenzie.
Banner feinted with a counter takedown.
Kenzie avoids the body shot from Banner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kenzie lands with a hook. Banner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kenzie connects with a body shot.
Banner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kenzie cracks Banner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kenzie sprawls and moves away.
Banner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kenzie.
Kenzie works the jab nicely.
Banner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kenzie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Banner looks up at the clock and then as Kenzie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Banner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Banner trying to control the position but Kenzie is working away.
Banner has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kenzie!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie is trying desperately to improve position.
Banner lands with some strikes.
Kenzie working to try and regain half guard.
Banner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Banner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Banner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Banner thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Banner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Banner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bruce Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Banner looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kenzie is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banner working Kenzie over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that second round.
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!
Banner throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenzie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Banner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie lands with a shot to the body.
Banner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kenzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner.
Kenzie tries to clinch but Banner moves out of range.
Banner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenzie manages to avoid it.
Kenzie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kenzie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kenzie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner.
Banner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kenzie sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenzie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kenzie punishes Banner's body with a nice straight punch.
Banner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenzie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banner.
Banner tries to counter with a takedown but Kenzie is quick to defend against it.
Kenzie throws a right hand that misses
and Banner counters with a single leg into guard. Kenzie didn't expect that.
Kenzie uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kenzie misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Banner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kenzie but Kenzie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kenzie misses with a looping left.
Kenzie cracks a nice hook into Banner's ribs.
Banner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kenzie circles away.
Banner looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kenzie manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenzie.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banner slips under a jab from Kenzie.
Patrick Kenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenzie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenzie misses with a right hand
and Banner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kenzie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner trying to control but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
Banner throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kenzie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kenzie tries to clinch there but Banner circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Banner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenzie.
Kenzie misses with a few strikes there.
Kenzie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kenzie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banner lands a jab to Kenzie's midsection.
Banner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kenzie counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Banner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Banner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kenzie circles away.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenzie.
Kenzie throws a big shot that misses.
Banner moves away from the strike by Kenzie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Kenzie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kenzie 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Patrick Kenzie!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Kenzie 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn has chosen Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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177 lbs
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Finn!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil misses with an uppercut. Finn saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Finn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finn.
Finn 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.
O Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finn.
O Neil 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.
Finn shoots in but O Neil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neil manages to avoid it.
O Neil slips under a jab.
Finn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Finn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Neil misses with a looping right.
Finn moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Finn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Neil swivels and escapes.
Finn closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Neil circles away.
Mickey O Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Finn.
Finn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Neil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finn.
Finn blocks a head kick by O Neil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Neil 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.
Finn wants to slow O Neil down by chopping away at his legs.
Finn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
O Neil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finn.
O Neil is looking to improve his position.
Finn wants to control but O Neil is keeping him busy.
Finn throwing shots but O Neil is blocking nicely.
Finn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Neil's head.
Finn is looking to take a break and control but O Neil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil trying to hold on to Finn's head to control him but Finn postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Finn controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finn shoots in looking for a takedown but O Neil manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Finn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An attempted straight right counter from O Neil misses the target.
Finn darts in looking for a takedown but O Neil gets double underhooks and turns Finn into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from O Neil misses the target.
O Neil misses with a body kick.
Finn clinches.
O Neil gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Finn.
Finn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Neil fails to land with a series of punches.
O Neil misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as O Neil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finn doesn't seem phased though.
O Neil throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Neil throws the left hand but Finn avoids the punch easily.
Finn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Finn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but O Neil shows good takedown defense.
Finn misses with a series of wild punches.
O Neil throws a lazy right hand but Finn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mickey O Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finn looks to land a right hand but O Neil moved out of range.
Finn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from O Neil.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil throws a right hand that Finn ducks under and follows up with a left that Finn also avoids with ease.
Finn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from O Neil misses.
Finn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Finn slips a jab from O Neil.
Finn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like O Neil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Finn.
Finn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn lands with an uppercut that bounces O Neil off the cage and back into range.
Finn throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
The crowd cheers as O Neil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finn doesn't seem phased though.
Finn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Finn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neil.
