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Skrap Fights 82 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 21989 p4p, 453 weight class) and Caspian Hull (ranked 3673 p4p, 305 weight class). Joteel comes to the ring accompanied by Moogwalzer. Jacque Joteel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Caspian Hull!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joteel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joteel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joteel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hull misses with a straight left.
Joteel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hull misses with a double jab.
Hull misses with an uppercut.
Joteel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hull checks a leg kick.
Joteel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joteel throws a body shot but no joy.
Jacque Joteel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joteel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joteel works the jab nicely.
Joteel throws a front kick that sends Hull stumbling back into the ropes.
Joteel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hull takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hull connects with a right hand. Joteel shakes it off.
Joteel lands with a slapping head kick.
Hull moves out of range of the leg kick from Joteel.
Hull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joteel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hull takes one on the button.
Hull has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Joteel misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hull throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Joteel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Hull.
Hull throws a right and a left that Joteel avoids nicely.
Joteel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hull throws a hook but Joteel blocks it.
Joteel jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hull is looking to land body kicks.
Hull moves out of range of the body kick from Joteel.
Joteel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Joteel.
Hull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joteel.
Hull on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch lands to the side of Hull 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hull tries to keep at a distance but Joteel has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel breaks the clinch.
Joteel throws a good cross that connects.
Joteel throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull avoids the body shot from Joteel.
Hull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joteel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hull throws an off balance right hand
and Joteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joteel moves into the clinch.
Hull digs a right hand underneath Joteel's ribcage. Joteel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joteel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hull backwards.
Hull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Joteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Hull controls his hands.
Hull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hull clinches up with Joteel and pushes him back against the ropes.
Joteel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joteel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hull tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Joteel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hull thinking.
Joteel scores with a jab to the head.
Hull checks a low kick from Joteel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel slips under a jab.
Joteel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hull swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joteel.
The crowd cheers as Joteel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hull doesn't seem phased though.
Hull looks to throw the jab but Joteel is out of range.
Hull misses with a body kick.
Joteel lands with a right hand.
Joteel tests Hull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joteel thuds his right hand into Hull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joteel throws a leg kick but Hull moved away.
Joteel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Joteel scores with the left hand. Hull knows he should have avoided that one.
Hull throws a body shot but no joy.
Joteel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joteel slips under a jab from Hull.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hull scores with a hook to the body. Joteel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hull throws a push kick but Joteel slaps the foot to one side.
Hull pushes Joteel up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hull lands with a left to the head.
Joteel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joteel prevents a body shot from Hull.
Joteel misses with the head strike.
Hull blocks a body shot from Joteel.
Joteel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hulls head.
Hull scores with a shot to the side of Joteel's head.
Joteel manages to break the clinch.
Joteel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Joteel.
Joteel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hull there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hull misses with a straight right.
Joteel throws a push kick but Hull slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joteel moves away from the strike by Hull.
Hull moves in looking to clinch but Joteel pushes him off.
Hull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joteel.
Joteel throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Joteel dominated that round.
That's time! Joteel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joteel throws a leg kick which misses Hull's front leg but catches the back leg as Hull tries to avoid it.
Joteel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joteel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hull throws a lazy uppercut
and Joteel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hull stuns Joteel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hull walks into a stiff left hand from Joteel.
Joteel moves away from the strike by Hull.
Joteel jabs Hull right on the nose. Hull blinks but takes it well.
Hull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joteel.
Joteel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hull manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Hull there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel throws a body punch but Hull moves out of range.
Hull moves out of range as Joteel throws a body kick.
Joteel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hull throws a body shot but no joy.
Joteel throws a body punch but Hull moves out of range.
Joteel misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull connects with an inside leg kick.
Joteel misses with an uppercut. Hull saw that one coming.
Joteel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hull scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joteel in his tracks.
Joteel avoids the body shot from Hull.
Joteel connects with a right hand. Hull shakes it off.
A jab from Hull misses.
Joteel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hull can do to turn this around?
Joteel moves out of range of the strikes.
Hull has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joteel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joteel.
Joteel checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hull. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hull.
Joteel throws a front kick that sends Hull stumbling back into the ropes.
Hull wants to slow Joteel down by chopping away at his legs.
Hull pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joteel is out of range and Hull settles back down.
Joteel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Joteel connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joteel scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hull if he has to take too many more of those.
Joteel cracks Hull with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hull throws the left hand but Joteel avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Joteel misses.
A jab lands there for Hull.
Joteel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joteel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hull throws a hook but Joteel blocks it.
Joteel misses with a combination
and Hull counters with a stiff right hand.
Joteel throws a jab but it's blocked by Hull.
Hull misses with a looping right.
Joteel scores with a decent looking hook.
