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CCF FN 14:McKane v Willian Jr PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krill Van Morin (ranked 14047 p4p, 273 weight class) and Hector Romero (ranked 9250 p4p, 258 weight class). The key to victory for Krill Van Morin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krill Van Morin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Romero!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Morin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romero.
Van Morin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Morin looks to clinch
and Romero counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Romero told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Romero 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.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Van Morin is keeping the position.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Morin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Morin being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Morin wants to get back to his feet but Romero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Romero not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Romero stands up over Van Morin , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Romero is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Van Morin is keeping the position.
Van Morin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Van Morin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romero on the ground.
Romero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Van Morin wants to stand but Romero is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Romero throws a head kick but Van Morin moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Morin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero wants to counter with a clinch but Van Morin pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romero darts in looking for a takedown but Van Morin gets double underhooks and turns Romero into the cage.
Van Morin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romero, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Morin 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Morin is looking to clinch.
Romero wants to counter the offense by Van Morin and move into the clinch position.
Van Morin stuffs the takedown.
Krill Van Morin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Romero.
Van Morin moves out of range of the body kick from Romero.
Van Morin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Morin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romero counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Morin has Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Morin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Morin gets caught flat footed, as Romero shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Van Morin wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Romero manages to pass to side control.
Van Morin wants to get back to his feet.
Romero controlling the action here.
Romero stops Van Morin from getting back to his feet.
Romero wants to pass to mount but Van Morin is defending the position.
Romero stops Van Morin from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Romero is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Romero stops Van Morin from getting back to his feet.
Romero content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Romero closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Van Morin quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero wants to control but Van Morin is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Morin gets a clinch.
Van Morin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romero is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Morin has double underhooks.
Van Morin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Morin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Morin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Morin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romero, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Morin breaks from the clinch.
Van Morin drops Romero with a beautiful combination! Romero stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Van Morin is looking for the KO!
Romero is rocked!
It looks like Hector Romero has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Morin plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Romero to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Romero just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Krill Van Morin !
During a confident post fight interview, Krill Van Morin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Allen (ranked 7583 p4p, 623 weight class) and Jo Asce (ranked 24239 p4p, 722 weight class). Jo Asce is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bartholomew Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jo Asce!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allen.
Allen staying out of range there.
Allen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Asce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Allen is looking to slow Asce down with leg kicks.
Jo Asce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Asce's front leg but catches the back leg as Asce tries to avoid it.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asce closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asce misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Allen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Allen.
Allen throws the kick towards the body but Asce avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Asce's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Asce tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Allen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asce is out of range and Allen settles back down.
Allen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Asce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allen throws a head kick but Asce moves out of range.
Asce wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Asce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
Asce's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Asce's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Asce takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Asce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asce's calf.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Asce moves out of range easily.
Asce fails to land with a series of punches.
Asce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asce connects with a body shot.
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
Asce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A low kick from Allen misses
letting Asce counter with a right hand.
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!
Asce fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Asce unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Allen throws a solid leg kick but Asce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Allen.
Asce unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Allen.
Allen avoids the body shot from Asce.
Asce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Allen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Allen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Allen throws out a leg kick but Asce moves out of range and Allen only half commits.
Allen throws out a leg kick but Asce moves out of range and Allen only half commits.
Asce misses with an uppercut.
And Allen counters with a quick kick to the body but Asce blocks it.
Allen scores with a head kick. Asce tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Asce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Asce.
Allen is looking to chop away at Asce's legs.
Asce throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a leg kick
and Asce counters with a straight right hand.
Allen keeps Asce at a distance using the push kick.
Allen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Asce is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Asce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.
Allen lands with a nice body kick.
Asce swinging wildly here.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Asce moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Asce.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Asce. Those never looked like landing.
Allen misses with a leg kick
and Asce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Asce moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asce looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
It appears Allen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Asce lands a right hook to the body.
Asce throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Asce checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asce is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Asce checks a low kick from Allen.
Allen thows a body kick. Asce tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Allen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Asce takes a step back to recover.
Asce has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Allen.
Allen throws out a leg kick but Asce moves out of range and Allen only half commits.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asce.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Asce!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asce tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Asce lands a nice hook to Allen's body. Allen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Asce misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Allen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot by Asce.
