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UVT 353: Perfect Storm PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni Rocket has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Glenn Danzig's chin.
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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
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Danzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovanni Rocket!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rocket napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Danzig in side control, throwing shots but Rocket defends.
Rocket is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Danzig has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Danzig working the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Danzig has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Danzig creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rocket sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Danzig misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Danzig trying to control the action but Rocket is working from the bottom.
An elbow from Danzig crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocket is trying to get back to his feet.
Danzig misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocket parries the strikes from Danzig easily there. Danzig is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rocket to escape.
Rocket is holding Danzig down, trying to stall.
Danzig throws a strike aimed at the side of Rocket's head but Rocket avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket dodges the ground and pound from Danzig.
Danzig stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rocket cracks the inside of Danzig's front leg.
Giovanni Rocket is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rocket lands a jab to the nose.
Rocket is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danzig.
Danzig looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danzig with the ground and pound but Rocket uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rocket tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Danzig scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danzig accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rocket preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danzig throws a strike but Rocket rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!
Rocket wants to get up but he can't break Danzig's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rocket looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Danzig bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rocket's guard.
Danzig scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocket keeping moving, preventing Danzig from controlling successfully.
Rocket is working an open guard so Danzig takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A jab from Danzig misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Danzig misses the target.
Danzig lands a nice shot to the body.
Danzig looks to land a left hand but Rocket moved out of range nicely.
Danzig throws a hook but Rocket avoids it easily.
Danzig works the jab nicely.
A good leg kick by Rocket.
Danzig misses with a body shot
and Rocket counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rocket throws a low kick but it's checked well by Danzig.
Danzig pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Rocket.
Rocket lands a big uppercut and Danzig crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Danzig looks OK. Rocket waves Danzig back to his feet!
Danzig is rocked!
Danzig is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rocket's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danzig's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rocket under the eye.
Oh Danzig is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danzig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danzig scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danzig drops his hands momentarily and Rocket needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Danzig just on the top of the head. Danzig drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Danzig - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Giovanni Rocket!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus comes into the arena with Lonely Boy - The Black Keys blaring out of the sound system. Lesnar has chosen go coors! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Silverback Lesnar enters the cage!
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silverback Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar walks into a jab.
Cirus goes for a double leg but Lesnar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lesnar continues to drive forward.
Cirus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lesnar throws Cirus to one side and escapes!
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
Lesnar throws a body punch but Cirus moves out of range.
Cirus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lesnar sprawls and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar throws a jab when Cirus was well out of range.
Cirus changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cirus shoots for a takedown but Lesnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cirus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lesnar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cirus working the head with strikes.
Lesnar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cirus working the head with strikes.
Cirus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cirus throws an elbow but Lesnar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lesnar is pushing Cirus's head away, looking to escape. Cirus manages to hold on to the position though.
Cirus looks up at the clock and then as Lesnar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cirus smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've been hearing that Cirus has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cirus lands a nice forearm strike.
Cirus is putting a hurting on Lesnar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lesnar avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cirus.
Lesnar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cirus.
Lesnar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Cirus.
The ground and pound from Cirus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lesnar taking a bit of punishment here - Cirus scoring with strikes.
Cirus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cirus working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cirus.
Cirus working the ground and pound.
Lesnar dodges the ground and pound from Cirus.
Cirus grinds an elbow into Lesnar's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirus working the ground and pound.
Cirus trying to control the position but Lesnar is working away.
Cirus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cirus with the ground and pound but Lesnar regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cirus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cirus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cirus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cirus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lesnar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cirus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cirus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cirus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cirus drops an elbow to the side of Lesnar's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cirus is nestled in close to Lesnar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cirus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cirus working Lesnar over with strikes.
Cirus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cirus is trying to control. Lesnar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cirus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cirus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cirus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lesnar's head.
Cirus working Lesnar over with strikes.
Cirus throws a strike but Lesnar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cirus works over Lesnar with some ground and pound from guard.
Cirus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cirus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cirus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cirus looking to pass the guard.
Cirus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cirus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cirus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cirus postures up in Lesnar's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it.
Cirus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cirus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cirus is looking to work some ground and pound but Lesnar has wrist control.
Cirus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cirus works over Lesnar with some ground and pound from guard.
Cirus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lesnar wants to stand but Cirus is controlling the position.
Cirus throws a strike but Lesnar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar prevents Cirus from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cirus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lesnar enables Cirus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lesnar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cirus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cirus won't allow Lesnar to get back to his feet.
Cirus scoring with some ground and pound.
Cirus postures up and lands a big shot to Lesnar's brow.