Finn moves away from the strike by O Neil.
Finn looks to land a left hand but O Neil moved out of range nicely.
O Neil's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finn under the eye.
Finn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Neil lands a head shot.
Finn moves out of range of the strikes.
Finn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Finn misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Neil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finn defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Finn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Finn throws out a loose jab but O Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finn can do to turn this around?
Finn throws a right hand that misses
and O Neil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Neil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by O Neil. Beautiful body shot.
Finn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neil cracks Finn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finn defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finn. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn shoots for a takedown but O Neil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Finn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Neil sprawls well. O Neil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Finn gets slowly back to his feet.
Mickey O Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Finn.
O Neil scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil cracks Finn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Neil to the mat! O Neil manages to get full guard.
O Neil has his feet on Finn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mickey O Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neil misses with a body kick.
Finn avoids the head kick by O Neil.
Finn connects with a nice looking jab.
O Neil throws a combination. Finn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finn avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neil slaps away a takedown attempt from Finn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
O Neil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Finn lands a jab to the head.
O Neil lands an overhand right.
Finn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Neil as he jumps to the side.
O Neil throws a right hand that Finn ducks under and follows up with a left that Finn also avoids with ease.
O Neil misses with the combination.
Finn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A cross from O Neil lands.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Finn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
Finn misses the body punch
and O Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
Finn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
O Neil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finn slips under a jab.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finn.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
Finn misses the jab.
Finn is looking to clinch but O Neil is avoiding it.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Finn avoids them all with ease.
Finn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finn just misses with a punch to the body.
Finn misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil misses with a straight left.
Finn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finn moves into the clinch.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Finn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finn lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Finn.
O Neil misses with a body punch.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finn's elbow.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Finn.
Finn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Neil's waist but O Neil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Finn off to one side.
O Neil misses with a straight right.
Finn blocks a head kick by O Neil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Neil dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
O Neil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Finn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finn throws a hook to the side of O Neil's head but O Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Finn misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Finn blocking some punches.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Finn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neil trying to stall but Finn improves his position.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neil is looking to control Finn's arms but Finn gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Neil has his back to the cage.
O Neil is pressed up against the cage. Finn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag O Neil down to the mat. O Neil avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn misses with an uppercut. O Neil saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Finn.
O Neil scores with a three punch combo!
O Neil looks to land a right hand but Finn moved out of range.
O Neil cracks Finn with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Neil lands a glancing blow to the side of Finn's head.
Finn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Neil's head.
Finn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Finn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Neil tries to avoid it but Finn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Neil to the ground. O Neil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Neil lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil misses with a few strikes there.
Finn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Neil blocks a head kick by Finn.
It looked like O Neil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finn scores with the left hand. O Neil knows he should have avoided that one.
Mickey O Neil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Finn tries to clinch but O Neil moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from O Neil misses the target.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Finn is just out of range.
O Neil misses with a straight left.
O Neil connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finn's hands.
O Neil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Finn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Neil displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Finn.
Mickey O Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Finn.
O Neil lands with a straight right. Finn didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Finn misses.
O Neil is looking for a counter combo.
A left lands for O Neil.
O Neil works Finn's body with a nice hook.
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finn thuds a left hand into O Neil's body.
Finn forces O Neil back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn can't get the takedown.
Finn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Finn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finn misses with a head kick.
O Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil tries to bum rush Finn with a series of wild strikes but Finn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finn has a takedown stuffed.
O Neil misses with the combination.
O Neil scores with a one two! Finn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil scores with a nice right hand.
O Neil misses with a hook.
O Neil scores with a jab to the body.
O Neil tests Finn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Neil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Neil.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finn looks for a takedown but O Neil sprawls well.
Finn darts in looking for a takedown but O Neil gets double underhooks and turns Finn into the cage.
Finn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but O Neil shows good takedown defense.
Mickey Finn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Neil works Finn's body with a nice hook.
O Neil blocks a head kick by Finn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O Neil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Neil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey O Neil!
Mickey O Neil 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dmx Intro. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Jones!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis stuffs the takedown.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Pettis is out of range.
