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UVT 338: Grey vs Muri PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
57 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
53 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinksy works the jab nicely.
Bourque throws a lazy head kick
and Pinksy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinksy misses with a body shot.
Pinksy misses with the combination.
It looked like Bourque wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bourque connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Decent striking displayed by Pinksy there.
Bourque with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pinksy to score with a decent uppercut.
Pinksy misses with a two punch combination.
Bourque went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pinksy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bourque tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinksy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourque walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pinksy.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses.
Pinksy throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bourque throws a looping overhand right but Pinksy ducks down to avoid it.
Bourque blocks a head kick by Pinksy.
Crunch! Pinksy slams his shin into Bourque's torso.
Pinksy throws a body shot but no joy.
Bourque tries to bum rush Pinksy with a series of wild strikes but Pinksy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourque with a nice cross.
Pinksy thumps Bourque with a low kick.
Pinksy blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Pinksy avoids the head kick by Bourque.
Pinksy walks into a jab.
Pinksy lands a nice shot that snaps Bourque's head back.
A jab from Pinksy misses.
Pinksy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bourque under the eye.
It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourque slips a jab from Pinksy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy stuns Bourque with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Pinksy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bourque doesn't seem phased though.
Bourque moves out of range as Pinksy throws a body kick.
Pinksy digs a good body shot into Bourque's ribs.
Bourque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinksy scores with a leg kick.
Pinksy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bourque takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drew Pinksy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinksy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pinksy throws a front kick that sends Bourque stumbling back into the cage.
Pinksy swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinksy.
Bourque throws a hook but Pinksy blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pinksy! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinksy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourque seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pinksy throws a right hand that Bourque ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourque also avoids with ease.
It looked like Bourque was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pinksy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bourque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bourque thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bourque takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bourque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bourque blocks the body kick.
Bourque takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pinksy throws a wild body kick that Bourque sees coming a mile off.
Bourque throws a sloppy head kick and Pinksy moves out of range easily.
Pinksy looks to land a body kick but Bourque moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Bourque both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Drew Pinksy has been cut.
Pinksy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pinksy looks to land a combination. Bourque sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Pinksy throws an off balance right hand
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinksy.
Pinksy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pinksy.
An inside leg kick lands from Pinksy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinksy.
Bourque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bourque is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinksy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Pinksy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pinksy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bourque momentarily.
Pinksy dips to his left and cracks Bourque with an uppercut!
Pinksy scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Pinksy.
Timothy Bourque's cut is getting worse.
Bourque takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bourque is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pinksy! Bourque is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Pinksy!
Drew Pinksy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butter Bean has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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55 - 35 - 0 |
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272 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
55 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 48 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean misses with a combination
and Ghotha counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghotha working the ground and pound but Bean is defending the strikes.
Bean stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Ghotha is looking to take a break and control but Bean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bean on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bean has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghotha with the ground and pound but Bean regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bean taking some punishment here, with Ghotha in his half guard.
It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.
Ghotha is keen to just control but Bean is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean is concentrating on defense, preventing Ghotha from advancing position.
Ghotha looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Butter Bean's cut is getting worse.
Ghotha slips a nice elbow through Bean's hands, connecting with Bean's forehead.
Butter Bean's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ghotha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ghotha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ghotha slips a nice elbow through Bean's hands, connecting with Bean's forehead.
Bean has his hands clasped together around Ghotha's back. He's all about the action.
Ghotha perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bean is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha is looking for a kimura here.
Bean is looking to get back to full guard here but Ghotha has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ghotha tries to advance to mount but Bean denies him.
Bean takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jeez, Butter Bean's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Butter Bean's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ghoul Ghotha!
A very excited looking Ghoul Ghotha made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell has chosen Sonne - Rammstein as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boris Kharitonov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ross Maxwell's chin.
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272 lbs
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258 lbs
32 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell punishes Kharitonov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kharitonov 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.
Maxwell lands a really nice looking cross but Kharitonov seems unphased.
It looks like Boris Kharitonov has been cut.
Maxwell lands a nice shot to the body.
Kharitonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kharitonov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Maxwell fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kharitonov to the ground. Maxwell is now in Kharitonov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maxwell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kharitonov wants to sweep here but Maxwell controlling him for the moment.
Kharitonov is working hard here to advance position.
Maxwell has gone for a leg lock! Kharitonov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Maxwell's guard.
Kharitonov postures up in Maxwell's guard and throws a big left but Maxwell blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kharitonov stopping the sweep attempt from Maxwell.
Maxwell keeping full guard, as Kharitonov tries to pass.
Kharitonov stands up and waves to Maxwell to follow him.
