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CCR 52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levon Minasian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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246 lbs
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195 cm
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250 lbs
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Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levon Minasian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minasian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Minasian slips a straight right by Jones.
Minasian tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Minasian ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Minasian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levon Minasian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Minasian half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Minasian has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Minasian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minasian gets a clinch.
Minasian is looking to take this one to the mat.
Minasian has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Minasian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Minasian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Minasian throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Minasian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Minasian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Minasian misses with a takedown attempt
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Minasian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones blocks a body shot from Minasian.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Minasian's ribcage. Minasian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Minasian is looking for a takedown.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Minasian has him pressed against the cage.
Minasian tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Minasian is looking to take this one to the mat.
Minasian wants the takedown. Jones is fighting it off but Minasian persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jones's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones has momentary wrist control but Minasian slips an elbow through the middle.
Minasian throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Minasian's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Minasian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Minasian has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Minasian's legs - danger averted.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Minasian is looking for a triangle here but Jones uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jones stands up.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Minasian fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minasian with a poor takedown
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Minasian is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Minasian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones tries to kick Minasian off but Minasian keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minasian misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Minasian is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Minasian from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Minasian shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Minasian finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Minasian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Minasian.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Minasian has control of the leg.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Minasian scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Minasian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones keeping control of the position.
Minasian throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian trying to control from Jones's half guard. Jones has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Minasian throwing strikes but missing.
Minasian throwing strikes but missing.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Minasian is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Levon Minasian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minasian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Minasian throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Minasian tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Minasian.
Minasian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Minasian is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Minasian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Minasian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Minasian wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Minasian throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minasian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minasian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Minasian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minasian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Minasian's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Minasian has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Minasian has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Minasian's legs - danger averted.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Minasian holds on and takes a little breather.
Minasian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones gets to his feet - Minasian follows without any prompting.
Minasian fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minasian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnny Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Minasian on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levon Minasian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minasian shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Minasian with a body shot.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Jones misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minasian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Minasian shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Minasian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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 Levon Minasian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Minasian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jones looks to throw the jab but Minasian is out of range.
Minasian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Minasian on that attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Minasian or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levon Minasian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minasian misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Minasian.
Minasian closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Minasian pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Minasian with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Minasian moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Minasian is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Minasian looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Minasian tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Minasian ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Minasian misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Levon Minasian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Minasian has his takedown stuffed
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minasian shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Minasian misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Minasian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Minasian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Minasian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minasian tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Minasian backs away looking to recover.
Minasian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Minasian with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minasian fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Minasian fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a looping right.
Minasian changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Minasian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones throws a counter combo.
Johnny Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Minasian misses with a takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Minasian shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Jones!
Johnny Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaijah Louiseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Isaijah Louiseau!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Louiseau defends well and Adams ends up having to push Louiseau into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Louiseau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Louiseau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Louiseau drives through and clinches with Adams against the cage.
Louiseau lands with a right to the head.
Adams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Louiseau pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Louiseau.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Louiseau.
Adams lands a left hand.
The referee calls for Louiseau to work.
Louiseau can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Louiseau can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Louiseau - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Louiseau misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Louiseau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Adams to work.
A shot in the inside from Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Adams.
Come on Louiseau - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Adams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adams wants to take the fight to the mat but Louiseau manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louiseau is defending well for now.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Louiseau's elbow.
Louiseau effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Adams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louiseau.
Louiseau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Louiseau lands a shot to the body.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Louiseau scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Louiseau swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams stalls.
Adams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Louiseau pressing his opponent against the cage.
Louiseau blocking some punches.
A short right from Adams.
Adams is trying to stall.
Louiseau tries to stall but Adams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Adams - that landed with a thud.
Louiseau will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adams up against the cage.
Adams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Louiseau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Louiseau.
Nice body punch from Adams.
Adams looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louiseau blocks an uppercut.
Adams tries for a takedown but Louiseau manages to get underhooks.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Louiseau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Louiseau wants to stall.
Good body shot from Louiseau.
Louiseau has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Louiseau stalling in the clinch but Adams improves position.
Louiseau is working Adams over against the cage.
Adams prevents a body shot from Louiseau.
Louiseau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Louiseau takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louiseau taking a breather.
Adams tries for a takedown but Louiseau manages to get underhooks.
We've been informed that Louiseau has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Louiseau pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adams working aggressively here.
Adams blocks a body shot from Louiseau.
Good body shot from Louiseau.
Louiseau wants to stall.
Louiseau is trying to maintain a safe position but Adams gets an underhook and turns Louiseau into the cage.
Adams prevents a body shot from Louiseau.
Louiseau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.
Louiseau stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Isaijah Louiseau.