Pettis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pettis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pettis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettis works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Pettis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pettis was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pettis wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jones manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis wants to get back to his feet.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Jones prevents Pettis from standing back up.
We've been hearing good reports from Pettis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pettis tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Pettis wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
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.
Jones passes to side control.
Pettis struggling a bit here.
Pettis is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Pettis looks to move to half guard but instead Jones has passed into mount! Damn!
Pettis has given up his back here. Will Jones look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has the hooks in. Pettis is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Jones passes his arm under Pettis's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Pettis taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Jones!
A relieved looking Jack Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Craftt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Craftt!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craftt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adabisi swivels and escapes.
Craftt's coach down at MB Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Craftt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Craftt fails with a takedown attempt.
Adabisi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Craftt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adabisi punishes Craftt's body with a nice straight punch.
Craftt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craftt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adabisi is fending him off so far but Craftt persists. Nope, Adabisi circles away and we're back to standing.
Adabisi throwing a counter right hand but Craftt manages to avoid it.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Craftt.
Craftt slips a straight right by Adabisi.
Martin Craftt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craftt clinches with his opponent.
Adabisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Adabisi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Craftt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craftt breaks from the clinch.
Craftt tries to clinch there but Adabisi circles away.
Simon Adabisi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craftt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adabisi counters with a stiff right hand.
Adabisi throws a body punch but Craftt moves out of range.
Adabisi tries to keep at a distance but Craftt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Craftt blocks a body shot from Adabisi.
Adabisi lands with a left to the head.
Adabisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craftt staying out of range there.
Craftt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adabisi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adabisi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adabisi lands with a light punch inside.
Adabisi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adabisi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adabisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Craftt with that takedown attempt.
Adabisi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Craftt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adabisi is looking to break free of the clinch but Craftt has double underhooks.
Craftt breaks the clinch.
Adabisi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Craftt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adabisi misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi gets through Craftt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Craftt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Craftt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adabisi breaks the clinch.
Craftt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adabisi.
Adabisi throws a body shot but no joy.
Adabisi is looking to wear down Craftt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Craftt moves into the clinch successfully.
Adabisi is trying to push Craftt away but Craftt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Craftt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Craftt struggles to land a body shot inside as Adabisi controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craftt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Craftt has Adabisi pressed against the cage.
Adabisi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adabisi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adabisi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adabisi has a couple of punches blocked by Craftt.
Craftt blocks a body shot from Adabisi.
Adabisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craftt.
Craftt misses with the head strike.
Adabisi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adabisi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Craftt tries to clinch
and Craftt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin Craftt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Adabisi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Craftt wants to clinch.
Craftt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adabisi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Craftt looks to clinch
and Adabisi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Craftt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Craftt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adabisi gets tackled into the cage by Craftt. Craftt maintains the clinch.
Adabisi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Craftt breaks the clinch.
Craftt doesn't manage to clinch there - Adabisi circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi throws a jab when Craftt was well out of range.
Craftt tries to clinch up.
Craftt is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Adabisi.
Craftt goes for a double leg but Adabisi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adabisi continues to drive forward.
It looked like Adabisi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adabisi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves away
and Adabisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Craftt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Craftt defending well as Adabisi loads up on a big left hand.
Craftt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Adabisi defends well and Craftt ends up having to push Adabisi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Adabisi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Craftt.
Adabisi throws a right and a left that Craftt avoids nicely.
Adabisi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Craftt moves in looking to clinch but Adabisi pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt is looking to clinch.
Adabisi keeps the fight on the outside.
Adabisi is looking to counter punch.
Craftt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craftt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adabisi circles away.
Adabisi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Craftt is looking to clinch.
Adabisi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Craftt wants to clinch.
Adabisi is looking to counter punch.
Craftt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adabisi pinned against the cage. Adabisi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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!
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adabisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi tries to keep at a distance but Craftt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Craftt blocking some punches.
Adabisi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin Craftt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adabisi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Adabisi gets through Craftt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adabisi swings wildly with an uppercut but Craftt uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Craftt throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adabisi.
