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CCF FN 04:McDonald vs Temby PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cruz (ranked 24318 p4p, 697 weight class) and Creg Green (ranked 7494 p4p, 621 weight class). Mark Cruz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Creg Green!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Green should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Green misses with a head kick.
As Green tries to get set, Cruz tries to push him back and clinch up but Green manages to avoid the attempt.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Green tries for a takedown but Cruz manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is trying to pull guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Green looks winded!
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Green blocks it with crossed arms.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Green's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Green's face.
Green is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Green looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruz is fending him off so far but Green persists. Nope, Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Creg Green.
Cruz gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Cruz to work.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz avoiding damage.
Green takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Green is blocking nicely.
Cruz prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
A frustrated look appears on Green's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Green wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Green is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Green takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Green changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cruz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Green gets tackled into the cage by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Cruz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Green drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cruz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Green.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz gets underhooks to prevent Green's takedown attempt.
Green being controlled against the cage.
Green tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cruz smiles and moves away.
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Green is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Green tries to score a body lock takedown but Cruz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Green has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cruz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cruz.
Cruz lands a damaging elbow.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Green looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Cruz landing knees to the body.
Green can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Green's face.
Cruz is pressed up against the cage. Green has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cruz down to the mat. Cruz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Creg Green.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Green, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Cruz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Green.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Green tries to get set, Cruz tries to push him back and clinch up but Green manages to avoid the attempt.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Green tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Green tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Green clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mark Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz gets underhooks to prevent Green's takedown attempt.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz leaning his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Green is trying to drag Cruz to the mat but Cruz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Green wants to take the fight to the mat but Cruz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cruz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Green tries to pull guard but Cruz won't allow it.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Green drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cruz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Cruz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Green tries to pull guard but Cruz holds him up against the cage and eventually Green drops back down to his feet.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Green in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Cruz gets underhooks to prevent Green's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Cruz is struggling to control the position.
Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cruz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Green blocks an elbow strike from Cruz.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Cruz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Green.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Creg Green.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Green jumps guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cruz stalls.
Cruz lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cruz is defending well.
Green takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Cruz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Green tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cruz smiles and moves away.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Green avoids the elbow strike from Cruz, against the cage.
Green has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cruz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.
Green jumps guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Green tries to pull guard but Cruz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Creg Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green wants to take the fight to the mat but Cruz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Green tries to score a body lock takedown but Cruz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
Green tries to pull guard but Cruz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cruz stalling against the cage.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Mark Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green tries for a takedown. No joy.
Green tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Lima (ranked 24533 p4p, 697 weight class) and Nicola Tarasso (ranked 8414 p4p, 653 weight class). 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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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicola Tarasso!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarasso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Tarasso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lima walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tarasso moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Tarasso lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lima doesn't seem phased though.
Lima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lima is looking to clinch.
Lima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tarasso cracks Lima with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lima wants to clinch
and Tarasso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima tries for a takedown but Tarasso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Tarasso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lima wants to clinch.
Tarasso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima takes a swing at Tarasso's ribcage but misses.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tarasso as he jumps to the side.
Marcelinho Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima misses with a leg kick.
Lima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tarasso counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelinho Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarasso circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tarasso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tarasso leaves Lima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarasso moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarasso slips under a jab from Lima.
Tarasso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lima has time to react.
Tarasso lands with a straight right. Lima didn't see that one coming.
Tarasso connects with a right hand. Lima shakes it off.
Lima looks to clinch
and Tarasso counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Lima looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tarasso has picked Lima up and slammed him! Lima can't keep hold of the triangle and Tarasso manages to pass to side control!
Lima is looking for a sweep.
Lima gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lima manages to get to full guard.
Lima has a closed guard, preventing Tarasso from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tarasso defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasso trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lima's guard.
Lima looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Tarasso is defending well. Lima quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Tarasso has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lima celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcelinho Lima!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Moore (ranked 4851 p4p, 523 weight class) and Steve Roach (ranked 7124 p4p, 614 weight class). Moore comes to the cage accompanied by Sad Man's Tongue by Volbeat. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Roach!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moore showed some decent athleticism there.
Roach is trying to escape back to his feet but Moore uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Moore cracks Roach with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Roach dodges the ground and pound from Moore.
Moore cracks Roach with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Moore advances nicely into full mount.
Moore thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore dominating with strikes here.
Roach is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roach wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Moore.
Moore throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Roach keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roach is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore working the ground and pound effectively.
Moore with shots to the head and body - Roach looks very uncomfortable down there.
Roach is still in real trouble! Can Moore finish him?
Moore postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Roach badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Moore around the waist but Moore pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Moore is the winner by TKO! Moore jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Moore!
