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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rad Thibodeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shelby comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amazing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Nate Shelby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rad Thibodeaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
A jab from Shelby misses.
Thibodeaux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shelby's sensitive parts.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Thibodeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Shelby jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Shelby. Beautiful body shot.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Shelby stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Thibodeaux follows into mount!
Shelby is rocked!
It looks like Nate Shelby has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby tries to control Thibodeaux 's body but Thibodeaux pushes him off. Shelby squirms to his side and now Thibodeaux has his back!
Shelby is still in real trouble! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Thibodeaux just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby seems to have recovered his senses.
Shelby tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Thibodeaux stands up from mount. Strange move.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thibodeaux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick but Shelby moves out of range.
Shelby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby slips under a jab.
Shelby connects with a single shot there.
Thibodeaux defending well as Shelby loads up on a big left hand.
Shelby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thibodeaux can pounce on him.
Thibodeaux is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Shelby. Beautiful body shot.
Shelby looks to land a left hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range nicely.
Shelby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thibodeaux circles away quickly and effectively.
Thibodeaux takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Shelby lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Shelby managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Shelby tries to break the clinch but Thibodeaux is controlling the position.
Shelby lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Shelby as the two fighters clinch.
Shelby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shelby lands a right hand.
Shelby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shelby is defending well for now.
Shelby cracks Thibodeaux with a nice body shot.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Shelby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Shelby scores with a hook to the body.
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shelby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shelby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shelby lands with a big right hook that stumbles Thibodeaux - he's out on his feet here! Shelby follows up with another monster hook that separates Thibodeaux from consciousness! Thibodeaux falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Shelby stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nate Shelby!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Conterraneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Paolo Souza enters the cage!
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255 lbs
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265 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Conterraneo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conterraneo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Souza punishes Conterraneo's body with a nice straight punch.
Souza shoots in and bounces Conterraneo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Conterraneo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza is in close to Conterraneo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Souza is pushing down on Conterraneo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Conterraneo is fighting to maintain full guard but Souza has managed to sneak the leg through.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conterraneo is breathing heavily.
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!
Conterraneo is defending against the submission attempts here by Souza.
Souza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conterraneo keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Souza there.
Conterraneo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Souza scores with a couple of nice shots.
It looks like Edson Conterraneo has been cut.
Souza slips a nice elbow through Conterraneo's hands, connecting with Conterraneo's forehead.
Souza sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Souza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Souza wants to take a breather but Conterraneo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Conterraneo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Souza is nestled in close to Conterraneo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Souza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Conterraneo wants to control but Souza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Souza.
Souza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Souza working the head and body with strikes.
Souza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Souza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Souza working Conterraneo over with strikes.
Souza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Conterraneo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Souza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Conterraneo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Souza.
Conterraneo tries to get to full guard but Souza has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza content to control rather than advance.
Souza is trying to control. Conterraneo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Souza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edson Conterraneo's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conterraneo taking some punishment here, with Souza in his half guard.
Well, if Souza is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edson Conterraneo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Souza lands a jab to Conterraneo's midsection.
Edson Conterraneo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Souza has managed to clinch.
Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conterraneo or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souza moves into range and clinches up with Conterraneo.
Conterraneo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jeez, Edson Conterraneo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conterraneo backwards.
Souza digs a right hand underneath Conterraneo's ribcage. Conterraneo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Souza lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edson Conterraneo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paolo Souza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Crocopski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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272 lbs
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240 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Hyabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Crocopski!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyabusa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Michael Crocopski has been cut.
Crocopski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyabusa.
Crocopski defending well as Hyabusa loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Hyabusa does no damage.
Hyabusa blocks a head kick by Crocopski.
Hyabusa cracks a nice hook into Crocopski's ribs.
Crocopski tries a head kick but it misses.
Crocopski fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Hyabusa finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyabusa throws a lazy right hand but Crocopski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crocopski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyabusa to score with a decent uppercut.
Crocopski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hyabusa misses with a body shot.
Hyabusa tries to bum rush Crocopski with a series of wild strikes but Crocopski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hyabusa connects with the punch.
That has opened up Michael Crocopski's cut even more.
Crocopski walks into a stiff left hand from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa misses with an uppercut. Crocopski saw that one coming.
Hyabusa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hyabusa lands a big shot that drops Crocopski! Can he finish him?
The cut above Michael Crocopski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crocopski is looking to stand up but Hyabusa isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyabusa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hyabusa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Crocopski looks gassed!
Hyabusa lands a lovely overhand right.
Hyabusa throws a left that rocks Crocopski and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hyabusa dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Crocopski regain composure!
Crocopski is rocked!
Michael Crocopski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Crocopski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryu Hyabusa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Buford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Tar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Come From A Land Down Under. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Buford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Tar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buford takes a swing at Tar's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Buford misses its intended target.