Joteel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Joteel blocks a low kick nicely.
Hull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel throws a hook but Hull avoids it easily.
Joteel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jacque Joteel is winning the standup battle so far.
Joteel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hull. Hull circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hull misses with an uppercut.
Hull ducks under a wild hook from Joteel.
It seemed like Hull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hull wants to land a leg kick but Joteel is out of range.
Hull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joteel.
Hull throws a sloppy head kick and Joteel moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Joteel.
Joteel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hull looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hull throws a hook but Joteel blocks it.
Joteel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hull just manages to avoid it.
Joteel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hulls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hull drops his hands momentarily and Joteel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Joteel lands with a hook. Hull tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joteel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel misses with a body kick.
Joteel misses with a straight right.
Hull throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joteel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hull throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Joteel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Joteel throws a poor cross that misses
and Hull counters with a left to the body.
Hull scores with a jab to the head.
Hull is looking to clinch.
Joteel throwing a counter right hand but Hull manages to avoid it.
Joteel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hull throws a low kick but Joteel avoids it.
Joteel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hull if he has to take too many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joteel.
Joteel throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hull takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hull has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Joteel.
Joteel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hull looks to throw the jab but Joteel is out of range.
Joteel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Joteel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Joteel rushes Hull and presses him up against the ropes.
Hull looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hull lands an elbow inside.
Joteel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joteel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick there by Joteel.
Hull connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joteel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hull slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Hull misses.
Joteel misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Hull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Hull misses its intended target.
Hull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joteel misses with a double jab
and Hull counters with an inside leg kick.
Joteel connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hull throws a head kick that misses.
As Hull looks to move away, Joteel throws a big counter combo but Hull just gets out of the way.
Joteel throws a right hand that Hull ducks under and follows up with a left that Hull also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hull momentarily.
Joteel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joteel.
Hull misses with a hook.
Joteel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Joteel tries to move into range but Hull moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joteel blocks a jab.
Hull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joteel circles away quickly and effectively.
Joteel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hull. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Joteel.
Joteel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joteel throws a shot from downtown. Hull moves away and avoids it.
Joteel scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hull tried to score with a low kick but Joteel checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel lands with a straight right. Hull didn't see that one coming.
Jab, jab by Joteel - just one landing.
A combination from Joteel does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Joteel.
Joteel lands the left hand.
Hull pushes Joteel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Joteel lands with a right to the head.
Joteel tries to work over Hull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hull blocking some punches.
Hull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hull throws an elbow but it misses.
Hull lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Joteel tries to throw a body punch but Hull avoids it by throwing Joteel back against the ropes.
Hull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joteel lands with a light punch inside.
Joteel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hull is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Joteel misses the body punch
and Hull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Hull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joteel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hull finds it's way round the side to connect with Joteel's head.
Hull gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joteel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hull.
Joteel scores with a nice head shot.
Joteel scores with a kick to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Joteel blocks the low kick.
Joteel slips a jab from Hull.
Joteel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Hull.
Joteel lands the left hand.
Joteel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joteel throws a push kick but Hull slaps the foot to one side.
Joteel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hull.
Joteel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joteel slips under a jab.
Joteel throwing a counter right hand but Hull manages to avoid it.
Joteel throws a hook but Hull blocks it.
Hull throws the left hand but Joteel avoids the punch easily.
Hull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joteel. That did some damage!
Caspian Hull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joteel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hull was well out of range. Poor timing from Joteel.
Hull tries to clinch but Joteel moves out of range.
Joteel cracks a nice hook into Hull's ribs.
Hull shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joteel tried to counter with a leg kick but Hull avoided it.
Hull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joteel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joteel ducks under a wild hook from Hull.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacque Joteel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joteel 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 for Jacque Joteel!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Jacque Joteel!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Jacque Joteel!
Jacque Joteel wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Jacque Joteel was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iota Knox (ranked 2669 p4p, 167 weight class) and Takeshi Sendou (ranked 5394 p4p, 245 weight class). Knox comes to the ring accompanied by The Blacker The Berry | Kendrick Lamar. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sendou's choice of entrance music: Skillet - Feel Invincible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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145 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iota Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeshi Sendou!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox connects with a single shot there.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sendou appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sendou misses with a low kick.
Knox pushes Sendou away with a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Sendou.
Sendou looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Sendou finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knox is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sendou.
Sendou takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Knox cracks Sendou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sendou drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knox moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sendou. Sendou circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox punishes Sendou's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox misses with a double jab.
Sendou steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sendou. That's going to slow Knox down.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Sendou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Sendou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Relentless Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Sendou seems unphased.
Sendou walks into a left hand.
Sendou throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sendou.
Sendou throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knox scores with a one two! Sendou had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sendou was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox lands with a straight right. Sendou didn't see that one coming.
