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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Boy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira digs a good hook to Boy's body.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Boy's half guard.
Boy wants to get back to his feet.
Boy trying to control but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura but Boy is defending well.
Oliveira content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira slips a nice elbow through Boy's hands, connecting with Boy's forehead.
Oliveira passes to full mount!
Oliveira landing punches.
Oliveira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boy looks gassed!
Oliveira swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabio Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corey Stevenson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank St Pierre's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson shoots in and bounces St Pierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stevenson trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but Stevenson controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St Pierre has his hands on Stevenson's head, controlling the position.
Stevenson got a little sloppy there for a moment and St Pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stevenson has managed to get both his arms back between St Pierre's legs - danger averted.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stevenson is one step ahead there.
St Pierre is trying to hold Stevenson in close to prevent damage but Stevenson has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre trying to control from the bottom.
Stevenson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre moves into full guard.
St Pierre pulls Stevenson in close to his closed guard and prevents Stevenson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stevenson throwing strikes but missing.
Stevenson pushes down on St Pierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stevenson is thwarting St Pierre's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
Stevenson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! St Pierre is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Corey Stevenson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrianus Vanderburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidehiko Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrianus Vanderburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hidehiko Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Adrianus Vanderburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vanderburg.
Vanderburg instigates a clinch.
Vanderburg leaning against his opponent.
Vanderburg landing knees to the head.
It looks like Hidehiko Sakuraba has been cut.
Sakuraba trying to stall but Vanderburg improves his position.
Vanderburg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakuraba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
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!
Vanderburg tries to clinch there but Sakuraba circles away.
Vanderburg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vanderburg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vanderburg rushes Sakuraba and presses him up against the cage.
Vanderburg breaks from the clinch.
Vanderburg has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderburg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vanderburg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakuraba fails to pull guard.
Nice elbow from Vanderburg.
Vanderburg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanderburg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vanderburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakuraba avoids the head kick by Vanderburg.
Vanderburg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vanderburg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuraba misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sakuraba keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanderburg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vanderburg misses with a combination
and Sakuraba moves into the clinch.
Vanderburg breaks from the clinch.
Vanderburg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakuraba misses with a leg kick
and Vanderburg counters by moving into the clinch.
Sakuraba wants a takedown but no success here.
Vanderburg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderburg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuraba staying out of range there.
Vanderburg throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
Vanderburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakuraba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Vanderburg misses.
Vanderburg moves in looking to clinch but Sakuraba pushes him off.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown
and Vanderburg counters with a nice uppercut.
Adrianus Vanderburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hidehiko Sakuraba.
Vanderburg forces Sakuraba back against the cage and clinches.
Vanderburg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vanderburg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vanderburg.
Vanderburg is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
Sakuraba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vanderburg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vanderburg scores with a spinning back kick!
Vanderburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vanderburg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrianus Vanderburg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hidehiko Sakuraba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vanderburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakuraba circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vanderburg.
Vanderburg lands a nice looking body kick.
Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Vanderburg.
Vanderburg clinches up against the cage.
Vanderburg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakuraba's defenses.
Vanderburg manages to break the clinch.
Vanderburg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sakuraba's head.
Vanderburg throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanderburg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sakuraba's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vanderburg avoids the body shot from Sakuraba.
Adrianus Vanderburg is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Vanderburg both land. Nice combination.
That has opened up Hidehiko Sakuraba's cut even more.
Vanderburg throws a front kick that sends Sakuraba stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Vanderburg.
Adrianus Vanderburg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vanderburg clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vanderburg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vanderburg gets underhooks to prevent Sakuraba's takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderburg breaks from the clinch.
Vanderburg moves into the clinch.
Vanderburg breaks from the clinch.
Sakuraba walks into a jab.
Vanderburg wants to clinch.
Vanderburg clinches but Sakuraba breaks the clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vanderburg won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Vanderburg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vanderburg bucks up and tries to throw Sakuraba off but instead Sakuraba has got his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looking for the RNC.
Vanderburg trying to get back to his feet but Sakuraba is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sakuraba struggling to land strikes to the head as Vanderburg covers up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanderburg controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrianus Vanderburg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hidehiko Sakuraba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vanderburg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vanderburg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakuraba can do to turn this around?
