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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Foh Paw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chu ck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chu ck is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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217 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Foh Paw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chu ck!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paw is looking to clinch.
Paw slips a jab from ck.
ck lands with a right that hurts Paw. Paw looks to clinch but ck throws a short knee that drops Paw. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Chu ck!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Genetia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathon Rook 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enrico Genetia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathon Rook!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Rook misses.
Rook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Genetia throws a sloppy head kick and Rook moves out of range easily.
Rook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Genetia.
Good exchange - Genetia coming out on top.
Rook misses with a hook.
Rook misses the shot to the body.
Rook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rook misses the shot to the body.
Rook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Genetia misses its intended target.
Genetia swats away the attempt to clinch by Rook.
Jonathon Rook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rook has closed the distance and engaged Genetia in a clinch.
Genetia prevents a body shot from Rook.
Rook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rook keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Genetia's efforts to push away.
Genetia is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Genetia backwards.
Genetia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Genetia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rook getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rook blocks a jab.
Genetia swats away the attempt to clinch by Rook.
Genetia looks to throw the jab but Rook is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rook. Genetia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rook takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rook misses with a hook to the body
and Genetia counters with a stiff right hand.
Genetia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rook.
Rook throws a hook but Genetia blocks it.
Rook drops Genetia with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Genetia looks back up at him and smiles so Rook waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Genetia is rocked!
It looks like Enrico Genetia has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rook moves into the clinch.
Genetia wants to break free but Rook has control.
Genetia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rook digs a right hand underneath Genetia's ribcage. Genetia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook keeps control of Genetia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Genetia prevents a body shot from Rook.
Rook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Rook misses.
Rook loads up on a big right hand but Genetia slips the punch.
Rook looks to clinch
and Genetia counters with a nice uppercut.
Genetia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rook misses the jab.
Rook missing with a left hand there. Genetia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crunch! Genetia slams his shin into Rook's torso.
Genetia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left lands for Genetia.
Rook misses the jab.
Genetia works Rook's body with a nice hook.
Rook throws a shot from downtown. Genetia moves away and avoids it.
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Genetia moves away.
Rook looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genetia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rook looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Genetia lands a two punch combo.
Rook looks to land a right hand but Genetia moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Genetia.
A jab lands there for Genetia.
Rook gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rook misses with a jab to the body
and Genetia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rook takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Genetia cracks Rook with an open hand slap.
Genetia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rook throws a predictable looking body shot
and Genetia counters with a one-two to the body.
Rook misses with a straight right.
Rook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Genetia.
Genetia with a hook.
A punch combination from Genetia misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rook throws a combination that misses
and Genetia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rook tries to close the distance and clinch but Genetia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rook throws a predictable looking body shot
and Genetia counters with a nice body kick.
Genetia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Genetia scores with the left hand. Rook knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Genetia.
Genetia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A lazy left from Genetia finds it's target.
Genetia lands a nice shot that snaps Rook's head back.
Rook throws a sloppy body shot
and Genetia counters with a right hand to the body.
Genetia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Genetia scores with the left hand. Rook knows he should have avoided that one.
Genetia lands a nice shot that snaps Rook's head back.
Rook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Genetia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Genetia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrico Genetia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rook walks into a straight right hand from Genetia.
Rook misses with a shot to the body
and Genetia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Genetia counter with a right hand.
Genetia slips a jab from Rook.
Rook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Genetia does it's job there.
Rook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Genetia throws out the jab.
Rook throws a hook but Genetia avoids it easily.
Genetia defending well as Rook loads up on a big left hand.
Rook tries to move into range but Genetia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Genetia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rook throws a shot from downtown. Genetia moves away and avoids it.
Rook is breathing heavily.
Rook misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Genetia to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rook tries to clinch but Genetia moves away
and Genetia counters with a straight right hand.
Rook is rocked!
Rook has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook misses the jab.
Rook wants to clinch but Genetia slips to the side
and Genetia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rook is still on wobbly legs! Can Genetia finish him?
Genetia lands the left hand.
Rook darts in trying to clinch
and Genetia counters with a head kick. That will keep Rook thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rook tries to close the distance and clinch but Genetia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rook seems to have recovered his senses.
Rook connects with a right hand. Genetia shakes it off.
Rook tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Genetia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Genetia scores with a nice right hand.
Genetia staying out of range there.
Rook throws a looping overhand right but Genetia ducks down to avoid it.
Genetia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Genetia, as that shot connected.
Rook misses with an uppercut.
Rook misses with a straight right.
Rook dodges the punch combination from Genetia.
Genetia lands a nice hook to Rook's body. Rook takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Genetia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rook takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rook throws a sloppy body shot
and Genetia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Genetia!
Genetia scores with a shot to the body.
Genetia cracks Rook with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Genetia throws a front kick that sends Rook stumbling back into the cage.
Genetia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Genetia.
Genetia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rook's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Genetia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Genetia coming out on top.
Genetia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Genetia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rook can do to turn this around?
Genetia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Genetia throws a nice looking combination but Rook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rook moves out of range as Genetia strikes.
Rook throws a hook but Genetia avoids it easily.
