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QFC Tournament 718 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otavio Ikuhisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Tsuper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kris Tsuper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Otavio Ikuhisa's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otavio Ikuhisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kris Tsuper!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ikuhisa rushes Tsuper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tsuper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Tsuper on the inside.
Ikuhisa tries to pull guard but Tsuper won't allow it.
Ikuhisa tries to pull guard but Tsuper won't allow it.
Tsuper has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ikuhisa uses from the top position.
Ikuhisa throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsuper is looking to stand up but Ikuhisa isn't so interested in that idea.
Ikuhisa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ikuhisa preventing the sweep.
Ikuhisa with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikuhisa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ikuhisa trying to control but Tsuper is working from the bottom.
Tsuper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ikuhisa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tsuper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ikuhisa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ikuhisa passes into half guard.
Ikuhisa prevents Tsuper from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ikuhisa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ikuhisa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ikuhisa passes to side control.
Ikuhisa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ikuhisa happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tsuper struggling a bit here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tsuper closes the distance and clinches.
Ikuhisa tries for a takedown but Tsuper manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otavio Ikuhisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsuper misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tsuper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ikuhisa missing with knees to the body.
Tsuper throws a head punch that misses.
Ikuhisa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Tsuper.
Tsuper scores with a jab to the body.
Tsuper is looking to clinch but Ikuhisa is avoiding it.
Tsuper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ikuhisa throws a head kick that misses.
Ikuhisa fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ikuhisa clinches up with Tsuper and pushes him back against the cage.
Tsuper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ikuhisa backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kris Tsuper will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ikuhisa tries to keep at a distance but Tsuper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ikuhisa breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ikuhisa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tsuper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsuper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tsuper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ikuhisa is positioning himself well to prevent Tsuper advancing to mount.
Ikuhisa wants to control but Tsuper is keeping busy.
Tsuper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ikuhisa's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ikuhisa looking for submissions off his back.
Ikuhisa is pressing down on Tsuper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikuhisa keeping moving, preventing Tsuper from controlling successfully.
Tsuper postures up in Ikuhisa's guard and throws a big left but Ikuhisa blocks it.
Tsuper throws an elbow that misses. Ikuhisa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tsuper's guard. Nice move by Ikuhisa!
Tsuper keeping moving, preventing Ikuhisa from controlling successfully.
Tsuper wants to sweep here but Ikuhisa controlling him for the moment.
Tsuper throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tsuper not looking particularly offensive just at 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.
Tsuper managing to control the position.
Tsuper is looking to stand up but Ikuhisa isn't so interested in that idea.
Otavio Ikuhisa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ikuhisa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ikuhisa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tsuper is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tsuper shoots in but no luck this time.
Ikuhisa throws a big counter combination but Tsuper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuper has Ikuhisa up against the cage in a clinch.
Tsuper fails to pull guard.
Tsuper tightens his grip and picks Ikuhisa up, before dumping him to the ground. Ikuhisa manages to land in guard.
Tsuper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ikuhisa pulls Tsuper in to control the position.
Tsuper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tsuper stopping the sweep attempt from Ikuhisa.
Tsuper throwing strikes from guard but Ikuhisa blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuper is looking to work some ground and pound but Ikuhisa has wrist control.
Tsuper trying to control the position from guard on top but Ikuhisa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tsuper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tsuper looking to sit in guard and control but Ikuhisa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ikuhisa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ikuhisa stays in close to Tsuper's body and controls the position.
Ikuhisa trying to control but Tsuper is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ikuhisa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kris Tsuper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ikuhisa gets tackled into the cage by Tsuper. Tsuper maintains the clinch.
Ikuhisa slows down the pace here.
Tsuper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ikuhisa wants to take the fight to the mat but Tsuper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tsuper working aggressively here.
Ikuhisa blocking some punches.
Tsuper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ikuhisa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tsuper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ikuhisa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuper throws a punch but it's blocked by Ikuhisa.
Tsuper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ikuhisa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tsuper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otavio Ikuhisa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikuhisa wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuper.
Tsuper has picked Ikuhisa up - he's going for a ride! Tsuper dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ikuhisa manages to get to full guard.
Tsuper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tsuper trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ikuhisa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tsuper is trying to keep Ikuhisa in close.
Ikuhisa wants to control from the top but Tsuper keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa is stalling in the full guard.
Tsuper working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ikuhisa has passed into half guard!
Ikuhisa is trying to control. Tsuper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tsuper keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tsuper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ikuhisa is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuper is trying to control but Ikuhisa passes into side control!
Tsuper manages to get back to half guard.
Tsuper flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ikuhisa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ikuhisa connects with a nice short shot to Tsuper's temple.