Sakuraba throws a hook but Vanderburg avoids it easily.
Vanderburg is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
Vanderburg ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
Adrianus Vanderburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanderburg lands with a nice body kick.
Vanderburg moves in looking to clinch but Sakuraba pushes him off.
Sakuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderburg keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanderburg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vanderburg clinches up with Sakuraba and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderburg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Vanderburg finds it's way through Sakuraba's defenses.
Sakuraba takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vanderburg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Sakuraba with that takedown attempt.
Vanderburg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Vanderburg.
Vanderburg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vanderburg gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderburg breaks from the clinch.
Vanderburg lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanderburg lands with a right hand.
Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Vanderburg.
Sakuraba tries to keep at a distance but Vanderburg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vanderburg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakuraba is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Vanderburg throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The cut above Hidehiko Sakuraba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vanderburg is looking to clinch.
Vanderburg tries to clinch up but Sakuraba circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderburg throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
Vanderburg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sakuraba's head backwards.
Vanderburg throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
Vanderburg throws a looping overhand right but Sakuraba ducks down to avoid it.
Vanderburg moves in looking to clinch but Sakuraba pushes him off.
Vanderburg misses with an uppercut.
Vanderburg tries to clinch but Sakuraba moves away
and Sakuraba counters with a shoot takedown. Vanderburg fights it but they end up in guard.
Sakuraba looking to sit in guard and control but Vanderburg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba working for a triangle but Vanderburg defends it easily.
Hidehiko Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sakuraba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrianus Vanderburg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vanderburg, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Adrianus Vanderburg!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Adrianus Vanderburg!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Adrianus Vanderburg!
Adrianus Vanderburg wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Goodspeed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley Goodspeed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Goodspeed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Fury!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury shoots for a double leg takedown but Goodspeed sprawls well. He's pushed Fury's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goodspeed has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fury tries for a takedown but Goodspeed manages to get underhooks.
Fury dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fury cracks Goodspeed with a nice body shot.
Goodspeed manages to break the clinch.
Fury dives in and grabs Goodspeed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goodspeed pushes down on Fury's head and hops out.
Stanley Goodspeed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Fury.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Goodspeed.
Fury fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goodspeed misses with a few strikes there.
Goodspeed pushes Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
Fury has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Goodspeed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Goodspeed tries to score a body lock takedown but Fury shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
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!
Fury changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Goodspeed fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goodspeed lands a big uppercut and Fury crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fury looks OK. Goodspeed waves Fury back to his feet!
Fury is rocked!
Fury looks gassed!
Goodspeed lands a nice shot to the body.
Fury is still on wobbly legs! Can Goodspeed finish him?
Stanley Goodspeed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury is holding his hands too far apart here. Goodspeed throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Fury is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stanley Goodspeed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kanye West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Sabio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Jesus Walks. Ariel Sabio has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kanye West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Sabio!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ariel Sabio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
West slips under a jab from Sabio.
Sabio misses with a few strikes there.
Sabio cracks West with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
West throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sabio was covering up waiting for the punch and West finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sabio is trying to control the position but West postures up.
West stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sabio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
West has gone for a leg lock! Sabio slips out almost immediately though and dives into West's guard.
West is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sabio is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is trying to hold Sabio in close to prevent damage but Sabio has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabio is stalling here. West is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sabio seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and West has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sabio is looking to regain half guard here but West keeps moving and retains side control.
West connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sabio some visible discomfort.
West is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sabio has escaped the position, nice work there.
West wants to control but Sabio is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
West working away.
West working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sabio tries to buck West off but West is having none of it.
Sabio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
West decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Sabio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabio is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and West reverses the position - he's now on top in Sabio's guard.
Sabio trying to control the position.
West preventing the sweep.
West trying to control but Sabio is working from the bottom.
West stands up over Sabio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
West would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sabio thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sabio manages to escape and get back to his feet.
West gets a clinch.
Sabio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
West wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sabio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. West avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West wants to clinch up but Sabio keeps it at a distance.
West is looking to clinch but Sabio is avoiding it.
West clinches.
West wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sabio has him pressed against the cage.
Sabio has had enough of the clinch but West keeps him there for the moment.
Sabio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kanye West will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
West throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sabio takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sabio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
West lands a high kick!
Sabio lands a jab to the head.