Louiseau pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Isaijah Louiseau has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Louiseau can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Louiseau is trying to maintain a safe position but Adams gets an underhook and turns Louiseau into the cage.
Adams tries to work over Louiseau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louiseau.
Louiseau prevents a takedown attempt there.
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 Al Adams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Isaijah Louiseau's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Louiseau clinches up against the cage.
Louiseau leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Adams wants a takedown but no success here.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
Louiseau misses with a punch to the body.
Adams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Louiseau just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Louiseau.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Louiseau.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Louiseau takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adams misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louiseau blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adams takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adams wants to stall.
Louiseau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Louiseau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams being controlled against the cage.
Louiseau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louiseau cracks Adams with a nice body shot.
Adams is trying to maintain a safe position but Louiseau gets an underhook and turns Adams into the cage.
Adams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Adams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking to slow down the pace here.
Louiseau wants to stall.
Louiseau pressing his opponent against the cage.
Louiseau tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louiseau scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Adams is working for takedown but Louiseau is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louiseau manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Adams is trying to stall.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Louiseau avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Louiseau fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Louiseau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Louiseau struggles to land a body shot inside as Adams controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louiseau is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adams tries to work over Louiseau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Louiseau just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Adams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Louiseau fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Isaijah Louiseau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louiseau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Louiseau delivers a nice body kick.
Louiseau rushes Adams and presses him up against the cage.
Adams has Louiseau pressed against the cage.
Louiseau taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Louiseau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Louiseau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams lands a left hand.
Adams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Louiseau backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
A short right from Adams.
Louiseau misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louiseau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.
Louiseau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Louiseau throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Louiseau is leaning against Adams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Louiseau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
Louiseau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.
Adams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louiseau.
Louiseau looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louiseau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaijah Louiseau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isaijah Louiseau's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Louiseau moves into the clinch.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Louiseau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Adams blocks a body shot from Louiseau.
Louiseau lands a nice uppercut.
Louiseau misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Louiseau - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Louiseau.
Louiseau stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Louiseau has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Adams stalling in the clinch but Louiseau improves position.
Adams lands an elbow just above Louiseau 's eye.
Louiseau is pushing Adams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adams pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louiseau stalling in the clinch but Adams improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Isaijah Louiseau.
Adams tries to keep at a distance but Louiseau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adams looking to slow down the pace here.
Louiseau taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Louiseau prevents a takedown attempt there.
Louiseau stalling the fight.
Louiseau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Louiseau receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louiseau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Louiseau backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams stalling in the clinch but Louiseau improves position.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Louiseau leaning against his opponent.
Louiseau tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Louiseau back against the cage.
Adams taking a breather.
Louiseau tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louiseau lands with a left to the head.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Adams.
Louiseau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams misses with a body punch.
Adams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Louiseau is keeping busy.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Louiseau's head.
Louiseau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Louiseau looking to stall.
Louiseau is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Louiseau gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Louiseau dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Louiseau scores with a hook to the body.
Louiseau taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Louiseau taking a breather.
Louiseau swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams gets through Louiseau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louiseau.
Louiseau is trying to stall.
Louiseau digs a right hand into Adams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adams's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Louiseau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams tries for a takedown but Louiseau manages to get underhooks.
Adams trying to stall but Louiseau improves his position.
Adams leaning against his opponent.
Adams working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Louiseau.
Louiseau is pushing Adams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Louiseau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adams missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Louiseau to work.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Louiseau is trying to maintain a safe position but Adams gets an underhook and turns Louiseau into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Isaijah Louiseau.
Louiseau clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Isaijah Louiseau.
Well Louiseau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaijah Louiseau!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Aims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Kovalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Aims has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
265 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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245 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Aims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Kovalev!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aims throws a series of punches but Kovalev moves out of range.
Kovalev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aims lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovalev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aims throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovalev.
Aims throws a right hand that misses
and Kovalev counters with a one-two to the body.
Aims lands a body shot.
Aims dodges the punch combination from Kovalev.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kovalev is trying to push Aims away but Aims has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aims definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kovalev missing with knees to the body.
Aims escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalev throws a nice looking combination but Aims bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kovalev throws a right hand that Aims ducks under and follows up with a left that Aims also avoids with ease.
Aims went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kovalev lands a glancing blow to the side of Aims's head.
Aims misses with an uppercut.
Aims changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kovalev throws a right and a left that Aims avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Kovalev.
Kovalev drives through and clinches with Aims against the cage.
Kovalev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovalev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Aims manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovalev with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovalev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aims is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Aims manages to break the clinch.
Aims closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Peter Kovalev has been cut.
Kovalev throws a right hand that Aims ducks under and follows up with a left that Aims also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Aims.
Aims misses with a body shot.
Gary Aims is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovalev forces Aims back against the cage and clinches.