Cirus stops Lesnar from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cirus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cirus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cirus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cirus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cirus is in close to Lesnar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Cirus from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cirus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cirus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lesnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cirus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cirus landing some decent shots from guard.
Cirus with a nice head shot there.
Cirus trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Tom Cirus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cirus throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cirus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cirus throws an elbow that misses. Lesnar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cirus's guard. Nice move by Lesnar!
Cirus is wriggling around but Lesnar manages to pass to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lesnar stands up and beckons Cirus to join him on the feet.
Cirus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lesnar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cirus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lesnar as he jumps to the side.
Lesnar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lesnar wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cirus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cirus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lesnar throws out a counter right but Cirus avoids it with no problem.
Cirus fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirus shoots in looking for a takedown but Lesnar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cirus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lesnar throws a looping overhand right but Cirus ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Lesnar misses.
Cirus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lesnar.
Nice takedown defense from Lesnar. No joy for Cirus on that attempt.
Lesnar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cirus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cirus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cirus blocking some punches.
Lesnar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cirus blocks an elbow strike.
Cirus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lesnar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cirus darts in looking for a takedown but Lesnar gets double underhooks and turns Cirus into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cirus cracks Lesnar with a big right hand but Lesnar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Lesnar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lesnar loads up on a big right hand but Cirus slips the punch.
Cirus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lesnar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A combination from Lesnar does no damage.
Cirus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Cirus fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silverback Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lesnar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lesnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cirus scores with a nice strike.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown.
Cirus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cirus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lesnar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No luck for Cirus with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown attempt from Cirus. Cirus gets slowly back to his feet.
Cirus fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cirus moves away.
Lesnar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cirus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cirus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cirus tries for a takedown but Lesnar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lesnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cirus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cirus shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar shows good takedown defense.
Cirus shoots in looking for a takedown. Lesnar tries to sprawl out of it but Cirus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lesnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Cirus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar missing with a left hand there. Cirus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lesnar swivels and escapes.
Cirus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lesnar sprawls well. Lesnar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cirus gets slowly back to his feet.
Lesnar throws a jab when Cirus was well out of range.
Cirus fails to land the takedown.
Lesnar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cirus with a body shot.
Silverback Lesnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cirus shoots in looking for a takedown. Lesnar tries to sprawl out of it but Cirus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lesnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cirus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cirus was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesnar.
Cirus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cirus is trying to drag Lesnar to the mat but Lesnar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cirus looking for a takedown.
Lesnar stops a takedown attempt from Cirus.
Cirus avoids the elbow strike from Lesnar, against the cage.
Lesnar tries to work over Cirus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lesnar stops a takedown attempt from Cirus.
Lesnar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus wants a takedown.
Lesnar lands a body shot.
Lesnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cirus.
Lesnar lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Tom Cirus has been cut.
Cirus is working for takedown but Lesnar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cirus blocks the elbow strike.
Cirus is working for takedown but Lesnar is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ciruss head.
Lesnar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silverback Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lesnar 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silverback Lesnar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carrera Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Love-Hate Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carrera Villamora!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Villamora's guard.
Villamora looking for subs off his back but Powell has passed one foot through into half guard.
Powell works his way into full mount!
Powell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Villamora keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Villamora regains half guard.
Powell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Powell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Powell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Villamora defending well though.
Villamora is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Powell pulls his head out easily.
Villamora is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamora looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Villamora wants to get back to full guard.
Powell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell lands with a punch from half guard.
Villamora looking for submissions off his back.
Powell slips a nice elbow through Villamora's hands, connecting with Villamora's forehead.
Powell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Villamora taking some punishment here, with Powell in his half guard.
Villamora looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Powell wants to take a breather but Villamora is having none of it.
Powell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Villamora tries to get to full guard but Powell has control of the leg.
Powell working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villamora is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Powell pulls his head out easily.
Powell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Villamora actively working from the bottom here.
Powell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Villamora with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Powell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Villamora sees it coming and defends easily.
Villamora has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Powell escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Powell!
Powell cracks Villamora with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Villamora manages to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villamora looking for a kimura from the bottom but Powell passes into side control!
Villamora is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is trying to get an arm triangle but Villamora is defending well.
Villamora takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Villamora tries to bench press Powell off him but Powell keeps the position.
Powell cracks Villamora with a big elbow.
Villamora is looking to regain half guard here but Powell keeps moving and retains side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Villamora is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Powell tries for a kimura but Villamora is defending well.
Powell lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villamora tries to buck Powell off but Powell is having none of it.
Powell tries for a kimura but Villamora is defending well.
Villamora on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Villamora tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Powell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Powell trying to control the action but Villamora is working from the bottom.