Sabio connects with a jab.
It looks like Kanye West has been cut.
Sabio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
West blocks a head kick by Sabio.
Sabio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sabio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sabio lands with a hook. West tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sabio misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sabio.
West throws a series of punches but Sabio moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sabio. That's going to slow West down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sabio throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Sabio scoring well with a low kick there.
West keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
West fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sabio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.
Sabio lands a really nice looking cross but West seems unphased.
Sabio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabio.
Sabio shoots for a takedown but West saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kanye West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ariel Sabio.
Sabio misses with a body kick.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sabio misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Kanye West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Sabio.
No luck for Sabio with that takedown attempt.
A cross from Sabio lands.
Sabio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Sabio misses.
Sabio scores with a body shot.
Sabio scores with a body shot.
Sabio throws a big shot that misses.
Sabio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sabio tries to pass to full mount but West defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sabio lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabio wants to control but West is keeping him busy.
Sabio controlling the pace.
Sabio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, West has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sabio passes the guard and advances to mount!
West reaches up to try and control the position but Sabio seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! West rolls and tries to escape and now Sabio has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
West is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
West tries to roll but Sabio sticks to his back.
Sabio is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but West has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sabio lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can West hold on?!
West staying busy and making it hard for Sabio to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabio is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but West has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Sabio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kanye West's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Sabio as he connects with a hook.
Sabio keeps the fight on the outside.
Sabio stuns West with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sabio misses with a low kick as West jumps back.
West has closed the distance and engaged Sabio in a clinch.
Sabio working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sabio fails to land.
Sabio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sabio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabio circles away from the clinch attempt.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabio throws out the jab.
West misses with a body shot.
West closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
West lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sabio.
Sabio manages to break the clinch.
West has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West drops his hands momentarily and Sabio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West dives in and grabs Sabio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sabio pushes down on West's head and hops out.
Sabio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sabio scoring well with a low kick there.
Ariel Sabio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sabio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. West was covering up waiting for the punch and Sabio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
West wants to control the position but Sabio says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sabio wants to pass to mount but West is defending the position.
Sabio works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sabio thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabio is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But West has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from West!
West is pushing down on Sabio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sabio is fighting to maintain full guard but West has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sabio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
West wants to stand up but Sabio is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabio wants to get back to full guard.
Sabio is looking to control West's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sabio avoid being mounted?
Sabio trying to get back to full guard but West takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
West goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sabio is on top in guard.
Sabio landing some decent shots from guard.
Ariel Sabio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sabio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sabio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
West keeping moving, preventing Sabio from controlling successfully.
Sabio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sabio pushing down on West's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kanye West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sabio controlling the action here.
Sabio wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ariel Sabio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sabio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Ariel Sabio!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Ariel Sabio!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Ariel Sabio!
Ariel Sabio wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minotauro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Acid Thunder - Fast Eddie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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274 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Lorenzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ze Minotauro!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorenzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Minotauro.
Lorenzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lorenzo loads up on a big right hand but Minotauro slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Lorenzo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Minotauro.
Lorenzo throws a series of strikes that have Minotauro backpedaling.
Minotauro cracks the inside of Lorenzo's front leg.
Minotauro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lorenzo misses with a straight left.
Lorenzo jabs Minotauro right on the nose. Minotauro blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minotauro throws a leg kick but Lorenzo checks it.
Minotauro takes a swing at Lorenzo's ribcage but misses.
Minotauro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lorenzo is defended easily by Minotauro.
Minotauro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lorenzo manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minotauro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ze Minotauro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorenzo lands a nice shot that snaps Minotauro's head back.
Lorenzo avoids the head kick by Minotauro.
Minotauro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Minotauro throws a solid leg kick but Lorenzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Minotauro.
Lorenzo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Minotauro counters with a nice body shot.
Lorenzo is breathing heavily.
Minotauro is looking to score with low kicks.
Minotauro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Minotauro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick from Minotauro lands but Lorenzo takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minotauro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Minotauro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lorenzo's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Minotauro.
A nice inside leg kick there by Minotauro. That's going to slow Lorenzo down.
Minotauro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Minotauro throws a leg kick which misses Lorenzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Lorenzo tries to avoid it.
Minotauro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lorenzo's sensitive parts.