Rook misses with a body punch
and Genetia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Genetia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rook.
Genetia with a jab.
Enrico Genetia is winning the standup battle so far.
Rook wants to clinch up but Genetia keeps it at a distance.
Genetia throws a jab but it's blocked by Rook.
Genetia avoids the body shot from Rook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genetia throws a head kick that misses.
Genetia lands a jab-cross combination.
Rook swings away with a body shot that misses
and Genetia counters with a left to the body.
Genetia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rook.
Rook misses with a jab to the body
and Rook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Genetia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Genetia there.
Genetia connects with the punch.
Enrico Genetia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Genetia scores with a jab. Rook acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rook throws an overhand right that lands on Genetia's shoulder, as Genetia tries to avoid the shot.
Rook misses with a shot to the body
and Genetia counters with a big head kick but Rook shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rook staying out of range there.
Rook throws a sloppy body shot
and Genetia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Genetia swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Genetia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enrico Genetia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rook thows a body shot but no joy.
Rook throws a jab when Genetia was well out of range.
Rook looks to score with a jab to the body but Genetia is just out of range.
A slow jab from Rook misses its intended target.
Genetia misses with a two punch combination.
Rook swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Genetia.
Rook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rook tries to clinch up
and Genetia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Genetia swinging wildly here.
Donk. Genetia catches Rook right on the button with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Genetia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook misses the body punch
and Genetia counters with a series of strikes. Rook will be more careful next time no doubt.
Genetia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Rook checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rook misses the body punch
and Genetia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rook throws a sloppy body shot
and Genetia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Genetia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Genetia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Genetia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rook scores with a crisp jab that stopped Genetia in his tracks.
Rook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Genetia manages to avoid it.
Rook throws a hook to the side of Genetia's head but Genetia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Genetia connects with a body shot.
Genetia misses with a wild combination.
Rook swings away with a body shot that misses
and Genetia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jonathon Rook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genetia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Genetia cracks Rook with an open hand slap.
Rook throws a big shot that misses.
Genetia throws out a powerful jab.
Rook takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rook misses with a combination
and Genetia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rook thinking.
Genetia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Genetia walks into a straight right hand from Rook.
Rook throws a hook to the side of Genetia's head but Genetia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Genetia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Genetia lands a jab to the head.
Genetia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Genetia swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Genetia.
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Genetia moves away.
Rook closes the distance but Genetia moves to the side
and Genetia counters with a one-two to the body.
Genetia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Genetia lands a lovely overhand right.
Genetia scores with a hook.
Rook misses with a body shot
and Genetia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rook misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Genetia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Genetia.
Genetia lands with a nice combination. Rook backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook misses with a jab to the body
and Genetia counters with a two punch combo.
Rook throws a jab when Genetia was well out of range.
Genetia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Genetia defending well as Rook loads up on a big left hand.
Genetia is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rook scores with a hook.
Rook looks to land a left hand but Genetia moved out of range nicely.
Genetia defending well as Rook loads up on a big left hand.
Rook throws a right hand that Genetia ducks under and follows up with a left that Genetia also avoids with ease.
Genetia lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Genetia misses with a two punch combination.
Rook takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Enrico Genetia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rook misses with a body punch
and Genetia counters with a one-two to the body.
Genetia lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrico Genetia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Genetia, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrico Genetia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Sane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Badguy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sane comes into the arena with Bonnie Raitt - Nick Of Time blaring out of the sound system. Justin Sane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sol Badguy's chin.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Sane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sol Badguy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badguy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sane clinches but Badguy breaks the clinch
and Badguy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Badguy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Badguy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Badguy tries to land knees in the clinch but Sane avoids the damage to the body.
Badguy lands a good knee to the midsection. Sane won't want to take too many of those.
Sane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badguy walks away with a smile on his face. Sane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sane closes the distance but Badguy moves to the side
and Badguy counters by moving into the clinch.
Sane avoiding damage as Badguy throws knees to the body.
Badguy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Badguy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Badguy missing with knees to the body.
Badguy tries to land a knee to the head but Sane blocks with his arms.
Sane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badguy walks away with a smile on his face. Sane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sane wants to clinch
and Badguy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sane looks to clinch
and Badguy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Badguy lands an elbow just above Sane 's eye.
Badguy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Badguy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badguy throws a punch but it's blocked by Sane.
Badguy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Badguy tries to land knees in the clinch but Sane avoids the damage to the body.
Badguy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Badguy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Badguy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sane blocks it with crossed arms.
Sane jumps guard but Badguy stands there with Sane around his waist. Sane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Sane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sane tries to pull guard but Badguy holds him up against the cage and eventually Sane drops back down to his feet.
Badguy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Badguy connects with a looping right hand.
Sane is rocked!
Sane clinches but Badguy breaks the clinch
and Badguy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Sane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badguy pushes Sane up against the cage in a clinch.
Sane seems to have got his legs back now.
Sane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badguy walks away with a smile on his face. Sane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Badguy gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badguy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sane jumps guard but Badguy stands there with Sane around his waist. Sane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Badguy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Badguy lands a nice knee to the body.