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!
Nice jab there from Knox.
Knox thuds his shin into the meat of Sendou's side.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Knox works Sendou's body with a nice hook.
Sendou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox lands with an overhand left.
Knox checks a low kick from Sendou.
Sendou connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendou throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sendou.
Knox moves out of range of the leg kick from Sendou.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Knox misses with a head kick.
Sendou moves out of range of the body kick.
Knox throws a series of punches but Sendou moves out of range.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Sendou moved out of range.
Sendou moves into the clinch.
Sendou blocks a body shot from Knox.
Sendou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sendou tries to land knees in the clinch but Knox avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Sendou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sendou backwards.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sendou backwards.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sendou backwards.
Sendou blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendou is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sendou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Knox.
Sendou struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sendou.
Sendou misses with a punch to the body.
Knox cracks Sendou with a nice body shot.
Knox blocking some punches.
Sendou tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sendou wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Knox - that landed with a thud.
Sendou blocks an uppercut.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Sendou backwards.
Knox avoids the elbow strike from Sendou, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
Knox managing to block the knees to the body from Sendou.
Knox blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sendou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sendou pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knox is out of range and Sendou settles back down.
Sendou throws a leg kick but Knox moved away.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sendou swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Knox both land. Nice combination.
Sendou has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sendou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox slips a jab from Sendou.
Sendou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Sendou misses the target.
Sendou is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iota Knox dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sendou misses with a wild body shot.
Sendou takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Knox thuds a left hand into Sendou's body.
Sendou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sendou defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Iota Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knox duly obliges.
Sendou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sendou walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knox. That's going to slow Sendou down.
Sendou thumps Knox with a low kick.
A slow jab from Sendou misses its intended target.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knox lands with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sendou connects with an inside leg kick.
Knox jabs at Sendou's body.
A big left from Knox misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knox misses with a hook.
Iota Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox thuds his shin into the meat of Sendou's side.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sendou.
Sendou wants to slow Knox down by chopping away at his legs.
Knox misses with a body kick.
Sendou motions for Knox to come forward. Sendou throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Sendou misses.
Sendou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knox takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sendou takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Sendou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sendou circles away quickly and effectively.
Sendou has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sendou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendou looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sendou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sendou digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Knox throws a right hand that Sendou ducks under and follows up with a left that Sendou also avoids with ease.
As Knox backs off Sendou throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Sendou throws the kick towards the body but Knox avoids it.
Sendou feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knox's calf.
A head kick misses from Knox.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sendou can do to turn this around?
Sendou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
A bone on bone clash there as Knox blocks the leg kick.
Knox moves out of range as Sendou strikes.
It looked like Knox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
Knox throws a push kick but Sendou slaps the foot to one side.
Sendou moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Sendou.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Sendou misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendou finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick.
Sendou has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Knox.
Sendou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Knox. Sendou shrugs it off though.
Sendou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Sendou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox lands with a straight right. Sendou didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Sendou scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Sendou throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sendou.
Sendou goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knox moves out of range as Sendou throws a body kick.
Sendou scores with a body shot.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sendou at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendou moves out of range of the body kick from Knox.
Knox punishes Sendou's body with a nice straight punch.
Sendou misses with a wild body shot.
Knox scores with the left hand. Sendou knows he should have avoided that one.
Knox feints a jab promting Sendou to slip. Knox then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sendou slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sendou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sendou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knox is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iota Knox dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sendou throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox lands a jab to Sendou's midsection.
Sendou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sendou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sendou. That did some damage!
Sendou throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sendou.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sendou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sendou doesn't seem bothered though.
Sendou throws a chopping leg kick but Knox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sendou takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox with a hook.
Knox throws a right and a left that Sendou avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sendou is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sendou misses with a kick to the body.
Knox is looking to counter the offense by Sendou and move into the clinch.
Sendou is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sendou walks into a stiff left hand from Knox.
Sendou on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sendou lands a glancing blow to the side of Knox's head.
Sendou takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Sendou.
Sendou throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
Knox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sendou on the side of the head.
Knox scores with a jab. Sendou acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sendou throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sendou misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Sendou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Knox blocks the leg kick.
Sendou looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox swings for the body but Sendou moves out of range.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Sendou throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox throws the left hand but Sendou avoids the punch easily.
Sendou rushes Knox and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sendou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sendou swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sendou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sendou dodges the punch combination from Knox.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Knox.
Knox lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands an overhand right.
Sendou throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Sendou moves out of range as Knox throws a body kick.
Sendou feints a counter leg kick.
Sendou lands a right hook to the body.
Knox throws a one two combo.