Asce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Allen. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Asce down.
Asce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Asce lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Asce misses with the combination.
Asce has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Asce throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
Allen lands a front kick.
Asce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Asce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Allen.
Allen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Asce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Asce scores with a one two! Allen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Asce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asce is breathing heavily.
Allen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Allen fakes the leg kick and cracks Asce in the body.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asce throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Allen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asce can do to turn this around?
Allen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Asce has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Allen.
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asce throws a fast counter high kick but Allen manages to duck under it in time.
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Asce checks the leg kick.
Asce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
Asce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allen counters with a three punch combo that has Asce backing up. Asce nods at Allen to acknowledge the strikes.
Allen throws a low kick but Asce moves out of range easily.
Allen throws a head kick but Asce moves out of range.
Asce is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Allen rather than just go for the knockout.
Allen lands with a nice body kick.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Asce off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Allen.
Allen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Asce.
Allen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Asce checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allen.
Asce is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asce. That did some damage!
Asce avoids the head kick by Allen.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asce connects with a jab.
Asce checks a leg kick.
Asce pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Allen back to the cage. Asce follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Asce might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Allen has got the better of the exchanges.
Allen feints and then cracks Asce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asce down.
Bartholomew Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Asce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Asce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Allen is wriggling around but Asce manages to pass to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen wants to get back to full guard but Asce has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is trying to control Asce's posture but Asce avoids it.
Asce working the ground and pound.
Asce connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Allen some visible discomfort.
Allen is looking to regain half guard here but Asce keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asce scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Allen to see if he's OK.
Asce working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Allen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
You can see that Asce has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Asce works over Allen's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Asce.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Asce checks it.
Asce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asce checks a leg kick.
Allen avoids the head kick by Asce.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Asce off balance momentarily.
Allen throws a low kick but Asce avoids it.
Asce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Asce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen thumps Asce with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a lazy head kick
and Asce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Asce scores with a jab. Allen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Asce tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Allen throws a quick counter head kick but Asce was just out of range.
Asce scores with a one two! Allen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Asce stalks Allen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Allen's face. Allen staggers backwards, shaken.
Asce checks a leg kick.
Allen throws a head kick that half lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Asce has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asce and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Asce unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Asce takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jo Asce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Allen - that will leave a mark!
Asce misses with a series of wild punches.
Asce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asce misses the shot to the body.
Allen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Asce just manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allen counters with a two punch combo.
Asce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Asce.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Asce's sensitive parts.
Allen misses with a low kick as Asce jumps back.
Allen lands with a nice body kick.
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asce's calf.
Allen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Allen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Asce tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Asce's front leg but catches the back leg as Asce tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Allen thows a leg kick but Asce checks it
and Asce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Allen feints and then cracks Asce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asce down.
Allen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Asce moves out of range easily.
Allen throws a front kick aimed at Asce's knee but Asce avoids it well.
Asce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Allen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asce is out of range and Allen settles back down.
Asce lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Asce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Asce connects with a body shot that sends Allen's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Asce unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bartholomew Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Allen. Asce shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Asce does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Asce. Those never looked like landing.
Asce is looking to land body kicks.
Asce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Asce takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Allen cracks the inside of Asce's front leg.
Asce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Allen feints and then cracks Asce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asce down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Allen.
Allen throws a push kick but Asce slaps the foot to one side.
Jo Asce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asce throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartholomew Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, 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 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartholomew Allen!
An out of breath Bartholomew Allen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Sanchez (ranked 24768 p4p, 710 weight class) and Joshua Moore (ranked 4902 p4p, 498 weight class). Moore has chosen The SHOW Must Go On as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Moore!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Moore darts in looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets double underhooks and turns Moore into the cage.
Moore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moore tries to stand but Sanchez is controlling from the bottom.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moore on the ground.
Moore trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Moore trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sanchez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Moore is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Moore shoots in.
Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tony Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Moore.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Sanchez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moore.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moore shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Moore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.
Moore tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez wants to stall.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to control Moore's arms but Moore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moore is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanchez digs a right hand into Moore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moore's gas tank.