Sane is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badguy landing knees to the body.
Badguy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sane blocks it with crossed arms.
Badguy tries to land knees in the clinch but Sane avoids the damage to the body.
Badguy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Badguy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badguy gets a clinch.
Badguy landing knees to the head.
Badguy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sane's face.
Badguy manages to break the clinch.
Sane tries to clinch
and Badguy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Badguy.
Badguy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Badguy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sane is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badguy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Badguy trying to land knees to the body.
Sane tries to pull guard but Badguy won't allow it.
Badguy lands a body shot.
Badguy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sane avoids it.
Badguy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sane closes the distance but Badguy moves to the side
and Badguy moves into the clinch.
Badguy missing with knees to the body.
Sane ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sane no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Badguy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sane tries to get out of the position.
Badguy stops Sane from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badguy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Badguy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badguy gets to his feet. Sane looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Badguy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Badguy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sane tries to clinch but Badguy moves away
and Badguy counters by moving into the clinch.
Badguy looking to throw knees to the head but Sane is blocking nicely.
Badguy with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Badguy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Badguy tries to clinch up but Sane circles away and keeps his distance.
Sane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Badguy moves into the clinch.
Badguy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Badguy.
Badguy scores a nice knee to the body.
Badguy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sane.
Badguy misses with a knee to the head.
Badguy landing knees to the body.
Sane tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Badguy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Badguy scores a nice knee to the body.
Badguy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sane jumps guard but Badguy stands there with Sane around his waist. Sane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Badguy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sane jumps guard but Badguy stands there with Sane around his waist. Sane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Sane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badguy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Badguy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sane managing to block the knees to the body from Badguy.
Badguy tries to land a knee to the head but Sane blocks with his arms.
Badguy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Badguy lands a knee to the body.
Badguy missing with knees to the body.
Sane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Badguy pushes off an throws an elbow but Sane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Badguy lands an elbow just above Sane 's eye.
Badguy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Badguy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sane.
Badguy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sane.
Badguy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sane avoids it.
Badguy misses with an elbow strike.
Badguy tries to land knees in the clinch but Sane avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sane manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Badguy is controlling him.
Sane has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Badguy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Badguy rushes Sane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sol Badguy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Badguy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Badguy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sane blocks it with crossed arms.
Sane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badguy smiles and moves away.
Badguy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sane momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badguy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Justin Sane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Badguy misses its intended target.
Sane tries to clinch up
and Badguy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Badguy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Badguy scores with the left hand. Sane knows he should have avoided that one.
Badguy has Sane up against the cage in a clinch.
Sane avoiding damage as Badguy throws knees to the body.
Sane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Badguy walks away with a smile on his face. Sane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sane looks to clinch
and Badguy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sane closes the distance but Badguy moves to the side
and Badguy counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badguy pushes Sane up against the cage in a clinch.
Badguy lands a good knee to the midsection. Sane won't want to take too many of those.
Badguy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sane decides to pull guard.
Sane wants to stand up but Badguy is controlling him.
Badguy stands up from Sane's guard - Badguy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Badguy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badguy closes the distance but Sane moves to the side
and Sane counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Badguy 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Badguy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Badguy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sane avoids it.
Sane tries to pull guard but Badguy holds him up against the cage and eventually Sane drops back down to his feet.
Sane jumps guard but Badguy stands there with Sane around his waist. Sane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Badguy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Badguy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Badguy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sane blocks an elbow strike from Badguy.
Sane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badguy smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Sane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badguy clinches.
Badguy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Badguy lands a knee to the head.
Badguy breaks the clinch.
Sane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Badguy counters by clinching up.
Badguy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Badguy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Badguy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sane's brow.
Badguy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sane.
Badguy misses with a knee strike.
Badguy manages to break the clinch.
Badguy is looking to clinch but Sane is avoiding it.
Sane clinches but Badguy breaks the clinch
and Badguy counters with a nice uppercut.
Badguy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Badguy counters by clinching up.
Badguy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badguy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sane is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Badguy obliges.
Badguy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Badguy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Badguy breaks the clinch.
Badguy moves in looking to clinch but Sane pushes him off.
Sane clinches but Badguy breaks the clinch
and Badguy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Badguy.
Badguy tries to land knees in the clinch but Sane avoids the damage to the body.
Badguy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sane managing to block the knees to the body from Badguy.
Sane gets control of Badguy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sane will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Badguy wanted to stand there but Sane had control of the position.
Badguy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Badguy is controlling him.
Badguy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sane wants to stand but Badguy is controlling the position.
Badguy stands up from Sane's guard - Badguy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Justin Sane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Badguy counters with a stiff right hand.
Sane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Badguy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Badguy.
Sol Badguy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sane fails to pull guard.
Sane tries to pull guard but Badguy won't allow it.
Sane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badguy smiles and moves away.
Badguy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Badguy counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Badguy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Badguy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sol Badguy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jark Reepal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gastly Gengar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gengar has chosen Major Lazer - Pon De Floor as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jark Reepal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gastly Gengar!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Reepal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reepal tries to bum rush Gengar with a series of wild strikes but Gengar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gengar digs a good hook to Reepal's body.