Villamora is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Powell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Villamora tries to roll over but Powell keeps him under control.
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!
Villamora looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Powell works his foot free and advances to mount.
Powell trying to control but Villamora is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Love-Hate Powell 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.
Powell misses with a hook. Villamora ducked under it nicely.
Villamora tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Villamora slips a jab from Powell.
Powell throws a sloppy head kick
and Villamora counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Villamora.
Villamora throws an elbow that misses. Powell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Villamora's guard. Nice move by Powell!
Powell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Powell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Powell throwing strikes from guard but Villamora blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villamora is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Powell passes into half guard.
Villamora has hold of Powell's hands but Powell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamora looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Powell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villamora can do to turn this around?
Powell lands strikes from half guard.
Powell trying to control the action but Villamora is working from the bottom.
Powell wants to free his trapped foot but Villamora is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Powell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Villamora on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Villamora tries to reverse the position but Powell maintains control.
Powell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Powell lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Villamora that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Villamora keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Powell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villamora bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villamora throws a strike but Powell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Villamora looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Powell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Powell scoring with punches and elbows.
Villamora takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Powell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Villamora is rocked!
Powell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Villamora is still in real trouble! Can Powell finish him?
Villamora is trying to get back to half guard.
Villamora seems to have recovered his senses.
Powell lands an elbow.
Villamora is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Villamora to see if he's OK.
Powell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Villamora is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Villamora is looking for a sweep.
Powell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Villamora is looking for a sweep.
A big shot lands for Powell! That's hurt Villamora! Will he recover? Powell fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Love-Hate Powell!
Love-Hate Powell took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Carrera Villamora stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will have break and come back and give a great fight for you guys! Thanks again to all who support me.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddy Guy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 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
57 - 37 - 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
36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Bean pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Guy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bean really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Bean is looking to clinch.
Bean missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bean throws a big shot that misses.
Bean throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bean defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy moves away from the strike by Bean.
Guy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Bean misses with a body shot.
Guy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bean moves into range and clinches up with Guy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy tries to score a body lock takedown but Bean shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bean gets underhooks to prevent Guy's takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guys head.
Bean working aggressively here.
Bean is trying to push Guy away but Guy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bean working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Bean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Bean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
Bean gets underhooks to prevent Guy's takedown attempt.
Butter Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Guy.
Bean leaning against his opponent.
Bean tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bean.
Bean tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bean misses with the head strike.
Bean prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bean.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bean pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bean tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy is working for takedown but Bean is calmly controlling the position for now.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
Guy wants a takedown but no success here.
Guy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bean is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy is looking for a takedown.
Guy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bean is defending well.
Guy is trying to drag Bean to the mat but Bean just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Guy is trying to drag Bean to the mat but Bean just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bean struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Bean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guy tries to score a body lock takedown but Bean shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butter Bean dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bean tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bean has Guy up against the cage in a clinch.
Guy tries to score a body lock takedown but Bean shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bean is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bean is defending well.
Butter Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Guy.
Bean working aggressively here.
Bean has Guy pressed against the cage.
Bean tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bean defends it well.
Bean jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bean swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Guy feints the counter takedown.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Bean pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Guy's head but Guy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Guy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot lands for Bean.
Bean throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Guy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bean.
Guy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bean tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy with the counter takedown but Bean avoids it easily.
Bean moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Bean misses with a looping left.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Bean pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guy can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Bean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Guy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bean defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guy scrambles back to his feet.
Bean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Guy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Butter Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bean wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Guy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bean defends it well.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bean.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bean.
Bean doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Bean pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Guy with the counter takedown but Bean avoids it easily.
Bean wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Bean with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a looping overhand right but Guy ducks down to avoid it.
Bean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bean connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bean throws a big shot that misses.
Guy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bean.
Guy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bean throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Bean misses its intended target.
Bean misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butter Bean dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Bean pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bean misses with a double jab.
Bean throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Guy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bean.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bean defends it well.
Bean moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bean to score with a decent uppercut.
Butter Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean throws a hook but Guy blocks it.
Guy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bean misses with a two punch combination.
Bean throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Bean.
Bean throws a series of punches but Guy avoids them all with ease.
Bean closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guy momentarily.
Bean rushes Guy and presses him up against the cage.
Bean gets underhooks to prevent Guy's takedown attempt.
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Guy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bean pulls his leg out and moves away.
Butter Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Guy.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Guy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bean looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
Butter Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guy with the counter takedown but Bean avoids it easily.
Bean is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bean throws a lazy right hand but Guy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bean swinging wildly here.
Bean lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean cracks a nice hook into Guy's ribs.
