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FMFC 31: Turk vs Lettu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Grantton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Grantton!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grantton scores with a shot to the body.
Grantton cracks Ribeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ribeiro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ribeiro preventing the sweep.
Ribeiro postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Grantton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ribeiro, into his guard.
Grantton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Grantton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro has his foot on Grantton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grantton works his way back into a safe position though.
Grantton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ribeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grantton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grantton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ribeiro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grantton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grantton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grantton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grantton controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vitor Grantton.
Grantton misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grantton drives through and clinches with Ribeiro against the cage.
Grantton jumps guard and drags Ribeiro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Grantton wants to sweep here but Ribeiro controlling him for the moment.
Grantton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ribeiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grantton pushes Ribeiro off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nice takedown defense from Grantton. No joy for Ribeiro on that attempt.
Ribeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grantton.
A right-left combo lands from Grantton.
Grantton looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grantton avoids it really well and circles away.
Grantton scores with a nice strike.
Ribeiro shoots in and drives through. Grantton sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grantton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grantton works over Ribeiro's head and body with a nice combination.
Grantton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grantton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grantton.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grantton.
Grantton throws a series of strikes that have Ribeiro backpedaling.
Grantton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ribeiro!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Grantton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ribeiro is looking to get to half guard.
Ribeiro is bucking up trying to escape but Grantton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grantton controlling the pace for now.
Ribeiro gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Grantton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ribeiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Grantton counter with a right hand.
Grantton looks to land a combination. Ribeiro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grantton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ribeiro's hands.
Grantton is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
Ribeiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grantton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ribeiro misses with a takedown
and Grantton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Ribeiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grantton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grantton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Grantton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grantton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ribeiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grantton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grantton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grantton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Grantton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ribeiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grantton is aware though and is defending well.
Grantton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Grantton content to stall in guard here.
Grantton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grantton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vitor Grantton.
Grantton feints and as Ribeiro raises his hands in defense, Grantton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro working for a triangle but Grantton defends it easily.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grantton passes into half guard.
Ribeiro is looking for a sweep. Grantton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grantton in particular looking to stall.
Grantton working Ribeiro over with strikes.
Ribeiro wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro actively working from the bottom here.
Ribeiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grantton trying to control the pace.
Ribeiro wants to improve his position but Grantton is controlling well.
Grantton controlling the action here.
Ribeiro looking for a kimura from the bottom but Grantton passes into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Grantton 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! And we move into the final round!
Grantton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grantton misses with the combination.
Grantton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ribeiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grantton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grantton scores with a three punch combo!
Grantton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grantton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grantton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ribeiro on the side of the head.
Grantton connects with a crisp jab.
Victor Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grantton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ribeiro at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grantton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ribeiro is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grantton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ribeiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grantton pulls his head out easily.
Grantton controlling the pace.
Grantton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ribeiro defending well though.
Ribeiro is looking for a sweep. Grantton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grantton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ribeiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grantton slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vitor Grantton.
Grantton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ribeiro feints and as Grantton raises his hands in defense, Ribeiro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ribeiro stopping the sweep attempt from Grantton.
Grantton wants to hit a switch here but Ribeiro passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Grantton there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ribeiro is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grantton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ribeiro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Grantton because Ribeiro loaded up on that one.
Grantton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Vitor Grantton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ribeiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grantton defends it easily.
Ribeiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grantton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grantton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vitor Grantton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ribeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grantton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grantton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ribeiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grantton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Grantton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grantton 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Grantton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudolph Carnage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Bicchiere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Bicchiere has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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169 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rudolph Carnage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Bicchiere !
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bicchiere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carnage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bicchiere clinches.
Bicchiere gets underhooks to prevent Carnage's takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bicchiere jumps into guard, dragging Carnage to the mat.
Carnage throws and elbow that misses. Bicchiere uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carnage's guard. Nice move by Bicchiere !
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bicchiere postures up.
Carnage keeping moving, preventing Bicchiere from controlling successfully.
Carnage keeping full guard, as Bicchiere tries to pass.
Bicchiere would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bicchiere trying to control but Carnage is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicchiere drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bicchiere jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bicchiere postures up in Carnage's guard and throws a big left but Carnage blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bicchiere scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bicchiere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bicchiere swinging wildly here.
Bicchiere scores with a leg kick.