Aims breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aims slips a jab and a cross from Kovalev.
Kovalev moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aims manages to break the clinch.
Peter Kovalev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aims cracks Kovalev with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kovalev falls to his knees and Aims doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Aims!
Peter Kovalev spoke after the fight, saying 'this aint the last u seen of me!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ante Gotovina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maicol Raul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ante Gotovina has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Gotovina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maicol Raul!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotovina looks to land a left hand but Raul moved out of range nicely.
Raul slips under a jab.
Gotovina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gotovina.
Raul throws a body shot but no joy.
Gotovina throws a head kick that misses.
Raul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gotovina circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Gotovina.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotovina goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Raul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raul drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gotovina defends it well.
Raul falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gotovina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotovina throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gotovina is looking to slow Raul down with leg kicks.
Gotovina connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raul's hands.
Raul is rocked!
Raul throws a hook but Gotovina blocks it.
Gotovina half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Raul.
Raul misses with the combination.
Gotovina throwing a counter right hand but Raul manages to avoid it.
Gotovina knocks Raul to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Raul is still in real trouble! Can Gotovina finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotovina is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Raul has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Raul manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Raul seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice strikes from Gotovina there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raul looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gotovina prevents Raul from improving his position.
Raul punching from the bottom.
Raul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gotovina lands with a punch from half guard.
Raul taking some punishment here, with Gotovina in his half guard.
Raul throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Raul tries to roll over but Gotovina keeps him under control.
Raul is not content to let Gotovina control the position.
Gotovina working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Raul actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Gotovina is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raul tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gotovina content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Raul is looking for a sweep. Gotovina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raul is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gotovina pulls his head out easily.
Gotovina is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gotovina performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Raul is trying to get back to full guard.
Gotovina wants to free his trapped foot but Raul is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Raul is looking for a sweep. Gotovina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gotovina trying to control the action but Raul is working from the bottom.
Raul throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gotovina is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Raul slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Gotovina dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gotovina scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick from Gotovina lands but Raul takes it in his stride.
Raul tries to work over Gotovina's front leg with a kick but Gotovina checks it.
Ante Gotovina is winning the standup battle so far.
Gotovina cracks Raul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gotovina walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Raul drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gotovina swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Raul's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ante Gotovina!
Our winner, Ante Gotovina, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Schuurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Abusy (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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24
175 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Abusy!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman moves into the clinch.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gary Abusy has been cut.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Abusy blocks with his arms.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman has Abusy pressed against the cage, preventing Abusy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abusy is trying to force a seperation but Schuurman has the dominant position.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abusy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schuurman.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abusy can't break the clinch.
Schuurman crunches a lovely knee into Abusy's ribcage.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abusy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abusy.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abusy.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Abusy stalling against the cage.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abusy is trying to break free.
Schuurman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abusy is defending well for now.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abusy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abusy tries to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling the position.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abusy breaks from the clinch.
Schuurman pushes Abusy up against the cage in a clinch.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Abusy blocks with his arms.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abusy's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abusy tries to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling the position.
Abusy can't break the clinch.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abusy.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abusy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schuurman with a knee to the head.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman is breathing heavily.
Schuurman landing knees to the head.
Schuurman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abusy's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Schuurman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Abusy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Schuurman moves into the clinch successfully.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Abusy blocks with his arms.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abusy tries to break free but Schuurman pushes him back against the cage.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Abusy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schuurman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abusy is defending well for now.
Abusy wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abusy avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schuurman trying to land knees to the body.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abusy can't break the clinch.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abusy's face.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman trying to land knees to the body.
Abusy is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abusy is trying to force a seperation but Schuurman has the dominant position.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abusy avoids it.
Schuurman keeps control of Abusy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman 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.
Abusy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman has Abusy pressed against the cage, preventing Abusy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Abusy blocks with his arms.
Abusy tries to break free but Schuurman pushes him back against the cage.
Frank Schuurman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abusy is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling him.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abusy is trying to break free.
Abusy is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Schuurman prevents Abusy from breaking the clinch.
Abusy is trying to push Schuurman away but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schuurman missing with knees to the body.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Abusy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abusy working hard to break the clinch.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Abusy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abusy throws a one two combo.
It looks like Frank Schuurman has been cut.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abusy thinks about the counter body kick.
Schuurman moves into the clinch successfully.
Abusy managing to block the knees to the body from Schuurman.
Abusy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
Abusy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schuurman prevents Abusy from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Schuurman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schuurman rushes Abusy and presses him up against the cage.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Abusy is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Abusy blocks with his arms.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Abusy has had enough of the clinch but Schuurman keeps him there for the moment.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Abusy is blocking nicely.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abusy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abusy scores with a decent looking hook.
Abusy throws a wild body kick that Schuurman sees coming a mile off.
Abusy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schuurman.