Sanchez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Moore tries for a takedown but Sanchez manages to get underhooks.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
Sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
Sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanchez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moore looks winded!
Sanchez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanchez lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Moore blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moore has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sanchez after a bit of a struggle.
Sanchez taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez is struggling to control the position.
Sanchez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
Sanchez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez'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.
Moore tries to score a body lock takedown but Sanchez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore wants to take the fight to the mat but Sanchez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanchez leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Sanchez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Moore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moore.
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tony Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Moore.
Moore moves into the clinch.
Moore tries for a takedown but Sanchez manages to get underhooks.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch but Moore improves position.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez leaning against his opponent.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moore wants to take the fight to the mat but Sanchez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sanchez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Moore jumps guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.
We've been hearing that Sanchez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez is sitting in close to Moore's body. Moore has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sanchez is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sanchez is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Moore.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joshua Moore!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joshua Moore waved his t-shirt featuring IniTech Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Dayne (ranked 3098 p4p, 353 weight class) and Mark Cruz (ranked 24006 p4p, 737 weight class). Arthur Dayne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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176 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Dayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Dayne.
Cruz tries to counter with a clinch but Dayne shakes him off and moves away.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dayne throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dayne throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Dayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dayne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dayne lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dayne stalks Cruz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cruz's face. Cruz staggers backwards, shaken.
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
I was talking to Dayne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dayne has Cruz pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne lands with a short shot to the head.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Cruz's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayne is trying to force a seperation but Cruz has the dominant position.
Dayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dayne is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Dayne blocks with his arms.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Dayne.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
A frustrated look appears on Dayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Dayne's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dayne can't break the clinch.
Dayne has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Dayne tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
Dayne stalling against the cage.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as Dayne controls the action.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dayne is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz avoiding damage.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dayne tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. Dayne won't want to take too many of those.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Dayne dominated that round.
That's time! Dayne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dayne throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dayne.
Arthur Dayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
A jab-cross combination lands for Dayne and sends Cruz crashing to the mat! Dayne follows him down to the mat - Cruz regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Dayne finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruz can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dayne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dayne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayne postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Dayne is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Dayne is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Dayne controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dayne throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Dayne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dayne'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dayne controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Dayne is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab-cross combination lands for Dayne and sends Cruz crashing to the mat! Dayne follows him down to the mat - Cruz regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Dayne is controlling the pace.
Dayne has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cruz is pressing down on Dayne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controls Dayne momentarily but Dayne frees himself.
Dayne throws a strike but Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dayne manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Cruz has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Dayne is blocking nicely.
Dayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Dayne blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne can't break the clinch.
Dayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dayne fails to land.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Dayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dayne is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Dayne dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Dayne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dayne misses with a few strikes there.
Good shot there by Dayne.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Dayne.
Dayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dayne sets himself, and Cruz steps forward looking for the clinch! Dayne avoids it this time.
Dayne misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dayne with a nice cross.
Dayne throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz wants to counter with a clinch but Dayne pushes him away.
Dayne throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
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!
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Dayne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dayne duly obliges.
Dayne lands a body shot.
Dayne lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Dayne misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dayne.
Dayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dayne misses with a wild combination.
Dayne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Dayne.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Dayne circles away.
Dayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dayne misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Dayne misses with the combination.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Dayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arthur Dayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Dayne can't break the clinch.
Dayne lands a shoulder strike.
Dayne wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dayne displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dayne scores with a decent looking hook.
Dayne cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Nice jab there from Dayne.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Dayne keeps it at a distance.
Dayne is looking for a counter combo.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Dayne.
A punch lands to the side of Cruz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Dayne! Cruz is backing up but he can't get away as Dayne lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Cruz and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arthur Dayne!
Arthur Dayne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Lima (ranked 4641 p4p, 453 weight class) and More IsMore Ii (ranked 3367 p4p, 333 weight class). Marcelinho Lima has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, More IsMore Ii!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima throws a jab when IsMore Ii was well out of range.
Lima tries to clinch but fails miserably
and IsMore Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Lima backs off IsMore Ii throws a huge counter combo but Lima manages to avoid it all.
Lima misses with a wild body shot.