Bean lands a body shot.
Bean clobbers Guy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Bean misses.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Bean pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bean throws a looping overhand right but Guy ducks down to avoid it.
Bean is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Guy feints the counter takedown.
A punch combination from Bean misses.
And Guy tries to counter it with a takedown but Bean pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Butter Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Bean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean connects with a crisp jab.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bean.
Guy feints the counter takedown.
Bean misses with the combination.
Guy feints the counter takedown.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Guy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bean cracks Guy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bean defends it well.
Buddy Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bean closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butter Bean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butter Bean!
A very excited looking Butter Bean 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 Ross Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell comes to the cage accompanied by Sonne - Rammstein. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Heggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maxwell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heggs misses with a double jab.
Maxwell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heggs blocks a jab.
Maxwell misses with a takedown attempt
and Heggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Ross Maxwell has been cut.
Heggs misses with a hook
and Maxwell counters with a right hand to the body.
Heggs lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maxwell will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heggs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maxwell counters with a single leg into guard. Heggs didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heggs wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maxwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Heggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maxwell wants to control from the top but Heggs keeps moving.
Maxwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maxwell throwing strikes from guard but Heggs blocks nicely.
Maxwell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maxwell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maxwell tries to clinch up but Heggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Maxwell scores with a decent looking hook.
Maxwell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Heggs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maxwell throws a push kick but Heggs slaps the foot to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Heggs misses.
Heggs pushes Maxwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Heggs prevents the takedown attempt.
Maxwell can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heggs avoiding damage as Maxwell throws knees to the body.
Maxwell looking to throw knees to the head but Heggs is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maxwell blocks a body shot from Heggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs can't break the clinch.
Maxwell misses with a body punch.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Heggs blocks an elbow strike.
Maxwell has Heggs pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maxwell.
Heggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Heggs fails to land.
Maxwell trying to control the position but instead, Heggs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maxwell into the cage.
Maxwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maxwell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heggs is trying to break free.
Heggs is leaning against Maxwell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Heggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heggs looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell blocks an uppercut.
Heggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maxwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Heggs.
Maxwell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maxwell closes the distance and clinches up with Heggs, looking for a takedown. Maxwell pushes Heggs against the cage but Heggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Heggs tries to land a body kick
and Maxwell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maxwell throws a leg kick but Heggs moved away.
Heggs wants to clinch up but Maxwell keeps it at a distance.
Heggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heggs pushes Maxwell away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ross Maxwell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ross Maxwell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Heggs cracks Maxwell with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Heggs has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Maxwell to stand back up!
Jab from Maxwell.
Heggs slips a straight right by Maxwell.
Heggs raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Heggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maxwell throws a right hand that misses
and Heggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Heggs slams his shin into Maxwell's torso.
Heggs drops Maxwell with a straight right hand, right on the button! Heggs follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Heggs!
After winning the bout, Luther Heggs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Numero Deux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Carboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosmo Carboni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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279 lbs
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300 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Numero Deux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cosmo Carboni!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carboni drops Deux with a beautiful combination! Deux stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Carboni is looking for the KO!
Deux is rocked!
It looks like Numero Deux has been cut.
Carboni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deux manages to avoid it.
Oh Deux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deux throws a right and a left that Carboni avoids nicely.
Deux seems to have got his legs back now.
Numero Deux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carboni batters Deux with a massive right followed by a huge left! Deux is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Carboni lands a final crushing right hand to drop Deux to the mat with a gruesome thud! Carboni is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cosmo Carboni!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Olhoffer (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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270 lbs
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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
59 - 32 - 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
40 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olhoffer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bourque.
Olhoffer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Bourque.
Olhoffer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
Bourque gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut.
Olhoffer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olhoffer needs to keep his hands up - Bourque had a free shot at his head there.
Olhoffer cracks Bourque with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Olhoffer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bourque to stand back up!
Bourque has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Olhoffer momentarily.
Olhoffer staying out of range there.
Olhoffer moves out of range of the body kick from Bourque.
Bourque scores with a jab to the head.
Olhoffer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bourque counters with a nice body kick.
Bourque goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Olhoffer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Olhoffer 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.
Bourque throws a poor cross that misses
and Olhoffer counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourque tries to bum rush Olhoffer with a series of wild strikes but Olhoffer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourque thows a body kick. Olhoffer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olhoffer counters with a right hand to the body.
Bourque throws a one two combo.
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!
Olhoffer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bourque.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bourque gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olhoffer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Olhoffer cracks Bourque with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Timothy Bourque's cut is getting worse.
Some wild striking there from Olhoffer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olhoffer.