Carnage throws a hook but Bicchiere blocks it.
Carnage throws a body punch but Bicchiere moves out of range.
Bicchiere throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carnage looks to land a left hand but Bicchiere moved out of range nicely.
Bicchiere misses with a head kick.
Bicchiere fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carnage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere moves out of range of the strikes.
Bicchiere scores with a hook to the body. Carnage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carnage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bicchiere counters with a left to the body.
Dante Bicchiere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carnage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bicchiere was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnage.
Bicchiere moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bicchiere ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carnage misses the jab.
Dante Bicchiere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bicchiere keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carnage misses with a two punch combination.
Carnage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carnage misses with a double jab
and Bicchiere counters with a three punch combo that has Carnage backing up. Carnage nods at Bicchiere to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Bicchiere does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bicchiere .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere throws a nice looking combination but Carnage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bicchiere throws a series of punches but Carnage avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Carnage misses.
Bicchiere lands with a nice combination. Carnage backs away looking to recover.
Carnage looks to throw the jab but Bicchiere is out of range.
Bicchiere misses with a two punch combination.
Bicchiere throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carnage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bicchiere won't be happy with that.
I wouldn't like to be where Bicchiere is right now.
Bicchiere managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Carnage.
Bicchiere wants to control but Carnage postures up.
Carnage wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bicchiere , who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere wants to control but Carnage postures up.
Bicchiere is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carnage is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bicchiere has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carnage tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carnage is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bicchiere goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bicchiere lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Bicchiere 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.
Carnage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carnage misses with a takedown
and Bicchiere counters with a left and a right that stings Carnage.
Bicchiere turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bicchiere misses with a series of wild punches.
Bicchiere scores with a jab to the head.
Bicchiere connects with a solid leg kick.
Carnage missing with a left hand there. Bicchiere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bicchiere lands a high kick!
Rudolph Carnage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bicchiere .
Bicchiere is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carnage rather than just go for the knockout.
Carnage moves forwards but Bicchiere connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bicchiere tries to clinch up but Carnage circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bicchiere !
Bicchiere is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bicchiere Rushes Carnage and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Carnage is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Bicchiere Piles on the pressure and Carnage crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Bicchiere !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao O Dragao de Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Glover has chosen Sweet Like Chocolate by Shanks & Bigfoot as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao O Dragao de Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Wayne Glover!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Dragao de Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne Glover was well out of range. Poor timing from O Dragao de Santos.
Wayne Glover wants to clinch.
Wayne Glover lands a high kick!
It looks like Joao O Dragao de Santos has been cut.
O Dragao de Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like John Wayne Glover has been cut.
Wayne Glover walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Dragao de Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne Glover wants to clinch.
Wayne Glover wants to clinch.
Wayne Glover takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wayne Glover.
O Dragao de Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Dragao de Santos has Wayne Glover pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wayne Glover manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wayne Glover lands a damaging elbow.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Dragao de Santos is defending well for now.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Dragao de Santos avoids it.
O Dragao de Santos avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
O Dragao de Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Dragao de Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Dragao de Santos.
Wayne Glover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Dragao de Santos is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne Glover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Dragao de Santos.
O Dragao de Santos wants to break free but Wayne Glover has control.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne Glover missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Dragao de Santos avoids it.
Wayne Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Dragao de Santos avoids it.
Wayne Glover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Dragao de Santos's efforts to push away.
O Dragao de Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
O Dragao de Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Wayne Glover controls the action.
O Dragao de Santos tries to circle away but Wayne Glover has him pinned against the cage.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow that stopped O Dragao de Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Wayne Glover lands a damaging elbow.
Wayne Glover lands a damaging elbow.
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow.
Wayne Glover stops a takedown attempt from O Dragao de Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao O Dragao de Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Dragao de Santos is trying to break the clinch but Wayne Glover is controlling him.
Wayne Glover is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
O Dragao de Santos avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover lands an elbow that stopped O Dragao de Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Wayne Glover prevents O Dragao de Santos from breaking the clinch.
Wayne Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but O Dragao de Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne Glover trying to land knees to the body.
O Dragao de Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
O Dragao de Santos avoiding damage as Wayne Glover throws knees to the body.
Wayne Glover looks gassed!
Wayne Glover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne Glover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Dragao de Santos is defending well for now.
