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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Abendroth (ranked 7112 p4p, 680 weight class) and Carlos Araujo (ranked 22279 p4p, 822 weight class). Carlos Araujo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Abendroth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abendroth throws a series of punches but Araujo moves out of range.
Araujo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abendroth misses with a takedown attempt
and Araujo counters by moving into the clinch.
Abendroth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Araujo walks away with a smile on his face. Abendroth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abendroth shoots in looking for a takedown but Araujo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abendroth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Abendroth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abendroth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Araujo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Araujo.
Araujo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Araujo wants to control but Abendroth is keeping him busy.
Araujo has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Abendroth is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Araujo yanks on the arm and Abendroth is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Araujo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Araujo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Makaronelli (ranked 5772 p4p, 688 weight class) and Buzzard Jigsawz (ranked 22589 p4p, 964 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Makaronelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buzzard Jigsawz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jigsawz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jigsawz doesn't manage to clinch there - Makaronelli circles away.
Jigsawz tries to clinch up.
Makaronelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Jigsawz tries to clinch but Makaronelli moves out of range.
Jigsawz tries to clinch but Makaronelli moves out of range.
Jigsawz moves into the clinch.
Makaronelli is pushing Jigsawz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Makaronelli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaronelli is looking to break free of the clinch but Jigsawz has double underhooks.
Makaronelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jigsawz has managed to clinch.
Makaronelli avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaronelli tries for a takedown but Jigsawz manages to get underhooks.
Makaronelli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Makaronelli drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jigsawz pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Makaronelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jigsawz tries to clinch up but Makaronelli circles away and keeps his distance.
Jigsawz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makaronelli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jigsawz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jigsawz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jigsawz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Makaronelli fails to pull guard.
Jigsawz is looking for a takedown.
Makaronelli wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaronelli is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jigsawz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jigsawz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Makaronelli pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jigsawz tries to close the distance and clinch but Makaronelli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jigsawz clinches up against the cage.
Jigsawz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Makaronelli prevents it.
Makaronelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jigsawz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Makaronelli is trying to force a seperation but Jigsawz has the dominant position.
Jigsawz prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jigsawz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Makaronelli gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Makaronelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jigsawz backwards.
Makaronelli pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Makaronelli holds on and takes a little breather.
Jigsawz wants to stand but Makaronelli has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaronelli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jigsawz is one step ahead there.
Makaronelli is working hard here to advance position.
Jigsawz wants to get up but he can't break Makaronelli's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Makaronelli trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jigsawz tries to clinch but Makaronelli moves out of range.
Makaronelli gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Makaronelli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jigsawz tries to clinch but Makaronelli is having none of it.
Makaronelli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buzzard Jigsawz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makaronelli connects with a right hand. Jigsawz shakes it off.
Jigsawz wants to clinch.
Makaronelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Makaronelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Jigsawz tries to clinch up.
Jigsawz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jigsawz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makaronelli thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jigsawz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makaronelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makaronelli drives through and clinches with Jigsawz against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaronelli tries for a takedown. No joy.
Makaronelli ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Makaronelli no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Makaronelli wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jigsawz is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jigsawz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Makaronelli keeping hold of Jigsawz's head, controlling as best he can.
Makaronelli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jigsawz is thwarting Makaronelli's attempts to control the position.
Jigsawz tries to stand and escape but Makaronelli is controlling the position.
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.
Makaronelli tries to get to full guard but Jigsawz has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makaronelli flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jigsawz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makaronelli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jigsawz has Makaronelli up against the cage in a clinch.
Jigsawz tries to score a body lock takedown but Makaronelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Makaronelli misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaronelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jigsawz tries to sprawl but Makaronelli drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Makaronelli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Makaronelli throwing shots but Jigsawz is blocking nicely.
Makaronelli is trying to control the action in half guard but Jigsawz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jigsawz is trying to stand back up but Makaronelli is controlling him
Makaronelli misses with a head shot. Jigsawz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Makaronelli wants to stand and escape but instead Jigsawz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaronelli throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Makaronelli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jigsawz is controlling him.
Jigsawz wants to stand but Makaronelli has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jigsawz won't allow Makaronelli to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Makaronelli looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jigsawz has picked Makaronelli up and slammed him! Makaronelli can't keep hold of the triangle and Jigsawz manages to pass to side control!
Jigsawz tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Enzo Makaronelli will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jigsawz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jigsawz tries to clinch but Makaronelli is having none of it.
Jigsawz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makaronelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jigsawz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makaronelli shoots in for a takedown but Jigsawz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jigsawz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makaronelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makaronelli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jigsawz has Makaronelli up against the cage in a clinch.
Makaronelli gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jigsawz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jigsawz tries for a takedown but Makaronelli manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jigsawz is pressed up against the cage. Makaronelli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jigsawz down to the mat. Jigsawz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Makaronelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jigsawz moves into range and clinches up with Makaronelli.
Jigsawz wants a takedown but no success here.
Jigsawz can't get the takedown.
Makaronelli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jigsawz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jigsawz wants a takedown.