Gengar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reepal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gengar throws out the jab.
Reepal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reepal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gengar. That one must have hurt.
Reepal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reepal throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gengar counters with a body kick that stops Reepal in his tracks momentarily.
Gengar moves out of range of the strikes.
Reepal throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gengar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reepal in his tracks.
Gengar throws a hook to the side of Reepal's head but Reepal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reepal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gengar cracks Reepal with an open hand slap.
Jark Reepal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reepal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gengar.
Reepal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gengar counters with a nice body shot.
Reepal is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gengar connects with a nice looking jab.
Gengar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reepal on the side of the head.
Gengar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gengar.
Gengar drops Reepal with a huge uppercut! Reepal drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Gengar is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gastly Gengar!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Punchy Pokemon Hitmonchan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendrix comes to the cage accompanied by Are You Experienced- The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Timi Hendrix has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timi Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Punchy Pokemon Hitmonchan!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hendrix slips a straight right by Hitmonchan.
Hendrix misses with a straight right.
The Punchy Pokemon Hitmonchan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hitmonchan staying out of range there.
Hitmonchan throws a series of punches but Hendrix avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Hendrix with that takedown attempt.
Hendrix swings for the body but Hitmonchan moves out of range.
Hitmonchan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hendrix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hitmonchan scores with a hook.
Hendrix walks into a stiff left hand from Hitmonchan.
Hitmonchan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hendrix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A slow jab from Hitmonchan misses its intended target.
A jab from Hendrix misses.
Hitmonchan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitmonchan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendrix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hitmonchan.
Hendrix loads up on a big right hand but Hitmonchan slips the punch.
Hendrix throws a right and a left that Hitmonchan avoids nicely.
Hitmonchan thuds a left hand into Hendrix's body.
Hendrix is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hitmonchan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hendrix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A leg kick checked by Hitmonchan.
Hendrix looks to throw the jab but Hitmonchan is out of range.
Good work by Hendrix as he checks the leg kick.
Hitmonchan lands with a slapping head kick.
Hendrix tries a head kick but it misses.
Hitmonchan takes a swing at Hendrix's ribcage but misses.
Hendrix shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hitmonchan pinned against the cage. Hitmonchan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendrix misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws the left hand but Hitmonchan avoids the punch easily.
The Punchy Pokemon Hitmonchan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hitmonchan lands a nice looking body shot.
Hendrix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hitmonchan.
Hitmonchan staying out of range there.
Hitmonchan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hendrix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitmonchan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hitmonchan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hitmonchan lunges at Hendrix with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hendrix's hand.
Hendrix is rocked!
Hitmonchan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hitmonchan lands a left and a right that send Hendrix crashing to the mat, dazed. Hitmonchan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Hendrix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hitmonchan lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Hitmonchan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix walks straight into a right hand from Hitmonchan - that's dropped him! Hitmonchan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hendrix from any more punishment! Hendrix complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). The Punchy Pokemon Hitmonchan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Sir Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop throws a hook but Kharitonov avoids it easily.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Kharitonov is out of range.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kharitonov.
Kharitonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kharitonov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop takes a swing at Kharitonov's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Kharitonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kharitonov is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kharitonov misses with an uppercut.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Kharitonov's head but Kharitonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bishop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kharitonov counters with a series of strikes. Bishop will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bishop misses the body punch
and Kharitonov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bishop throws a body punch but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Bishop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kharitonov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bishop to score with a decent uppercut.
Kharitonov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kharitonov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Kharitonov slips the punch.
Bishop throws a body punch but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Bishop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop misses with a body punch
and Kharitonov counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Kharitonov.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Kharitonov ducks down to avoid it.
Kharitonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bishop misses.
Bishop misses the body punch
and Kharitonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kharitonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Bishop lands a slapping body shot.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Kharitonov throws a big shot that misses.
Bishop misses the body punch
and Kharitonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kharitonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Kharitonov throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Bishop misses with a jab to the body
and Kharitonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kharitonov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a hook but Kharitonov avoids it easily.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Kharitonov moved out of range.
Bishop misses the jab.
Bishop misses with a jab to the body
letting Kharitonov counter with a right hand.
Kharitonov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kharitonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Kharitonov. Beautiful body shot.
Kharitonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Kharitonov scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the body from Bishop misses
enabling Kharitonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kharitonov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bishop misses with a body punch
and Kharitonov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kharitonov scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kharitonov throws out the jab.
Kharitonov defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Kharitonov slips the punch.
Bishop misses with a body shot
and Kharitonov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A cross from Kharitonov lands.
Kharitonov connects with a jab.
Kharitonov lands with an overhand left.
Kharitonov misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharitonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kharitonov counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Kharitonov lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Kharitonov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donk. Kharitonov catches Bishop right on the button with a cross.
Bishop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kharitonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kharitonov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kharitonov looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Kharitonov scores with a shot to the body.
Bishop misses the jab.
Good shot there by Kharitonov.
Jab, jab by Kharitonov - just one landing.
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!
Kharitonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Kharitonov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kharitonov throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bishop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kharitonov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with a double jab.
Kharitonov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kharitonov closes the distance and clinches.
Kharitonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kharitonov has had enough of the clinch but Bishop keeps him there for the moment.
Kharitonov is trying to break the clinch but Bishop is controlling him.
Bishop avoiding damage as Kharitonov throws knees to the body.
Bishop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kharitonov throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is struggling to control the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kharitonov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kharitonov trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kharitonov into the cage.
Bishop is trying to force a seperation but Kharitonov has the dominant position.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop misses with a jab to the body
and Kharitonov counters with a series of strikes. Bishop will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
and Kharitonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a double jab
and Kharitonov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
Bishop moves out of range as Kharitonov strikes.
Bishop misses with a shot to the body
and Kharitonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bishop misses with a jab to the body
and Kharitonov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kharitonov 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.
Kharitonov lunges at Bishop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bishop's hand.
Bishop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Kharitonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
and Kharitonov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov has had enough of the clinch but Bishop keeps him there for the moment.
Kharitonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov blocks an uppercut.
Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Kharitonov misses with a looping right.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kharitonov ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Sir Kharitonov is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Kharitonov misses.
Bishop connects with a body shot.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Kharitonov to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Kharitonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Kharitonov moved out of range nicely.
Kharitonov lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Kharitonov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kharitonov throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Kharitonov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kharitonov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kharitonov lands with a straight right. Bishop didn't see that one coming.
Bishop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kharitonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kharitonov slips under a jab from Bishop.
Kharitonov lands a glancing blow to the side of Bishop's head.
Kharitonov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bishop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kharitonov thuds his right hand into Bishop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kharitonov counters with a nice body shot.
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop throws a combination that misses
and Kharitonov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
A shot to the body from Bishop misses
and Kharitonov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Kharitonov - just one landing.
Kharitonov moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
Kharitonov scores with a nice right hand.
Kharitonov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kharitonov tries to clinch up but Bishop circles away and keeps his distance.
Kharitonov throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Kharitonov throws out a powerful jab.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kharitonov.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Kharitonov.
Bishop misses the body punch
and Kharitonov counters with a three punch combo that has Bishop backing up. Bishop nods at Kharitonov to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bishop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the body from Bishop misses
and Kharitonov counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Kharitonov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bishop doesn't seem phased though.
Kharitonov jabs Bishop right on the nose. Bishop blinks but takes it well.
Kharitonov cracks Bishop with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kharitonov lands a really nice looking cross but Bishop seems unphased.
Kharitonov throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop misses with a double jab
and Kharitonov counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Bishop!
Bishop is rocked!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kharitonov in particular looking to stall.
Bishop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kharitonov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov stands up from half guard.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Kharitonov moved out of range.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
Bishop misses with a shot to the body
and Kharitonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a shot to the body
and Kharitonov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kharitonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab by Kharitonov.
Bishop misses with a jab to the body
enabling Kharitonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kharitonov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kharitonov throws a series of strikes that have Bishop backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop drops his hands momentarily and Kharitonov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sir Kharitonov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov misses with a hook.
Kharitonov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kharitonov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Kharitonov scores with a one two! Bishop had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
and Kharitonov counters with a left to the body.
Kharitonov scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharitonov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bishop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bishop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good standup being displayed there by Kharitonov as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sir Kharitonov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kharitonov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Kharitonov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Pato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Popadopalous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popadopalous is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Theme from Rocky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Popadopalous!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popadopalous will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Popadopalous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Popadopalous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pato.
Apollo Popadopalous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popadopalous throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popadopalous takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Popadopalous shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pato as he jumps to the side.
Pato connects with a nice looking jab.
Pato lands a head kick. Popadopalous smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pato lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pato instigates a clinch.
Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popadopalous misses with a double jab
and Pato counters with a nice leg kick.
Pato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Popadopalous lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popadopalous walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pato throws a series of strikes that have Popadopalous backpedaling.
Popadopalous throws a sloppy body shot
and Pato counters with a two punch combo.
Pato slips under a jab from Popadopalous.
A telegraphed right hand from Popadopalous misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pato clinches with his opponent.
Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popadopalous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pato counters with a nice body kick.
Pato clinches up with Popadopalous and pushes him back against the cage.
Pato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pato with a nice cross.
Popadopalous looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Popadopalous looks gassed!
Popadopalous is working for a kimura but Pato is defending it quite comfortably.
Pato is looking to escape.
Popadopalous seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pato does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popadopalous trying to work for an americana but Pato has managed to regain full guard.
Pato wants to stand and escape but Popadopalous is having none of it.
Pato keeping moving, preventing Popadopalous from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popadopalous stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Popadopalous tries for a takedown but Pato circles away easily
and Pato counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pato breaks from the clinch.
Popadopalous looks to score with a jab to the body but Pato is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popadopalous swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pato scores with a jab.
Pato lands a head kick. Popadopalous smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pato moves out of range as Popadopalous strikes.
Popadopalous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pato makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Popadopalous really felt that one!
Popadopalous throws a sloppy body shot
and Pato moves into the clinch.
Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pato connects with a high kick.
Popadopalous misses with a looping right.