Ikuhisa wants to take a breather but Tsuper is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tsuper wants to control but Ikuhisa is keeping busy.
Ikuhisa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tsuper is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kris Tsuper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ikuhisa swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsuper.
Tsuper goes for a double leg but Ikuhisa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ikuhisa continues to drive forward.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ikuhisa.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from Ikuhisa as Tsuper shoots in.
Tsuper circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kris Tsuper.
I've got Tsuper 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Kris Tsuper!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Otavio Ikuhisa!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Otavio Ikuhisa!
Otavio Ikuhisa wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Bibo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tv Nurmagomedov (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Totoy Bibo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, tv Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nurmagomedov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bibo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nurmagomedov tries a quick counter leg kick but Bibo is wise to it.
Bibo is looking to clinch.
Bibo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurmagomedov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Bibo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nurmagomedov flicks out a counter leg kick but Bibo steps away.
Bibo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bibo tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nurmagomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Bibo.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmagomedov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bibo fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Nurmagomedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bibo throws a hook but Nurmagomedov avoids it easily.
Bibo misses with a left hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bibo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov throws out a counter right but Bibo avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bibo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bibo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bibo looks to clinch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a low kick, right behind Bibo 's knee.
Bibo misses with a right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bibo thinking.
Bibo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bibo tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov is having none of it.
Nurmagomedov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bibo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bibo is looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov is avoiding it.
Nurmagomedov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bibo tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurmagomedov! But no joy.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bibo moves to clinch but Nurmagomedov breaks away
and Nurmagomedov counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bibo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmagomedov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bibo tries to clinch there but Nurmagomedov circles away.
Totoy Bibo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bibo tries to clinch up
enabling Nurmagomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bibo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmagomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bibo fails to land with a series of punches.
Nurmagomedov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bibo with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmagomedov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nurmagomedov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nurmagomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bibo moves to clinch but Nurmagomedov breaks away
and Bibo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bibo looks to land a left hand but Nurmagomedov moved out of range nicely.
Nurmagomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bibo tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves away
letting Nurmagomedov counter with a right hand.
Bibo is looking to clinch.
Nurmagomedov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bibo tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurmagomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nurmagomedov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bibo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bibo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmagomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nurmagomedov tries a quick counter leg kick but Bibo is wise to it.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bibo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurmagomedov! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tv Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bibo tests Nurmagomedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bibo swings widly with a right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Nurmagomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nurmagomedov slips a jab from Bibo.
A nice side step and Nurmagomedov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bibo closes the distance but Nurmagomedov moves to the side
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bibo throws a lazy uppercut
and Nurmagomedov counters with a left to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bibo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bibo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
tv Nurmagomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bibo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nurmagomedov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmagomedov flicks out a counter leg kick but Bibo steps away.
Bibo moves to clinch but Nurmagomedov breaks away
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bibo misses with a straight right.
Bibo moves in looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov pushes him off.
Bibo tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurmagomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bibo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nurmagomedov counters with a right hand to the body.
Bibo wants to clinch but Nurmagomedov slips to the side
and Nurmagomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bibo looks to throw the jab but Nurmagomedov is out of range.
Bibo is looking to clinch.
Nurmagomedov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bibo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nurmagomedov circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Nurmagomedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nurmagomedov slips a jab and a cross from Bibo.
A nice side step and Nurmagomedov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Bibo misses.
Nurmagomedov throws out a counter right but Bibo avoids it with no problem.
Bibo darts in trying to clinch
and Nurmagomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Totoy Bibo has been cut.
Bibo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmagomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nurmagomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Bibo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Bibo.
Bibo connects with the punch.
Nurmagomedov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bibo is looking to clinch.
Bibo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bibo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bibo lands a head shot.
Bibo tries to clinch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bibo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmagomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Nurmagomedov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bibo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Nurmagomedov counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bibo moves in looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov pushes him off.
Bibo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bibo looks to clinch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bibo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bibo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bibo lands a body shot.
Bibo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurmagomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bibo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tv Nurmagomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Totoy Bibo'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bibo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bibo.
Nurmagomedov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bibo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nurmagomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bibo darts in trying to clinch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bibo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bibo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bibo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bibo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bibo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurmagomedov! But no joy.
Bibo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bibo wants to clinch
and Nurmagomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bibo.
Bibo throws a combination that misses
letting Nurmagomedov counter with a right hand.
Bibo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bibo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nurmagomedov counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bibo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nurmagomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nurmagomedov throws out a counter right but Bibo avoids it with no problem.
Bibo tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Bibo moves in looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov pushes him off.
Nurmagomedov tries a quick counter leg kick but Bibo is wise to it.
Bibo misses with a looping right.
Nurmagomedov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses.
Bibo misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bibo misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bibo throws a hook but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Nurmagomedov throws out a counter right but Bibo avoids it with no problem.
