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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love-Hate Powell (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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Excellent boxer
Granite 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
46 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Love-Hate Powell!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kharitonov on the side of the head.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Powell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Love-Hate Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharitonov takes one on the button.
Powell cracks the inside of Kharitonov's front leg.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Powell jabs at Kharitonov's body.
Kharitonov checks a low kick from Powell.
Kharitonov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Powell throws a poor cross that misses
and Kharitonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kharitonov has time to react.
Kharitonov avoids the body shot from Powell.
Kharitonov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Powell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Powell wants to pass the guard but Kharitonov is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Powell is looking to pass Kharitonov's guard but actually Kharitonov recovers to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell throws an elbow that misses. Kharitonov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Powell's guard. Nice move by Kharitonov!
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.
Powell working for a triangle but Kharitonov defends it easily.
Kharitonov wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
Kharitonov tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
Kharitonov is working hard here to advance position.
Kharitonov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Powell's guard.
Powell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Powell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kharitonov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Powell looking for a sweep. Not yet Powell, not yet.
Kharitonov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kharitonov gets to his feet - Powell follows without any prompting.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.
Powell throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Kharitonov.
Powell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kharitonov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Powell.
Kharitonov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Powell.
Kharitonov misses with a combination
and Powell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kharitonov gets a clinch.
Kharitonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Powell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell trying to land knees to the body.
Powell's coach down at Palace of Pain Gym - VCL - Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Powell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Powell blocking some punches.
Powell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kharitonov letting Powell take a breather here.
Powell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Love-Hate Powell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Powell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kharitonov's calf.
Powell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Powell instigates a clinch.
Kharitonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kharitonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses.
Powell lands with a light punch inside.
Powell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kharitonov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Powell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards.
Powell lands a shoulder strike.
Powell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Powell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kharitonov.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Powell has Kharitonov pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powell effectively controlling the action here.
Powell lands a left hand.
Kharitonov is pressed against the cage. Powell pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Kharitonov! Two more big strikes from Powell and Kharitonov crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Love-Hate Powell!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Love-Hate Powell made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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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. Luther Heggs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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280 lbs
43 - 25 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 23 - 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
43 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs stuffs the takedown.
Heggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maxwell.
Maxwell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ross Maxwell has been cut.
Ross Maxwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maxwell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell trying to control the action but Heggs is working from the bottom.
Maxwell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a strike but Heggs avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Heggs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maxwell looking to sit in guard and control but Heggs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maxwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Maxwell, not yet.
Heggs gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Maxwell fails with a takedown attempt.
Maxwell is looking to clinch.
Maxwell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell wants to control for a moment but Heggs uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Maxwell throwing shots but Heggs is blocking nicely.
Maxwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maxwell trying to control from half guard but Heggs is working away.
Maxwell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heggs defending well though.
Maxwell trying to control from half guard but Heggs is working away.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Maxwell wants to take a breather but Heggs is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxwell is just content to waste time from the top position. Heggs takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Heggs controls Maxwell momentarily but Maxwell frees himself.
Maxwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heggs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maxwell works over Heggs with some ground and pound from guard.
Maxwell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Maxwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maxwell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maxwell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maxwell wants to pass the guard but Heggs is keeping the position.
Heggs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maxwell is looking to work some ground and pound but Heggs has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Heggs is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maxwell looks to clinch
and Heggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get 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 Ross Maxwell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ross Maxwell's cut.
That's time! Maxwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maxwell fails with a takedown attempt.
Heggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maxwell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Heggs breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maxwell or perhaps it was just good defense by Heggs, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maxwell scrambles back to his feet.
Heggs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maxwell, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heggs tries to stall but Maxwell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maxwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maxwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Maxwell controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maxwell blocks a body shot from Heggs.
Maxwell lands a knee to the body.
Heggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heggs gets through Maxwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maxwell blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maxwell as Heggs tries to tie him up.
Heggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maxwell pushes Heggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heggs blocks a body shot from Maxwell.
Heggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Maxwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heggs is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Heggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maxwell can't get the takedown.
Maxwell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maxwell cracks Heggs with a nice body shot.
Maxwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heggs manages to break the clinch.
Maxwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heggs.
Despite the aggression on Heggs's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs rushes Maxwell and presses him up against the cage.
Heggs blocks an uppercut.
Heggs lands with a right to the head.
Heggs stalling in the clinch.
Maxwell taking a breather.
Maxwell trying to stall but Heggs improves his position.