Popadopalous misses with a combination
and Pato counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Popadopalous is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pato thumps Popadopalous with a low kick.
Pato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popadopalous.
Pato moves into the clinch.
Pato breaks the clinch.
Popadopalous misses with a body shot
and Pato counters with a body kick.
Pato closes the distance and pushes Popadopalous back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato manages to break the clinch.
Popadopalous misses with a double jab.
Popadopalous steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pato. That one must have hurt.
Pato has closed the distance and engaged Popadopalous in a clinch.
Pato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alex Pato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pato closes the distance and pushes Popadopalous back into the cage.
Pato breaks from the clinch.
Pato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pato manages to break the clinch.
Pato scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Popadopalous misses
and Pato counters with a body kick.
Popadopalous throws a combination that misses
and Pato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pato lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pato scores with a shot to the body.
Popadopalous misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pato clobbers Popadopalous with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pato is working the combinations to good effect here.
Popadopalous falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pato dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pato darts in and clinches Popadopalous up against the cage.
Popadopalous is trying to force a seperation but Pato has the dominant position.
Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pato scores with a hook.
Popadopalous looks to throw the jab but Pato is out of range.
Pato pushes Popadopalous up against the cage in a clinch.
Popadopalous wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pato has him pressed against the cage.
Pato breaks the clinch.
Pato cracks the inside of Popadopalous's front leg.
Popadopalous misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Popadopalous misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pato counters by moving into the clinch.
Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pato lands a slapping body shot.
Popadopalous throws a looping overhand right but Pato ducks down to avoid it.
Popadopalous throws a big shot that misses.
Pato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popadopalous.
Popadopalous scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Popadopalous is breathing heavily.
Popadopalous misses with a body punch
and Pato counters with a head kick. That will keep Popadopalous thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Popadopalous tries to keep at a distance but Pato has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popadopalous tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pato just stands there and leans against the cage.
Popadopalous fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Popadopalous jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pato walks away with a smile on his face. Popadopalous gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alex Pato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Popadopalous.
Popadopalous misses the jab.
Pato has managed to clinch.
Pato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Popadopalous throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popadopalous on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pato. Pato obviously looking to wear him down.
Pato has managed to clinch.
Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pato cracks Popadopalous with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Popadopalous swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pato holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popadopalous misses with a jab to the body
and Pato counters with a left to the body.
Pato clinches up with Popadopalous and pushes him back against the cage.
Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popadopalous throws a hook but Pato avoids it easily.
Pato drives through and clinches with Popadopalous against the cage.
Popadopalous is trying to drag Pato to the mat but Pato just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pato throws a combination. Popadopalous tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pato has closed the distance and engaged Popadopalous in a clinch.
Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popadopalous takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pato manages to break the clinch.
Pato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popadopalous throws out the jab.
Popadopalous misses the body punch
and Pato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pato scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alex Pato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popadopalous walks into a straight right hand from Pato.
Popadopalous swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popadopalous on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pato moves into range and clinches up with Popadopalous.
Popadopalous is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pato gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato closes the distance and clinches.
Pato breaks from the clinch.
Popadopalous has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Popadopalous misses with a combination
and Pato holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popadopalous takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Popadopalous cracks a nice hook into Pato's ribs.
Pato lands with a kick to the temple. Popadopalous shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Popadopalous takes a step back to recover.
Pato clinches up with Popadopalous and pushes him back against the cage.
Popadopalous tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pato smiles and moves away.
Popadopalous thows a body shot but no joy.
Popadopalous misses with a shot to the body
and Pato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Popadopalous.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popadopalous misses with a straight right.
Popadopalous throws a combination that misses
and Pato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid body kick from Pato.
Pato has Popadopalous up against the cage in a clinch.
Pato manages to break the clinch.
Popadopalous ducks right into an uppercut from Pato.
Popadopalous misses with a combination
and Pato moves into the clinch.
Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popadopalous can do to turn this around?
Popadopalous misses with a hook. Pato ducked under it nicely.
Pato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pato lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pato connects with a high kick.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pato instigates a clinch.
Pato breaks the clinch.
Pato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popadopalous.
Pato catches Popadopalous with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Pato dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A head kick from Pato lands but Popadopalous takes it in his stride.
Popadopalous doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pato counters with a two punch combo.
Popadopalous has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pato.
Popadopalous throws a combination that misses
and Pato counters with a big head kick but Popadopalous shrugs it off.
Popadopalous swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pato counters with a thumping low kick.
Pato moves into the clinch.
Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popadopalous misses with a combination
letting Pato counter with a right hand.
Popadopalous walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pato.
Alex Pato is winning the standup battle so far.
Pato has Popadopalous up against the cage in a clinch.
Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pato lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Popadopalous backs up against the cage.
Pato tests Popadopalous's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popadopalous misses with a double jab
and Pato counters with a thumping low kick.
Pato digs a good hook to Popadopalous's body.
Popadopalous throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pato counters with a straight right hand.
Pato has closed the distance and engaged Popadopalous in a clinch.
Pato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pato moves into the clinch.
Pato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Popadopalous throws the left hand but Pato avoids the punch easily.
