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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Desouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Rodriguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Desouza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rico Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Desouza tries to bench press Rodriguez off him but Rodriguez keeps the position.
Rodriguez is looking to take a break and control but Desouza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound but Desouza is defending the strikes.
Rodriguez just content to control the position.
Desouza struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desouza is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but Desouza is working away.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound but Desouza is defending the strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rodriguez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura here.
Rodriguez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desouza pushes Rodriguez off and gets back to his feet.
Desouza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Desouza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Desouza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Desouza wants it to stay on the feet.
Dan Desouza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Rodriguez.
Desouza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Rodriguez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rodriguez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is thwarting Desouza's attempts to control the position.
Desouza is defending against the submission attempts here by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez prevents Desouza from improving his position.
Desouza trying to control but Rodriguez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodriguez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Desouza.
Rodriguez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rodriguez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rodriguez gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Rodriguez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Desouza.
A good leg kick by Desouza.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Desouza circles away.
Rodriguez cracks a nice hook into Desouza's ribs.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Desouza strikes.
Desouza tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves away
and Rodriguez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Desouza!
Desouza is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Desouza that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Desouza gets back to half guard.
Rodriguez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Desouza sees it coming and defends easily.
Desouza is trying to stand up here but Rodriguez is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desouza is refusing to be controlled, as Rodriguez sits in half guard.
Rodriguez prevents Desouza from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Desouza is not content to let Rodriguez control the position.
Desouza won't allow Rodriguez to pass to mount.
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.
Rodriguez lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodriguez is taking a breather. Desouza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Desouza wants to slow Rodriguez down by chopping away at his legs.
Desouza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Desouza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Desouza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodriguez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodriguez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rodriguez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Desouza is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Desouza is working from the bottom.
Desouza tries to improve position but can't.
Desouza struggling a bit here.
Desouza is looking for a sweep.
Rodriguez controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Desouza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rodriguez jumps guard.
Desouza looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Desouza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez trying to control but Desouza is working from the bottom.
Rico Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodriguez stands up from Desouza's guard - Rodriguez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Desouza cracks Rodriguez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Desouza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Desouza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez defends it nicely.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Desouza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rodriguez counters with a takedown into side control.
Rodriguez stands up.
Dan Desouza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Rodriguez with that takedown attempt.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Desouza counters with a stiff right hand.
Desouza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rodriguez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Desouza keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Desouza pulls Rodriguez in close to prevent any damage.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Desouza is controlling Rodriguez's posture.
Desouza is trying to control the position but Rodriguez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Desouza looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rodriguez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rodriguez wants to free his trapped foot but Desouza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rodriguez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rodriguez is defended easily by Desouza.
Dan Desouza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Rodriguez.
Rodriguez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Desouza shows good takedown defense.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Desouza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Desouza misses
and Rodriguez counters with a single leg into guard. Desouza didn't expect that.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
Desouza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodriguez manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
Desouza trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez keeping full guard, as Desouza tries to pass.
That's four 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.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
Desouza connects with a couple of short punches.
Dan Desouza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Desouza has gone for a leg lock! Rodriguez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Desouza's guard.
Rodriguez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Desouza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rodriguez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernandinho BeatBox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinicius Ferrari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fernandinho BeatBox's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernandinho BeatBox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BeatBox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferrari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Fernandinho BeatBox has been cut.
Ferrari takes a swing at BeatBox's ribcage but misses.
BeatBox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferrari connects with a nice looking jab.
BeatBox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferrari.
Ferrari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from BeatBox.
A shot to the body from BeatBox misses
and Ferrari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari swats away the attempt to clinch by BeatBox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferrari. BeatBox does a little dance to reset his feet.
BeatBox really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
BeatBox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari throws an overhand right that has BeatBox reeling! Ferrari follows up with more punches and BeatBox is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vinicius Ferrari!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between roldan igualdo rocky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Czar Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rocky's entrance music is worry about you. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, roldan igualdo rocky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Czar Jack!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rocky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. rocky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
rocky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jack throws a shot to the body.
rocky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like roldan igualdo rocky has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. rocky does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rocky avoids the body shot from Jack.
rocky closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but rocky ducks down to avoid it.
Jack looks to throw the jab but rocky is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Jack there.
Jack throws a shot from downtown. rocky moves away and avoids it.
Jack thows a body shot but no joy.
Jack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack swings for the body but rocky moves out of range.