Maxwell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maxwell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kharitonov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kharitonov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a right and a left that Kharitonov avoids nicely.
Maxwell tries to score with a low kick but Kharitonov moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Kharitonov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kharitonov sizes up Maxwell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kharitonov connects with a right hand. Maxwell shakes it off.
It looks like Ross Maxwell has been cut.
Maxwell misses with a looping right.
Kharitonov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Maxwell scores with a shot to the body.
Kharitonov scores with a jab. Maxwell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kharitonov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maxwell to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov stuffs the takedown.
Kharitonov is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kharitonov misses its intended target.
Kharitonov throws a hook but Maxwell blocks it.
Maxwell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maxwell lands a nice looking body shot.
Kharitonov defending well as Maxwell loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Kharitonov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maxwell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maxwell.
Maxwell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kharitonov's waist but Kharitonov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maxwell off to one side.
Boris Kharitonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Maxwell.
Kharitonov moves out of range as Maxwell throws a body kick.
Kharitonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Maxwell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kharitonov's half guard.
Maxwell misses with a head shot. Kharitonov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maxwell controlling from the top position.
Maxwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kharitonov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maxwell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like Maxwell might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Maxwell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kharitonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Maxwell misses.
Kharitonov misses with a body shot.
Maxwell blocks a head kick by Kharitonov.
Maxwell throws a head kick but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Kharitonov blocks a low kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Kharitonov misses its target.
Kharitonov misses with a wild body shot.
Kharitonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kharitonov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kharitonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maxwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a lazy right hand but Maxwell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maxwell shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kharitonov.
Maxwell wants to counter with a clinch but Kharitonov pushes him away.
Kharitonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kharitonov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maxwell misses the shot to the body.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice uppercut there from Maxwell.
Maxwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maxwell keeps the fight on the outside.
Kharitonov looks to land a left hand but Maxwell moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Kharitonov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ross Maxwell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maxwell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kharitonov.
Maxwell bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Kharitonov! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Kharitonov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxwell gets to his feet and stands over Kharitonov, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kharitonov felt that one! Maxwell unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kharitonov from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Maxwell!
Ross Maxwell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Porcelain Punisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menezes comes into the arena with Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Porcelain Punisher!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porcelain Punisher leaves Menezes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Menezes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Menezes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Menezes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porcelain Punisher throws out a counter right but Menezes avoids it with no problem.
Menezes with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Porcelain Punisher counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Menezes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menezes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Menezes or perhaps it was just good defense by Porcelain Punisher, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Porcelain Punisher! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menezes with a poor takedown
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Menezes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porcelain Punisher.
Porcelain Punisher cracks Menezes with a hook to the temple - Menezes is on wobbly legs here! Porcelain Punisher swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Menezes falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Porcelain Punisher wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matt Porcelain Punisher!
A very excited looking Matt Porcelain Punisher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Carboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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275 lbs
28 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cosmo Carboni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Carboni. Beautiful body shot.
Good exchange - Chavo coming out on top.
Chavo throws a hook but Carboni avoids it easily.
Carboni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the body from Chavo misses
and Carboni counters with a crisp one two that drops Chavo! Carboni thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chavo to his feet! Chavo is in big trouble!
Chavo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carboni moves forwards but Chavo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chavo shoots in looking for a takedown but Carboni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chavo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chavo misses with a takedown
and Carboni counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Carboni swings for the body but Chavo moves out of range.
Chavo throws an off balance right hand
and Carboni counters with a nice right hand that sends Chavo toppling to the canvas! Chavo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Carboni finish him?!
Chavo is rocked!
It looks like El Chavo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carboni misses with the combination.
Chavo is still on wobbly legs! Can Carboni finish him?
Chavo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carboni.
Carboni lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Chavo - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Carboni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cosmo Carboni!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is WAR-Low Rider. Javier Gattuso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Roads!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso lands with a good body shot.
Roads steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gattuso.
Roads misses with a hook to the body
and Gattuso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gattuso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Gattuso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roads.
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses
and Roads connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gattuso slips under a jab from Roads.
Roads throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roads misses with a hook.
Roads rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gattuso counters with a series of strikes. Roads will be more careful next time no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gattuso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso moves away from the strike by Roads.
Nice body kick there by Gattuso.
Gattuso looks to throw the jab but Roads is out of range.
Roads takes a swing at Gattuso's ribcage but misses.
Roads misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roads takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roads moves forwards but Gattuso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roads throws a hook but Gattuso avoids it easily.
Roads throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roads moves out of range of the body kick from Gattuso.
Roads looks to throw the jab but Gattuso is out of range.
Gattuso lands a nice looking body shot.