Knox misses with the combination.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox throws a series of punches but Sendou avoids them all with ease.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox misses with a few strikes there.
Sendou misses with a body kick.
Sendou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sendou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sendou does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Sendou's shoulder, as Sendou tries to avoid the shot.
Knox misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendou scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Sendou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sendou lands with an overhand left.
Sendou is looking to land body kicks.
Knox throws the left hand but Sendou avoids the punch easily.
Knox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sendou dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knox. That did some damage!
Sendou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Sendou releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Sendou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sendou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sendou throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iota Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knox 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Iota Knox!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Iota Knox!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Iota Knox!
Iota Knox wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Iota Knox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Cubbedge (ranked 1901 p4p, 257 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 2282 p4p, 298 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Elvis Presley enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cubbedge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cubbedge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Presley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cubbedge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Foaming Shortcakes in the buildup to the fight.
Cubbedge cracks the inside of Presley's front leg.
Cubbedge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Presley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cubbedge throws a body shot but no joy.
Cubbedge throws a head kick that misses.
Cubbedge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cubbedge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Presley moves away.
A slow jab from Cubbedge misses its intended target.
Presley's coach down at Secret Lab was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Presley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Presley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Presley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cubbedge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Presley throws the left hand but Cubbedge avoids the punch easily.
Presley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cubbedge scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Presley looks for the body kick but Cubbedge saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Presley clinches with his opponent.
Cubbedge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Presley.
Presley struggles to land a body shot inside as Cubbedge controls his hands.
Presley scores a nice knee to the body.
Presley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cubbedge trying to control the position but instead, Presley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cubbedge into the ropes.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Presley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Presley misses with a knee strike.
Presley breaks the clinch.
Presley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cubbedge feints a jab promting Presley to slip. Cubbedge then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Presley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Presley closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Cubbedge to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cubbedge checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cubbedge missing with a left hand there. Presley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Presley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cubbedge throws a right and a left that Presley avoids nicely.
Presley throws a leg kick but Cubbedge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Presley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cubbedge is out of range.
Cubbedge lands a jab-cross combination.
Cubbedge throws an overhand right that lands on Presley's shoulder, as Presley tries to avoid the shot.
Cubbedge misses with a combination
and Presley counters with a nice leg kick.
Cubbedge tries to bum rush Presley with a series of wild strikes but Presley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Presley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cubbedge throws a leg kick
and Presley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Presley.
Presley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cubbedge throws a right hand that Presley ducks under and follows up with a left that Presley also avoids with ease.
Presley throws a head kick that misses.
Cubbedge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Presley flicks out a counter leg kick but Cubbedge steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Presley fails to land.
Presley digs a right hand underneath Cubbedge 's ribcage. Cubbedge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Presley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Presley lands a nice shot to the body.
Presley scores with a shoulder strike.
Presley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Presley.
Cubbedge is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Presley.
Cubbedge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cubbedge misses with a looping right.
Cubbedge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Presley 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.
Presley ducks under a wild hook from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge throws a looping overhand right but Presley ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cubbedge tries to clinch but Presley moves out of range.
A nice side step and Presley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Presley misses with a leg kick.
Cubbedge misses with a two punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Presley checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Presley.
Presley misses with an uppercut.
Cubbedge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Presley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cubbedge eats them both and turns towards Presley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Presley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cubbedge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cubbedge checks a leg kick nicely.
Cubbedge throws a hook to the side of Presley's head but Presley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Presley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cubbedge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Presley wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elvis Presley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cubbedge scores with a shot to the body.
Cubbedge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Presley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Presley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Presley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Presley keeps the fight on the outside.
Cubbedge tries to bum rush Presley with a series of wild strikes but Presley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Cubbedge misses.
Presley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cubbedge moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Presley working aggressively here.
Cubbedge working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cubbedge just misses with a elbow thrown towards Presley's brow.
Presley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cubbedge blocks it with crossed arms.
Cubbedge misses with some punches.
Presley has a couple of punches blocked by Cubbedge .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Presley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Presley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Presley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge backing away here, and Presley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cubbedge misses with a wild body shot.
Presley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cubbedge throws a big counter combination but Presley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cubbedge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Presley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cubbedge throws a combination that misses
and Presley counters with a nice body kick.
Presley misses with a head kick.
Presley thumps Cubbedge with a low kick.
Presley is looking to score with low kicks.
Cubbedge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cubbedge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cubbedge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Presley.
Cubbedge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Presley checks a leg kick.
Presley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cubbedge is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Presley - 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!
Cubbedge blocks a low kick nicely.
Cubbedge misses with a hook.
Presley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Presley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cubbedge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cubbedge cracks Presley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cubbedge tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Presley feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Presley misses its intended target.