Abusy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schuurman doesn't seem bothered though.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Abusy is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Abusy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schuurman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abusy can do to turn this around?
Schuurman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abusy.
Schuurman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A punch combination from Abusy misses.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Abusy is having none of it.
Abusy tries a quick counter leg kick but Schuurman is wise to it.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Abusy is avoiding it.
Schuurman rushes Abusy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abusy is trying to push Schuurman away but Schuurman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Abusy managing to block the knees to the body from Schuurman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman tries to land knees in the clinch but Abusy avoids the damage to the body.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abusy looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schuurman obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abusy is trying to break the clinch but Schuurman is controlling him.
Schuurman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abusy's efforts to push away.
Schuurman trying to land knees to the body.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frank Schuurman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schuurman throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.
Abusy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abusy blocks it with crossed arms.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schuurman obliges.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but Abusy blocks with his arms.
Abusy tries to break free but Schuurman pushes him back against the cage.
Gary Abusy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abusy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abusy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schuurman obliges.
Schuurman misses with a knee strike.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Abusy blocks it.
Abusy trying to stall but Schuurman improves his position.
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.
Schuurman keeps control of Abusy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Schuurman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schuurman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Schuurman!
Frank Schuurman decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Gary Abusy spoke after the fight, saying 'I will come back next time!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Holbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melchizedek Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Holbert 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, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Holbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melchizedek Halo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holbert misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Holbert.
Holbert fails to land the takedown.
Halo tries a quick counter leg kick but Holbert is wise to it.
Holbert misses with a two punch combination.
Halo throws out a counter right but Holbert avoids it with no problem.
Holbert checks a low kick from Halo.
A cross from Halo lands.
Halo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holbert on the side of the head.
Halo avoids the body shot from Holbert.
Holbert definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Holbert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holbert drops his hands momentarily and Halo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Holbert off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo lands a jab to Holbert's midsection.
Holbert shoots in and drives through. Halo sprawls well.
Halo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holbert looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Halo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Holbert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holbert closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Halo's guard.
Halo pulls Holbert in close to his closed guard and prevents Holbert from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Halo is looking to work some ground and pound but Holbert has wrist control.
Halo stops Holbert from standing up.
Halo wants to pass the guard but Holbert is keeping the position.
Halo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Halo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Halo postures up in Holbert's guard and throws a big left but Holbert blocks it.
Halo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Halo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Halo throws a big elbow that misses.
Holbert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Halo tries to sprawl but Holbert drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Halo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Halo is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to get back to full guard.
Halo wants to sweep but Holbert has passed to side control!
Halo is trying to work for a sweep but Holbert has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Halo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halo wants to control but Holbert is having none of it.
Halo tries to reverse the position but Holbert maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holbert gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Halo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab lands there for Halo.
Holbert blocks a leg kick.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holbert drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holbert moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melchizedek Halo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Halo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holbert slips under a jab from Halo.
William Holbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holbert shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Holbert blocks a head kick by Halo.
Halo thows a leg kick but Holbert checks it
and Holbert decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Halo's guard.
Halo pulls Holbert in close to his closed guard and prevents Holbert from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Holbert has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holbert tries to stand but Halo is controlling his head.
William Holbert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halo is trying to improve his position.
Halo tries to control but Holbert manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Halo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Holbert's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Holbert's back!
Holbert has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Halo.
Holbert covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Halo misses with punches from the back.
Halo wants to control but Holbert manages to buck him off and is now in Halo's guard! Nice work there by Holbert!
Halo has Holbert pulled in close to control his posture.
Holbert preventing the sweep.
Holbert wants to stand but Halo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Holbert preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo controls Holbert momentarily but Holbert frees himself.
Halo has his hands on Holbert's head, controlling the position.
Halo trying to keep a closed guard but Holbert is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Melchizedek Halo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Holbert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Halo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halo thumps Holbert with a low kick.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holbert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Halo misses with a low kick as Holbert jumps back.
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Holbert slips the punch.
Halo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It appears Holbert was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice uppercut lands for Halo. That snapped Holbert's head back.
Halo lands a really nice looking cross but Holbert seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo lands with a hook. Holbert tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Halo scores with a jab to the body.
Halo blocks a head kick by Holbert.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Halo!
Holbert moves out of range as Halo strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holbert shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Holbert blocks a leg kick.
Holbert has Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holbert.
Halo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holbert's elbow.
Holbert has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Halo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Holbert has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Halo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Halo avoiding damage.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Halo working aggressively here.
Halo prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Holbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halo lands a nice hook to Holbert's body. Holbert takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holbert checks a leg kick.
Halo misses the jab.
Holbert seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holbert looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halo is fending him off so far but Holbert persists. Nope, Halo circles away and we're back to standing.
Halo feints and then cracks Holbert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holbert down.