Jack throws a hook but rocky avoids it easily.
rocky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
rocky dodges the punch combination from Jack.
rocky shoots in and drives through. Jack sprawls well.
rocky fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for roldan igualdo rocky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jack throws out a loose jab but rocky uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Jack scores with a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for rocky. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by rocky.
Jack stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Czar Jack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on roldan igualdo rocky's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from rocky.
rocky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but rocky was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but rocky moves away.
rocky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
rocky fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for roldan igualdo rocky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack misses with a two punch combination.
Jack clobbers rocky with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Jack.
roldan igualdo rocky's cut is getting worse.
Jack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a hook but rocky blocks it.
Jack Rushes rocky and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! rocky is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Jack Piles on the pressure and rocky crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Czar Jack!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edson Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Turtchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes comes to the cage accompanied by Hard Hittaz by Three 6 Mafia. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Turtchin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turtchin just misses with a punch to the body.
Turtchin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
No joy there for Turtchin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendes lands a high kick to the side of Turtchin's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Mendes dives into guard, looking to finish.
Turtchin is rocked!
It looks like Rodrigo Turtchin has been cut.
Turtchin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turtchin is still in real trouble! Can Mendes finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turtchin wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment.
Turtchin seems to have recovered his senses.
Turtchin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Turtchin is trying to control. Mendes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turtchin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mendes is looking to improve his position.
Turtchin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtchin is taking a breather. Mendes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mendes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Turtchin throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turtchin trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turtchin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mendes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Turtchin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendes looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendes, not yet.
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.
Turtchin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Turtchin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Turtchin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Mendes.
Turtchin scores with a jab. Mendes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turtchin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendes.
Mendes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turtchin misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turtchin swings for the body but Mendes moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Mendes.
Mendes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Turtchin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Turtchin misses.
Turtchin lands with an overhand left.
Turtchin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Mendes shoots in and bounces Turtchin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Turtchin is trying to control the position but Mendes postures up.
Turtchin wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment.
Turtchin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries to hold on but Turtchin postures up.
Turtchin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mendes is looking to escape.
Turtchin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turtchin prevents Mendes from getting the reversal.
Mendes tries to hold on but Turtchin postures up.
Turtchin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Mendes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Turtchin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick misses from Mendes.
Turtchin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turtchin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mendes shoots in for a double leg but Turtchin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Turtchin throws a lazy right hand but Mendes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Turtchin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Turtchin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendes. Mendes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mendes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turtchin throws a series of punches but Mendes avoids them all with ease.
Mendes missing with a left hand there. Turtchin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turtchin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mendes throws a head kick but Turtchin moves out of range.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Turtchin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Turtchin misses.
Turtchin digs a good hook to Mendes's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turtchin.
Turtchin cracks Mendes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mendes walks into a straight right hand from Turtchin.
Turtchin with a hook.
Good exchange - Turtchin coming out on top.
Mendes is rocked!
Mendes misses with a head kick.
Mendes misses with a body punch
and Turtchin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Mendes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodrigo Turtchin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendes clinches but Turtchin breaks the clinch
and Turtchin counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendes seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendes moves forwards but Turtchin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turtchin misses with an uppercut.
Mendes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turtchin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turtchin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turtchin connects with a body shot.
Mendes throws a sloppy head kick and Turtchin moves out of range easily.
Edson Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turtchin misses the shot to the body.
Mendes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turtchin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turtchin lands a head shot.
Turtchin looks to throw the jab but Mendes is out of range.
Turtchin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turtchin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turtchin misses with a body shot.
Mendes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turtchin.
Turtchin looks to land a combination but Mendes avoids it well.
Turtchin misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigo Turtchin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendes dives in and grabs Turtchin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turtchin pushes down on Mendes's head and hops out.
Mendes misses with a combination
and Turtchin counters with a left and a right that stings Mendes.
Turtchin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mendes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mendes with a poor takedown
and Turtchin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edson Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turtchin misses with the combination.
Mendes misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin throws a series of punches but Mendes avoids them all with ease.
Turtchin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendes clinches but Turtchin breaks the clinch
and Turtchin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turtchin takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
Mendes rushes Turtchin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendes misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendes.
Mendes tries to pull guard but Turtchin holds him up against the cage and eventually Mendes drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turtchin wants to break free but Mendes has control.
Mendes tries a knee to the head but Turtchin blocks it.
Turtchin is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Turtchin wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Turtchin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Turtchin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turtchin.
Turtchin blocks a head kick by Mendes.