O Dragao de Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne Glover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Dragao de Santos pulls guard successfully.
O Dragao de Santos has a closed guard, preventing Wayne Glover from standing up.
O Dragao de Santos controls Wayne Glover momentarily but Wayne Glover frees himself.
Wayne Glover trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Dragao de Santos's guard.
Wayne Glover gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
O Dragao de Santos shoots in for a double leg but Wayne Glover sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wayne Glover moves in looking to clinch but O Dragao de Santos pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Wayne Glover. No joy for O Dragao de Santos on that attempt.
Wayne Glover is looking to clinch.
O Dragao de Santos lands with a straight right. Wayne Glover didn't see that one coming.
O Dragao de Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Dragao de Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wayne Glover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Dragao de Santos cracks Wayne Glover with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Dragao de Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Dragao de Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne Glover plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wayne Glover avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wayne Glover is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Dragao de Santos.
That has opened up John Wayne Glover's cut even more.
O Dragao de Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayne Glover doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayne Glover tries to close the distance and clinch but O Dragao de Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Dragao de Santos circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Wayne Glover to the canvas! Wayne Glover doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - O Dragao de Santos keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao O Dragao de Santos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodolpho Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel's entrance music is You Sexy Thing - Hot Choclate. A fine choice. Vitor Belfort is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolpho Vasquel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquel looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Rodolpho Vasquel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Vasquel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasquel throws a solid leg kick but Belfort takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vasquel.
Nice jab there from Vasquel.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Vasquel and Belfort goes tumbling to the canvas! Vasquel follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Belfort is rocked!
Vasquel is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Belfort is hurt! He's hurt bad - Vasquel fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Belfort from any more punishment! Congratulations to Vasquel! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodolpho Vasquel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claude Von Stroke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Stroke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hotel Yorba. 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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210 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claude Von Stroke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Lima!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima takes a swing at Von Stroke's ribcage but misses.
Lima lands a jab to Von Stroke's midsection.
Lima misses the jab.
Von Stroke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lima decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Von Stroke's guard.
Lima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Von Stroke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lima is looking to work some ground and pound but Von Stroke has wrist control.
Lima working some strikes from top position.
Lima is working Von Stroke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Von Stroke wants to control the position but Lima says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lima is nestled in close to Von Stroke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Von Stroke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Von Stroke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lima.
Von Stroke wants to improve his position but Lima is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Stroke is looking to control Lima's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Stroke avoid being mounted?
Lima working the head and body with strikes.
Lima passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Claude Von Stroke has been cut.
Von Stroke tries to reverse the position but Lima maintains control.
Von Stroke is working hard here to advance position.
Von Stroke sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Stroke is looking to control Lima's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Stroke avoid being mounted?
Lima working over Von Stroke with some ground and pound. Von Stroke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Claude Von Stroke's cut is getting worse.
Lima passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Claude Von Stroke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Claude Von Stroke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlos Lima!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Yoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Animal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Yoma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edmundo Animal!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoma cracks a nice hook into Animal's ribs.
Yoma throws a series of punches but Animal moves out of range.
Animal shoots in looking for a takedown. Yoma tries to sprawl out of it but Animal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yoma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yoma misses with a takedown
and Animal counters with a single leg into guard. Yoma didn't expect that.
Yoma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yoma throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yoma throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Animal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoma wants to sweep but no luck.
Animal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Animal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yoma controls Animal momentarily but Animal frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animal stopping the sweep attempt from Yoma.
Yoma working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Animal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Animal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Animal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Animal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoma scores with a nice head shot.
Yoma loads up on a big right hand but Animal slips the punch.
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.
Yoma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoma throws a head kick but Animal moves out of range.
Animal moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoma.
Yoma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Animal tries for a takedown but Yoma circles away easily
and Yoma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dave Yoma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Animal.
Animal looks gassed!
Yoma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoma.
Animal fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick from Yoma lands but Animal takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoma misses the jab.
Yoma misses with a straight left.
Animal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yoma as he jumps to the side.
Yoma tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoma lands a head kick. Animal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Animal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Animal misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Animal closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yoma did well to prevent Animal getting side control.
Yoma actively working from the bottom here.
Animal is looking for a kimura but Yoma is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Animal to get the leverage.
Yoma is trying to get back to full guard.
Animal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animal is thwarting Yoma's attempts to control the position.