Gattuso throws a hook to the side of Roads's head but Roads sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roads let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gattuso scores with a jab to the body.
Roads takes a swing at Gattuso's ribcage but misses.
Gattuso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gattuso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roads throws a looping overhand right but Gattuso ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gattuso lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roads has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roads and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gattuso lands a big right hand that sends Roads crashing to the mat! Gattuso stays standing though and waves Roads back to his feet!
Roads scores with the left hand. Gattuso knows he should have avoided that one.
Gattuso lands a big uppercut and Roads crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Roads looks OK. Gattuso waves Roads back to his feet!
Roads is rocked!
Roads pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roads is still on wobbly legs! Can Gattuso finish him?
Gattuso scores with a jab to the body.
Gattuso misses with a kick to the body.
Roads seems to have recovered his senses.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso takes a swing at Roads's ribcage but misses.
Roads misses the jab.
Gattuso drops Roads with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Roads looks back up at him and smiles so Gattuso waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gattuso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roads is out of range and Gattuso settles back down.
Roads throws a lazy right hand but Gattuso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso drops Roads with a huge uppercut! Roads drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Gattuso is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Gattuso!
During a confident post fight interview, Javier Gattuso thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wango Tango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tango comes to the cage accompanied by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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277 lbs
39 - 33 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wango Tango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tango gets a clinch.
Tango scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olhoffer tries to break free but Tango pushes him back against the cage.
Olhoffer tries to break free but Tango pushes him back against the cage.
Tango doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olhoffer stalling the fight.
Our sources have told us that Tango has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tango is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tango digs a right hand into Olhoffer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olhoffer's gas tank.
Olhoffer is trying to break the clinch but Tango has him pressed against the cage.
Tango stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tango is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Olhoffer looks winded!
Tango lands a body shot.
Tango is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Tango as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tango takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tango landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tango manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tango working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olhoffer swings wildly with an uppercut but Tango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olhoffer throws a head punch that misses.
Olhoffer throws a punch but it's blocked by Tango.
Tango putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olhoffer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tango slows down the pace here.
Tango is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tango is pushing Olhoffer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tango throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tango dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tango keeps control of Olhoffer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Olhoffer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tango avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wango Tango.
Tango moves into the clinch.
Olhoffer wants to break free but Tango has control.
Tango working Olhoffer over with knees to the body.
Tango putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olhoffer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tango stalling against the cage.
Tango lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Olhoffer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tango with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ray Olhoffer has been cut.
Tango stalling.
Tango has Olhoffer pushed against the cage.
Tango scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tango lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tango scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tango lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tango - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tango lands a nice uppercut.
Olhoffer being controlled against the cage.
Tango lands a good knee to the midsection. Olhoffer won't want to take too many of those.
Olhoffer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tango obliges.
Olhoffer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tango holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tango lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tango.
Tango slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tango lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Tango.
Tango stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wango Tango.
Tango rushes Olhoffer and presses him up against the cage.
Tango has Olhoffer pushed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Tango.
Tango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Tango.
Tango lands an elbow inside that Olhoffer shrugs off.
Tango stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Tango.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tango.
Tango stalling.
Olhoffer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wango Tango dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Olhoffer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Tango there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Olhoffer keeps the fight on the outside.
Tango ducks under a wild hook from Olhoffer.
Olhoffer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Olhoffer gets tackled into the cage by Tango. Tango maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tango.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tango creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tango just leaning against Olhoffer, taking a breather.
Tango putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olhoffer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tango drops Olhoffer with a big knee straight up the middle! Olhoffer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Olhoffer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tango connects with a body shot.
Olhoffer is still on wobbly legs! Can Tango finish him?
Tango has closed the distance and engaged Olhoffer in a clinch.
Tango controlling the action here for a moment.
Olhoffer seems to have recovered his senses.
Tango blocks an uppercut.
Olhoffer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tango lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olhoffer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tango works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Tango.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tango slows down the pace here.
Tango has Olhoffer pushed against the cage.
Tango lands with a left to the head.
Olhoffer wants to break free but Tango has control.
A body shot lands from Tango.
Tango manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Tango.
Tango lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Tango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olhoffer can do to turn this around?
Tango is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tango stalls.
Tango holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Olhoffer is trying to break the clinch but Tango has him pressed against the cage.
Tango drops Olhoffer with a big knee straight up the middle! Olhoffer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Tango gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tango.
Olhoffer tries to break the clinch but Tango is controlling the position.
Olhoffer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Olhoffer takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Tango - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tango obliges.
Olhoffer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tango throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olhoffers head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tango.
Tango is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olhoffer.
Tango lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Tango.