Mendes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turtchin.
Mendes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turtchin throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Turtchin.
Turtchin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turtchin misses with a jab to the body
and Mendes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turtchin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Turtchin controlling from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtchin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Turtchin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mendes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mendes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Turtchin tries to control but Mendes wriggling away.
Turtchin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mendes working to try and regain half guard.
Turtchin controlling his opponent.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Turtchin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendes tries to clinch there but Turtchin circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to clinch.
Mendes shoots in looking for a takedown. Turtchin tries to sprawl out of it but Mendes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turtchin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turtchin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mendes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turtchin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
Turtchin swings for the body but Mendes moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtchin lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Mendes sprawling to the canvas. Turtchin follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Mendes hang on?
Turtchin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Turtchin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turtchin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Turtchin slips a nice elbow through Mendes's hands, connecting with Mendes's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turtchin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Turtchin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turtchin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Turtchin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gessinger Maltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richter Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gessinger Maltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richter Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie feints and as Maltz raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie stops Maltz from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to move into half guard but instead Maltz has managed to sweep!
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maltz is aware though and is defending well.
Maltz preventing the sweep.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maltz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Maltz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Maltz wants to get back to his feet.
Maltz stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
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.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Maltz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maltz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie tries to bum rush Maltz with a series of wild strikes but Maltz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maltz misses with a double jab.
Maltz misses with the combination.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maltz did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Maltz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Maltz is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Maltz from standing back up.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Maltz is working away.
Maltz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Maltz is defending the position.
That's four 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.
Maltz wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Maltz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maltz swinging wildly here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maltz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maltz throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richter Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Maltz throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maltz throws a head kick that misses.
Maltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maltz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maltz!
Gracie trying to control but Maltz is having none of it.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but instead Maltz manages to regain half guard.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
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.
Gracie is just content to waste time from the top position. Maltz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Maltz keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Richter Gracie just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Maltz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maltz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Richter Gracie has been cut.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gessinger Maltz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richter Gracie.
Maltz lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Gracie can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Maltz and Gracie drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Maltz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gessinger Maltz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doro Gipsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alas Malas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doro Gipsy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doro Gipsy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alas Malas!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malas avoids the head kick by Gipsy.
Malas looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gipsy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gipsy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gipsy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Malas looks a forlorn figure.
Gipsy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Malas is bucking up trying to escape but Gipsy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gipsy controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gipsy looking to finish Malas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Malas!
Gipsy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gipsy content just to control the position here.
Gipsy looking to finish Malas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Malas!
It looks like Alas Malas has been cut.
Gipsy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That has opened up Alas Malas's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gipsy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Malas?
The cut above Alas Malas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gipsy lands a nice shot to the head.
Gipsy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gipsy looking to finish Malas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Malas!
Alas Malas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alas Malas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doro Gipsy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Plutonio Napalm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romulo Costa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Plutonio Napalm's chin.
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135 lbs
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Plutonio Napalm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romulo Costa!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napalm moves away.
Costa misses with a two punch combination.
Napalm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Costa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costa scores with the left hand. Napalm knows he should have avoided that one.
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napalm manages to avoid it.
Costa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Costa looks to land a left hand but Napalm moved out of range nicely.
Romulo Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napalm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Costa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Costa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Costa scores with a one two! Napalm had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Napalm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Napalm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Costa pinned against the cage. Costa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Napalm's head backwards.
Napalm shoots for a double leg takedown but Costa sprawls well. He's pushed Napalm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Plutonio Napalm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Costa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romulo Costa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa misses with a few strikes there.
Costa cracks Napalm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Costa thows a body shot but no joy.
Costa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Napalm is rocked!
Costa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Costa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Napalm.
Napalm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with the combination.
Costa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Costa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Costa looks to land a combination. Napalm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oh Napalm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Napalm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Costa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Napalm somewhat.
Napalm slips a jab and a cross from Costa.
Napalm seems to have got his legs back now.
Costa throws a series of punches but Napalm avoids them all with ease.
Costa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Napalm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to bum rush Napalm with a series of wild strikes but Napalm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Costa stuffs the takedown.
Napalm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Napalm is breathing heavily.
Costa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Napalm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Costa's waist but Costa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Napalm off to one side.
Costa punishes Napalm's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Costa misses.
Napalm moves forwards but Costa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Costa cracks Napalm with a good jab.
Costa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Napalm is defended easily by Costa.
Napalm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Napalm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Napalm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Napalm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Costa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Costa scores with a shot to the body.