Cubbedge throwing a counter right hand but Presley manages to avoid it.
Cubbedge just misses with a punch to the body.
Cubbedge misses with a hook.
Cubbedge looks to throw the jab but Presley is out of range.
Cubbedge instigates a clinch.
Presley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Presley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Presley swings wildly with an uppercut but Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Presley breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley tries to clinch up.
Cubbedge checks a low kick from Presley.
Cubbedge throws a leg kick that misses.
Cubbedge tries to clinch there but Presley circles away.
Presley steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cubbedge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Presley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cubbedge throws an overhand right that lands on Presley's shoulder, as Presley tries to avoid the shot.
Presley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Presley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cubbedge checks it well.
Presley feints and then cracks Cubbedge 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cubbedge down.
Cubbedge just misses with a punch to the body.
Presley tries a quick counter leg kick but Cubbedge is wise to it.
Presley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Presley connects with an inside leg kick.
Presley tries a low kick but Cubbedge avoids it.
Brad Cubbedge is winning the standup battle so far.
Presley lands with a nice body punch.
Presley throws a low kick but Cubbedge avoids it.
Cubbedge throws a predictable looking body shot
and Presley counters with a body kick that stops Cubbedge in his tracks momentarily.
Presley throws a hook to the side of Cubbedge 's head but Cubbedge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Cubbedge was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley misses with a body kick.
Presley throws a low kick but Cubbedge avoids it.
Presley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cubbedge . Presley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cubbedge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Presley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cubbedge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cubbedge blocks a jab.
Cubbedge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Presley tries a quick counter leg kick but Cubbedge is wise to it.
Cubbedge jabs Presley right on the nose. Presley blinks but takes it well.
Cubbedge looks to land a left hand but Presley moved out of range nicely.
Cubbedge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Presley at a distance.
Presley throws a head kick that half lands.
Presley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Presley walks into a left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Presley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Presley misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elvis Presley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cubbedge connects with a looping right hand.
Presley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Presley misses with a punch on the inside.
Cubbedge scores with a shot to the side of Presley's head.
Cubbedge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cubbedge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Presley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Presley lands a shot to the body.
Presley scores a nice knee to the body.
Presley pushes Cubbedge back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Presley lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Presley fails to land.
Presley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Presley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Presley throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cubbedge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Presley throws a leg kick but Cubbedge moved away.
Presley cracks the inside of Cubbedge 's front leg.
Cubbedge scores with a jab to the body.
Cubbedge blocks a head kick by Presley.
Cubbedge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cubbedge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Presley moves away.
Cubbedge instigates a clinch.
Cubbedge tries to break free but Presley pushes him back against the ropes.
Cubbedge working aggressively here.
Presley throws a punch but it's blocked by Cubbedge .
Presley blocks a body shot from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Presley lands a nice uppercut.
Presley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cubbedge is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Presley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Cubbedge misses the target.
Cubbedge misses with a looping left.
Presley throws a sloppy head kick and Cubbedge moves out of range easily.
Presley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cubbedge connects with a right hand. Presley shakes it off.
Presley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cubbedge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Presley.
Cubbedge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cubbedge moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Presley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cubbedge misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Presley misses with a head kick.
Cubbedge looks to score with a jab to the body but Presley is just out of range.
Cubbedge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Presley at a distance.
Cubbedge doesn't manage to clinch there - Presley circles away.
Cubbedge backing away here, and Presley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cubbedge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Presley wants to clinch up but Cubbedge keeps it at a distance.
Presley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Presley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Presley cracks the inside of Cubbedge 's front leg.
Cubbedge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cubbedge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Presley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cubbedge misses the target.
Cubbedge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Cubbedge .
Presley tries to land a leg kick but Cubbedge saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge misses with a wild combination.
Cubbedge misses with a hook. Presley ducked under it nicely.
Cubbedge walks into a straight right hand from Presley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Presley.
Presley slips a jab and a cross from Cubbedge .
Presley has closed the distance and engaged Cubbedge in a clinch.
Cubbedge working hard to break the clinch.
Presley lands a nice shot to the body.
Cubbedge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Presley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Presley duly obliges.
Brad Cubbedge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cubbedge takes a swing at Presley's ribcage but misses.
Presley blocks a jab.
Presley misses with a low kick as Cubbedge jumps back.
Cubbedge was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cubbedge blocks a leg kick.
Cubbedge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Presley.
Presley avoids the body shot from Cubbedge .
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elvis Presley.
I've got Presley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Elvis Presley!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Elvis Presley!
Elvis Presley wins by majority decision!
Elvis Presley decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 1753 p4p, 230 weight class) and Muhammad Jabbar (ranked 1699 p4p, 223 weight class). Ben Reed could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Muhammad Jabbar's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jabbar in his tracks.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jabbar manages to avoid it.