Maxwell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Heggs pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Heggs as Maxwell shoots in.
Heggs tries to clinch but Maxwell moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Heggs as Maxwell shoots in.
Heggs tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maxwell misses with a takedown attempt - Heggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell fails with the takedown
and Heggs counters with a crisp one two that drops Maxwell! Heggs thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Maxwell to his feet! Maxwell is in big trouble!
Maxwell is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maxwell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heggs counters with a good, hard body kick but Maxwell shrugs it off.
Oh Maxwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heggs closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heggs lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Maxwell senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luther Heggs!
Luther Heggs seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Porcelain Punisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ray Olhoffer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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23 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power |
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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
44 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Porcelain Punisher!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olhoffer feints a jab promting Porcelain Punisher to slip. Olhoffer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Porcelain Punisher slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Matt Porcelain Punisher has been cut.
Olhoffer throws a series of punches but Porcelain Punisher avoids them all with ease.
Olhoffer scores with a one two! Porcelain Punisher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a lunging right hand
and Olhoffer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Porcelain Punisher fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Olhoffer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Olhoffer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Olhoffer thinking.
Olhoffer looks to land a combination but Porcelain Punisher avoids it well.
Porcelain Punisher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olhoffer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olhoffer throws a right and a left that Porcelain Punisher avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Porcelain Punisher! But no joy.
Olhoffer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olhoffer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olhoffer throws a looping overhand right but Porcelain Punisher ducks down to avoid it.
Porcelain Punisher throws a jab but it's blocked by Olhoffer.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a left hand
letting Olhoffer counter with a right hand.
Porcelain Punisher throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Olhoffer to counter with a crisp jab.
Porcelain Punisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olhoffer throws a big counter combination but Porcelain Punisher scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Olhoffer takes a swing at Porcelain Punisher's ribcage but misses.
Porcelain Punisher unleashes a big counter combination but Olhoffer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Olhoffer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porcelain Punisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Porcelain Punisher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porcelain Punisher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olhoffer.
A telegraphed right hand from Porcelain Punisher misses the target.
Olhoffer throwing a counter right hand but Porcelain Punisher manages to avoid it.
Olhoffer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Porcelain Punisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olhoffer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olhoffer.
It looked like Olhoffer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Olhoffer misses with a double jab.
Porcelain Punisher throws a counter combo.
Porcelain Punisher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porcelain Punisher throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer scores with the left hand. Porcelain Punisher knows he should have avoided that one.
Porcelain Punisher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Olhoffer throws a body punch but Porcelain Punisher moves out of range.
Olhoffer jabs at Porcelain Punisher's body.
Olhoffer loads up on a big right hand but Porcelain Punisher slips the punch.
Porcelain Punisher throws a lazy uppercut
and Olhoffer counters with a stiff right hand.
Olhoffer lands a slapping body shot.
Porcelain Punisher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olhoffer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Porcelain Punisher might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer misses with a hook to the body
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a stiff right hand.
Olhoffer with a nice cross.
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 feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Porcelain Punishers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Porcelain Punisher throws a body shot but no joy.
Porcelain Punisher throws a poor cross that misses
and Olhoffer counters with a nice uppercut.
Porcelain Punisher avoids the body shot from Olhoffer.
Despite the aggression on Porcelain Punisher's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Olhoffer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Olhoffer scores with a jab.
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 Matt Porcelain Punisher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Olhoffer misses with a double jab
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a nice uppercut.
Olhoffer tests Porcelain Punisher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olhoffer misses with a straight left.
Olhoffer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a double jab
enabling Olhoffer to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olhoffer blocks a jab.
It looked like Olhoffer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Olhoffer staying out of range there.
Olhoffer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Porcelain Punisher's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porcelain Punisher avoids the body shot from Olhoffer.
Porcelain Punisher throws a counter combo.
Porcelain Punisher throws a lazy uppercut
and Olhoffer counters with a left to the body.
Olhoffer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porcelain Punisher can do to turn this around?
Porcelain Punisher catches Olhoffer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ray Olhoffer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porcelain Punisher throws an off balance right hand
and Olhoffer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ray Olhoffer is winning the standup battle so far.
Olhoffer digs a good hook to Porcelain Punisher's body.
Porcelain Punisher looks to land a right hand but Olhoffer moved out of range.
Olhoffer throws a combination that misses
and Porcelain Punisher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olhoffer is pawing at Porcelain Punisher, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Porcelain Punisher's nose. Porcelain Punisher is badly hurt! Olhoffer pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Porcelain Punisher tries desperately to hold on but Olhoffer is relentless in his assault! As Porcelain Punisher receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Olhoffer away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Olhoffer!