Tango lands a knee to the body.
Tango dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tango.
Tango scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tango as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tango.
Tango holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tango seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tango has Olhoffer pressed against the cage.
Tango scores with a shoulder strike.
Tango crunches a lovely knee into Olhoffer's ribcage.
Tango stalling against the cage.
Tango makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tango softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tango lands with a short shot to the head.
Tango displaying some good clinch control by pressing Olhoffer up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tango working Olhoffer over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wango Tango dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Olhoffer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tango closes the distance and pushes Olhoffer back into the cage.
Tango has Olhoffer pushed against the cage.
Olhoffer wants to break free but Tango has control.
Tango presses Olhoffer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tango will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Olhoffer up against the cage.
Wango Tango has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wango Tango.
Tango closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tango lands a shot to the body.
Olhoffer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tango holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tango lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tango is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wango Tango.
Tango moves into the clinch successfully.
Tango lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Olhoffer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tango working Olhoffer over with knees to the body.
Tango lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Tango stalling in the clinch.
Olhoffer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tango has Olhoffer pressed against the cage, preventing Olhoffer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ray Olhoffer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tango scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tango working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tango landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tango connects with a nasty looking knee right to Olhoffer's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Tango.
Tango leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tango lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tango drops Olhoffer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Olhoffer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Olhoffer is trying to break the clinch but Tango is controlling him.
Tango lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Tango putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olhoffer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tango lands with a short shot to the head.
Tango throws a big uppercut that drops Olhoffer! More strikes from Tango and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Olhoffer lies dazed against the cage as Tango celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wango Tango!
Wango Tango took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wha comes to the cage accompanied by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
39 - 22 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs scores with a three punch combo!
Heggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Heggs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heggs lands with a nice body kick.
Heggs moves out of range of the body kick from Wha.
Wha closes the distance and pushes Heggs back into the cage.
Wha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Heggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heggs scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wha swings for the body but Heggs moves out of range.
Heggs avoids the head kick by Wha.
Wha misses with a body kick.
Heggs tries a quick counter leg kick but Wha is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs tries to keep at a distance but Wha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Wha has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Heggs looking to stall.
Heggs working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wha.
Heggs avoiding damage as Wha throws knees to the body.
Wha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heggs breaks from the clinch.
Heggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Wha throws a series of punches but Heggs moves out of range.
Wha drives through and clinches with Heggs against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wha lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Wha misses
and Heggs counters by moving 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!
Wha misses with a body punch.
Wha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch but Wha keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wha.
Wha missing with knees to the body.
Wha just leaning against Heggs, taking a breather.
Wha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Wha.
Wha stalling against the cage.
Heggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wha.
Heggs being controlled against the cage.
Wha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heggs working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bleh Wha.
Wha wants to clinch.
Heggs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wha.
It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heggs avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Heggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wha working aggressively here.
Wha lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wha.
Wha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wha blocks a body shot from Heggs.
Wha taking a breather.
Wha takes a shot to the head.
Wha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wha can't find room to land a body shot as Heggs controls the action.
Wha blocks a body shot from Heggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bleh Wha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Heggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wha darts in and clinches Heggs up against the cage.
Wha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heggs misses with a body punch.
Heggs is stalling here.
Heggs breaks the clinch.
Wha just misses with a punch to the body.
Heggs tries to counter with a clinch but Wha shakes him off and moves away.
Wha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A cross from Heggs lands.
Heggs lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wha tries to clinch there but Heggs circles away.
Wha connects with a single shot there.
Nice body kick from Wha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha tries to clinch but Heggs moves out of range.
Wha throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bleh Wha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wha just misses with a punch to the body.
Wha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wha has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wha.
Wha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wha working aggressively here.
Wha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heggs's face.
Wha scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wha trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heggs's efforts to push away.
Heggs tries to work over Wha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heggs breaks the clinch.
Wha just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wha tries to bum rush Heggs with a series of wild strikes but Heggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wha tries to clinch but Heggs moves away
and Heggs counters with a left and a right that stings Wha.
Wha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heggs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heggs.
Heggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heggs lands with a right to the head.
Heggs working aggressively here.
Wha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wha misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heggs avoids it.
Heggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wha lands with a nice body punch.
Wha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Wha.
Wha throws a body punch but Heggs moves out of range.
Heggs is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heggs can do to turn this around?
Heggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heggs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the body from Wha misses
and Wha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wha is looking to wear down Heggs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heggs has Wha up against the cage in a clinch.
Heggs misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wha lands a left hand.
Wha is trying to maintain a safe position but Heggs gets an underhook and turns Wha into the cage.