Jabbar misses with a hook.
Reed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jabbar throws an overhand right that lands on Reed's shoulder, as Reed tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Jabbar.
Jabbar lands a leg kick that knocks Reed off balance momentarily.
Reed moves out of range as Jabbar strikes.
Reed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Reed misses.
Reed throws a hook but Jabbar avoids it easily.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Jabbar.
Jabbar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jabbar finds it's way round the side to connect with Reed's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reed throws a body punch but Jabbar moves out of range.
Reed misses with a looping right.
Muhammad Jabbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jabbar misses with a straight left.
Reed looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Reed throws a leg kick
and Jabbar counters with a one-two to the body.
Jabbar lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reed blocks the body kick.
and Jabbar counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Reed! He's just covering up as Jabbar starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muhammad Jabbar!
Muhammad Jabbar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neo Nova (ranked 1383 p4p, 193 weight class) and Cameron Mathews (ranked 636 p4p, 96 weight class). Mathews has chosen Way Down We Go as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neo Nova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mathews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch but Nova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathews tries to clinch but Nova moves out of range.
Mathews tries to close the distance and clinch but Nova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathews forces Nova back against the ropes and clinches.
Mathews tries to throw a body punch but Nova avoids it by throwing Mathews back against the ropes.
Mathews is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nova throws a head punch that misses.
Nova misses with the head strike.
Mathews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nova prevents a body shot from Mathews.
Mathews lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nova.
Nova keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mathews's efforts to push away.
I was talking to Nova's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mathews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews is trying to push Nova away but Nova has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nova prevents Mathews from breaking the clinch.
Nova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mathews misses with a body punch.
Mathews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mathews closes the distance but Nova moves to the side
and Nova connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nova throws a looping overhand right but Mathews ducks down to avoid it.
Mathews now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mathews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nova throws a punch but it's blocked by Mathews.
A frustrated look appears on Mathews's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mathews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nova misses with a punch to the body.
Nova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mathews throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nova taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova misses with some punches.
Nova working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mathews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nova is looking to chop away at Mathews's legs.
Mathews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nova.
Mathews throws a sloppy body shot
and Nova counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mathews thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Nova.
Decent striking displayed by Nova there.
Nova bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mathews looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nova getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mathews is rocked!
Nova swats away the attempt to clinch by Mathews.
Nova is looking to counter punch.
Mathews is still on wobbly legs! Can Nova finish him?
A shot to the liver by Nova. Beautiful body shot.
Mathews seems to have recovered his senses.
Nova circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nova cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mathews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mathews wants to clinch
and Nova counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mathews! Nova lets Mathews back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nova drops Mathews with a big left hand! Mathews is injured, injured bad! Nova jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neo Nova!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Netti (ranked 1187 p4p, 166 weight class) and Buddy Barnett (ranked 1182 p4p, 164 weight class). Barnett has chosen Move as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Netti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Netti misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Netti's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barnett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Netti momentarily.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Netti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown but Netti shows good takedown defense.
Barnett misses with a series of wild punches.
Netti appears to be looking for a big counter.
Buddy Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett slips under a jab.
Barnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Netti.
Netti lands a nice shot that snaps Barnett's head back.
Nice defenses there by Barnett.
Netti sets himself, and Barnett steps forward looking for the clinch! Netti avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett tries to clinch up but Netti circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Netti holds him up against the ropes and eventually Barnett drops back down to his feet.
Barnett tightens his grip and picks Netti up, before dumping him to the ground. Netti manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Netti wants to get back to his feet but Barnett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Netti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Netti is keeping the position for now.
Barnett stops Netti from standing up.
Barnett postures up and lands a big shot to Netti's brow.
Netti wants to stand but Barnett is controlling the position.
Netti has momentary wrist control but Barnett slips an elbow through the middle.
Barnett prevents Netti from getting back to his feet.
Barnett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Netti wants to stand up but Barnett is controlling him.
Barnett is working Netti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barnett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Netti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnett.
Netti wants to stand up but Barnett is controlling him.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Netti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Netti wants to stand but Barnett is controlling the position.
My spies in Midnight MMA ClosingThis Saturday inform me that Barnett has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Barnett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Netti is looking to stand up but Barnett isn't so interested in that idea.
Netti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnett.
Barnett prevents Netti from getting back to his feet.
Barnett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Netti is looking to stand up but Barnett isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Netti wants to stand and escape but Barnett is having none of it.
Barnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Netti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Netti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Netti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barnett wants to pass the guard but Netti is keeping the position.
Barnett scoring with some ground and pound.
Netti wants to stand up but Barnett is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Netti is looking to stand up but Barnett isn't so interested in that idea.
Barnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Netti's head.