Ze Minotauro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lorenzo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Minotauro works Lorenzo's body with a nice hook.
Minotauro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Minotauro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Roger Lorenzo has been cut.
Minotauro cracks the inside of Lorenzo's front leg.
Lorenzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minotauro throws a head kick that misses.
Minotauro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lorenzo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minotauro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Minotauro feints and then cracks Lorenzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lorenzo down.
Minotauro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minotauro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Minotauro throws a head kick but Lorenzo moves out of range.
Minotauro throws a chopping leg kick but Lorenzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lorenzo avoids the body shot from Minotauro.
Minotauro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Minotauro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Minotauro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Minotauro lands a big head kick that sends Lorenzo tumbling to the mat! Minotauro takes a step backwards and waves Lorenzo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lorenzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Minotauro can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minotauro stuns Lorenzo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Minotauro cracks the inside of Lorenzo's front leg.
Minotauro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lorenzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Minotauro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Minotauro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Minotauro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lorenzo. That did some damage!
Minotauro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lorenzo's head.
Minotauro lands a big head kick that sends Lorenzo tumbling to the mat! Minotauro takes a step backwards and waves Lorenzo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lorenzo is rocked!
Roger Lorenzo's cut is getting worse.
Lorenzo switches off momentarily and Minotauro cracks him with a monster right hand! Lorenzo topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Minotauro dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Minotauro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ze Minotauro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marion Gaborik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Three 6 Mafia featuring Akon & Jim Jones - That's Right. Marion Gaborik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marion Gaborik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaborik misses with a body shot.
Pinto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinto misses with a head kick.
Pinto lands a head kick!
Gaborik throws a series of punches but Pinto avoids them all with ease.
Gaborik looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pinto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gaborik is one step ahead there.
Gaborik has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pinto is proving hard to escape from.
Pinto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gaborik is sitting in close to Pinto's body. Pinto has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gaborik is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gaborik is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Pinto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Javier Pinto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blankenship's choice of entrance music: Dead Man's Party. Kenny Blankenship has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
201 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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26
196 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjorn Svenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Blankenship!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Svenson wants it to stay on the feet.
Blankenship avoids the body shot from Svenson.
Blankenship misses the jab.
Blankenship fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Svenson tries to clinch but Blankenship moves out of range.
Blankenship swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svenson counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svenson.
Blankenship tries a head kick but it misses.
Blankenship moves out of range of the body kick.
Blankenship looks to land a combination. Svenson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blankenship rushes Svenson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blankenship is trying to stall.
Svenson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship takes a shot to the head.
Blankenship is trying to break the clinch but Svenson has him pressed against the cage.
Blankenship being controlled against the cage.
Blankenship wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Svenson has him pressed against the cage.
Svenson lands a right hand.
Blankenship looking to stall.
Blankenship scores with a shot to the side of Svenson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blankenship or not.
Blankenship looks gassed!
Svenson lands a left hand.
Blankenship tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Svenson smiles and moves away.
Bjorn Svenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Blankenship.
Svenson punishes Blankenship's body with a nice straight punch.
Svenson scores with a punch to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Svenson lands with a hook. Blankenship tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Svenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blankenship sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blankenship gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Svenson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svenson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blankenship's head backwards.
Svenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svenson misses with a double jab.
Blankenship fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blankenship takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut lands for Svenson. That snapped Blankenship's head back.
Bjorn Svenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blankenship tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Svenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blankenship circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenson misses with a two punch combination.
Blankenship wants to clinch but Svenson slips to the side
and Svenson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svenson lands with a hook. Blankenship tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Svenson rushes Blankenship and presses him up against the cage.
Blankenship has Svenson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Svenson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Svenson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Svenson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Svenson prevents Blankenship from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Svenson.
Nice body punch from Svenson.
A shot in the inside from Svenson.
Svenson lands a right hand.
Svenson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Svenson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blankenship looking to slow down the pace here.
Blankenship misses with a punch to the body.
Blankenship misses with a body punch.
Svenson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Svenson.
Svenson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Svenson as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson lands an uppercut.
Svenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blankenship takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Svenson - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Svenson.
A nice left hand lands by Svenson.
Svenson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blankenship backwards.
Blankenship is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Svenson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blankenship.
Svenson lands with a right to the head.