Yoma actively working from the bottom here.
Yoma actively working from the bottom here.
Animal trying to control the action but Yoma is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Animal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Animal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yoma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Animal, pushing him back against the cage.
Animal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yoma landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Yoma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yoma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dave Yoma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoma misses with an uppercut. Animal saw that one coming.
Yoma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoma gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Animal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yoma won't be happy with that.
Yoma is trying to buck Animal off.
Animal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Animal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yoma gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Animal is working for a kimura but Yoma is defending it quite comfortably.
Animal seems to be working for a kimura but Yoma defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoma tries to get to full guard but Animal has control of the leg.
Yoma is trying to control but can't.
Yoma actively working from the bottom here.
Animal stops Yoma from getting back to his feet.
Yoma is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Animal pulls his head out easily.
Animal is looking for a kimura but Yoma is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Animal to get the leverage.
Animal is looking for a kimura but Yoma is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Animal to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yoma tries to get to full guard but Animal has control of the leg.
Animal is trying for a kimura here. Yoma looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Animal wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edmundo Animal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rebaldo Louza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Feijao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feijao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Passa o carro. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rebaldo Louza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Feijao!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feijao looks to land a combination. Louza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Feijao tries to bum rush Louza with a series of wild strikes but Louza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Louza tries to keep at a distance but Feijao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Louza is fighting off a takedown attempt but Feijao is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Louza to the mat. Louza regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Feijao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louza is keeping the position for now.
Louza wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louza looking to control.
Feijao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louza is keeping the position for now.
Feijao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Feijao wants to control from the top but Louza keeps moving.
Feijao might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Louza kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Feijao wanted to stand there but Louza had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Feijao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rafael Feijao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feijao throws a sloppy head kick and Louza moves out of range easily.
Feijao scores with a three punch combo!
Louza keeps the fight on the outside.
Feijao tries to clinch up but Louza circles away and keeps his distance.
Feijao throws a series of punches but Louza moves out of range.
Louza shoots in but Feijao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Louza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Louza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Feijao escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Louza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Louza passes into half guard.
Louza perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Feijao actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feijao is trying to control but Louza passes into side control!
Louza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Feijao, who protects the arm well.
Feijao striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Louza tries for a kimura but Feijao is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Feijao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Louza off and has taken his back!
Feijao patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Louza tries to break free.
Feijao is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Louza has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Louza manages to reverse the position and now he's in Feijao's guard. Nice work there by Louza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Feijao looks gassed!
Louza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Louza is looking to advance position but Feijao won't allow it.
Feijao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Feijao looking for a guillotine here but Louza defends easily.
Louza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Louza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Feijao is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feijao has his foot on Louza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Louza works his way back into a safe position though.
Louza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Feijao looking for a guillotine here but Louza defends easily.
Louza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Feijao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Feijao isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Louza stacks Feijao on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Louza!
Louza is looking to take a break and control but Feijao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Feijao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Louza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Feijao looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Feijao is looking to reverse the position.
Louza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Feijao knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Feijao can't do much from the bottom here.
Feijao manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Feijao prevents Louza from improving his position.
Louza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Louza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Feijao landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louza is trying to maintain the position but Feijao is very close to passing his half guard.
Louza is pressing down on Feijao's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Feijao passes Louza's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Feijao is looking to take a break and control but Louza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Feijao sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louza defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feijao is trying to control. Louza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rafael Feijao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Feijao wants to pass the guard but Louza is defending well.
Louza is looking to improve his position.
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.
Louza actively working from the bottom here.
Louza actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Feijao tries to clinch there but Louza circles away.
Rebaldo Louza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Feijao 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 Louza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Louza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Louza shoots in but Feijao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Louza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Louza needs to keep his hands up - Feijao had a free shot at his head there.
Louza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Feijao connects with a looping right hand.
Feijao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Louza backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louza checks a leg kick nicely.
Louza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Louza looks for a takedown but Feijao sprawls well.
Louza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Louza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rebaldo Louza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Feijao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Feijao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Feijao tries to close the distance and clinch but Louza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Louza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Feijao's guard.
Louza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Feijao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Louza has managed to get both his arms back between Feijao's legs - danger averted.