IsMore Ii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lima throws a leg kick but IsMore Ii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
IsMore Ii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
IsMore Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Lima throws an ugly left hook that misses
and IsMore Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lima rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and IsMore Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima wants to clinch
and IsMore Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lima throws a lazy uppercut
and IsMore Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lima has his takedown stuffed
and IsMore Ii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima throws a right hand that misses
and Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lima misses with a right hand
and IsMore Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lima.
Nice shot by IsMore Ii.
Lima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and IsMore Ii counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelinho Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick
and IsMore Ii counters with a nice body shot.
Marcelinho Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting IsMore Ii counter with a right hand.
IsMore Ii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lima shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lima was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
IsMore Ii tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lima goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, IsMore Ii rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lima's guard! Nice work there by IsMore Ii!
IsMore Ii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lima working for a triangle but IsMore Ii defends it easily.
Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but IsMore Ii can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima working for a triangle but IsMore Ii defends it easily.
Lima looking for a guillotine here but IsMore Ii defends easily.
IsMore Ii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
IsMore Ii really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lima working for a triangle but IsMore Ii defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
IsMore Ii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
IsMore Ii's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from IsMore Ii.
Lima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. IsMore Ii defends it easily.
IsMore Ii must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lima has his foot on IsMore Ii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. IsMore Ii works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
More IsMore Ii 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.
Lima misses with a body shot
and IsMore Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lima closes the distance looking to clinch
and IsMore Ii counters with a nice uppercut.
Lima moves out of range as IsMore Ii strikes.
Some wild striking there from IsMore Ii.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from IsMore Ii misses.
Lima scores with a hook to the body. IsMore Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
IsMore Ii darts in and clinches Lima up against the cage.
IsMore Ii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lima is trying to pull guard but IsMore Ii turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
IsMore Ii cracks Lima with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but IsMore Ii has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from IsMore Ii.
IsMore Ii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
IsMore Ii lands a right hand.
Lima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
IsMore Ii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lima jumps guard but IsMore Ii stands there with Lima around his waist. Lima gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from IsMore Ii.
IsMore Ii lands with a light punch inside.
Lima tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. IsMore Ii smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelinho Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
IsMore Ii lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima slips a jab and a cross from IsMore Ii.
Lima defending well as IsMore Ii loads up on a big left hand.
Lima misses the shot to the body.
Lima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lima misses with a right hand
and IsMore Ii counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lima throws an ugly left hook that misses
and IsMore Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
IsMore Ii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and IsMore Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Lima misses with a shot to the body
and IsMore Ii counters with a nice body shot.
IsMore Ii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
IsMore Ii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
IsMore Ii lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima throws a head kick that misses
and IsMore Ii counters with a nice right hand that sends Lima toppling to the canvas! Lima scrambles and gets back to his feet - can IsMore Ii finish him?!
Lima is rocked!
IsMore Ii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lima doesn't seem bothered though.
BOOM! IsMore Ii lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lima. Lima tries to recover but IsMore Ii is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lima lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). More IsMore Ii!
In his post fight interview, More IsMore Ii started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 2709 p4p, 317 weight class) and Gorgeous Bob (ranked 5296 p4p, 531 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgeous Bob!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abel is looking to clinch.
Abel throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side.
Bob lands a jab to Abel's midsection.
Bob throws a body punch but Abel moves out of range.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abel.
Bob scores with a jab. Abel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bob blocks a jab.
Abel misses with a straight right.
Bob comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bob connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abel momentarily.
Bob digs a good body shot into Abel's ribs.
Abel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abel tries to clinch up but Bob circles away and keeps his distance.
Abel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arm Breakers/BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
Bob shoots in but no luck this time.
Bob lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel tries to sprawl but Bob drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel pushes Bob off looking to stand but Bob dives back in and keeps control.
Abel trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Abel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Abel wants to get back to his feet.
Bob is trying to control the action in half guard but Abel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bob working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Abel is looking to escape.
Bob sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abel defending well though.
Bob sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abel defending well though.
Bob sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abel defending well though.
Abel kicks off Bob and gets to his feet.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abel gets caught napping as Bob dives in and scores a takedown. Abel manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bob accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abel wants to stand but Bob is controlling the position.
Bob passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bob throws an elbow but Abel slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bob has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bob postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Abel tries to bench press Bob off him but Bob keeps the position.