Holbert misses with a takedown attempt
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo lands a head shot.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holbert avoids the head kick by Halo.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
Halo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holbert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halo but Halo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Holbert moves out of range easily.
Holbert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holbert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Holbert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
Holbert tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Halo manages to circle out of the way.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Holbert looks for a takedown but Halo sprawls well.
Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holbert's head.
Holbert tries to close the distance and clinch but Halo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halo throws out a counter right but Holbert avoids it with no problem.
Holbert misses with a head kick.
Holbert drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Halo tries to buck Holbert off but Holbert is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to control Holbert's posture but Holbert avoids it.
Holbert stands up and beckons Halo to his feet.
Holbert darts in looking for a takedown but Halo gets double underhooks and turns Holbert into the cage.
Halo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Halo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holbert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Halo misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Halo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holbert tries to clinch up.
Halo throws out a loose jab but Holbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melchizedek Halo really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Halo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Halo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Holbert lands a nice hook to Halo's body. Halo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holbert.
Holbert changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Halo misses with a looping right.
Holbert is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Halo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holbert moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo feints and then cracks Holbert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holbert down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holbert is defended easily by Halo.
Holbert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a body punch but Holbert moves out of range.
Halo misses with a few strikes there.
Holbert moves out of range as Halo throws a body kick.
Holbert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Halo tries to avoid it but Holbert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Halo to the ground. Halo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Holbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halo.
Holbert avoids the head kick by Halo.
Holbert tries to score a power double leg takedown but Halo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holbert somewhat.
Halo misses with a straight right.
Halo misses with a looping left.
Halo just manages to avoid a counter high kick from Holbert.
Halo sizes up Holbert with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holbert needs to keep his hands up - Halo had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Halo jabs Holbert right on the nose. Holbert blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo misses with an uppercut. Holbert saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Halo scores with a punch to the head.
Holbert fails with the takedown
and Halo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo lands a nice hook to Holbert's body. Holbert takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holbert shoots in and bounces Halo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Halo managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo controls Holbert momentarily but Holbert frees himself.
Halo is pulling down on Holbert's head. It's preventing any offense from Holbert, at least for the moment.
Halo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halo throws a big elbow that misses.
Holbert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Holbert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo throws a big right hand that misses.
Halo pushes down on Holbert's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Halo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holbert keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melchizedek Halo dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Holbert slips the punch.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holbert.
Halo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holbert.
Holbert tries to clinch but Halo is having none of it.
Holbert has a takedown stuffed.
Holbert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Halo's waist but Halo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Holbert off to one side.
Halo lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holbert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Holbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Holbert on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Halo there.
Holbert throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Halo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Holbert is in Halo's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo managing to control the position.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halo is pulling down on Holbert's head to control his posture.
Halo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holbert manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halo postures up in Holbert's guard and throws a big left but Holbert blocks it.
Halo wants to control from the top but Holbert keeps moving.
Halo throws a big right hand that misses.
Halo landing some decent shots from guard.
Halo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holbert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Halo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Holbert is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holbert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holbert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holbert has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holbert there as he acknowledges the shot.
Halo misses with a leg kick.
Halo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Halo lands with an uppercut that bounces Holbert off the cage and back into range.
Halo tries to sprawl but Holbert drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Halo is holding on to half guard well.
Halo tries to get to full guard but Holbert has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo controlling the position well.
Holbert prevents Halo from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melchizedek Halo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melchizedek Halo!
Melchizedek Halo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy McPhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy McPhail!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jimenez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jimenez throws a leg kick but McPhail moved away.
McPhail appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McPhail just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez tried to counter with a leg kick but McPhail avoided it.
McPhail goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Hugo Jimenez has been cut.
Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and McPhail counters with a nice uppercut.
McPhail listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jimenez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McPhail to score with a decent uppercut.
McPhail throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
McPhail blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by McPhail.
McPhail misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPhail throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jimenez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McPhail 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.
Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
McPhail throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Jimenez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McPhail falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jimenez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McPhail scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jimenez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jimenez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McPhail backs up against the cage.
McPhail is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McPhail is still on wobbly legs! Can Jimenez finish him?
McPhail slips a jab from Jimenez.
McPhail seems to have recovered his senses.
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Jimenez staying out of range there.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut. McPhail saw that one coming.
McPhail on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Jimenez tenderised McPhail's leg. McPhail is trying to keep his angry face on.
McPhail checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McPhail! But no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McPhail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimenez.
Jab from Jimenez.
That kick from Jimenez tenderised McPhail's leg. McPhail is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jimenez tries to score with a low kick but McPhail moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Jimenez misses.
A punch lands to the side of Jimenez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McPhail cracks Jimenez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McPhail 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez jabs McPhail to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McPhail.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a looping overhand right but McPhail ducks down to avoid it.