Tar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Marcus Buford has been cut.
Buford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buford as he jumps to the side.
Buford misses the shot to the body.
Tar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buford.
Tar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buford defends it nicely.
Buford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marcus Buford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Buford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tar's waist but Tar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Buford off to one side.
Buford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tar with a poor takedown
and Buford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marcus Buford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Tar.
A shot to the body from Tar misses
and Buford counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tar misses with a hook.
Tar has his takedown stuffed
and Buford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buford lands a big uppercut and Tar crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tar looks OK. Buford waves Tar back to his feet!
Tar is rocked!
Tar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buford.
Buford circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tar to the canvas! Tar doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Buford keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Buford!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Angelo Bulaun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Blink 182 feat Robert Smith - All of This as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Angelo Bulaun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Smith!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Bulaun ducks down to avoid it.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Bulaun. Bulaun gets slowly back to his feet.
Bulaun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Bulaun looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Bulaun misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bulaun is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smith has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smith!
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Bulaun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulaun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bulaun looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulaun isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Smith stacks Bulaun on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Smith!
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bulaun is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulaun is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Smith taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Bulaun.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Angelo Bulaun!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kulich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynaldo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulich comes to the cage accompanied by Meat Plow. Reynaldo Da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Kulich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reynaldo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Kulich.
A combination from Kulich does no damage.
Mark Kulich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Kulich.
Kulich swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Silva.
Da Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulich just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulich tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kulich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Da Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kulich misses.
No joy there for Kulich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kulich throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kulich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Da Silva's head backwards.
Da Silva slips a jab from Kulich.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Da Silva working Kulich over with knees to the body.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulich.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulich lands with a right to the head.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Kulich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Kulich blocks it.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich lands with a right to the head.
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kulich.
Kulich presses Da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva looks gassed!
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich scores with a shoulder strike.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Da Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich digs a right hand underneath Da Silva's ribcage. Da Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Kulich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kulich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kulich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kulich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Kulich scores with a hook to the body.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Kulich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulich cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Kulich lands a body shot.
Kulich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Kulich.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Kulich lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Kulich.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Kulich scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Kulich blocks it.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulich pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kulich cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Kulich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kulich.
Kulich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kulich.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich lands with a right to the head.
Kulich lands a nice shot to the body.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulich presses Da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kulich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulich lands a right hand.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Da Silva, against the cage.
Da Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich lands an uppercut.
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kulich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kulich avoids it.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Da Silva is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulich finish him?
Kulich misses with some punches.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kulich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kulich misses with a few strikes there.
Da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kulich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulich.
Kulich throws a hook but Da Silva avoids it easily.
Da Silva looks to clinch
and Kulich counters with a three punch combo that has Da Silva backing up. Da Silva nods at Kulich to acknowledge the strikes.
Da Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kulich counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulich darts in and clinches Da Silva up against the cage.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kulich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Da Silva.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kulich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kulich misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Kulich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kulich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kulich is blocking nicely.
Da Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Da Silva throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
A short right from Kulich on the inside.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Da Silva, against the cage.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Kulich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mark Kulich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kulich lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Kulich as the two fighters clinch.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Kulich.
Kulich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
With the fighters up against the cage, Da Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Da Silva, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva blocking some punches.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Da Silva missing with knees to the body.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich lands a right hand.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kulich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Da Silva's brow.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Da Silva, against the cage.
Kulich scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Kulich lands a body shot.
Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kulich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulich.
Da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Nice elbow from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with the head strike.
A short left from Kulich.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulich.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kulich is blocking nicely.
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Silva blocking some punches.
Kulich avoids a wild elbow strike from Da Silva.
A short right from Kulich on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulich.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Kulich.
Kulich lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Da Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Kulich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kulich.
Kulich lands an uppercut.
Kulich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Kulich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Kulich.
Kulich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Kulich blocking some punches.
Kulich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kulich dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Kulich.
Mark Kulich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulich throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Silva tries to clinch
and Kulich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Da Silva thinking.
Kulich throws a right hand that Da Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Silva also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Kulich.
A big right from Kulich misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulich misses with a wild body shot.
Da Silva defending well as Kulich loads up on a big left hand.
Kulich moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Kulich takes an elbow to the temple.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kulich blocks it with crossed arms.
Da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kulich lands a left hand.
Kulich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kulich blocks with his arms.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva lands an elbow just above Kulich 's eye.
Da Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Kulich.
Da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kulich scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Kulich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulich lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Da Silva.
Kulich pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Kulich.
Kulich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Da Silvas head.
A nice left hand lands by Kulich.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Kulich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Kulich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kulich is blocking nicely.
Kulich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich gets through Da Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside that Kulich shrugs off.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside.