Bob lands some shots froms side control.
Abel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bob throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bob looks up at the clock and then as Abel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bob smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bob in side control lands a decent elbow.
Abel is trying to get back to his feet.
Bob tries to score with some ground and pound. Abel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Abel tries to bench press Bob off him but Bob keeps the position.
Abel is working hard here to advance position.
Bob working the ground and pound from side control.
Bob 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.
Bob lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bob connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Abel some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abel is not content to let Bob control the position.
Bob is chipping away with strikes.
Abel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Abel decides to stand and escape the position.
Abel throws a low kick but Bob moves out of range easily.
Bob misses with a looping right.
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bob tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bob throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Abel was covering up waiting for the punch and Bob finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Abel is looking to stand up but Bob isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel looking for a sweep. Not yet Abel, not yet.
Bob working some strikes from top position.
Bob postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abel keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Bob is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bob won't allow Abel to get back to his feet.
Bob working some strikes from top position.
Bob connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bob's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bob chips away with some ground and pound.
Abel is trying to control the position but Bob postures up.
Bob cracks Abel with a solid left hand.
Bob postures up in Abel's guard and throws a big left but Abel blocks it.
Abel wants to stand up but Bob is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgeous Bob dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bob drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Abel defends it well.
A shot to the liver by Bob. Beautiful body shot.
Abel throws the left hand but Bob avoids the punch easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bob. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bob comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gorgeous Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bob moves out of range as Abel throws a body kick.
Bob connects with a crisp jab.
Abel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bob punishes Abel's body with a nice straight punch.
Abel wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
Abel tries a head kick but it misses.
Abel looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Abel misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abel.
Nice body kick there by Abel.
Bob fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Bob scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abel scores with a jab to the head.
Abel misses the jab.
Abel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Bob changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bob works Abel's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Abel.
Abel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Abel is just out of range.
Aristides Abel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Abel throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel misses with a wild combination.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Abel misses.
Abel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abel closes the distance and clinches.
Abel breaks from the clinch.
Abel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bob lands a jab to the nose.
Abel clobbers Bob with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab from Abel.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bob.
The crowd cheers as Bob lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abel doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Abel!
Abel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bob working the ground and pound from side control.
Abel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abel pushes Bob away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bob gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bob working the head with strikes.
Bob is working Abel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bob fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bob scoring with punches from side control.
Abel struggling a bit here.
Abel on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bob working the body and head with strikes.
Bob working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes there by Bob.
That's four 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!
Abel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bob asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bob lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Abel down.
Abel wants to control but Bob postures up.
Abel is trying to buck Bob off.
Abel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bob wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bob is chipping away with strikes.
Bob lands a few punches from side control.
Abel taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bob is working Abel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bob misses with the ground and pound.
Abel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Abel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bob has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bob working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Abel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bob wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bob working the ground and pound.
Bob looks up at the clock and then as Abel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bob smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgeous Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bob lands with a nice body punch.
Bob digs a good hook to Abel's body.
Abel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bob with the counter takedown but Abel avoids it easily.
Bob throws a body punch but Abel moves out of range.
Bob blocks the body kick.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abel.
Bob tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abel defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Abel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Abel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abel breaks the clinch.
Abel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bob dives in for a single leg takedown but Abel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bob or perhaps it was just good defense by Abel, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob jabs at Abel's body.
Bob is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abel rather than just go for the knockout.
Abel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abel.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abel. Bob shrugs it off though.
Abel connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bob drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Abel explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob takes a swing at Abel's ribcage but misses.
As Bob looks to move away, Abel throws a big counter combo but Bob just gets out of the way.
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
Aristides Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Bob lands a nice hook to Abel's body. Abel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abel wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bob fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abel on the side of the head.
Bob lands with an overhand left.
Bob jabs at Abel's body.
Abel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abel thumps Bob with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
Abel misses with a few strikes there.
Bob slips under a jab from Abel.
Abel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abel at a distance.
Bob avoids the head kick by Abel.
Bob with the counter takedown but Abel avoids it easily.
Bob closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Abel did well to prevent Bob getting side control.
Bob is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bob is looking for a kimura here.