Carl Moore thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rouhullah Jafari (ranked 4613 p4p, 142 weight class) and Fiachra MacNeill (ranked 22615 p4p, 204 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fiachra MacNeill enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rouhullah Jafari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fiachra MacNeill!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacNeill shoots in and gets a takedown into Jafari's guard.
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.
MacNeill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
MacNeill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
MacNeill sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jafari is trying to keep MacNeill in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNeill 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.
Jafari has momentary wrist control but MacNeill slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNeill pushing down on Jafari's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
MacNeill not doing much here.
Jafari knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for MacNeill on the ground.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - MacNeill has eaten all the pies!
MacNeill working the head and body with strikes.
Jafari wants to control but MacNeill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
MacNeill seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
MacNeill working Jafari over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafari has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. MacNeill is working away from the top position though.
MacNeill prevents Jafari from improving his position.
Ground and pound from MacNeill.
MacNeill content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
MacNeill escapes and gets back to his feet.
Rouhullah Jafari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Jafari throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into MacNeill's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Jafari lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Rouhullah Jafari!
Rouhullah Jafari spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus DaSilva (ranked 3998 p4p, 333 weight class) and Ikki Takeda (ranked 6115 p4p, 417 weight class). DaSilva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wong Fei Hung Theme. Takeda has chosen Headstrong as his entrance music. Marcus DaSilva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus DaSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ikki Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaSilva moves away from the strike by Takeda.
As Takeda looks to move away, DaSilva throws a big counter combo but Takeda just gets out of the way.
DaSilva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takeda.
DaSilva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takeda.
Takeda misses with a hook. DaSilva ducked under it nicely.
It looked like DaSilva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Takeda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takeda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takeda lands a nice shot that snaps DaSilva's head back.
A cross from DaSilva lands.
DaSilva throws a lazy uppercut
and Takeda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps DaSilva thinking.
Takeda scores with a nice head shot.
A left and a right from Takeda both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takeda is rocked!
DaSilva circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Takeda tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! DaSilva wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus DaSilva!
After winning the bout, Marcus DaSilva 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richie Simpson (ranked 4703 p4p, 364 weight class) and Barney Boatman (ranked 4059 p4p, 336 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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25
146 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barney Boatman!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Boatman misses.
Good shot there by Simpson.
It looks like Barney Boatman has been cut.
The fighters circling - Simpson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boatman lands a nice shot to the body.
Simpson drives through and clinches with Boatman against the cage.
Boatman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson blocks a body shot from Boatman.
Boatman swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Simpson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boatman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boatman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson lands with a left to the head.
Boatman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Boatman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boatman misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boatman blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Boatman misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson blocks an uppercut.
Boatman cracks Simpson with a nice body shot.
Boatman misses with a punch on the inside.
Boatman throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Boatman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boatman throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boatman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simpson.
Boatman throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boatman.
Good body shot from Boatman.
Simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
Boatman throws a head punch that misses.
Boatman has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boatman swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Boatman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simpson.
Good body shot from Boatman.
Boatman takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boatman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Boatman fails to land.
Boatman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Simpson as the two fighters clinch.
Boatman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Boatman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Boatman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boatman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boatman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simpson working aggressively here.
Boatman has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Simpson.
Boatman throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boatmans head.
Boatman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simpson scores with a shoulder strike.
Boatman working aggressively here.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Boatman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boatman misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
Boatman lands a nice uppercut.
Boatman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Simpson.
We've been informed that Boatman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boatman misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boatman.
Simpson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boatman tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
Boatman throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Simpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Boatman.
Boatman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simpson.
Boatman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boatman blocking some punches.
Boatman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Simpson lands an uppercut.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson misses with some punches.
Boatman misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boatman.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
Simpson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boatman backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Simpson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Boatman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Simpson moves into the clinch successfully.
Simpson lands with a left to the head.
Simpson scores with a shoulder strike.
Simpson misses with some punches.
Boatman misses with some punches.
Boatman struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
Boatman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boatman swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Boatman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boatman misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Simpson as the two fighters clinch.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson misses with some punches.
Simpson working aggressively here.
Simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Richie Simpson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simpson blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boatman misses with a punch on the inside.
Boatman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simpson lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
Still in the clinch, Simpson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boatman working aggressively here.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Boatman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simpson is pushing Boatman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Boatman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Boatman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simpson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boatman backwards.
Simpson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boatman can do to turn this around?
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Boatman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boatman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Boatman blocking some punches.
Simpson lands a left hand.
Boatman misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
Simpson lands with a left to the head.
Simpson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Simpson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boatman.
Boatman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simpson tries to work over Boatman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boatman throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Boatman.