Olhoffer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Olhoffer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourque throws a hook but Olhoffer blocks it.
Olhoffer misses with a few strikes there.
Olhoffer blocks a head kick by Bourque.
It seemed like Olhoffer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Olhoffer moves out of range.
Olhoffer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
Bourque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bourque rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Olhoffer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bourque looks to land a combination but Olhoffer avoids it well.
Olhoffer throws a body shot but no joy.
Olhoffer swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Olhoffer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourque appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olhoffer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourque.
A counter left hand to the body from Bourque misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Olhoffer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timothy Bourque'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.
Olhoffer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olhoffer throws a nice looking combination but Bourque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourque has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Olhoffer lands a left and a right that send Bourque crashing to the mat, dazed. Olhoffer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bourque is rocked!
Olhoffer knocks out Bourque with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Olhoffer before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Olhoffer picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Olhoffer!
A victorious Ray Olhoffer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yo Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian comes into the arena with Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing blaring out of the sound system. Yo Adrian has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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272 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yo Adrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov dodges the punch combination from Adrian.
Adrian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kharitonov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adrian closes the distance and clinches.
Adrian lands with a left to the head.
Adrian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adrian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kharitonovs head.
Adrian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adrian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adrian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Boris Kharitonov has been cut.
Adrian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kharitonov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kharitonov looks winded!
Adrian lands a knee to the body.
Adrian working Kharitonov over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adrian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adrian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adrian has Kharitonov pressed against the cage.
Adrian landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian scores with a knee to the head.
Adrian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adrian is leaning against Kharitonov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adrian effectively controlling the action here.
Kharitonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adrian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adrian lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharitonov won't want to take too many of those.
Adrian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kharitonov.
A bit of stalling here from Adrian.
A bit of stalling here from Adrian.
Adrian scores with a hook to the body.
Adrian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adrian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adrian pressing his opponent against the cage.
Adrian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adrian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Adrian pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adrian obliges.
Adrian has Kharitonov pushed against the cage.
Adrian lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Adrian - that landed with a thud.
Adrian stalling the fight.
Adrian crunches a lovely knee into Kharitonov's ribcage.
Adrian will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kharitonov up against the cage.
Kharitonov misses with a body punch.
Adrian working Kharitonov over with knees to the body.
Adrian lands a nice shot to the body.
Adrian digs a right hand underneath Kharitonov's ribcage. Kharitonov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adrian pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yo Adrian.
Adrian has managed to clinch.
Adrian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adrian tries to throw a body punch but Kharitonov avoids it by throwing Adrian back against the cage.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses.
Adrian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kharitonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kharitonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adrian's elbow.
Adrian working Kharitonov over with knees to the body.
Adrian slows down the pace here.
Adrian lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Kharitonov out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Yo Adrian!
Yo Adrian managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly throws a right hand that Leonard ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonard also avoids with ease.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Leonard misses with a straight right.
Reilly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Leonard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Leonard wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
Leonard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leonard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reilly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard looking to sit in guard and control but Reilly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reilly gets to his feet - Leonard follows without any prompting.
Leonard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly throws a quick counter kick to the body but Leonard avoids it.
Reilly slips a straight right by Leonard.
Reilly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Leonard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab from Leonard misses.
A big left from Leonard misses.
Leonard 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.
Reilly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reilly as he avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leonard throws a poor cross that misses
and Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
Reilly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leonard throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Reilly jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Leonard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reilly lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Leonard. Those never looked like landing.
Leonard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leonard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard misses with a hook. Reilly ducked under it nicely.
Ray Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reilly blocks a jab.
Leonard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonard misses with a straight right.
Reilly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Leonard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonard throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
Reilly lands with a kick to the temple. Leonard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Leonard scores with a hook.
Reilly slips a straight right by Leonard.
A slow jab from Leonard misses its intended target.
Donk. Leonard catches Reilly right on the button with a cross.
Leonard misses with a few strikes there.
Leonard moves out of range of the body kick.
Leonard cracks a nice hook into Reilly's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch but Reilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leonard throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Leonard misses.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonard moves away from the strike by Reilly.
Leonard swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly throws a series of punches but Leonard avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Leonard.
Leonard misses the shot to the body.
Reilly throws a big counter combination but Leonard scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reilly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reilly throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard misses with a hook.
Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonard.
Reilly throws a head kick that Leonard semi-blocks.
Leonard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leonard is defended easily by Reilly.
Ray Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reilly to score with a decent uppercut.
Leonard throws a right hand that Reilly ducks under and follows up with a left that Reilly also avoids with ease.
Leonard sizes up Reilly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leonard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Leonard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reilly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leonard won't allow Reilly to sweep him here.