Our winner, Ray Olhoffer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giordano Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno comes to the cage accompanied by Preliator. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giordano Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Bruno misses.
Nice body kick from Rugowski.
Rugowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rugowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
Rugowski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bruno if he has to take too many more of those.
Giordano Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rugowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rugowski lands a front kick.
Rugowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Bruno throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Bruno misses.
Bruno loads up on a big right hand but Rugowski slips the punch.
Bruno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rugowski moves away from the strike by Bruno.
Rugowski misses with a head kick.
Bruno sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Rugowski's defenses. It connects perfectly with Rugowski's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giordano Bruno!
Post fight, an emotional Giordano Bruno said 'Domine Iesu, Per vagitus Tui in praesepio pro me nascentis, Per lacrimas Tui in cruce pro me morientis, Per amorem Tui in tabernaculo pro me viventis, Miserere mei et salva me. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettersson comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Did My Time . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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42
215 lbs
33 - 21 - 1 |
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212 lbs
38 - 32 - 4 |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christer Pettersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 32 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud Macintosh!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macintosh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pettersson.
Pettersson scores with a three punch combo!
Macintosh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Macintosh defending well as Pettersson loads up on a big left hand.
Pettersson looks to land a body kick but Macintosh moved away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Macintosh.
Pettersson is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettersson connects with a right hand. Macintosh shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettersson lands with a good body shot.
Pettersson lands a big head kick that sends Macintosh tumbling to the mat! Pettersson takes a step backwards and waves Macintosh back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Macintosh is rocked!
It looks like Bud Macintosh has been cut.
Pettersson drops Macintosh with a naaaaasty hook - Macintosh is in real trouble here! Pettersson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christer Pettersson!
In his post fight interview, Christer Pettersson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conor McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James LaBrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hamburger. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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31
182 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
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178 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conor McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James LaBrie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald stuns LaBrie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonald takes one to the side of the head.
LaBrie misses with an uppercut
and McDonald counters with a right hand to the body.
LaBrie just misses with a punch to the body.
LaBrie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
McDonald misses with a hook. LaBrie ducked under it nicely.
LaBrie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
LaBrie throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald.
LaBrie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LaBrie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
LaBrie ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
McDonald takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald slips a straight right by LaBrie.
McDonald slips under a jab from LaBrie.
LaBrie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaBrie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDonald momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBrie throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
McDonald throwing a counter right hand but LaBrie manages to avoid it.
LaBrie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
LaBrie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald avoids the body shot from LaBrie.
McDonald lands with a good body shot.
McDonald on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
LaBrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDonald cracks LaBrie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McDonald throws a jab when LaBrie was well out of range.
LaBrie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
LaBrie catches McDonald with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
LaBrie missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonald on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LaBrie was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaBrie punishes McDonald's body with a nice straight punch.
LaBrie thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald throwing a counter right hand but LaBrie manages to avoid it.
LaBrie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
LaBrie jabs at McDonald's body.
LaBrie looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from LaBrie.
LaBrie just misses with a punch to the body.
LaBrie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McDonald had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
LaBrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LaBrie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McDonald backs up against the cage.
It looks like Conor McDonald has been cut.
McDonald cracks LaBrie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by LaBrie. Beautiful body shot.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from LaBrie.
McDonald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBrie lands with a hook. McDonald tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McDonald walks into a stiff left hand from LaBrie.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LaBrie moves away.
LaBrie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LaBrie thinking.
LaBrie lands a jab.
LaBrie throws a right hand that misses
and McDonald counters with a slapping leg kick.
LaBrie lunges at McDonald with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDonald's hand.
A big right from McDonald misses.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LaBrie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
LaBrie misses with a hook
and McDonald counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaBrie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
LaBrie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James LaBrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBrie jabs McDonald to the body, keeping him at a distance.
LaBrie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald throws a predictable looking body shot
and LaBrie counters with a straight right hand.
LaBrie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from LaBrie misses.
McDonald stuns LaBrie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonald defending well as LaBrie loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
LaBrie takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
McDonald lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LaBrie throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald half committed to a counter leg kick.
McDonald throws a jab when LaBrie was well out of range.
LaBrie throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald appears to be looking for a big counter.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaBrie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James LaBrie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor McDonald's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from LaBrie. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaBrie. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
LaBrie throws a series of punches but McDonald avoids them all with ease.