Napalm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Costa sprawls well. Costa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Napalm gets slowly back to his feet.
Costa drops Napalm with a right and a left! Costa comes rushing in but Napalm regains his composure and manages to keep Costa in guard.
It looks like Plutonio Napalm has been cut.
Napalm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Napalm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Costa defends it easily.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napalm working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Napalm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Costa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Costa wants to pass the guard but Napalm is keeping the position.
Costa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Costa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Costa throws a left that rocks Napalm and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Costa dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Napalm regain composure!
Napalm manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Costa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Napalm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Napalm wants to work for an arm triangle but Costa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Napalm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Costa gets back to full guard.
Napalm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Costa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Napalm has managed to get both his arms back between Costa's legs - danger averted.
Napalm prevents Costa from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napalm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Napalm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Costa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Costa is looking to advance position but Napalm won't allow it.
Napalm has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Costa. Oh but Napalm has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Costa goes limp - he's gone! Napalm jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Plutonio Napalm!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Ziribastow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Felding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ziribastow's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DEAD STARS. Mr Felding has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Ziribastow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Felding!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felding gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziribastow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ziribastow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ziribastow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ziribastow throws a big right hand that misses.
Ziribastow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ziribastow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ziribastow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ziribastow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Felding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ziribastow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ziribastow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Felding trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felding working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ziribastow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ziribastow throwing strikes from guard but Felding blocks nicely.
Ziribastow preventing the sweep.
Ziribastow trying to control the position from guard on top but Felding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziribastow postures up and lands a big shot to Felding's brow.
Ziribastow wants to pass the guard but Felding is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ziribastow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Felding as he jumps to the side.
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.
Ziribastow decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ziribastow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ziribastow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Felding wants to get back to his feet.
Ziribastow working the head and body with strikes.
Ziribastow is keen to just control but Felding is a slippery customer.
Felding is trying to maintain the position but Ziribastow is very close to passing his half guard.
Ziribastow looks to land a strike but Felding avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Felding wants to stand and escape but Ziribastow is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felding keeping full guard, as Ziribastow tries to pass.
Ziribastow throws a big right hand that misses.
Ziribastow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ziribastow is looking to work some ground and pound but Felding has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Felding scores with a spinning back kick!
Ziribastow sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ziribastow shoots in but no luck this time.
Mr Felding is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - Felding finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Felding throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ziribastow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ziribastow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Felding is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow throws some wild stikes that Felding manages to avoid easily.
Felding is trying to stand up.
Ziribastow landing punches.
Ziribastow unloads with some shots from mount but Felding bucks and avoids them well.
Ziribastow looking to finish Felding with some ground and pound. This is bad for Felding!
Felding is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ziribastow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Felding hang on?
Ziribastow misses with some ground and pound and Felding recovers position to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Ziribastow 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.
Felding throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ziribastow fails with a takedown attempt.
Felding throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shawn Ziribastow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziribastow moves out of range of the body kick.
Ziribastow moves out of range as Felding throws a body kick.
Ziribastow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Felding but Felding pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ziribastow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Felding swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Ziribastow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ziribastow shoots in but Felding avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Felding leaves Ziribastow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ziribastow avoids the head kick by Felding.
Felding throws a sloppy head kick and Ziribastow moves out of range easily.
Felding finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felding pushes Ziribastow away with a front kick.
Ziribastow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Felding but Felding pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Felding stuffs the takedown.
Ziribastow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Felding tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ziribastow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ziribastow prevents Felding from escaping the position.
Ziribastow working the ground and pound.
Felding wants to get back to his feet.
Ziribastow just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ziribastow creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Felding sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Felding's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ziribastow throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Felding works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ziribastow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ziribastow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Felding's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ziribastow connects with a nice short shot to Felding's temple.
Felding is trying to stand up here but Ziribastow is controlling him well.
Ziribastow is nestled in close to Felding, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ziribastow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Felding is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ziribastow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ziribastow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Felding wants to get back to full guard.
Ziribastow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Felding knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Felding regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ziribastow.
Ziribastow is looking to work some ground and pound but Felding has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Felding keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ziribastow feints and as Felding raises his hands in defense, Ziribastow changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ziribastow postures up in Felding's guard and throws a big left but Felding blocks it.
Ziribastow throws a strike but Felding rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Felding stands up from Ziribastow's guard - Felding perhaps looking for a knockout.
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 Shawn Ziribastow will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Felding tries to score with a low kick but Ziribastow moves his leg out of the way.