Boatman blocks an uppercut.
Boatman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simpson.
Simpson tries to work over Boatman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boatman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Simpson.
Boatman is rocked!
Simpson throws a big uppercut that drops Boatman! More strikes from Simpson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Boatman lies dazed against the cage as Simpson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richie Simpson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Youri Tielemans (ranked 3542 p4p, 402 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 3130 p4p, 366 weight class). Abel has chosen Express Yourself as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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21
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Youri Tielemans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tielemans with a hook.
Abel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tielemans throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Tielemans throws a right hand that misses
letting Abel counter with a right hand.
Abel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tielemans fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abel, pushing him back against the cage.
Tielemans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tielemans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tielemans lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tielemans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tielemanss head.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tielemans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tielemans misses with some punches.
Tielemans working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tielemans misses with a punch on the inside.
Tielemans scores with a shot to the side of Abel's head.
Tielemans misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Abel - that landed with a thud.
Tielemans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tielemans working aggressively here.
Tielemans throws a punch but it's blocked by Abel.
Abel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abel digs a right hand underneath Tielemans's ribcage. Tielemans let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tielemans tries to pull guard but Abel won't allow it.
Tielemans misses with some punches.
Abel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tielemans's elbow.
Abel lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Abel - that landed with a thud.
Tielemans tries to pull guard but Abel holds him up against the cage and eventually Tielemans drops back down to his feet.
Tielemans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abel misses with some punches.
Tielemans lands a nice uppercut.
Abel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abel misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tielemans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tielemans backwards.
Tielemans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tielemans.
Abel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tielemans swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Tielemans darts in and clinches Abel up against the cage.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Tielemans.
Tielemans struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Tielemans.
Abel is working Tielemans over against the cage.
Tielemans blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Abel lands a body punch.
Tielemans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tielemans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Tielemans fails to land.
Tielemans throws a punch but it's blocked by Abel.
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Tielemans controls his hands.
Abel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tielemans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tielemans can't find room to land a body shot as Abel controls the action.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Tielemans controls the action.
Abel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tielemans backwards.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Tielemans jumps guard.
Abel controlling from the top position.
Abel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tielemans swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel stopping the sweep attempt from Tielemans.
Abel trying to control but Tielemans is working from the bottom.
Abel pushing down on Tielemans's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tielemans moves into full guard.
Tielemans working a defensive guard here.
Abel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aristides Abel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tielemans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abel misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abel. Tielemans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tielemans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abel misses with a kick to the body
and Abel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abel defending well as Tielemans loads up on a big left hand.
Abel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tielemans misses with a right hand
and Abel counters with a nice body shot.
Tielemans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abel can pounce on him.
Abel thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel takes one on the button.
Abel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Abel misses
and Tielemans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tielemans takes one to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tielemans.
Tielemans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abel scores with a jab.
Tielemans defending well as Abel loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tielemans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tielemans forces Abel back against the cage and clinches.
Tielemans blocks a body shot from Abel.
Abel cracks Tielemans with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Abel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tielemans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Abel on the inside.
Tielemans is rocked!
Tielemans throws a head punch that misses.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abel lands with a left to the head.
Oh Tielemans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abel scores with a shot to the side of Tielemans's head.
Abel lands with a right to the head.
Abel manages to break the clinch.
Tielemans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abel throws a pinpoint strike between Tielemans's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Tielemans crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Abel scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aristides Abel!
A relieved looking Aristides Abel 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Krylov (ranked 3640 p4p, 354 weight class) and Savage Samaritan (ranked 4719 p4p, 434 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergei Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Savage Samaritan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samaritan.
Samaritan fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Samaritan or perhaps it was just good defense by Krylov, which made it look bad.
Sergei Krylov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Savage Samaritan.
Krylov digs a good hook to Samaritan's body.
Samaritan takes one to the side of the head.
Krylov works Samaritan's body with a nice hook.
Samaritan tries to sprawl but Krylov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samaritan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Krylov.
Samaritan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Samaritan tries to roll over but Krylov keeps him under control.
Samaritan scores with a few weak punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Samaritan sees it coming and defends easily.
Samaritan moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krylov trying to control but Samaritan is working from the bottom.
Krylov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Samaritan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Krylov stacks Samaritan 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 Krylov!
Krylov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samaritan keeps working.
Samaritan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Samaritan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Krylov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Samaritan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krylov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Krylov wants to control but Samaritan is keeping him busy.
Samaritan trying to get back to full guard but Krylov takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Krylov landing punches.
Samaritan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Krylov.
Samaritan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov with good strikes from the mount here!
Krylov wants to control the pace but Samaritan is squirming around nicely.
Samaritan is looking to get to half guard.