McDonald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
LaBrie throws a right hand that misses
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
LaBrie loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
McDonald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck LaBrie on the side of the head.
LaBrie swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald fires out a quick counter leg kick but LaBrie just manages to avoid it.
LaBrie scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaBrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McDonald gets cracked with a nice right hand there by LaBrie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBrie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald takes one on the button.
LaBrie loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
LaBrie misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
LaBrie avoids the body shot from McDonald.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat.
A cross from McDonald lands.
McDonald misses with a hook.
McDonald avoids the body shot from LaBrie.
McDonald looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from LaBrie.
James LaBrie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
LaBrie misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by McDonald.
LaBrie lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaBrie missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
LaBrie throws a body shot but no joy.
LaBrie lands with a straight right. McDonald didn't see that one coming.
LaBrie misses with a right hand
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
LaBrie misses with a wild body shot.
LaBrie lands a jab to McDonald's midsection.
LaBrie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDonald's head.
LaBrie walks into a left hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McDonald might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
LaBrie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
LaBrie tries to bum rush McDonald with a series of wild strikes but McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDonald is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from LaBrie.
LaBrie throws a hook but McDonald avoids it easily.
McDonald takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a left hand
and LaBrie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McDonald misses with a straight right.
LaBrie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
A countering left hand to the body from LaBrie misses.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
A left and a right from LaBrie both land. Nice combination.
LaBrie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaBrie. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonald blocks a jab.
LaBrie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonald throws a head kick but LaBrie moves out of range.
LaBrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LaBrie takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
LaBrie tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBrie misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
McDonald feints and then cracks LaBrie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow LaBrie down.
LaBrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald feinted there with a counter leg kick.
LaBrie swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from LaBrie misses.
McDonald is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
LaBrie looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
McDonald lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
LaBrie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonald lands the left hand.
LaBrie is rocked!
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and LaBrie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
LaBrie is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him?
McDonald and LaBrie are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. McDonald throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking LaBrie into next week! Ooooh that was huge! McDonald knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Conor McDonald!
A very excited looking Conor McDonald 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dewey Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shark Attack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
192 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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29
177 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dewey Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shark Attack!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attack misses with a takedown
and Foley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Foley throws a head kick that misses.
Attack shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Foley as he avoids it easily.
Foley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Attack fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dewey Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shark Attack.
Foley misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attack is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Foley's half guard.
Attack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Foley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Attack thows a huge punch but Foley dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Attack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foley defending well though.
Attack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foley trying to control from the bottom.
Foley won't allow Attack to pass to mount.
Attack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Foley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Attack.
Attack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Attack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Foley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Attack.
Attack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Attack throwing shots but Foley is blocking nicely.
Attack looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Foley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like Dewey Foley has been cut.
Foley has hold of Attack's hands but Attack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Foley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attack throwing shots but Foley is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Attack scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Attack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Foley has hold of Attack's hands but Attack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Attack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foley defending well though.
Attack thows a huge punch but Foley dodges it nicely.
Attack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Attack.
Attack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Foley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Attack.
Foley taking some punishment here, with Attack in his half guard.
Attack looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Foley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Foley is rocked!
Attack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oh Foley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Attack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attack scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Attack lands a big elbow - Foley is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Attack!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shark Attack!
Shark Attack 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque misses with an uppercut. Grey Ii saw that one coming.
Grey Ii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grey Ii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grey Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grey Ii.
Bourque works Grey Ii's body with a nice hook.
Grey Ii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice cross by Bourque.
Grey Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque throws a right hand that misses
letting Grey Ii counter with a right hand.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grey Ii.
Bourque throws a lazy uppercut
and Grey Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii misses with a two punch combination.
Bourque tries to move into range but Grey Ii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bourque is looking to clinch.
Bourque on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bourque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grey Ii is looking to counter punch.
Grey Ii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bourque throws out a powerful jab.
Bourque misses with a right hand
and Grey Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grey Ii looks to throw the jab but Bourque is out of range.
Bourque swings widly with a right hand
and Grey Ii counters with an inside leg kick.
Grey Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii throws a poor cross that misses
and Bourque counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourque throws a shot from downtown. Grey Ii moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Grey Ii misses its intended target.
Grey Ii throws a poor cross that misses
and Bourque makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bourque misses with a right hand
and Grey Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grey Ii. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grey Ii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Bourque checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grey Ii misses with a body shot.