Adabisi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Adabisi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adabisi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adabisi avoiding damage as Craftt throws knees to the body.
Adabisi working aggressively here.
Adabisi tries to break the clinch but Craftt is controlling the position.
Adabisi misses with the head strike.
Adabisi has a couple of punches blocked by Craftt.
Craftt breaks the clinch.
Craftt wants to clinch up but Adabisi keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Adabisi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Craftt doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Adabisi to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adabisi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adabisi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craftt wants to clinch.
Adabisi leaves Craftt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adabisi instigates a clinch.
Adabisi throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adabisi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adabisi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Craftt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adabisi.
Adabisi scores with a shot to the side of Craftt's head.
A body shot lands from Adabisi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adabisi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Craftt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adabisi's efforts to push away.
Adabisi lands with a left to the head.
Adabisi misses with a punch on the inside.
Adabisi tries to break the clinch but Craftt is controlling the position.
Craftt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adabisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Craftt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adabisi manages to break the clinch.
Adabisi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi throws out a loose jab but Craftt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craftt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adabisi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Craftt instigates a clinch.
Adabisi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craftt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Adabisi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Craftt moves to clinch but Adabisi breaks away
and Craftt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Craftt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi is having none of it.
Adabisi swings for the body but Craftt moves out of range.
Adabisi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simon Adabisi is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craftt is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craftt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craftt wants to clinch up but Adabisi keeps it at a distance.
Craftt tries to clinch up
and Adabisi counters with a straight right hand.
Craftt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Craftt.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adabisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craftt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Craftt fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Adabisi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adabisi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Craftt can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Craftt. Craftt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Craftt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Craftt stalling in the clinch but Adabisi improves position.
Adabisi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adabisi tries a body shot but Craftt blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adabisi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adabisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craftt breaks from the clinch.
Adabisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Craftt was well out of range. Poor timing from Adabisi.
Craftt tries to keep at a distance but Adabisi has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees to the body from Craftt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adabisi clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Craftt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adabisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Craftt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adabisi avoids it.
Adabisi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Craftt breaks the clinch.
Craftt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Craftt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Craftt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craftt tries to clinch up
and Adabisi counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Adabisi.
Craftt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adabisi leaves Craftt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Craftt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adabisi.
Craftt looks for a takedown but Adabisi sprawls well.
Adabisi lands a glancing blow to the side of Craftt's head.
Craftt tries to clinch up
and Adabisi counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi keeps the fight on the outside.
Adabisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Craftt.
Adabisi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adabisi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Craftt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adabisi clinches up with Craftt and pushes him back against the cage.
Adabisi swings wildly with an uppercut but Craftt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adabisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi working hard to break the clinch.
Adabisi avoiding damage as Craftt throws knees to the body.
Adabisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adabisi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craftt has him pressed against the cage.
Adabisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adabisi swings wildly with an uppercut but Craftt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craftt is stalling here.
Adabisi misses with the head strike.
Adabisi misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Craftt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adabisi.
Craftt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adabisi misses with a punch on the inside.
Adabisi manages to break the clinch.
Craftt shoots in looking for a takedown but Adabisi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Craftt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Craftt.
Adabisi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adabisi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Craftt pushes Adabisi up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adabisi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Craftt throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adabisi had his way with Martin Craftt in that round.
That's time! Adabisi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Adabisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Craftt.
Craftt tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Craftt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adabisi has closed the distance and engaged Craftt in a clinch.
Craftt is trying desperately to land a takedown but Adabisi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Craftt.
Craftt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craftt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Craftt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craftt slips a straight right by Adabisi.
Adabisi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Craftt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Adabisi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craftt lands a nice elbow.
Adabisi working hard to break the clinch.
Craftt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adabisi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adabisi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Adabisi misses.
Craftt tries to counter with a clinch but Adabisi shakes him off and moves away.
Craftt tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Craftt fails with the takedown.
Craftt has closed the distance and engaged Adabisi in a clinch.
Craftt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt breaks the clinch.
Craftt slips under a jab.