Pato rushes Popadopalous and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pato breaks the clinch.
Popadopalous shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Popadopalous misses with a double jab
and Pato moves into the clinch.
Pato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Popadopalous throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pato counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pato takes the fight into the clinch.
Apollo Popadopalous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato breaks from the clinch.
Pato moves away from the strike by Popadopalous.
Pato scores with a leg kick.
Popadopalous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pato moves into range and clinches up with Popadopalous.
Pato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pato rushes Popadopalous and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pato moves into range and clinches up with Popadopalous.
Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popadopalous misses the shot to the body.
Pato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Popadopalous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popadopalous with a poor takedown
letting Pato counter with a right hand.
Pato clinches up against the cage.
Popadopalous breaks the clinch.
Popadopalous ducks right into an uppercut from Pato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato slips a straight right by Popadopalous.
Popadopalous misses with a shot to the body
and Pato counters with an inside leg kick.
Pato lands with a nice combination. Popadopalous backs away looking to recover.
Pato throws a head kick that Popadopalous semi-blocks.
Pato jabs at Popadopalous's body.
Pato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Popadopalous takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Popadopalous takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pato ducks under a wild hook from Popadopalous.
Popadopalous misses the jab.
Pato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pato slips a jab from Popadopalous.
Pato has closed the distance and engaged Popadopalous in a clinch.
Pato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popadopalous throws out a loose jab but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popadopalous throws a sloppy body shot
and Pato counters with a one-two to the body.
Popadopalous misses with a jab to the body
and Pato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato lands a nice shot to the body.
Popadopalous throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pato counters with a good low kick that Popadopalous was not able to check.
Pato has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pato manages to break the clinch.
Popadopalous takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pato scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pato throws a leg kick which misses Popadopalous's front leg but catches the back leg as Popadopalous tries to avoid it.
Pato rushes Popadopalous and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Pato breaks from the clinch.
Pato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pato has Popadopalous up against the cage in a clinch.
Popadopalous tries to break free but Pato pushes him back against the cage.
Popadopalous jumps guard but Pato stands there with Popadopalous around his waist. Popadopalous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alex Pato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Popadopalous.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Popadopalous has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Popadopalous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alex Pato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Popadopalous falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pato counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Pato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pato, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Pato!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jed Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Zabuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mama said Knock You Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Zabuza!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell drops his hands momentarily and Zabuza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zabuza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campbell sprawls well. Campbell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zabuza gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Zabuza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zabuza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zabuza misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Zabuza as he connects with a hook.
Zabuza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campbell sprawls well. Campbell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zabuza gets slowly back to his feet.
Zabuza fails with a takedown attempt.
Jed Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Zabuza.
Campbell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zabuza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Campbell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Campbell tries to circle away but Zabuza has him pinned against the cage.
Zabuza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Campbell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Campbell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Campbell misses with a hook. Zabuza ducked under it nicely.
Zabuza works over Campbell's head and body with a nice combination.
Campbell is looking to clinch but Zabuza is avoiding it.
Zabuza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
and Zabuza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zabuza slips under a jab.
Campbell misses with a takedown attempt
and Zabuza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zabuza dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
Jab by Zabuza.
Campbell misses with a combination
and Zabuza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell misses with a jab to the body
and Zabuza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Campbell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jed Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zabuza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zabuza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Campbell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zabuza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zabuza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zabuza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zabuza wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Zabuza looking to sit in guard and control but Campbell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell tries to stand but Zabuza is controlling from the bottom.
Zabuza wants to stand but Campbell is controlling the position.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Zabuza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zabuza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Campbell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Campbell shoots in and drives through. Zabuza sprawls well.
Zabuza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Campbell moves in looking to clinch but Zabuza pushes him off.
Zabuza connects with the punch.
Campbell wants to clinch up but Zabuza keeps it at a distance.
Campbell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zabuza misses with a takedown
enabling Campbell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands with a nice body punch.
Zabuza looks gassed!
Zabuza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Campbell's waist but Campbell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zabuza off to one side.
Campbell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zabuza misses with a wild combination.
Campbell misses with a looping right.
Zabuza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zabuza lands a nice looking body shot.
Campbell moves into the clinch.
Campbell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zabuza.
Zabuza is trying to break the clinch but Campbell has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campbell takes a swing at Zabuza's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Zabuza dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zabuza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campbell sprawls well. Campbell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zabuza gets slowly back to his feet.
Zabuza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Campbell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zabuza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jed Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Zabuza.
Zabuza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
Zabuza swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
Zabuza fails with the takedown.
Zabuza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Campbell throws out a leg kick but Zabuza moves out of range and Campbell only half commits.
Zabuza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campbell throws out the jab.
Zabuza defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Zabuza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zabuza is breathing heavily.
Zabuza looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zabuza throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza throws a strike but Campbell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Campbell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Campbell lands with a right hand.
Zabuza misses with a series of wild punches.
Campbell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zabuza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zabuza.
Zabuza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zabuza wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
Campbell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zabuza is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zabuza thows a big elbow that misses.
Zabuza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zabuza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Campbell wants to stand up but Zabuza is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Campbell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Campbell staying out of range there.