Reilly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reilly wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nuriel Leonard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leonard looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Leonard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonard misses with a straight right.
Reilly half committed to a counter leg kick.
Leonard scores with the left hand. Reilly knows he should have avoided that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reilly.
Reilly slips a jab from Leonard.
A big right from Leonard misses.
Sloppy strikes from Reilly. Those never looked like landing.
Leonard moves out of range of the leg kick from Reilly.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonard scores with a shot to the body.
Leonard shoots in but no luck this time.
Reilly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard scores with a decent looking hook.
Leonard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reilly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leonard on the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonard.
Leonard lands a lovely overhand right.
Leonard throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonard misses with a two punch combination.
Leonard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leonard slips a jab and a cross from Reilly.
Reilly throws a head kick that half lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Leonard throws a hook to the side of Reilly's head but Reilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly slips under a jab from Leonard.
Leonard misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Reilly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot lands for Leonard.
Leonard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reilly misses with a hook
and Leonard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reilly throws a right and a left that Leonard avoids nicely.
Leonard throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Leonard misses with a body punch
and Leonard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonard drives through and clinches with Reilly against the cage.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
Leonard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reilly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leonard is stalling here.
Leonard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reilly is looking for a counter combo.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Leonard looks to land a combination. Reilly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonard.
Reilly throwing a counter right hand but Leonard manages to avoid it.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Reilly.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly throws a wild body kick that Leonard sees coming a mile off.
Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leonard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reilly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab by Leonard.
Reilly scores with a body shot.
Reilly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly works on Leonard's body with a couple of short punches.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leonard struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Leonard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leonard controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Leonard misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly taking a breather.
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 Ray Reilly will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reilly tries to land a leg kick but Leonard saw it coming and moves away.
Leonard lands a head shot.
Reilly tries to move into range but Leonard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leonard avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Reilly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly walks into a stiff left hand from Leonard.
Reilly misses with a kick to the body.
Reilly scores with a jab. Leonard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reilly.
Leonard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reilly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leonard shoots in but no luck this time.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Nice defenses there by Reilly.
Reilly connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonard misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Leonard moved out of range nicely.
Leonard throws a shot from downtown. Reilly moves away and avoids it.
Leonard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It appears Reilly was looking to counter with a kick there.
Leonard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reilly tries to land a front kick but Leonard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leonard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly throws a shot from downtown. Leonard moves away and avoids it.
Leonard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Reilly slips a straight right by Leonard.
Leonard misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonard.
Leonard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reilly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot lands for Leonard.
Leonard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leonard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reilly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leonard's calf.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonard.
Reilly moves out of range as Leonard strikes.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Leonard. Beautiful body shot.
Reilly looks to land a body kick but Leonard moved away.
Leonard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leonard scores with a nice strike.
Leonard throws a lazy right hand but Reilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Leonard pushes him off.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonard is just out of range.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Leonard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reilly scores with a decent looking hook.
Leonard throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
Leonard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reilly.
It appears Reilly was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws the kick towards the body but Leonard avoids it.
Leonard misses with a body punch
and Reilly counters with an inside leg kick.
Leonard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reilly momentarily.
Reilly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reilly throws a body kick that misses.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonard throws out the jab.
Reilly misses with a low kick as Leonard jumps back.
Leonard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonard checks a low kick from Reilly.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonard misses the shot to the body.
Reilly looks for the body kick but Leonard saw that one coming.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Leonard dives in for a single leg takedown but Reilly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Reilly connects with a nice looking jab.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Leonard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leonard lands a nice looking body shot.
Reilly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly lands a high kick!
A clash of legs there as Leonard blocks the low kick.
Reilly explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Leonard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leonard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reilly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leonard defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Leonard catches Reilly right on the button with a cross.
Leonard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reilly manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ray Reilly did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Leonard.
Leonard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reilly takes one on the button.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leonard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonard lands a nice hook to Reilly's body. Reilly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leonard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reilly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leonard fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Leonard's leg. Leonard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leonard sizes up Reilly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Leonard keeps it at a distance.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Reilly looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Leonard's leg. Leonard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reilly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leonard checks a leg kick nicely.
Leonard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leonard misses with a straight left.
Leonard takes one on the button.
Reilly misses with a combination
and Leonard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonard scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonard to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Reilly misses the target.
Leonard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonard shoots in and drives through. Reilly sprawls well.
Reilly works the jab nicely.
Leonard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reilly on the side of the head.
Reilly lands with a kick to the temple. Leonard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly slips a straight right by Leonard.