Barnett working some strikes from top position.
Barnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Netti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Netti wants to get back to his feet but Barnett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barnett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnett landing some decent shots from guard.
Barnett throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnett won't allow Netti to get back to his feet.
Netti trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Barnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Netti's head.
Barnett content to stall in guard here.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnett won't allow Netti to get back to his feet.
Barnett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Netti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnett tries to clinch up.
Barnett throws a shot from downtown. Netti moves away and avoids it.
Barnett wants to clinch up but Netti keeps it at a distance.
Netti throws an overhand right that lands on Barnett's shoulder, as Barnett tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Netti coming out on top.
It looks like Buddy Barnett has been cut.
Barnett looks to land a right hand but Netti moved out of range.
Barnett moves into the clinch.
Barnett pulls guard.
Netti tries to stand but Barnett is controlling from the bottom.
Barnett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Netti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Netti wants to stand but Barnett has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Netti stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Barnett throws a hook but Netti blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Netti.
Barnett pulls guard effortlessly.
Netti is looking to stand up but Barnett won't let him.
Buddy Barnett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Netti wants to stand and escape but instead Barnett has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Barnett is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barnett throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Netti keeps moving.
Barnett lands a couple of elbows.
Netti keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Netti wants to stand but Barnett is controlling the position.
Barnett trying to control but Netti is working from the bottom.
Netti wants to stand but Barnett is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Netti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Netti is looking to stand back up but Barnett counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Netti.
Barnett trying to pass the guard but Netti defending well.
Barnett working over Netti with some ground and pound. Netti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnett trying to control the action but Netti is working from the bottom.
Netti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnett.
Netti is trying to stand back up but Barnett is controlling him
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Barnett is nestled in close to Netti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnett is working for a kimura but Netti is defending it quite comfortably.
Netti wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett wants to take a breather but Netti is having none of it.
Barnett is pressing down on Netti's thigh, looking to free his foot. Netti is holding on for now.
Netti is trying to stand back up but Barnett is controlling him
Barnett working over Netti with some ground and pound. Netti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Netti is trying to stand up here but Barnett is controlling him well.
Barnett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Netti wants to get back to his feet.
Barnett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barnett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Netti wants to get back to his feet.
Barnett trying to mount his opponent but Netti defends it.
Netti pushes Barnett off looking to stand but Barnett dives back in and keeps control.
Barnett wants to control but Netti is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barnett prevents Netti from standing back up.
Barnett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Netti wants to get back to his feet.
Barnett drops an elbow to the side of Netti's head.
Barnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnett maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Netti could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Barnett has cracked it and Netti is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Barnett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buddy Barnett!
A relieved looking Buddy Barnett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malaki Fiso (ranked 428 p4p, 51 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 634 p4p, 71 weight class). Fiso comes into the arena with The Lord's Prayer (In Samoan) blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Fiso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
Fiso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fiso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fiso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Fiso tried to score with a low kick but Barbosa checks it.
Fiso backing away here, and Barbosa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa misses with a combination
and Fiso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fiso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fiso punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Fiso there.
Barbosa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fiso ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Fiso counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiso. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fiso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Fiso.
Fiso scores with a hook.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Barbosa catches Fiso right on the button with a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fiso!
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fiso on the side of the head.
Fiso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Fiso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fiso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fiso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Fiso digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
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!
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa throws a jab when Fiso was well out of range.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Fiso's head but Fiso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Fiso slams his shin into Barbosa's torso.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fiso.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Fiso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Fiso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barbosa just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFiso.
Fiso scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Fiso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa swings for the body but Fiso moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso motions for Barbosa to come forward. Fiso throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fiso avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Fiso lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa cracks Fiso with a good jab.
Barbosa swings for the body but Fiso moves out of range.
Fiso catches Barbosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fiso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fiso blocks it well.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Fiso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fiso.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fiso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fiso connects with a solid leg kick.
Fiso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiso slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Fiso with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fiso is looking to clinch.
Fiso scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Fiso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Fiso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Fiso cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fiso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Fiso lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiso looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Fiso avoids it with no problem.
Fiso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fiso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Fiso dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Barbosa thows a leg kick but Fiso checks it
and Fiso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Fiso's shoulder, as Fiso tries to avoid the shot.
Fiso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Fiso moves to clinch but Barbosa breaks away
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Fiso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fiso is looking to clinch.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Fiso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Fiso backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Fiso manages to avoid it all.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Fiso counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fiso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Fiso moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Fiso digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Fiso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head.
Fiso throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fiso counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Fiso's legs.
Fiso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Fiso misses with a body shot.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Fiso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiso was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Fiso throws a nice head kick!
Fiso lands with a nice body punch.
Fiso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Fiso.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Fiso counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso scores with a hook.