Bob wants to pass to mount but Abel is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel wants to get back to his feet.
Bob scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abel wants to get back to his feet.
Bob scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gorgeous Bob is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abel gets full guard.
Bob works over Abel with some ground and pound from guard.
Bob lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bob loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bob distracts Abel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abel wants to stand up but Bob is controlling him.
Bob lands a couple of elbows.
Gorgeous Bob has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bob controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bob working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abel's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gorgeous Bob.
I've got Bob 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorgeous Bob!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cobb Banes (ranked 3372 p4p, 334 weight class) and Francis Ngannou (ranked 3375 p4p, 335 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobb Banes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francis Ngannou!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngannou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Banes counters with a good low kick that Ngannou was not able to check.
Banes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Banes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ngannou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banes. Banes obviously looking to wear him down.
Ngannou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Banes to counter with a crisp jab.
Ngannou throws a right hand that Banes ducks under and follows up with a left that Banes also avoids with ease.
Banes quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ngannou throws a combination that misses
and Banes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ngannou falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banes counters with a thumping low kick.
Ngannou throws a combination that misses
and Banes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ngannou throws a combination that misses
and Banes counters with a solid body kick.
Ngannou looks winded!
Banes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ngannou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Banes backs off Ngannou throws a huge counter combo but Banes manages to avoid it all.
Ngannou has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Banes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ngannou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Cobb Banes has been cut.
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!
Ngannou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Banes counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngannou misses with a double jab.
Ngannou misses with a combination
and Banes counters with a good low kick that Ngannou was not able to check.
Banes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ngannou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Banes counters with a low kick, right behind Ngannou 's knee.
Banes scores with a jab. Ngannou acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Banes lands a leg kick that knocks Ngannou off balance momentarily.
A shot to the body from Ngannou misses
and Banes counters with a solid body kick.
Banes scoring well with a low kick there.
Banes feints and then cracks Ngannou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ngannou down.
Banes lands with a nice body kick.
Banes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ngannou takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banes connects with a nice looking jab.
Ngannou throws out a loose jab but Banes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banes is looking to counter punch.
Banes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ngannou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banes. Banes obviously looking to wear him down.
Ngannou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Banes counters with a nice body kick.
Banes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ngannou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ngannou misses with a double jab
enabling Banes to counter with a crisp jab.
Ngannou is rocked!
Banes scores with a kick to the body.
Ngannou is still on wobbly legs! Can Banes finish him?
Banes cracks Ngannou with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ngannou tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Banes pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ngannou is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cobb Banes!
After winning the bout, Cobb Banes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Molokai Built (ranked 3599 p4p, 172 weight class) and Demarte Pena (ranked 1644 p4p, 85 weight class). Pena is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mesmo Assim. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Molokai Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarte Pena!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Built paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pena tries to clinch up.
Pena tries to clinch up but Built circles away and keeps his distance.
Pena with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Built to score with a decent uppercut.
Pena is looking to clinch but Built is avoiding it.
Pena shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Built defends it nicely.
Built ducks under a wild hook from Pena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena throws a wild body kick that Built sees coming a mile off.
As Pena backs away, Built returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pena takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Built lands a glancing blow to the side of Pena's head.
Pena darts in trying to clinch
and Built counters with a one-two to the body.
Pena is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
OH! Pena has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Built smells blood and charges in for the finish! Built unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Pena sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Molokai Built!
Molokai Built was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Demarte Pena stepped up to the mic, saying 'This was not the end. It is just the Begin of you end. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Willian Jr (ranked 2195 p4p, 272 weight class) and Taz McKane (ranked 988 p4p, 135 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Willian Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taz McKane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willian Jr moves away.
Willian Jr fails with the takedown
and McKane counters with a nice body shot.
McKane misses with an uppercut.
McKane with a nice cross.
Jesus Willian Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willian Jr goes for a double leg but McKane avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McKane continues to drive forward.
Willian Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but McKane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Willian Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Willian Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from McKane finds it's target.
Willian Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McKane throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by McKane.
McKane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McKane throws a big shot that misses.
McKane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Willian Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Willian Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McKane sprawls well initially but Willian Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McKane manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Willian Jr keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
McKane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Willian Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McKane is trying to stand back up but Willian Jr is controlling him
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.