Louza trying to control the position from guard on top but Feijao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Feijao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Louza is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Feijao has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Louza is looking to defend but Feijao has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Louza! Feijao pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Louza taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rafael Feijao!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forever War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spinbob Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). War comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - War Ensemble. Cantrell has chosen Dio - Holy Diver as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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21
179 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forever War!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spinbob Cantrell!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantrell throws out a leg kick but War moves out of range and Cantrell only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from War misses the target.
Cantrell tries to clinch up but War circles away and keeps his distance.
War swats away the attempt to clinch by Cantrell.
Cantrell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
War jabbing away but nothing is landing.
War avoids a kick to the body.
Cantrell throws a body kick that misses.
War misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cantrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cantrell throws a push kick but War slaps the foot to one side.
War throws the left hand but Cantrell avoids the punch easily.
Cantrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
War checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from War misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell misses with a body kick.
Cantrell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
War throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cantrell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cantrell has taken the fight to the clinch.
War is trying to force a seperation but Cantrell has the dominant position.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
War takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell throws an elbow that misses.
War looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cantrell blocking some punches.
War blocks an elbow strike from Cantrell.
Cantrell prevents War from breaking the clinch.
War digs a right hand into Cantrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cantrell's gas tank.
Cantrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
War pushes Cantrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
War breaks the clinch.
Cantrell throws a head kick that misses.
War thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cantrell with a jab.
Cantrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cantrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
War misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from War misses its intended target.
Cantrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
War misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as War checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cantrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
War checks a leg kick.
Cantrell blocks a jab.
War bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cantrell's head backwards.
Cantrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cantrell is looking to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by War as he connects with a hook.
Cantrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
War scores with a nice right hand.
Cantrell throws a wild body kick that War sees coming a mile off.
War uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cantrell is looking to clinch but War is avoiding it.
Cantrell ducks right into an uppercut from War.
War throws a right and a left that both miss.
War lands a head shot.
Cantrell throws the kick towards the body but War avoids it.
War tests Cantrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
War swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
War takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
War throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cantrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cantrell tries to clinch up but War circles away and keeps his distance.
War throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cantrell slips a jab from War.
War displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cantrell!
War throws a series of punches but Cantrell avoids them all with ease.
War is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cantrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Cantrell.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cantrell.
War is breathing heavily.
Cantrell wants to land a leg kick but War is out of range.
Good exchange - Cantrell coming out on top.
War pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
War throws a right and a left that Cantrell avoids nicely.
Cantrell doesn't manage to clinch there - War circles away.
War throws a nice looking combination but Cantrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from War misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell swings for the body but War moves out of range.
Cantrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
War looks to throw the jab but Cantrell is out of range.
War is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cantrell has closed the distance and engaged War in a clinch.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Cantrell.
War lands a right hand.
Cantrell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
War can't find room to land a body shot as Cantrell controls the action.
War doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cantrell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cantrell throws an elbow but it misses.
Cantrell lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Forever War has been cut.
War blocks the elbow strike.
Cantrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cantrell lands an elbow that stopped War in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on War's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cantrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but War blocks it with crossed arms.
War has had enough of the clinch but Cantrell keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for War.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spinbob Cantrell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Forever War'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.
Cantrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
War connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cantrell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cantrell tries to clinch up but War circles away and keeps his distance.
Cantrell moves in looking to clinch but War pushes him off.
A big right from War misses.
Cantrell moves into the clinch.
Cantrell misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cantrell just misses with a elbow thrown towards War's brow.
Cantrell takes a shot to the head.
War fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
War breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Forever War is winning the standup battle so far.
War throws a jab but it's blocked by Cantrell.
Cantrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell throws a head kick that misses.
Spinbob Cantrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
Cantrell throws a body kick that misses.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantrell moves away.
Cantrell throws an overhand right that lands on War's shoulder, as War tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Cantrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell tests War's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cantrell wants to clinch up but War keeps it at a distance.
Cantrell cracks the inside of War's front leg.
Cantrell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
War avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cantrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from War.
Cantrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
War tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cantrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses War's sensitive parts.
A head kick from Cantrell lands but War takes it in his stride.
Cantrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cantrell throws a head kick that misses.
War scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cantrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by War.
Cantrell scores with a hook to the body. War takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
War blocks the body kick.
Cantrell tries to clinch up but War circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cantrell.
Cantrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from War.
Cantrell misses with a hook.
Cantrell doesn't manage to clinch there - War circles away.
War showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cantrell.
Cantrell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cantrell misses with a kick to the body.
Cantrell throws a head kick but War moves out of range.
War on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cantrell. Cantrell obviously looking to wear him down.
Cantrell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cantrell looks to land a body kick but War moved away.
Cantrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
War avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Cantrell misses.
War swats away the attempt to clinch by Cantrell.
War misses with a looping right.
Cantrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cantrell is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cantrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
War misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cantrell.
War is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
War is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cantrell.
Cantrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
War takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but War paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cantrell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. War checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cantrell tries to clinch but War is having none of it.
War circles away from the clinch attempt.
War misses with a few strikes there.
War throws a looping overhand right but Cantrell ducks down to avoid it.
Cantrell doesn't manage to clinch there - War circles away.
Cantrell wants to land a leg kick but War is out of range.
War connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cantrell is looking to clinch but War is avoiding it.
Cantrell throws a sloppy head kick and War moves out of range easily.
War misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell slips under a jab.
Cantrell is looking to chop away at War's legs.
Cantrell misses with an uppercut.
War thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but War paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cantrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cantrell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
War tries to keep at a distance but Cantrell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cantrell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
War works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cantrell throws an elbow that misses.
War wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
War swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cantrell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
War tries to circle away but Cantrell has him pinned against the cage.
War tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cantrell's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinbob Cantrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch but War swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cantrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
War avoids the head kick by Cantrell.
Cantrell rushes War and presses him up against the cage.
War lands a body shot.
Cantrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
War lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cantrell backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cantrell throws an elbow but misses.
War lands a shot to the body.
War pushes Cantrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cantrell misses with an elbow over the top.
War can't break the clinch.
War cracks Cantrell with a nice body shot.
Cantrell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
War blocks the elbow strike.
War tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cantrell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
War throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cantrell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but War has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
War can't find room to land a body shot as Cantrell controls the action.
War is leaning against Cantrell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Cantrell.
War lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cantrell backwards.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Cantrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
War can't find room to land a body shot as Cantrell controls the action.
Cantrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Cantrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cantrell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
War struggles to land a body shot inside as Cantrell controls his hands.
War lands with a light punch inside.
Cantrell working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from War - that landed with a thud.
War misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War tries to break free but Cantrell pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from War on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by War.
Cantrell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cantrell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on War's face as he tries to break the clinch.
War wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cantrell has him pressed against the cage.
Cantrell throws a head punch that misses.
War tries to break the clinch but Cantrell is controlling the position.
War blocks an elbow strike from Cantrell.
War throws a head punch that misses.
War managing to block the knees to the body from Cantrell.
Cantrell misses with an elbow over the top.
Cantrell lands an elbow inside.
War tries to throw a body punch but Cantrell avoids it by throwing War back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
Cantrell lands an elbow just above War 's eye.
Cantrell prevents a body shot from War.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Cantrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell takes a shot to the head.
War can't find room to land a body shot as Cantrell controls the action.
War blocks the elbow strike.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
War dodges an elbow strike from Cantrell.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cantrell throws an elbow but misses.
Cantrell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
War can't find room to land a body shot as Cantrell controls the action.
War lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cantrell backwards.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
War managing to block the knees to the body from Cantrell.
War on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
War on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
War lands a body punch in the clinch.
War is leaning against Cantrell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
War is working Cantrell over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War swings away with an uppercut that misses.
War fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Cantrell.
Forever War's cut is getting worse.
Cantrell looking to throw knees to the head but War is blocking nicely.
War is trying to break the clinch but Cantrell is controlling him.
A short left from War.
War tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cantrell's elbow.
Cantrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
War pushes Cantrell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
War is trying to force a seperation but Cantrell has the dominant position.
Cantrell has a couple of punches blocked by War.
Cantrell pushes off an throws an elbow but War leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cantrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cantrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cantrell pushes off an throws an elbow but War leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
War scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Forever War has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
War lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
War tries to throw a body punch but Cantrell avoids it by throwing War back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forever War showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cantrell 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouni Lettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lettu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Korn - Evolution. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Turk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jouni Lettu!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lettu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turk moves away from the strike by Lettu.
A telegraphed right hand from Lettu misses the target.