Fiso avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Fiso thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
Fiso moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Fiso swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Fiso.
Malaki Fiso is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Fiso blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fiso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fiso clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Fiso fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fiso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Fiso darts in trying to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a good low kick that Fiso was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fiso blocks a jab.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Fiso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Fiso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fiso fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Fiso jabs at Barbosa's body.
Fiso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Fiso dominated that second round.
That's time! Fiso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fiso lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fiso moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Fiso lands with a good body shot.
Fiso throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Fiso tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa feints a counter leg kick.
Barbosa throws a front kick that sends Fiso stumbling back into the ropes.
Fiso digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Fiso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Fiso lands.
Fiso takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Fiso ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fiso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fiso punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Fiso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
Donk. Fiso catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Fiso digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Fiso tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Fiso counters by moving into the clinch.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Fiso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fiso finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Fiso tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Fiso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fiso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Fiso.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fiso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fiso throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiso was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Fiso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fiso is looking to wear down Barbosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barbosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Fiso.
Fiso scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Fiso counters with a left to the body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danga de danga de dang - Fiso scores with a four punch combination!
Barbosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Fiso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiso tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fiso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiso defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
As Barbosa backs away, Fiso returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That kick from Barbosa tenderised Fiso's leg. Fiso is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Fiso moves out of range.
Fiso blocks the body kick.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Fiso's shoulder, as Fiso tries to avoid the shot.
Fiso rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the ropes.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Fiso tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fiso scores with a shoulder strike.
Fiso digs a right hand into Barbosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barbosa's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Fiso clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa takes a swing at Fiso's ribcage but misses.
Fiso checks a leg kick.
It looked like Fiso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barbosa.
Fiso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Fiso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa checks a low kick from Fiso.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fiso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fiso finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Fiso avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fiso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fiso lands with a good body shot.
Fiso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fiso moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Fiso.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Fiso avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fiso to score with a decent uppercut.
Fiso clinches with his opponent.
Fiso scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Fiso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fiso fails to land.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiso controls his hands.
Fiso misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Fiso's head.
Fiso lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fiso backwards.
Fiso breaks the clinch.
Fiso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fiso.
Barbosa avoiding damage.
Fiso working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Fiso.
Fiso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fiso can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa trying to stall but Fiso improves his position.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa throws a hook but Fiso avoids it easily.
Fiso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fiso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fiso with a jab.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Fiso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Fiso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a swing at Fiso's ribcage but misses.
Fiso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Fiso moves out of range.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Fiso.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fiso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Fiso.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Fiso.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Fiso saw that one coming.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Fiso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Fiso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Fiso had his way with Edson Bidon Barbosa in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fiso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiso. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fiso lands a jab.
Fiso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fiso misses with a body shot.
Barbosa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa keeps Fiso at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Fiso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Fiso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Fiso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fiso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa thuds his shin into the meat of Fiso's side.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Fiso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fiso lands with a right hand.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Fiso counters with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Fiso misses.
Fiso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fiso.
Fiso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa slips a jab from Fiso.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Fiso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fiso.
Fiso lands a nice looking body kick.
Barbosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Fiso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fiso's head.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Fiso counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa punishes Fiso's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Fiso lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fiso lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Fiso's head.
Barbosa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fiso.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fiso lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa cracks Fiso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barbosa - that will leave a mark!
Fiso moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Fiso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fiso lands a nice looking body shot.
Fiso lands a body shot.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Fiso cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Fiso.
Fiso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fiso looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fiso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malaki Fiso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fiso.
Fiso defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Fiso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Fiso connects with a body shot.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Fiso uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malaki Fiso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fiso 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Malaki Fiso!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Malaki Fiso!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Malaki Fiso!
Malaki Fiso wins by unanimous decision!
Malaki Fiso retains his featherweight title!
Malaki Fiso thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeMarcus Cousins (ranked 1426 p4p, 173 weight class) and Umberto Turturro (ranked 1229 p4p, 153 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeMarcus Cousins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Umberto Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Cousins.
It looks like Umberto Turturro has been cut.
Cousins looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Cousins misses with a hook. Turturro ducked under it nicely.
Turturro wants to counter the offense by Cousins and move into the clinch position.
Turturro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Turturro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cousins throws a shot to the body.
Turturro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Turturro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cousins looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cousins looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cousins!
Turturro tries to buck Cousins off but Cousins is having none of it.
Turturro trying to remain calm as Cousins controls from the top position.
Turturro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cousins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Turturro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cousins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turturro.
Turturro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cousins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turturro.
Turturro is trying for a kimura here. Cousins looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Turturro wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Umberto Turturro!
Umberto Turturro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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FIGHT
RATING
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