Bibo looks to clinch
and Nurmagomedov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bibo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bibo throws a right hand that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bibo tries to clinch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bibo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurmagomedov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Totoy Bibo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bibo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bibo tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bibo looks to clinch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice body shot.
Bibo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bibo.
Bibo throws a series of punches but Nurmagomedov avoids them all with ease.
Nurmagomedov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bibo tries to clinch up
and Nurmagomedov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bibo looks to clinch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Bibo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to tv Nurmagomedov.
Well Nurmagomedov 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for tv Nurmagomedov!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for tv Nurmagomedov!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for tv Nurmagomedov!
tv Nurmagomedov wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klovek Gluvekenhiem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zezinho Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Klovek Gluvekenhiem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zezinho Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gluvekenhiem tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Gluvekenhiem.
Gluvekenhiem has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Gluvekenhiem's head.
Gluvekenhiem shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gluvekenhiem throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gluvekenhiem.
Gluvekenhiem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gluvekenhiem shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
As Gluvekenhiem backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Gluvekenhiem manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gluvekenhiem slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gluvekenhiem tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gluvekenhiem thinking.
Gluvekenhiem shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gluvekenhiem gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klovek Gluvekenhiem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gluvekenhiem doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gluvekenhiem misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gluvekenhiem moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva tries to work over Gluvekenhiem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Gluvekenhiem tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Gluvekenhiem drops back down to his feet.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Gluvekenhiem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gluvekenhiem has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gluvekenhiem stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Gluvekenhiem avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva tries a body shot but Gluvekenhiem blocks it.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gluvekenhiem's elbow.
Gluvekenhiem jumps guard but Silva stands there with Gluvekenhiem around his waist. Gluvekenhiem gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Gluvekenhiem blocks an uppercut.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Gluvekenhiem avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Gluvekenhiem jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Gluvekenhiem gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Gluvekenhiem on that attempt.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gluvekenhiem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gluvekenhiem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gluvekenhiem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Gluvekenhiem misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gluvekenhiem throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gluvekenhiem thinking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gluvekenhiem shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Gluvekenhiem's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zezinho Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gluvekenhiem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gluvekenhiem is looking to clinch.
Silva punishes Gluvekenhiem's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gluvekenhiem is defended easily by Silva.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gluvekenhiem misses with a kick to the body.
Gluvekenhiem moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Gluvekenhiem blocking some punches.
Gluvekenhiem is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Gluvekenhiem tries to tie him up.
Gluvekenhiem is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klovek Gluvekenhiem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gluvekenhiem manages to pull guard.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gluvekenhiem kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Gluvekenhiem throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gluvekenhiem tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Gluvekenhiem goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Zezinho Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva blocks a head kick by Gluvekenhiem.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gluvekenhiem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
As Silva looks to move away, Gluvekenhiem throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Gluvekenhiem doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva throws a series of punches but Gluvekenhiem moves out of range.
Gluvekenhiem tries to counter by clinching up but Silva breaks away and moves out of range.
Gluvekenhiem pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gluvekenhiem has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gluvekenhiem blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Gluvekenhiem fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gluvekenhiem decides to pull guard.
Gluvekenhiem has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is looking to stand up but Gluvekenhiem won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gluvekenhiem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Gluvekenhiem is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick from Gluvekenhiem.
As Gluvekenhiem backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Gluvekenhiem manages to avoid it all.
Gluvekenhiem gets a clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Gluvekenhiem avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries a body shot but Gluvekenhiem blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gluvekenhiem prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Gluvekenhiem tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zezinho Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick by Gluvekenhiem misses
and Gluvekenhiem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gluvekenhiem shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klovek Gluvekenhiem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gluvekenhiem fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gluvekenhiem misses with a double jab.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gluvekenhiem has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klovek Gluvekenhiem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Gluvekenhiem swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gluvekenhiem shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Gluvekenhiem changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Gluvekenhiem manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gluvekenhiem misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gluvekenhiem is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gluvekenhiem.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Gluvekenhiem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Gluvekenhiem backing up. Gluvekenhiem nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gluvekenhiem eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gluvekenhiem has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gluvekenhiem avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gluvekenhiem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gluvekenhiem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gluvekenhiem shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Gluvekenhiem's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Gluvekenhiem has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Klovek Gluvekenhiem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zezinho Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zezinho Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Zezinho Silva!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Zezinho Silva!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Zezinho Silva!
Zezinho Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thiago Vargas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vargas gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Vargas pulls guard effortlessly.
Vargas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vargas has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jones should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Vargas has tightened it up now! Jones should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thiago Vargas!
Thiago Vargas took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fatty's for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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