Felding feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ziribastow's calf.
Felding slaps away a takedown attempt from Ziribastow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Felding attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Felding throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shawn Ziribastow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Felding throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Felding. No joy for Ziribastow on that attempt.
Ziribastow closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Felding did well to prevent Ziribastow getting side control.
Ziribastow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ziribastow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Felding trying to control from the bottom.
Ziribastow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziribastow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ziribastow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Felding blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ziribastow.
Ziribastow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Felding's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Felding looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Felding throws a head kick but Ziribastow moves out of range.
Ziribastow feints and as Felding raises his hands in defense, Ziribastow changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ziribastow thows a big elbow that misses.
Ziribastow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Felding swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ziribastow with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Ziribastow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ziribastow throws a strike but Felding rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ziribastow looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ziribastow is on top in guard.
Felding wants to get back to his feet but Ziribastow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ziribastow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Felding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felding wants to get back to his feet but Ziribastow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Felding has momentary wrist control but Ziribastow slips an elbow through the middle.
Ziribastow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ziribastow is in close to Felding's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shawn Ziribastow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ziribastow postures up in Felding's guard and throws a big left but Felding blocks it.
Felding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ziribastow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ziribastow throws and elbow that misses. Felding uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ziribastow's guard. Nice move by Felding!
Ziribastow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ziribastow is pulling down on Felding's head. It's preventing any offense from Felding, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Ziribastow clearly takes that round.
That's time! Ziribastow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Felding.
Ziribastow is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Felding's half guard.
Ziribastow throwing shots but Felding is blocking nicely.
Ziribastow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Felding defending well though.
Felding regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ziribastow.
Ziribastow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ziribastow thows a big elbow that misses.
Ziribastow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziribastow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ziribastow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ziribastow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Felding pinned against the cage. Felding gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Felding throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ziribastow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ziribastow shoots for a takedown but Felding saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ziribastow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ziribastow changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Felding looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ziribastow with the ground and pound but Felding regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Felding wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felding is refusing to be controlled, as Ziribastow sits in half guard.
Felding regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ziribastow.
Felding wants to stand but Ziribastow is controlling the position.
Ziribastow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ziribastow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felding avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ziribastow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ziribastow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ziribastow misses with a head shot. Felding uses the momentum to regain guard.
Felding being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziribastow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ziribastow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ziribastow thows a big elbow that misses.
Ziribastow thows a big elbow that misses.
Ziribastow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ziribastow with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziribastow throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ziribastow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Ziribastow had his way with Mr Felding in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Felding plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Felding looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ziribastow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Felding regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ziribastow.
Ziribastow throws a big right hand that misses.
Ziribastow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Felding preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ziribastow thows a big elbow that misses.
Felding working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ziribastow.
Ziribastow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Felding is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felding working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ziribastow.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Felding connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ziribastow shoots for a double leg takedown but Felding sprawls well. He's pushed Ziribastow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ziribastow shoots in for a takedown but Felding shows good takedown defense.
Felding cracks the inside of Ziribastow's front leg.
Felding fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ziribastow checks it well.
Ziribastow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Felding sprawls well. Felding wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ziribastow gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Ziribastow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Felding misses with a head kick.
Ziribastow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Felding defends it nicely.
Ziribastow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felding throws a head kick that half lands.
Felding lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ziribastow's sensitive parts.
Ziribastow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ziribastow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Felding. Felding obviously looking to wear him down.
Felding looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ziribastow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Felding pinned against the cage. Felding gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Felding. That's going to slow Ziribastow down.
Felding moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ziribastow looks for a takedown but Felding sprawls well.
Felding scores with a kick to the body.
Felding decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felding wants to stand but Ziribastow has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ziribastow wants to get back to full guard but Felding has mounted him!
Felding controlling from the full mount.
Ziribastow is squirming around, avoiding Felding's attempts to control the action.
Ziribastow tries to lock up and control but Felding gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Felding wants to control the pace but Ziribastow is squirming around nicely.
Ziribastow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Felding trying to control but Ziribastow is having none of it.
Shawn Ziribastow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ziribastow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mr Felding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ziribastow sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Felding comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ziribastow 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Ziribastow!
Shawn Ziribastow retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daigon kins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kins's entrance music is N.O.S. A fine choice. Boston has chosen Loituma - as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daigon kins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nero Boston!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by kins.
kins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boston's head.
kins slips under a jab.
kins dodges the punch combination from Boston.
kins lands with an uppercut that bounces Boston off the cage and back into rage.
kins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boston thows a body shot but no joy.