McPhail throws a shot from downtown. Jimenez moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from McPhail misses the target.
McPhail scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McPhail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McPhail! But no joy.
McPhail looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Jimenez misses its target.
McPhail cracks Jimenez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McPhail takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
McPhail swings for the body but Jimenez moves out of range.
Nice cross by Jimenez.
Jimenez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McPhail.
McPhail connects with a crisp jab.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. McPhail moves away and avoids it.
Jimenez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jimenez looks to land a right hand but McPhail moved out of range.
Jimenez takes a swing at McPhail's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez cracks McPhail with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPhail swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimenez ducks right into an uppercut from McPhail.
That kick from Jimenez tenderised McPhail's leg. McPhail is trying to keep his angry face on.
McPhail is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McPhail moves forwards but Jimenez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jimenez scores with a jab to the body.
McPhail takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jimenez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jimenez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jimenez misses with a hook.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McPhail swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McPhail takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jimenez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McPhail.
McPhail misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
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!
McPhail with a jab.
McPhail has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jimenez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McPhail 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.
McPhail 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.
Jimenez throws an overhand right that lands on McPhail's shoulder, as McPhail tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as McPhail blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPhail blocks a low kick nicely.
McPhail looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
McPhail misses the jab.
McPhail throws a body shot but no joy.
McPhail throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.
McPhail uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jimenez.
Jimenez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McPhail.
It looked like Jimenez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Jimenez finds it's way through McPhail's defenses.
Jimenez staying out of range there.
McPhail checks a leg kick.
McPhail swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jimenez misses with a hook. McPhail ducked under it nicely.
McPhail thows a left - swing and a miss!
McPhail misses with a left hand
and Jimenez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez avoids a punch combination nicely.
McPhail takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jimenez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Jimenez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Jimenez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from McPhail. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
McPhail misses with a body shot.
A jab from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jimenez lands a nice leg kick that just misses McPhail's sensitive parts.
Jimenez moves out of range as McPhail strikes.
Jimenez lands a nice shot that snaps McPhail's head back.
Jimenez looks to land a right hand but McPhail moved out of range.
Jimenez slips a jab from McPhail.
McPhail scores with a hook.
Jimenez looks to throw the jab but McPhail is out of range.
Despite the aggression on McPhail's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jimenez throws a predictable looking body shot
and McPhail counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jimenez digs a good body shot into McPhail's ribs.
McPhail just misses with a punch to the body.
McPhail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McPhail ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a low kick but McPhail avoids it.
McPhail throws a hook but Jimenez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McPhail.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a series of wild punches.
Jimenez looks to throw the jab but McPhail is out of range.
A nice side step and McPhail releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jimenez 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.
McPhail swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jimenez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McPhail blocks a jab.
Jimenez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McPhail misses with a lunging right hand
and Jimenez counters with a nice low kick that buckles McPhail's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Jimenez lands an impressive looking overhand right. McPhail doesn't seem phased though.
Hugo Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
McPhail ducks right into an uppercut from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a hook but McPhail blocks it.
Jimenez stuns McPhail with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McPhail uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Jimenez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McPhail can do to turn this around?
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Jimenez tests McPhail's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McPhail.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez missing with a left hand there. McPhail was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jimenez misses the jab.
Jimenez lands a head shot.
Jimenez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McPhail throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Jimenez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McPhail throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jimenez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McPhail's hands.
McPhail throws a body shot but no joy.
McPhail fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
McPhail throws a shot from downtown. Jimenez moves away and avoids it.
McPhail's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice combination there by Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a hook. McPhail ducked under it nicely.
McPhail moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McPhail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McPhail to score with a decent uppercut.
McPhail just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McPhail.
McPhail swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McPhail is breathing heavily.
McPhail throws a big shot that misses.
Jimenez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McPhail has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jimenez avoids the body shot from McPhail.
Jimenez misses with a low kick.
Jimenez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McPhail fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McPhail throws an off balance right hand
and Jimenez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jimenez cracks McPhail with a good jab.
Jimenez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McPhail eats them both and turns towards Jimenez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McPhail throws a lazy right hand but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jimenez scores with a sloppy right hand. McPhail should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez throws a nice looking combination but McPhail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jimenez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McPhail throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPhail swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jimenez throws a quick inside leg kick.
McPhail slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jimenez.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jimenez, as that shot connected.
McPhail thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by McPhail.
Jimenez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McPhail. That did some damage!
McPhail throws a looping overhand right but Jimenez ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. McPhail does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez lands a jab.
McPhail bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jimenez's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez looks to throw the jab but McPhail is out of range.
Jimenez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McPhail throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for McPhail.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Jimenez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hugo Jimenez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McPhail fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McPhail is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jimenez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McPhail with a nice cross.