Lettu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turk looks to land a right hand but Lettu moved out of range.
Turk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turk defending well as Lettu loads up on a big left hand.
Turk throws a looping overhand right but Lettu ducks down to avoid it.
Lettu drives through and clinches with Turk against the cage.
Lettu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Lettu misses the target.
Turk misses with a looping right.
Turk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lettu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turk.
Lettu missing with a left hand there. Turk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lettu slips a straight right by Turk.
Some wild striking there from Turk.
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.
Turk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Turk finds it's way through Lettu's defenses.
Lettu moves out of range of the strikes.
Turk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lettu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lettu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lettu moves out of range as Turk strikes.
Lettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lettu.
Lettu dodges the punch combination from Turk.
Lettu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lettu throws a hook to the side of Turk's head but Turk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lettu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turk misses with a hook to the body
enabling Lettu to counter with a crisp jab.
Turk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Turk misses with a shot to the body
and Lettu counters with a low kick, right behind Turk 's knee.
Turk misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lettu misses the shot to the body.
Turk misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lettu.
Turk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lettu.
Lettu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lettu blocks a jab.
Turk checks the leg kick.
Turk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turk looks to land a left hand but Lettu moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jouni Lettu 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.
Lettu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turk.
Turk moves forwards but Lettu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turk misses the jab.
Turk throws a looping overhand right but Lettu ducks down to avoid it.
Turk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turk tries to move into range but Lettu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lettu lands a right hook to the body.
Turk digs a good hook to Lettu's body.
Lettu ducks right into an uppercut from Turk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turk loads up on a big right hand but Lettu slips the punch.
Turk misses with a straight left.
Turk throws a sloppy body shot
and Lettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Turk.
Turk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lettu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turk moves out of range as Lettu strikes.
Turk throws a shot from downtown. Lettu moves away and avoids it.
Turk misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk misses with a body shot
and Lettu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lettu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Turk misses.
Lettu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turk.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turk.
Lettu staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Turk misses
and Lettu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turk's knee momentarily.
Lettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turk misses with a double jab
and Lettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lettu stuns Turk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jouni Lettu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lettu misses with an uppercut. Turk saw that one coming.
A big left from Turk misses.
Lettu thuds his right hand into Turk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Turk.
Turk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
David Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lettu circles away quickly and effectively.
Lettu moves away from the strike by Turk.
Lettu moves out of range as Turk strikes.
Turk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Lettu to counter with a crisp jab.
Turk throws a combination that misses
and Lettu counters with a low kick, right behind Turk 's knee.
Lettu ducks under a wild hook from Turk.
Lettu moves out of range as Turk strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turk throws a looping overhand right but Lettu ducks down to avoid it.
Turk misses with an uppercut. Lettu saw that one coming.
Lettu thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jouni Lettu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turk throws a looping overhand right but Lettu ducks down to avoid it.
Turk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lettu counters with a right hand to the body.
Lettu defending well as Turk loads up on a big left hand.
Turk misses with a body punch
and Lettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turk.
Lettu slips under a jab from Turk.
Turk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lettu scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Lettu misses.
Lettu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lettu.
Turk misses with a looping right.
Turk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turk misses with a combination
and Lettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lettu looks to land a body kick but Turk moved away.
Turk misses with a hook. Lettu ducked under it nicely.
Turk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk misses with a looping left.
Lettu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lettu lands a body shot.
Lettu scores with a nice strike.
Turk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lettu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lettu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lettu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lettu lands a jab to the head.
Turk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lettu counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Lettu.
Lettu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lettu throws a body punch but Turk moves out of range.
Turk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lettu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lettu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lettu.
Turk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lettu.
Turk takes a swing at Lettu's ribcage but misses.
Lettu scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk looks to throw the jab but Lettu is out of range.
Turk loads up on a big right hand but Lettu slips the punch.
Lettu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turk.
Turk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lettu.
Turk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lettu misses with a looping right.
Lettu with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Lettu there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jouni Lettu really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turk misses with a double jab
and Lettu counters with a straight right hand.
Turk is rocked!
Lettu cracks Turk on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Turk falls backwards against the cage. Lettu follows up with more strikes that drop Turk to his knees. Lettu keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Turk! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jouni Lettu!
Jouni Lettu is the new lightweight champion!
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