Krylov controlling from mount.
Samaritan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Krylov landing shots from mount.
Samaritan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Samaritan is trying to escape the mount.
Samaritan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Krylov.
Samaritan tries to reverse the position but Krylov maintains control.
Samaritan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Krylov wants to get back to his feet but Samaritan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samaritan lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Krylov 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.
Samaritan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krylov circles away.
Samaritan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Krylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samaritan moves away.
Krylov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samaritan doesn't seem bothered though.
Krylov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samaritan can do to turn this around?
Samaritan shoots in and bounces Krylov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Krylov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Samaritan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov has momentary wrist control but Samaritan slips an elbow through the middle.
Samaritan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krylov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Krylov tries to get out of the position.
Samaritan is working Krylov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Samaritan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov wants to stand up but Samaritan is controlling him.
Samaritan advances position into side control!
Samaritan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Krylov!
Krylov is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Samaritan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Krylov is rocked!
A big strike lands for Samaritan! That's really hurt Krylov and he's turned his back - Samaritan keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Samaritan jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Savage Samaritan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Savage Samaritan thanked Quark's for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus McDonald (ranked 2440 p4p, 304 weight class) and Lewis Temby (ranked 4318 p4p, 470 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee. Temby has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Temby!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temby misses with a takedown attempt
and McDonald counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McDonald .
McDonald preventing the sweep.
McDonald definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McDonald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Temby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald postures up.
Temby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McDonald is controlling him.
McDonald 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temby throws a hook but McDonald avoids it easily.
Temby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Temby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Temby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Temby misses with a looping left.
McDonald fails to land the takedown.
Temby misses with a double jab.
Temby takes a swing at McDonald 's ribcage but misses.
McDonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Temby connects with a crisp jab.
McDonald feints and as Temby raises his hands in defense, McDonald changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temby is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Temby being controlled here, momentarily.
McDonald 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
McDonald advances to half guard.
McDonald seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McDonald has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McDonald is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Temby!
Temby is in all sorts of trouble here.
McDonald tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Temby is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald controlling his opponent.
Temby tries to reverse the position but McDonald maintains control.
McDonald looking to control and managing it successfully.
McDonald seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Temby for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Temby on the side of the head.
Temby shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McDonald is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. McDonald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald , not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald pulls Temby in close to prevent any damage.
Temby preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is controlling Temby's posture.
Temby 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.
McDonald controls Temby momentarily but Temby frees himself.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Temby from controlling successfully.
Temby working some ground and pound from guard but it'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.
Temby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Temby lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from McDonald .
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Temby can do to turn this around?
McDonald lands a jab.
A jab from Temby does it's job there.
McDonald takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McDonald 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Temby under the eye.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Temby.
Lewis Temby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Temby tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
McDonald misses with a takedown attempt - Temby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Temby is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McDonald with a body shot.
McDonald connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Temby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonald circles away quickly and effectively.
McDonald shoots for a double leg takedown but Temby sprawls well. He's pushed McDonald 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body. Temby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Temby tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
Temby doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McDonald moves into the clinch.
Temby's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Temby tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Temby tries to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling the position.
Temby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McDonald fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cletus McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Temby.
McDonald connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temby tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McDonald scores with a nice strike.
McDonald closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temby is trying to control McDonald 's posture but McDonald avoids it.
Cletus McDonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Temby felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McDonald is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Temby's shoulder. That is not cool.
Temby is trying to control McDonald 's posture but McDonald avoids it.
McDonald remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McDonald bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Temby! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Temby is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Temby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Temby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McDonald is controlling him.
McDonald 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temby is still trying to improve position.
Temby trying to keep a closed guard but McDonald is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Temby as McDonald shoots in.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Temby is just out of range.
McDonald tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Temby to counter with a crisp jab.
Cletus McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Temby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDonald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Temby scrambles back to his feet.
McDonald clinches up against the cage.
McDonald blocks a body shot from Temby.
McDonald works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
McDonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control but Temby is working from the bottom.
McDonald is stalling in the full guard.
Temby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDonald controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temby is controlling McDonald 's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDonald takes the fight into the clinch.
McDonald just leaning against Temby, taking a breather.
Temby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus McDonald . That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald lands with a left to the head.
Temby trying to control the position but instead, McDonald has worked for underhooks and has pushed Temby into the cage.
Temby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McDonald avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cletus McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Temby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Temby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McDonald goes for a takedown in the clinch but Temby prevents it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Temby as McDonald tries to tie him up.
Lewis Temby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Temby tries to land a knee to the head but McDonald blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cletus McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonald has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus McDonald !
An out of breath and clearly excited Cletus McDonald thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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