Makaronelli tries to pull guard but Jigsawz won't allow it.
Makaronelli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jigsawz wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaronelli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jigsawz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Makaronelli prevents it.
Makaronelli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jigsawz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jigsawz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Buzzard Jigsawz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Makaronelli slows down the pace here.
Jigsawz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaronelli jumps guard but Jigsawz stands there with Makaronelli around his waist. Makaronelli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Makaronelli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jigsawz tries for a takedown but Makaronelli manages to get underhooks.
Makaronelli changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jigsawz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jigsawz moves in looking to clinch but Makaronelli pushes him off.
Jigsawz stuffs the takedown.
Jigsawz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makaronelli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jigsawz closes the distance and pushes Makaronelli back into the cage.
Makaronelli tries to break the clinch but Jigsawz is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jigsawz prevents the takedown attempt.
Makaronelli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jigsawz tries to score a body lock takedown but Makaronelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Makaronelli tries to pull guard but Jigsawz holds him up against the cage and eventually Makaronelli drops back down to his feet.
Jigsawz has Makaronelli pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Makaronelli manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Makaronelli working aggressively here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jigsawz wants a takedown but no success here.
Buzzard Jigsawz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Enzo Makaronelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jigsawz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Makaronelli gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buzzard Jigsawz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makaronelli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Makaronelli!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snake Dickskin (ranked 4323 p4p, 474 weight class) and Leon Valentine (ranked 6021 p4p, 618 weight class). Leon Valentine told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Snake Dickskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Valentine.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine gets tackled into the cage by Dickskin. Dickskin maintains the clinch.
Dickskin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentine or not.
Dickskin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dickskin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dickskin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valentine.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Dickskin. Beautiful body shot.
Dickskin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dickskin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dickskin.
Dickskin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dickskin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickskin drives through and clinches with Valentine against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickskin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dickskin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dickskin manages to break the clinch.
Dickskin digs a good body shot into Valentine's ribs.
Dickskin scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentine should have avoided that one.
Dickskin is looking to wear down Valentine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dickskin lunges at Valentine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valentine's hand.
Dickskin looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Dickskin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valentine throws out a counter right but Dickskin avoids it with no problem.
Dickskin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickskin moves into range and clinches up with Valentine.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dickskin.
Valentine looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Dickskin.
Dickskin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dickskin lands a hook that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Dickskin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dickskin manages to break the clinch.
Dickskin lands a left and a right that send Valentine crashing to the mat, dazed. Dickskin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Valentine is rocked!
It looks like Leon Valentine has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickskin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valentine at a distance.
Valentine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine leaves his chin hanging out and Dickskin seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Valentine crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Snake Dickskin!
After winning the bout, Snake Dickskin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 3726 p4p, 190 weight class) and Manus Grant (ranked 6007 p4p, 303 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by UFC Theme Song. Grant has chosen Thunderstruck - AC/DC as his entrance music. Rafa Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
58 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manus Grant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grant scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
Grant lands a body shot.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Grant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manus Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Grant.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Grant lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Grant takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Grant misses with a straight right.
Grant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Grant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Grant lands a brutal head kick. Silva looks out on his feet and Grant throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Manus Grant!
During a confident post fight interview, Manus Grant thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William A Jeppesen (ranked 3908 p4p, 433 weight class) and Kiero Kawa (ranked 7548 p4p, 684 weight class). Kiero Kawa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William A Jeppesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiero Kawa!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawa tries for a takedown but Jeppesen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Kawa shoots in looking for a takedown. Jeppesen tries to sprawl out of it but Kawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jeppesen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
William A Jeppesen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiero Kawa.
Kawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jeppesen has managed to clinch.
Kawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jeppesen rushes Kawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kawa tries to throw a body punch but Jeppesen avoids it by throwing Kawa back against the cage.
Jeppesen lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeppesen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
William A Jeppesen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeppesen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kawa, pushing him back against the cage.
Jeppesen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kawa is trying to drag Jeppesen to the mat but Jeppesen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kawa manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawa is looking to stand up but Jeppesen isn't so interested in that idea.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kawa holds on and takes a little breather.
Jeppesen wants to stand but Kawa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kawa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jeppesen prevents Kawa from getting back to his feet.
Jeppesen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kawa on the ground.
Kawa looking for a guillotine here but Jeppesen defends easily.
Jeppesen wanted to stand there but Kawa had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jeppesen has closed the distance and engaged Kawa in a clinch.
Jeppesen misses with a knee to the head.
Jeppesen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kawa tries to pull guard but Jeppesen holds him up against the cage and eventually Kawa drops back down to his feet.
Jeppesen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jeppesen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kawa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jeppesen has closed the distance and engaged Kawa in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jeppesen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jeppesen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jeppesen has Kawa pressed against the cage.
Jeppesen avoiding damage.
Jeppesen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawa moves in looking to clinch but Jeppesen pushes him off.
Jeppesen darts in and clinches Kawa up against the cage.
Jeppesen slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawa tries to pull guard but Jeppesen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jeppesen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kawa looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawa wants a takedown but no success here.