An attempted straight right counter from Reilly misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws out a loose jab but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reilly connects with a looping right hand.
Leonard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonard moves away.
Reilly tries to clinch but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reilly lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Leonard throws the left hand but Reilly avoids the punch easily.
Leonard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reilly.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonard.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Leonard is out of range.
Leonard misses with a hook.
Reilly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands with a hook. Reilly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Leonard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonard looks to land a right hand but Reilly moved out of range.
Reilly misses with a wild combination.
Leonard connects with a body shot that sends Reilly's belly button to the back.
Leonard throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters circling a little - Reilly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Leonard lands with a hook. Reilly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Leonard has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reilly motions for Leonard to come forward. Reilly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leonard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonard throws out the jab.
Leonard lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly slips a jab from Leonard.
Reilly looks to land a body kick but Leonard moved away.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonard missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonard throws a looping overhand right but Reilly ducks down to avoid it.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonard. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leonard.
Ray Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuriel Leonard.
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ray Reilly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Reilly slips a straight right by Leonard.
Reilly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Leonard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonard lands a glancing blow to the side of Reilly's head.
Some wild striking there from Leonard.
Leonard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reilly tries to score with a low kick but Leonard moves his leg out of the way.
Leonard tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonard slips under a jab.
Leonard throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
Reilly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reilly throws a series of strikes that have Leonard backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Leonard is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Leonard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonard.
Reilly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Reilly jabs Leonard right on the nose. Leonard blinks but takes it well.
Reilly walks into a stiff left hand from Leonard.
Nice body kick there by Reilly.
Leonard throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly pushes Leonard up against the cage in a clinch.
Leonard stalling in the clinch.
Leonard looking to slow down the pace here.
Leonard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reilly.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leonard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ray Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Reilly.
Leonard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly scores with a head kick.
Leonard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leonard lands in his opponent's guard.
Reilly has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Leonard has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Leonard.
Reilly tries to stall but Leonard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reilly lands with a light punch inside.
Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard drops his hands momentarily and Reilly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reilly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reilly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leonard loads up on a big right hand but Reilly slips the punch.
Reilly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leonard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leonard misses with a lunging right hand
and Reilly counters with a solid body kick.
Reilly fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonard looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Reilly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leonard misses with a hook.
Reilly scoring well with a low kick there.
Leonard works Reilly's body with a nice hook.
Leonard lands a nice hook to Reilly's body. Reilly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reilly looks to throw a body kick
and Leonard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reilly prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuriel Leonard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Leonard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Reilly misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Leonard.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Leonard's head but Leonard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Leonard misses.
Nice shot lands for Leonard.
Reilly throws a front kick that sends Leonard stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reilly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:49
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ray Reilly!
Ray Reilly retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Tavares had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos misses with a looping right.
Tavares throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mattos avoids it.
Tavares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mattos throws the left hand but Tavares avoids the punch easily.
Mattos lands with an uppercut that bounces Tavares off the cage and back into range.
A head kick misses from Tavares.
Nice body kick from Tavares.
A right-left combo lands from Tavares.
It looks like Moyses Mattos has been cut.
Tavares tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavares tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Mattos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tavares lands a really nice looking cross but Mattos seems unphased.
Tavares misses with a head kick.
Tavares looks to throw a body kick
and Tavares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Thiago Tavares has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Tavares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tavares throws a lazy body kick
and Mattos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mattos moves out of range of the body kick from Tavares.
Mattos tried to score with a low kick but Tavares checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tavares is looking to slow Mattos down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Mattos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mattos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body kick from Tavares.
Tavares connects with a high kick.
Mattos swings widly with a right hand
and Tavares makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mattos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tavares's head backwards.
Tavares throws a sloppy head kick
and Mattos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That kick from Tavares tenderised Mattos 's leg. Mattos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mattos lands a leg kick that knocks Tavares off balance momentarily.
Mattos misses with a hook. Tavares ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mattos connects with a solid leg kick.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Mattos blocks the low kick.
Tavares gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A clash of legs there as Mattos blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Mattos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavares scores with a jab to the body.
Tavares throws a shot from downtown. Mattos moves away and avoids it.
Tavares misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Mattos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tavares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tavares is looking to slow Mattos down with leg kicks.
Mattos needs to keep his hands up - Tavares had a free shot at his head there.
Tavares motions for Mattos to come forward. Tavares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares throws a nice looking combination but Mattos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tavares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tavares misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos moves out of range of the leg kick from Tavares.
Mattos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tavares is able to avoid easily.
Tavares moves out of range as Mattos strikes.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. Mattos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tavares throws a leg kick
and Tavares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tavares misses with a body punch
and Mattos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mattos blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mattos .