Boston falls off balance throwing a combination
and kins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boston misses with a few strikes there.
Boston throws out a loose jab but kins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boston throws a series of punches but kins avoids them all with ease.
kins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but kins moves away.
kins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Boston finds it's way through kins's defenses.
Good standup being displayed there by kins as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by kins. That's going to slow Boston down.
kins tries to bum rush Boston with a series of wild strikes but Boston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from kins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
kins's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and kins duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
kins lands a jab.
kins gets a clinch.
Boston misses with some punches.
Boston wants to break free but kins has control.
kins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boston or not.
Boston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. kins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
kins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
kins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
kins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boston looks gassed!
Boston misses with a combination
and kins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston throws a series of punches but kins moves out of range.
kins looks to land a combination but Boston avoids it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from kins. Boston shrugs it off though.
kins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boston momentarily.
kins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boston misses with a hook. kins ducked under it nicely.
Boston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
kins scores with a three punch combo!
Boston missing with a left hand there. kins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
kins tries to close the distance and clinch but Boston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kins jabs Boston right on the nose. Boston blinks but takes it well.
kins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
kins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but kins manages to avoid it.
Boston throws an overhand right that lands on kins's shoulder, as kins tries to avoid the shot.
Boston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from kins does it's job there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - kins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
kins scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daigon kins 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.
Boston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daigon kins is winning the standup battle so far.
kins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boston doesn't seem bothered though.
kins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boston.
kins throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from kins.
Boston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract kins.
kins with a nice cross.
Boston falls off balance throwing a combination
and kins counters with a low kick, right behind Boston 's knee.
Boston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boston blocks a head kick by kins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
kins slips under a jab.
kins misses with the combination.
kins cracks Boston with an open hand slap.
Good exchange - kins coming out on top.
kins lands with a nice combination. Boston backs away looking to recover.
Boston lands a left and a right that send kins crashing to the mat, dazed. Boston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
kins is rocked!
It looks like Daigon kins has been cut.
Boston takes a swing at kins's ribcage but misses.
Boston misses with a hook to the body
and kins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boston is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Donk. Boston catches kins right on the button with a cross.
Oh kins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
kins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
kins seems to have got his legs back now.
kins misses the jab.
kins misses with a head kick.
kins scores with a body shot.
kins defending well as Boston loads up on a big left hand.
Boston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
kins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boston.
kins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kins digs a good body shot into Boston's ribs.
Nero Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boston is breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Boston misses
and kins counters with a nice uppercut.
kins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boston loads up on a big right hand but kins slips the punch.
Boston loads up on a big right hand but kins slips the punch.
kins scores with a sloppy right hand. Boston should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by kins.
kins throws a quick inside leg kick.
A cross from kins lands.
kins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from kins.
A decent looking cross lands there for kins.
kins moves out of range as Boston strikes.
Nice shot lands for kins.
kins moves out of range as Boston strikes.
kins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
kins scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
kins with a hook.
kins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daigon kins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daigon kins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good exchange - kins coming out on top.
kins moves out of range as Boston strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boston crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from kins - the referee stops the clock and Boston gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says kins. Boston manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
kins lands a head kick!
kins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boston misses the jab.
Nice cross by kins.
kins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
kins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boston can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from kins.
Boston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
kins thows a body kick. Boston tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boston misses with the combination.
kins cracks the inside of Boston's front leg.
kins misses with the combination.
kins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boston misses with a shot to the body
enabling kins to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boston falls off balance throwing a combination
and kins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
kins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nero Boston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boston misses the jab.
kins blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by kins - just one landing.
kins lands with an uppercut that bounces Boston off the cage and back into rage.
Boston throws out a loose jab but kins uses good head movement to avoid it.
kins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boston.
Boston scores with a three punch combo!
kins scores with a kick to the body.
Boston has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from kins.
kins lands a nice looking body shot.
Boston looks to score with a jab to the body but kins is just out of range.
Boston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
kins with a nice cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for kins.
kins tests Boston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston misses with a shot to the body
and kins counters with a nice uppercut.
kins rushes Boston and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from kins.
Boston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
kins lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from kins.
kins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
kins lands a jab-cross combination.
Daigon kins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for kins.
kins cracks Boston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boston throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
kins cracks Boston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boston takes one to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daigon kins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well kins 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daigon kins!
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