Craftt moves in looking to clinch but Adabisi pushes him off.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch but Adabisi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craftt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Adabisi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Craftt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adabisi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adabisi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adabisi tries to keep at a distance but Craftt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Craftt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Craftt tries to land knees in the clinch but Adabisi avoids the damage to the body.
Adabisi misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adabisi.
Craftt prevents Adabisi from breaking the clinch.
Adabisi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Craftt is trying to maintain a safe position but Adabisi gets an underhook and turns Craftt into the cage.
Adabisi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Adabisi misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craftt.
Adabisi letting Craftt take a breather here.
Adabisi lands with a left to the head.
Adabisi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin Craftt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craftt misses with the combination.
Simon Adabisi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Craftt.
Craftt throws a head kick but Adabisi moves out of range.
Adabisi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Craftt tries to clinch but Adabisi moves away
and Adabisi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craftt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Adabisi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Adabisi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adabisi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Adabisi!
Simon Adabisi retains his bantamweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm by Darude. Julio Sobral will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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147 lbs
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168 lbs
33 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 31 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakazu Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Aoki content to stall in guard here.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Aoki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobral is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki throwing strikes but missing.
Sobral had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aoki defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aoki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Sobral looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aoki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sobral has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aoki has managed to get both his arms back between Sobral's legs - danger averted.
Aoki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sobral is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Sobral wants to sweep here but Aoki controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sobral scores with a nice head shot.
Sobral misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Sobral closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Aoki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aoki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sobral is trying to get back to full guard.
Aoki working Sobral over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki working Sobral over with strikes.
Aoki is pressing down on Sobral's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sobral is holding on for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Aoki's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sobral missing with punches from the bottom.
Sobral regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Aoki.
Aoki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobral is keeping the position for now.
Aoki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aoki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sobral.
It looks like Masakazu Aoki has been cut.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good shot there by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a hook. Sobral ducked under it nicely.
Aoki misses with a straight left.
Aoki throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
Aoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sobral circles away quickly and effectively.
Aoki misses with a straight right.
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.
Sobral getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobral stuffs the takedown.
Aoki tries to move into range but Sobral moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sobral keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakazu Aoki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masakazu Aoki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aoki throws out a loose jab but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobral can do to turn this around?
Sobral slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Masakazu Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki throws a leg kick but Sobral moved away.
Sobral unleashes a big counter combination but Aoki bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Aoki scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Aoki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sobral slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sobral misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Sobral misses the jab.
Sobral looks to land a left hand but Aoki moved out of range nicely.
Aoki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobral.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Aoki is looking to control Sobral's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aoki avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobral lands with a punch from half guard.
Aoki gets back to full guard.
Aoki pulls Sobral in close to prevent any damage.
Sobral working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aoki's head.
Sobral with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sobral's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sobral chips away with some ground and pound.
Sobral trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral throws a big right hand that misses.
Sobral is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sobral stands and throws Aoki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aoki struggling a bit here.
Sobral is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The strikes coming from Sobral are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral advances to mount.
Sobral working Aoki over with strikes here.
Aoki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aoki wants to control but Sobral is having none of it.
Sobral with the ground and pound from mount.
Sobral avoids the attempt from Aoki to control.
Aoki is working to get back to half guard.
Sobral has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobral working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Aoki turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Sobral off and cradles Aoki's limp body as Sobral celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Julio Sobral!
A victorious Julio Sobral 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
57 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murray Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wednesday smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wednesday has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wednesday looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Wednesday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice cross by Wednesday.
Alpo Wednesday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Jackson misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wednesday blocks a body shot from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Wednesday taking a breather.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wednesday misses with a looping right.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Wednesday.
Jackson tests Wednesday's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Wednesday's belly button to the back.
Wednesday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wednesday misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wednesday, as that shot connected.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Wednesday.
Wednesday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wednesday slips under a jab.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wednesday missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wednesday throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Wednesday lands with a right hand.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wednesday moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wednesday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
A jab lands there for Wednesday.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wednesday swinging wildly here.
Wednesday is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wednesday scores with a punch to the head.
Wednesday is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Wednesday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wednesday's head.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Wednesday seems unphased.