Tavares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tavares misses with a leg kick
letting Mattos counter with a right hand.
Mattos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tavares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mattos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mattos avoids the head kick by Tavares.
Mattos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A left lands for Mattos .
Tavares throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mattos counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Tavares as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares misses the jab.
Mattos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mattos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tavares clobbers Mattos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mattos .
Mattos looks to throw the jab but Tavares is out of range.
Mattos lands an overhand right.
A big left from Mattos misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mattos , right into the meat.
Tavares throws a leg kick that misses.
Mattos lands with a hook. Tavares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thiago Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mattos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mattos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tavares's calf.
Mattos ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Tavares tried to score with a low kick but Mattos checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thiago Tavares will probably get the nod.
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!
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mattos .
Mattos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mattos 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mattos .
Tavares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mattos .
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mattos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mattos throws out a leg kick but Tavares moves out of range and Mattos only half commits.
Tavares pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mattos is out of range and Tavares settles back down.
Mattos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mattos takes a swing at Tavares's ribcage but misses.
Mattos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tavares. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares misses the jab.
A shot to the body from Tavares misses
letting Mattos counter with a right hand.
Mattos lands a jab to the nose.
Mattos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mattos looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares throws a front kick that sends Mattos stumbling back into the cage.
Tavares with a hook.
A head kick by Tavares misses
and Mattos counters with a stiff right hand.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mattos scores with a sloppy right hand. Tavares should have avoided that one.
Tavares checks a leg kick.
Mattos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mattos misses the shot to the body.
It looks like Tavares has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tavares misses with a low kick as Mattos jumps back.
A telegraphed right hand from Mattos misses the target.
Tavares thows a leg kick but Mattos checks it
enabling Mattos to counter with a crisp jab.
Mattos throws a leg kick which misses Tavares's front leg but catches the back leg as Tavares tries to avoid it.
Tavares tries to land a body kick
and Mattos counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mattos .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mattos connects with a leg kick. Tavares looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tavares thuds his shin into the meat of Mattos 's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares checks a low kick from Mattos .
Mattos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavares.
Mattos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tavares throws a head kick that misses
and Mattos counters with a nice uppercut.
Tavares has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tavares there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moyses Mattos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tavares throws an overhand right that lands on Mattos 's shoulder, as Mattos tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Mattos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tavares lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mattos wants to slow Tavares down by chopping away at his legs.
Tavares appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tavares walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mattos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mattos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mattos throws a hook to the side of Tavares's head but Tavares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mattos blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tavares.
Mattos tests Tavares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tavares looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tavares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavares throws a chopping leg kick but Mattos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tavares misses with a lunging right hand
and Mattos counters with a low kick, right behind Tavares 's knee.
Tavares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tavares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mattos counters with a stiff right hand.
Mattos ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Mattos looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
Tavares throwing a counter right hand but Mattos manages to avoid it.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Mattos .
Mattos throws a big shot that misses.
Mattos misses with a low kick.
Tavares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Tavares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tavares throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mattos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tavares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares lands a jab.
Mattos misses with a hook.
Tavares throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tavares throws a poor cross that misses
and Mattos counters with a straight right hand.
Tavares throws a head kick but Mattos moves out of range.
Tavares works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mattos scores with a nice right hand.
Mattos blocks a head kick by Tavares.
Mattos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mattos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tavares is rocked!
Tavares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab from Mattos .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moyses Mattos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tavares tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tavares looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tavares throws a front kick aimed at Mattos 's knee but Mattos avoids it well.
Tavares misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Tavares - just one landing.
Mattos moves out of range of the body kick.
Tavares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mattos looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
Tavares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mattos . Mattos obviously looking to wear him down.
Mattos moves out of range of the body kick.
Tavares's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Donk. Mattos catches Tavares right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mattos .
Tavares moves away from the strike by Mattos .
Mattos checks a low kick from Tavares.
Mattos lands a big right hand that sends Tavares crashing to the mat! Mattos stays standing though and waves Tavares back to his feet!
Oh Tavares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Mattos blocks the low kick.
Mattos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mattos .
Mattos 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.
Tavares seems to have got his legs back now.
Tavares lunges at Mattos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mattos 's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. Mattos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mattos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Mattos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavares half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mattos lands a big uppercut and Tavares crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tavares looks OK. Mattos waves Tavares back to his feet!
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses Mattos 's front leg but catches the back leg as Mattos tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mattos looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
Mattos darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Tavares's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Mattos before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moyses Mattos !
Moyses Mattos is the new super heavyweight champion!
Moyses Mattos was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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