Jeppesen pushes Kawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawa is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William A Jeppesen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kawa slips a jab and a cross from Jeppesen.
Kawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Jeppesen finish him?
Jeppesen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jeppesen forces Kawa back against the cage and clinches.
Jeppesen dips a shoulder and cracks Kawa with a mighty uppercut! Kawa falls back against the cage and Jeppesen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kawa is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jeppesen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William A Jeppesen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Dodson (ranked 5056 p4p, 257 weight class) and Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 3513 p4p, 181 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Dodson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 31 - 3, fighting out of London, Ricardo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ramirez.
Ramirez 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.
Ramirez defending well as Dodson loads up on a big left hand.
Dodson throws out a loose jab but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dodson swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Dodson misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dodson is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Ramirez.
Dodson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dodson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dodson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dodson tries to get out of the position.
Ramirez landing strikes.
Dodson pushes Ramirez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ramirez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ramirez wants to control but Dodson is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Dodson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ramirez yanks on the arm and Dodson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ramirez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Ramirez!
A relieved looking Ricardo Ramirez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 1861 p4p, 281 weight class) and Ivan Tarasov (ranked 4915 p4p, 624 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tarasov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe slips a jab from Tarasov.
Crowe gets the takedown into side control.
Crowe working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tarasov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crowe.
The strikes coming from Crowe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tarasov is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarasov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tarasov is looking for a sweep.
Crowe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tarasov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Crowe scores with a couple of short elbows.
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!
Tarasov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tarasov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crowe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe scoring with punches from side control.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tarasov keeps working.
Crowe looks up at the clock and then as Tarasov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Crowe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Crowe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tarasov is rocked!
The crowd goes nuts as Crowe knocks Tarasov out cold with a massive hammerfist! Crowe Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stanton Crowe!
Stanton Crowe is the new light heavyweight champion!
Stanton Crowe bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 2059 p4p, 320 weight class) and How Long (ranked 1554 p4p, 242 weight class). How Long acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lang's guard.
Lang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Long defends well.
Long sitting in guard here, content to control.
Long stopping the sweep attempt from Lang.
Long got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Long has managed to get both his arms back between Lang's legs - danger averted.
Long postures up in Lang's guard and throws a big left but Lang blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Long throwing strikes from guard but Lang blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Lang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long wants to pass the guard but Lang is keeping the position.
Long preventing the sweep.
Lang is looking to stand up but Long isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Long's head but Long sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long shoots in looking for a takedown. Lang tries to sprawl out of it but Long keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
How Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Lang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.
Long closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lang prevents a takedown attempt there.
Clubber Lang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of How Long.
Long jumps guard but Lang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Long avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Long gets control of Lang's arms and successfully pulls guard. Long will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Long seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Long works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lang prevents Long from getting back to his feet.
Long looking to control but Lang passes into half guard.
Lang is just content to waste time from the top position. Long takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Long is on top in guard.
Lang wants to sweep here but Long controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Long trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Long controlling the position.
Long is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lang has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lang is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How Long 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.
Long gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lang tries to avoid it but Long manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lang to the ground. Lang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Long misses with a takedown attempt - Lang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clubber Lang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of How Long.
Long shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lang napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang is trying to improve his position.
Lang manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Long slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Long is trying to keep Lang in close.
Long controlling Lang's posture.
Lang wants to pass the guard but Long is keeping the position.
Long keeping moving, preventing Lang from controlling successfully.
Lang is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Long has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lang is looking to defend but Long has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lang! Long pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lang taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). How Long!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hardacre (ranked 1838 p4p, 225 weight class) and Tyson Speed (ranked 1813 p4p, 220 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tyson Speed enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Hardacre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Speed!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardacre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speed.
Hardacre misses with an uppercut
and Speed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardacre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
And Hardacre counters with a quick kick to the body but Speed blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardacre. Speed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardacre throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick from Hardacre lands but Speed takes it in his stride.
Hardacre lands a jab to the nose.
Hardacre throws a wild body kick that Speed sees coming a mile off.
As Hardacre backs off Speed throws a huge counter combo but Hardacre manages to avoid it all.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardacre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardacre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Speed.
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!
Hardacre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.
Hardacre throws a shot to the body.
Hardacre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardacre.
Hardacre scores with a jab to the body.
Hardacre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speed's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardacre lands with a good body shot.
Speed throws a series of punches but Hardacre moves out of range.
Speed jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Speed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hardacre throws the kick towards the body but Speed avoids it.
Speed throws a sloppy head kick
and Hardacre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speed misses with a straight right.
Speed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardacre counters with a left and a right that stings Speed.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardacre lands a really nice looking cross but Speed seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed throws a head kick but Hardacre moves out of range.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardacre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardacre scores with a decent looking hook.
Speed is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a sloppy head kick and Hardacre moves out of range easily.
Hardacre throws a quick counter kick to the body but Speed avoids it.
Hardacre throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Speed crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Damian Hardacre!
In his post fight interview, Damian Hardacre started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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