Willian Jr trying to mount his opponent but McKane defends it.
McKane looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKane is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
McKane makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Willian Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKane.
Willian Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McKane sprawls well. McKane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willian Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
McKane misses with an uppercut.
McKane lands a jab.
Willian Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McKane as he jumps to the side.
Willian Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but McKane sprawls well. He's pushed Willian Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Willian Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Willian Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McKane swivels and escapes.
Willian Jr misses with a takedown attempt - McKane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McKane appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McKane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Jesus Willian Jr has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willian Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McKane pinned against the cage. McKane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McKane just misses with a punch to the body.
McKane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McKane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Willian Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for McKane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willian Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McKane sprawls well initially but Willian Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McKane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Willian Jr tries to pass to full mount but McKane defends it.
Willian Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McKane is trying to stand back up but Willian Jr is controlling him
Willian Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McKane is trying to stand back up but Willian Jr is controlling him
Willian Jr trying to control the action but McKane is working from the bottom.
McKane wants to get back to his feet.
Willian Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
Willian Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McKane defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Willian Jr feints and as McKane raises his hands in defense, Willian Jr changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Willian Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McKane wants to stand and escape but Willian Jr is having none of it.
McKane told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
McKane being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McKane wants to get back to his feet but Willian Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McKane is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Willian Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McKane smiles and moves away.
McKane tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz McKane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Willian Jr's cut.
That's time! Willian Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McKane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Willian Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Willian Jr with a poor takedown
enabling McKane to counter with a crisp jab.
Willian Jr darts in looking for a takedown but McKane gets double underhooks and turns Willian Jr into the cage.
Nice jab there from McKane.
Willian Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and McKane counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Willian Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willian Jr shoots for a takedown but McKane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McKane. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A cross from McKane lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Willian Jr.
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!
McKane tries to escape but Willian Jr is in control.
McKane explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Willian Jr tries for a takedown but McKane circles away easily
and McKane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willian Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McKane gets caught napping as Willian Jr dives in and scores a takedown. McKane manages to retain guard.
McKane wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willian Jr has a takedown stuffed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McKane! But no joy.
Willian Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McKane tries to avoid it but Willian Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McKane to the ground. McKane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McKane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McKane connects with a looping right hand.
McKane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Willian Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willian Jr darts in looking for a takedown but McKane gets double underhooks and turns Willian Jr into the cage.
Willian Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from McKane finds it's way through Willian Jr's defenses.
McKane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Willian Jr. Willian Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Willian Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKane misses with a hook.
Willian Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice takedown defense from McKane. No joy for Willian Jr on that attempt.
A little jabbing left from McKane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Willian Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKane.
Willian Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but McKane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Willian Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willian Jr slips under a jab from McKane.
Willian Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but McKane sprawls well. He's pushed Willian Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Willian Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McKane clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from McKane.
McKane is working Willian Jr over against the cage.
McKane breaks from the clinch.
McKane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKane connects with a body shot.
No luck for Willian Jr with that takedown attempt.
McKane connects with a crisp jab.
Willian Jr fails to land the takedown.
A left lands for McKane.
Willian Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McKane avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willian Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McKane finds it's way round the side to connect with Willian Jr's head.
Willian Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Willian Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Willian Jr drops his hands momentarily and McKane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Willian Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Willian Jr slips a jab from McKane.
Willian Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McKane avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane drives through and clinches with Willian Jr against the cage.
A body shot lands from McKane.
Willian Jr wants a takedown.
A short right from McKane on the inside.
McKane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McKane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Willian Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McKane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McKane lands a really nice looking cross but Willian Jr seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by McKane there.
Willian Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willian Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Willian Jr is rocked!
McKane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz McKane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesus Willian Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McKane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Willian Jr.
The fighters circling - McKane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Willian Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. McKane tries to sprawl out of it but Willian Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McKane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Willian Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by McKane, which made it look bad.
McKane stuns Willian Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McKane stuns Willian Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Willian Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willian Jr shoots and misses
and McKane counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Willian Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKane cracks Willian Jr with a good jab.
Oh Willian Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willian Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKane cracks Willian Jr with a hook to the temple - Willian Jr is on wobbly legs here! McKane swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Willian Jr falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! McKane wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Taz McKane! Taz McKane retains his welterweight title!
Taz McKane 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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