Bourque throws a head kick but Grey Ii moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii misses with a straight right.
Bourque is looking for the big counter here.
Bourque takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bourque doesn't manage to clinch there - Grey Ii circles away.
Grey Ii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grey Ii misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Grey Ii throws a big shot that misses.
Grey Ii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bourque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grey Ii's head backwards.
Grey Ii is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grey Ii cracks Bourque with a good jab.
A shot to the liver by Bourque. Beautiful body shot.
Grey Ii misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Grey Ii misses with a hook
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey Ii throws an overhand right that lands on Bourque's shoulder, as Bourque tries to avoid the shot.
Grey Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Grey Ii misses with a left hand
and Grey Ii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Bourque misses.
It looked like Grey Ii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grey Ii looks for the body kick but Bourque saw that one coming.
Grey Ii misses with a hook
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Grey Ii is rocked!
Grey Ii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grey Ii drops his hands momentarily and Bourque takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunmetal Grey Ii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grey Ii misses with a hook
and Bourque counters with a crisp right that sends Grey Ii to the canvas! Bourque follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Bourque!
Adam Bourque is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabonis has chosen James Brown - Superbad as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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
38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arvydas Sabonis!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabonis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sabonis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mattos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sabonis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mattos throws out the jab.
Mattos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mattos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabonis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sabonis blocks a jab.
Mattos throws an overhand right that lands on Sabonis's shoulder, as Sabonis tries to avoid the shot.
Mattos misses with a wild body shot.
Mattos is looking to slow Sabonis down with leg kicks.
Sabonis closes the distance and pushes Mattos back into the cage.
Sabonis misses with a punch on the inside.
Mattos taking a breather.
Sabonis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mattos .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos is stalling here.
Sabonis wants to stall.
Sabonis swings wildly with an uppercut but Mattos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Sabonis fails to land.
Mattos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mattos has Sabonis pushed against the cage.
Sabonis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabonis.
Sabonis misses with some punches.
Sabonis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sabonis throws a punch but it's blocked by Mattos .
Mattos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sabonis lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Mattos to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Moyses Mattos .
Mattos scores with a push kick.
Mattos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabonis throws out the jab.
Sabonis clobbers Mattos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mattos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sabonis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sabonis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabonis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mattos . That one must have hurt.
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!
Mattos misses with an uppercut. Sabonis saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis looks to clinch
and Mattos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mattos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mattos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sabonis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mattos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mattos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabonis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sabonis slips under a jab from Mattos .
Sloppy strikes from Mattos . Those never looked like landing.
Sabonis misses with a body shot.
Mattos misses with a body punch
and Sabonis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mattos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mattos cracks Sabonis 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!
Mattos looks to land a right hand but Sabonis moved out of range.
Sabonis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mattos checks a low kick from Sabonis.
Mattos is looking to clinch.
Sabonis wants to counter the offense by Mattos and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos misses with a hook. Sabonis ducked under it nicely.
Mattos instigates a clinch.
Sabonis tries to circle away but Mattos has him pinned against the cage.
Sabonis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mattos 's elbow.
Sabonis taking a breather.
Sabonis being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabonis.
Mattos is stalling here.
Sabonis lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moyses Mattos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mattos lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabonis misses the target.
Mattos throws a good cross that connects.
Sabonis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mattos .
Mattos throws a shot to the body.
Moyses Mattos is winning the standup battle so far.
Mattos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabonis can pounce on him.
Mattos lands with an overhand left.
Mattos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sabonis takes one to the chin there.
Mattos lands a nice shot that snaps Sabonis's head back.
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!
Mattos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mattos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mattos looks to throw the jab but Sabonis is out of range.
Mattos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That kick from Mattos tenderised Sabonis's leg. Sabonis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sabonis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Mattos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos lands a jab to Sabonis's midsection.
Arvydas Sabonis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabonis is breathing heavily.
Sabonis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sabonis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mattos .
Sabonis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sabonis blocks a jab.
Mattos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sabonis throws a low kick, looking for Mattos 's leg but Mattos calmly moves out of range.
Sabonis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mattos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mattos sends Sabonis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mattos is motioning to the referee to let Sabonis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sabonis is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mattos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sabonis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sabonis is still on wobbly legs! Can Mattos finish him?
Mattos drops Sabonis with a naaaaasty hook - Sabonis is in real trouble here! Mattos dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moyses Mattos !
Moyses Mattos retains his super heavyweight title!
Moyses Mattos gave a mention to Revolution Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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