Svenson digs a right hand into Blankenship's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blankenship's gas tank.
Svenson gets through Blankenship's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Svenson lands an uppercut.
Svenson avoiding damage as Blankenship throws knees to the body.
Svenson slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blankenship backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Svenson.
Svenson is working Blankenship over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Svenson.
Svenson digs a right hand into Blankenship's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blankenship's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Svenson.
Svenson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blankenship up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svenson scores with a hook to the body.
Blankenship being controlled against the cage.
Svenson digs a right hand into Blankenship's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blankenship's gas tank.
Blankenship throws a punch but it's blocked by Svenson.
A shot in the inside from Svenson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svenson.
Svenson blocking some punches.
Svenson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blankenships head.
Svenson lands with a left to the head.
Blankenship tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Svenson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Svenson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blankenship backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Blankenship.
Blankenship breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blankenship cracks Svenson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blankenship walks into a jab.
Bjorn Svenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blankenship fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blankenship misses with a double jab.
Svenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blankenship is just out of range.
Svenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Blankenship.
Blankenship takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Svenson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blankenship wants to clinch.
Blankenship chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svenson can pounce on him.
Svenson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenson gets a clinch.
Svenson scores with a shot to the side of Blankenship's head.
Svenson stops a takedown attempt from Blankenship.
Svenson digs a right hand into Blankenship's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blankenship's gas tank.
Svenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bjorn Svenson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Svenson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blankenship can't break the clinch.
Svenson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Svenson on the inside.
Svenson is working Blankenship over against the cage.
Svenson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blankenship backwards.
Svenson lands with a left to the head.
Svenson prevents a body shot from Blankenship.
Good body shot from Svenson.
Blankenship is trying to stall.
Svenson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svenson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blankenship wants to get back to striking at distance but Svenson won't allow it.
A short right from Svenson.
Blankenship working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenson lands with a right to the head.
Svenson digs a right hand into Blankenship's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blankenship's gas tank.
Svenson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svenson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svenson lands with a left to the head.
Svenson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blankenship up against the cage.
Svenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blankenship can do to turn this around?
Svenson scores with a shot to the side of Blankenship's head.
Svenson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blankenship.
Bjorn Svenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Blankenship.
Svenson pushes Blankenship back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svenson stalling.
Svenson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Svenson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blankenships head.
Blankenship swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svenson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blankenship.
A frustrated look appears on Blankenship's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blankenship is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Svenson pushes Blankenship back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Svenson on the inside.
Svenson just leaning against Blankenship, taking a breather.
Svenson digs a right hand underneath Blankenship's ribcage. Blankenship let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Svenson on the inside.
Svenson presses Blankenship against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Svenson.
Svenson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blankenship or not.
A short right from Svenson.
Svenson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blankenship.
Svenson lands a right hand.
Svenson scores with a hook to the body.
Svenson lands a shoulder strike.
Svenson lands a body punch.
Blankenship working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Svenson.
Svenson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Svenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Svenson keeps control of Blankenship as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Svenson avoiding damage.
Blankenship wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson lands a shot to the body.
Svenson lands a nice uppercut.
Blankenship drops down looking for an ankle pick but Svenson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blankenship misses with a hook. Svenson ducked under it nicely.
Blankenship avoids a kick to the body.
Svenson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Svenson throws a body kick that misses.
Blankenship lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blankenship gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blankenship has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Svenson wants to get back to his feet but Blankenship drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Svenson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blankenship fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Svenson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blankenship throws a front kick aimed at Svenson's knee but Svenson avoids it well.
Blankenship dives in and grabs Svenson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Svenson pushes down on Blankenship's head and hops out.
Svenson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blankenship doesn't seem bothered though.
Blankenship throws a right and a left that Svenson avoids nicely.
Svenson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Svenson duly obliges.
Svenson lands a nice looking body shot.
Svenson throws a leg kick which misses Blankenship's front leg but catches the back leg as Blankenship tries to avoid it.
Svenson connects with a jab.
Blankenship takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Svenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blankenship lands with a shot to the body.
Svenson throws a right hand that Blankenship ducks under and follows up with a left that Blankenship also avoids with ease.
Blankenship digs a good hook to Svenson's body.
Bjorn Svenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Svenson dodges the punch combination from Blankenship.