Jimenez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jimenez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McPhail misses the shot to the body.
McPhail misses with a left hand
and Jimenez counters with a nice body shot.
McPhail defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but McPhail slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McPhail. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
McPhail misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez lands a lovely overhand right.
McPhail misses with a looping right.
Jimenez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jimenez throws the left hand but McPhail avoids the punch easily.
McPhail takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McPhail misses the body punch
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
McPhail throws out a counter right but Jimenez avoids it with no problem.
McPhail tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from McPhail.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPhail takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jimenez throws a good cross that connects.
Jimenez scores with a jab to the body.
McPhail throws a body shot but no joy.
McPhail ducks right into an uppercut from Jimenez.
Jimenez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McPhail doesn't seem bothered though.
Jimenez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McPhail throws out a loose jab but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
McPhail uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jimenez.
McPhail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimenez.
McPhail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McPhail is looking for the big counter here.
McPhail uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McPhail rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jimenez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McPhail thinking.
Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Jimenez.
Paddy McPhail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPhail uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
McPhail swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jimenez throws a leg kick but McPhail checks it.
McPhail throws a lazy right hand but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jimenez avoids the body shot from McPhail.
An attempted straight right counter from Jimenez misses the target.
Jimenez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jimenez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McPhail looks to land a left hand but Jimenez moved out of range nicely.
McPhail misses with an uppercut. Jimenez saw that one coming.
McPhail has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McPhail there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McPhail walks into a straight right hand from Jimenez.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but McPhail slips the punch.
McPhail throws an off balance right hand
and Jimenez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Jimenez misses.
McPhail swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McPhail misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez scores with a sloppy right hand. McPhail should have avoided that one.
Jimenez throws a solid leg kick but McPhail takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut
and McPhail counters with a nice body shot.
McPhail connects with a jab.
McPhail misses with a left hand
enabling Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
McPhail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jimenez. That's going to slow McPhail down.
Nice straight punches there by Jimenez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jimenez.
Nice uppercut there from McPhail.
Jimenez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McPhail.
It seemed like McPhail was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
McPhail swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McPhail tries to move into range but Jimenez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McPhail misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from McPhail. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McPhail throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McPhail.
Jimenez is looking to counter punch.
Jimenez lands with a good body shot.
Jimenez throws the left hand but McPhail avoids the punch easily.
A cross from McPhail lands.
McPhail misses with a wild body shot.
McPhail throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.
McPhail 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.
A big left from Jimenez misses.
A jab from McPhail misses.
McPhail misses with the combination.
Jimenez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez digs a good hook to McPhail's body.
McPhail misses the shot to the body.
Hugo Jimenez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McPhail tries to move into range but Jimenez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Jimenez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jimenez 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Jimenez!
Hugo Jimenez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Saturskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Thrillstompers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakob Saturskis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakob Saturskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Psycho Thrillstompers!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saturskis throws a combination that misses
and Thrillstompers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Saturskis keeping moving, preventing Thrillstompers from controlling successfully.
Thrillstompers tries to free his leg and advance position but Saturskis is retaining full guard.
Saturskis wants to stand up but Thrillstompers is controlling him.
Saturskis keeping moving, preventing Thrillstompers from controlling successfully.
Thrillstompers looking to sit in guard and control but Saturskis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saturskis is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Thrillstompers has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Saturskis is looking to defend but Thrillstompers has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Saturskis! Thrillstompers pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Saturskis taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Psycho Thrillstompers!
Psycho Thrillstompers tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Nazirite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Nazirite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evan Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Nazirite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nazirite cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Evan Thomas has been cut.
Nazirite definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nazirite gets a clinch.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Nazirite. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Nazirite connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nazirite clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nazirite.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas avoiding damage as Nazirite throws knees to the body.
Thomas avoiding damage as Nazirite throws knees to the body.
Thomas jumps guard.
Thomas is adopting a defensive guard.
Nazirite has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazirite has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thomas is proving hard to escape from.
Nazirite preventing the sweep.
Nazirite postures up and lands a big shot to Thomas's brow.
Nazirite content to stall in guard here.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Nazirite controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nazirite stops Thomas from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nazirite has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Nazirite with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nazirite breaks the clinch.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nazirite throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nazirite defends well and Thomas ends up having to push Nazirite into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nazirite half committed to a counter leg kick.
Samson Nazirite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Thomas.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Thomas backs away, Nazirite returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nazirite throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
Samson Nazirite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Nazirite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazirite manages to avoid it.
Nazirite closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas avoiding damage as Nazirite throws knees to the body.
Nazirite breaks from the clinch.
Nazirite blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nazirite's head.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nazirite is looking to stand up but Thomas isn't so interested in that idea.
Nazirite looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazirite is trying to stand up here but Thomas is controlling him well.