Jab from Jackson.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wednesday lands with a cross.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Wednesday.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wednesday takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wednesday scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jackson connects with the punch.
Jackson scores with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wednesday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wednesday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wednesday fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Wednesday misses the target.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wednesday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wednesday connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wednesday lands a jab to the nose.
Wednesday tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Wednesday misses.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wednesday wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wednesday lands a jab to the head.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wednesday lands with a nice body punch.
Wednesday scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alpo Wednesday is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wednesday.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wednesday.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Wednesday ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Wednesday on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wednesday blocks a jab.
Wednesday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Wednesday connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Wednesday moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Wednesday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wednesday.
Wednesday has managed to clinch.
Jackson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wednesday seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jackson can turn it around.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wednesday works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wednesday will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wednesday counters with a straight right hand.
Wednesday takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wednesday on the side of the head.
Wednesday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Wednesday lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wednesday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wednesday.
Wednesday avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Wednesday appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Wednesday scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wednesday slips a straight right by Jackson.
A combination from Wednesday does no damage.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Wednesday is out of range.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Wednesday.
Wednesday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wednesday scores with a nice strike.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Wednesday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday dominated that second round.
That's time! Wednesday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson moves out of range as Wednesday strikes.
Wednesday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wednesday appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wednesday just misses with a punch to the body.
Wednesday moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A cross from Wednesday lands.
Wednesday lands a nice looking body shot.
Wednesday takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wednesday.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Wednesday.
Wednesday swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Wednesday counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Wednesday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wednesday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wednesday misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Wednesday moved out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to work over Wednesday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson tries a body shot but Wednesday blocks it.
Wednesday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson'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.
Jackson tries to work over Wednesday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wednesday presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body 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!
Wednesday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday has Jackson pressed against the cage.
Wednesday looking to stall.
Wednesday misses with a body punch.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wednesday lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wednesday here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wednesday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Wednesday lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Wednesday lands with a right hand.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wednesday.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wednesday.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Wednesday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wednesday is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wednesday throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wednesday misses with a right hand
and Wednesday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wednesday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wednesday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wednesday lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wednesday misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Wednesday.
Wednesday lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Wednesday connects with the punch.
Jab, jab by Wednesday - just one landing.
Jackson slips a jab from Wednesday.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wednesday with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wednesday darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Wednesday counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wednesday throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wednesday. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Wednesday moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wednesday misses with a straight right.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wednesday throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Wednesday slips a straight right by Jackson.
It looked like Wednesday was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jackson.
Wednesday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Wednesday's body. Wednesday takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Wednesday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wednesday moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Wednesday throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wednesday misses with a looping right.
Wednesday fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wednesday keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wednesday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wednesday connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jab from Wednesday.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
Wednesday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wednesday was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wednesday ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wednesday connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Wednesday uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wednesday darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wednesday manages to avoid it.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson throws the left hand but Wednesday avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wednesday is just out of range.
Wednesday looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wednesday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wednesday lands a jab.
Wednesday scores with a body shot.
Wednesday closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wednesday scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Wednesday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Wednesday had his way with Murray Jackson in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wednesday misses with a straight left.
Wednesday moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wednesday.
Wednesday moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Wednesday ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Wednesday has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Wednesday moved out of range nicely.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wednesday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wednesday.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Wednesday cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Wednesday scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Murray Jackson has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Wednesday. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Wednesday.
Wednesday misses with the combination.
Wednesday tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Wednesday counter with a right hand.
Wednesday lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wednesday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson digs a good hook to Wednesday's body.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wednesday counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Wednesday loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Wednesday counter with a right hand.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wednesday was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Wednesday wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wednesday tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wednesday misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wednesday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wednesday instigates a clinch.
Murray Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Wednesday tries to clinch up.
Wednesday takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wednesday misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wednesday.
Jackson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Nice jab there from Wednesday.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wednesday tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Wednesday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alpo Wednesday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wednesday has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpo Wednesday!
Alpo Wednesday retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Alpo Wednesday thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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