Zabuza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Ricky Zabuza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Campbell throws a looping overhand right but Zabuza ducks down to avoid it.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch but Zabuza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campbell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zabuza.
Zabuza lands a jab to the head.
Zabuza slips a straight right by Campbell.
A nice combination there by Zabuza.
Campbell lands with a cross.
Zabuza defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Campbell throws a hook but Zabuza blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Zabuza circles away.
Campbell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zabuza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
Zabuza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zabuza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Zabuza misses the target.
Campbell takes a swing at Zabuza's ribcage but misses.
Zabuza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell.
Campbell slips under a jab from Zabuza.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Zabuza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Campbell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zabuza working the strikes but Campbell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Zabuza trying to mount his opponent but Campbell defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jed Campbell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Campbell scores with a nice right hand.
Campbell wants to clinch.
Zabuza throws a series of punches but Campbell avoids them all with ease.
Zabuza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campbell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zabuza dips to his left and cracks Campbell with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell throws a jab but it's blocked by Zabuza.
Zabuza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Campbell takes one to the chin there.
Campbell misses with a hook.
Campbell looks to land a right hand but Zabuza moved out of range.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Zabuza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza throws a combination. Campbell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zabuza throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Ricky Zabuza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zabuza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zabuza walks into a left hand.
Zabuza might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Campbell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zabuza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell throws a hook but Zabuza blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Zabuza.
Zabuza throws a series of punches but Campbell avoids them all with ease.
Campbell dodges the punch combination from Zabuza.
Zabuza fails with a takedown attempt.
Zabuza misses with a two punch combination.
Zabuza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zabuza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Zabuza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zabuza misses with a series of wild punches.
Zabuza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zabuza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zabuza blocks a jab.
Zabuza slips a jab from Campbell.
Campbell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zabuza counters with a three punch combo that has Campbell backing up. Campbell nods at Zabuza to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jed Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zabuza shoots in looking for a takedown. Campbell tries to sprawl out of it but Zabuza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Campbell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zabuza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Campbell.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Zabuza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zabuza tries to keep at a distance but Campbell has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza tries to break the clinch but Campbell is controlling the position.
Campbell has Zabuza pressed against the cage, preventing Zabuza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zabuza tries to pull guard but Campbell won't allow it.
Campbell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zabuza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zabuza throws out a powerful jab.
Campbell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Campbell misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Campbell misses its intended target.
Zabuza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zabuza scores with a hook to the body. Campbell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zabuza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zabuza asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Zabuza lands an elbow.
Campbell regains half guard, as Zabuza was trying to land strikes.
Zabuza trying to pass the guard but Campbell defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Zabuza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zabuza 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Zabuza!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Newland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
160 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reggie Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zach Newland!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Warren.
Newland keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Newland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warren moves away.
Warren misses the body punch
and Newland counters with a left to the body.
Newland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warren.
Warren works Newland's body with a nice hook.
Warren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warren scores with a hook to the body. Newland takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Warren avoids the body shot from Newland.
Warren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newland.
Warren swinging wildly here.
Newland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Newland throws a good cross that connects.
Warren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newland doesn't seem bothered though.
Warren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newland.
Warren just misses with a punch to the body.
Newland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warren closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Warren working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warren thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Warren tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Warren trying to control the action but Newland is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren throws a strike aimed at the side of Newland's head but Newland avoids it well.
Warren cracks Newland with a big right hand but Newland just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Warren is looking to take a break and control but Newland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Warren crashes against the mat.
Newland struggling a bit here.
Warren creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Newland sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Warren swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Newland counters with a right hand to the body.
Warren shoots in but no luck this time.
Warren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Newland. Newland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A combination from Newland does no damage.
Reggie Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren misses the shot to the body.
Warren shoots in but Newland avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Warren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newland staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Warren.
Warren digs a good body shot into Newland's ribs.
Warren drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Warren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Warren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Warren is looking to work some ground and pound but Newland has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newland trying to control the position.
Warren postures up in Newland's guard and throws a big left but Newland blocks it.
Newland keeping moving, preventing Warren from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Warren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Newland keeping moving, preventing Warren from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Warren does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Warren dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Warren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Newland moves out of range of the strikes.
Newland takes a swing at Warren's ribcage but misses.
Warren swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Newland counter with a right hand.
Newland circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Warren to the canvas! Warren doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Newland keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Newland!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quetzacoatl Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakura Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Machida's choice of entrance music: Adagio - Second Sight . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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284 lbs
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232 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quetzacoatl Smith!
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, Sakura Machida!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Machida.
Machida avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Machida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Machida takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to break free but Machida has control.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Quetzacoatl Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Sakura Machida has been cut.
Machida checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Machida.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Machida.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida checks a leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that Machida semi-blocks.
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!
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machida's sensitive parts.
Smith misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Machida avoids the head kick by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Machida moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Machida.
Quetzacoatl Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakura Machida.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Machida shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Machida has hold of Smith's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Smith seems comfortable defending it but Machida has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Smith is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Smith is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Machida couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sakura Machida!
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