Thomas tries to pass to full mount but Nazirite defends it.
Nazirite looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomas seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nazirite defends it well.
Nazirite holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Nazirite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thomas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
Nazirite is looking to clinch.
Nazirite gets a clinch.
Thomas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nazirite smiles and moves away.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nazirite.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Nazirite sprawls well.
Samson Nazirite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Thomas.
Nazirite instigates a clinch.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nazirite scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazirite is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Nazirite is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nazirite landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazirite looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Nazirite holds him up against the cage and eventually Thomas drops back down to his feet.
Nazirite breaks the clinch.
Nazirite scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas throws a head kick but Nazirite moves out of range.
Thomas throws a push kick but Nazirite slaps the foot to one side.
Nazirite has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Nazirite has him pressed against the cage.
Nazirite landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nazirite just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nazirite has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Thomas goes down! Nazirite dives on top of him - Thomas manages to get guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Nazirite is proving a slippery customer.
Nazirite stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nazirite wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Nazirite preventing the sweep.
Nazirite gets to his feet. Thomas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
An inside leg kick lands from Nazirite.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazirite tries a head kick but it misses.
Nazirite closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Nazirite.
Samson Nazirite has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nazirite breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nazirite looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nazirite fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
Nazirite lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Evan Thomas's cut even more.
Nazirite tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Nazirite lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nazirite crunches a lovely knee into Thomas's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazirite is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nazirite missing with knees to the body.
Nazirite trying to land knees to the body.
Nazirite missing with knees to the body.
Nazirite missing with knees to the body.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas looking for a takedown.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Nazirite holds him up against the cage and eventually Thomas drops back down to his feet.
Nazirite breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Nazirite dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evan Thomas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Nazirite moves out of range easily.
Nazirite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Nazirite lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Nazirite ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Nazirite is just out of range.
Nazirite looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nazirite tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Nazirite counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
Nazirite listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Samson Nazirite has been cut.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nazirite moves into the clinch.
Nazirite trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas avoiding damage as Nazirite throws knees to the body.
Nazirite lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazirite unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazirite with a knee to the head.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nazirite landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nazirite with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Nazirite.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nazirite is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Nazirite with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Evan Thomas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Nazirite holds him up against the cage and eventually Thomas drops back down to his feet.
Nazirite breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses
and Nazirite counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nazirite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Nazirite cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazirite throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thomas's head.
Evan Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazirite throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nazirite moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Nazirite moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nazirite.
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Nazirite. Nazirite maintains the clinch.
Nazirite landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nazirite with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazirite landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nazirite tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Nazirite.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nazirite breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Samson Nazirite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Thomas.
Nazirite connects with a solid leg kick.
Nazirite takes the fight into the clinch.
Nazirite misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Nazirite.
Evan Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Nazirite is controlling the position.
Nazirite's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samson Nazirite is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nazirite is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
That kick from Nazirite tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nazirite landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nazirite misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazirite lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samson Nazirite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nazirite, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Nazirite!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Gustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Gustav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Moura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gustav swivels and escapes.
It looked like Gustav wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gustav lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gustav throws a jab when Moura was well out of range.
Gustav sets himself, and Moura steps forward looking for the clinch! Gustav avoids it this time.
Gustav throws a hook but Moura blocks it.
Moura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gustav cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustav misses with a hook. Moura ducked under it nicely.
Gustav has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura has a takedown stuffed.
Carl Gustav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Moura.
Gustav throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Moura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura controls from within his opponent's guard.
Moura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gustav not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moura pushes down on Gustav's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gustav trying to hold on to Moura's head to control him but Moura postures up.
Moura not doing much here.
Moura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustav makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Moura shoots in for a takedown but Gustav shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gustav throws a hook but Moura avoids it easily.
Moura walks into a straight right hand from Gustav.
Moura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moura moves out of range as Gustav strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustav misses the jab.
Gustav throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustav lunges at Moura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moura's hand.
A jab from Gustav misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura shoots in for a takedown but Gustav shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carl Gustav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moura misses with a takedown attempt - Gustav sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moura closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gustav's guard.
Moura working some strikes from top position.
Moura stands up over Gustav, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moura postures up.
Moura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moura working some strikes from top position.
Moura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moura trying to control but Gustav is working from the bottom.
Gustav is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura chips away with some ground and pound.
Moura connects with a couple of short punches.
Moura distracts Gustav with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Moura won't allow Gustav to get back to his feet.
Moura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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!
Moura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moura chips away with some ground and pound.
Moura gets to his feet and stands over Gustav, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gustav felt that one! Moura unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gustav from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickson Moura!
After winning the bout, Rickson Moura thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Carl Gustav spoke after the fight, saying 'I just wanna dance'.
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