Wha lands a shot to the body.
Heggs is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heggs.
Heggs misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heggs prevents a body shot from Wha.
Wha can't find room to land a body shot as Heggs controls the action.
Wha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heggs avoids it.
Heggs has a couple of punches blocked by Wha.
Wha wants to stall.
Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wha doesn't manage to clinch there - Heggs circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bleh Wha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luther Heggs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slow jab from Wha misses its intended target.
Heggs lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wha moves in looking to clinch but Heggs pushes him off.
Wha tries to clinch up but Heggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Wha throws the kick towards the body but Heggs avoids it.
Wha sets himself, and Heggs steps forward looking for the clinch! Wha avoids it this time.
Wha moves out of range as Heggs strikes.
Wha is looking for a counter combo.
Wha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heggs moves away.
Heggs let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Wha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wha moves to clinch but Heggs breaks away
and Heggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heggs, pushing him back against the cage.
Heggs misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wha crunches a lovely knee into Heggs's ribcage.
Heggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heggs backwards.
Wha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heggss head.
Wha has Heggs pressed against the cage.
Wha has Heggs pressed against the cage.
Wha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Wha.
The referee calls for Wha to work.
Wha stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bleh Wha.
Wha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heggs, pushing him back against the cage.
Heggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wha slows down the pace here.
Heggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heggs avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Wha on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wha lands a good knee to the midsection. Heggs won't want to take too many of those.
Wha prevents a body shot from Heggs.
Heggs is trying to stall.
Wha lands a shoulder strike.
Wha takes a shot to the head.
Heggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Wha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wha throws a right hand that Heggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Heggs also avoids with ease.
Wha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Heggs moves into the clinch successfully.
Luther Heggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heggs blocks a body shot from Wha.
Heggs avoiding damage as Wha throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Wha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wha gets through Heggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 short right hand to the side of the head by Heggs.
Heggs lands a shoulder strike.
Wha missing with knees to the body.
Wha gets through Heggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heggs is looking to control Wha's arms but Wha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heggs has his back to the cage.
Bleh Wha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heggs pressing his opponent against the cage.
Heggs misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luther Heggs.
I think Wha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bleh Wha!
Bleh Wha gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salim Al Muri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Muri has chosen Survivor - Burning Heart as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salim Al Muri!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Muri tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Al Muri. That snapped Grey Ii's head back.
Al Muri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grey Ii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grey Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Muri.
We've been told by Grey Ii's head coaches at Loucademia muito crazy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Al Muri misses with a hook
and Grey Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grey Ii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grey Ii throws a lazy uppercut
and Al Muri counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Al Muri.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grey Ii is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Muri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grey Ii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grey Ii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grey Ii controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grey Ii tries to stand but Al Muri is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Muri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grey Ii is aware though and is defending well.
Al Muri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Al Muri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grey Ii is aware though and is defending well.
Grey Ii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Al Muri told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Grey Ii postures up.
Grey Ii 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.
Al Muri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grey Ii is one step ahead there.
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.
Grey Ii trying to stand up but can't free himself from Al Muri's guard.
Grey Ii controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grey Ii throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gunmetal Grey Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey Ii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grey Ii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grey Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Grey Ii connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Muri darts in looking for a takedown but Grey Ii gets double underhooks and turns Al Muri into the cage.
Al Muri throws a sloppy head kick and Grey Ii moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Al Muri misses its intended target.
Al Muri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Al Muri works Grey Ii's body with a nice hook.
Al Muri connects with a crisp jab.
Al Muri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Muri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grey Ii moves away.
Al Muri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grey Ii's head.
Grey Ii throws a leg kick
and Al Muri counters with a left to the body.
Grey Ii stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grey Ii wants it to stay on the feet.
Grey Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Al Muri with the counter takedown but Grey Ii avoids it easily.
Grey Ii misses with a straight left.
Grey Ii keeps Al Muri at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Grey Ii misses.
Al Muri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grey Ii counters with a nice leg kick.
Al Muri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Al Muri.
A low kick from Al Muri is predictable there
and Grey Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Muri works Grey Ii's body with a nice hook.
Grey Ii feints and then cracks Al Muri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Muri down.
Grey Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Muri moves away.
Al Muri tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grey Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grey Ii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grey Ii misses with a looping left.
Grey Ii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Al Muri is rocked!
Grey Ii goes for a small jab and connects. Now Grey Ii goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Al Muri stumbles back but Grey Ii runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Al Muri to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Al Muri will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gunmetal Grey Ii!
Gunmetal Grey Ii retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Gunmetal Grey Ii said 'Foi um prazer te derrotar SALIM , seu fraco.'.
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