Blankenship dives in and grabs Svenson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Svenson pushes down on Blankenship's head and hops out.
Blankenship falls off balance throwing a combination
and Svenson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenson is leaning against Blankenship and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blankenship is trying to break the clinch but Svenson is controlling him.
Svenson is working Blankenship over against the cage.
Blankenship has had enough of the clinch but Svenson keeps him there for the moment.
A right hand to the body from Svenson.
A short right from Svenson on the inside.
Svenson is stalling here.
Svenson lands a nice uppercut.
Svenson has a couple of punches blocked by Blankenship.
Blankenship pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svenson clinches with his opponent.
Svenson works on Blankenship's body with a couple of short punches.
Blankenship can't break the clinch.
Blankenship decides to pull guard.
Blankenship controls Svenson momentarily but Svenson frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svenson stands and steps away. Blankenship gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship tries to clinch
and Svenson counters with a stiff right hand.
Blankenship is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown but Svenson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bjorn Svenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Blankenship.
Svenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blankenship paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svenson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blankenship misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Svenson misses.
Blankenship throws a series of punches but Svenson moves out of range.
Svenson stuffs the takedown.
Svenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blankenship manages to avoid it.
Svenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Blankenship circles away.
Blankenship misses with a jab, cross combination.
Svenson scores with a nice head shot.
Svenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blankenship manages to avoid it.
Svenson moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blankenship. Svenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blankenship looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Svenson misses its intended target.
Blankenship tries to clinch up but Svenson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blankenship, pushing him back against the cage.
Svenson looking to slow down the pace here.
Svenson swings wildly with an uppercut but Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svenson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blankenship's efforts to push away.
Svenson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blankenship has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Svenson is trying to keep an underhook but Blankenship manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Blankenship is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Svenson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blankenship sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svenson defending well though.
Svenson is refusing to be controlled, as Blankenship sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blankenship.
Svenson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kenny Blankenship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blankenship throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blankenship throws a jab but it's blocked by Svenson.
Svenson misses with a hook. Blankenship ducked under it nicely.
Blankenship uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svenson.
Svenson stuffs the takedown.
Svenson forces Blankenship back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Svenson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Svenson is working Blankenship over against the cage.
Svenson lands a body punch.
Blankenship throws a head punch that misses.
Blankenship misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Svenson blocks a body shot from Blankenship.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Svenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Svenson, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Bjorn Svenson!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Bjorn Svenson!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Bjorn Svenson!
Bjorn Svenson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bodybag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dingle Berrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingle Berrian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bodybag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dingle Berrian!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berrian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bodybag tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Bodybag does no damage.
The fighters circling - Bodybag throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bodybag pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Berrian.
Berrian lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bodybag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Bodybag throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berrian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Berrian thows a body shot but no joy.
Berrian lands a head kick!
Berrian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berrian keeps the fight on the outside.
Berrian misses with a body shot.
Bodybag takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bodybag throws a hook but Berrian blocks it.
Berrian lands a nice looking body kick.
Berrian connects with a looping right hand.
Berrian stalks Bodybag and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bodybag's face. Bodybag staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berrian fakes the leg kick and cracks Bodybag in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodybag on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berrian. Berrian obviously looking to wear him down.
Berrian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bodybag takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bodybag is rocked!
Bodybag misses the shot to the body.
Oh Bodybag is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berrian throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Bodybag crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dingle Berrian!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Chronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kongo comes into the arena with ... blaring out of the sound system. Dustin Chronic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cheick Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dustin Chronic!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chronic.
Kongo misses with a two punch combination.
Kongo throws a big shot that misses.
Chronic shoots for a takedown but Kongo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chronic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kongo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Dustin Chronic has been cut.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
Kongo tries to score with a low kick but Chronic moves his leg out of the way.
Chronic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kongo counters with a left to the body.
Kongo slaps away a takedown attempt from Chronic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cheick Kongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Chronic.
Chronic slips a jab from Kongo.
Kongo lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chronic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kongo avoids it really well and circles away.
Chronic looks gassed!
Chronic blocks a head kick by Kongo.
Kongo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chronic. That did some damage!
Chronic misses with a leg kick
and Kongo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kongo is looking to slow Chronic down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Kongo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kongo drops Chronic with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Chronic! Kongo dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Cheick Kongo!
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