Da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kulich's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulich.
Kulich lands a body shot.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Da Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Da Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kulich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Kulich.
Da Silva lands an elbow just above Kulich 's eye.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Da Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kulich lands a left hand.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kulich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kulich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kulich's face.
Kulich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Da Silva.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Kulich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kulich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Da Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kulich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulich lands with a short shot to the head.
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kulich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kulich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside.
Reynaldo Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulich scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Da Silva.
Kulich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kulich lands an uppercut.
Da Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kulich or not.
Kulich cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Mark Kulich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kulich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Kulich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kulich 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Kulich!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Stu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Stu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Stu!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stu moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stu.
Stu throws a head kick that misses.
Masterson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body kick from Stu.
A head kick misses from Stu.
Masterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Stu is just out of range.
Masterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Some wild striking there from Masterson.
Stu cracks the inside of Masterson's front leg.
A slow jab from Masterson misses its intended target.
Stu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masterson.
Stu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Masterson checks it well.
Stu misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Masterson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masterson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Masterson avoids the head kick by Stu.
Masterson missing with a left hand there. Stu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stu misses with a low kick as Masterson jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stu throws a leg kick
and Masterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice shot lands for Masterson.
Stu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masterson works Stu's body with a nice hook.
Stu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masterson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stu throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Masterson.
Masterson avoids the head kick by Stu.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stu.
Stu lands with a slapping head kick.
Stu throws a nice head kick!
Masterson dips to his left and cracks Stu with an uppercut!
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 punch combination from Masterson misses.
Stu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Masterson scores with the left hand. Stu knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick from Stu lands but Masterson takes it in his stride.
Stu looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masterson scores with a one two! Stu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Masterson misses with a low kick.
Stu throws a head kick but Masterson moves out of range.
Stu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masterson is out of range and Stu settles back down.
A big right from Masterson misses.
Stu throws a lazy head kick
and Masterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Masterson.
Stu trying to control the position but instead, Masterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stu into the cage.
Masterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stu backwards.
Stu tries a knee to the head but Masterson blocks it.
Stu tries to land a knee to the head but Masterson blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Masterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stu letting Masterson take a breather here.
Stu tries to break the clinch but Masterson is controlling the position.
Stu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stu avoiding damage as Masterson throws knees to the body.
Masterson pushes Stu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stus head.
A frustrated look appears on Stu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masterson lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Masterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson lands a nice uppercut.
Masterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masterson slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Masterson.
Masterson lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Masterson.
Masterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Masterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masterson presses Stu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Masterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masterson lands a shoulder strike.
Masterson lands with a right to the head.
Masterson is working Stu over against the cage.
Masterson digs a right hand underneath Stu's ribcage. Stu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masterson cracks Stu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masterson throws a wild body kick that Stu sees coming a mile off.
Masterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Masterson misses with a wild combination.
Stu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Masterson lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masterson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stu. That one must have hurt.
Masterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Masterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Masterson.
Stu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Masterson lands a jab to Stu's midsection.
Good shot there by Masterson.
Masterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Masterson avoids a kick to the body.
Stu throws a lazy body kick
and Masterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masterson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Masterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masterson lands a jab-cross combination.
Stu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A right-left combo lands from Masterson.
Masterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Masterson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Masterson tests Stu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stu throws a leg kick
and Masterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Stu thows a leg kick but Masterson checks it
and Masterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James Masterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Masterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stu throws out a leg kick but Masterson moves out of range and Stu only half commits.
A jab from Masterson finds it's way through Stu's defenses.
Masterson avoids the head kick by Stu.
Masterson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Masterson connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masterson. Stu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stu throws a hook but Masterson avoids it easily.
Stu moves out of range as Masterson strikes.
Stu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Masterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Masterson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Masterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Masterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stu is breathing heavily.
Masterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Masterson has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Masterson.
Stu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Masterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masterson manages to break the clinch.
Masterson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Masterson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Masterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masterson scores with a shot to the body.
Stu throws a head kick that misses.
Masterson throws a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stu dodges the punch combination from Masterson.
Masterson lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Masterson misses.
Masterson lands with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Masterson there.
Stu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson throws a series of punches but Stu moves out of range.
Masterson misses with a body kick.
Masterson scores with a jab.
Masterson scores with a decent looking hook.
Masterson lands a nice shot that snaps Stu's head back.
Masterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stu breaks the clinch.
Stu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab lands there for Masterson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stu takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Stu.
Stu thows a leg kick but Masterson checks it
and Masterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Stu throws a body kick the misses
and Masterson counters by moving into the clinch.
Masterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Stu tries to circle away but Masterson has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Stu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masterson has Stu pressed against the cage, preventing Stu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masterson stalls.
Masterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Masterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stu can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson gets through Stu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masterson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stu up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Masterson.
Masterson breaks the clinch.
Masterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick from Stu misses
and Masterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Masterson finds it's way through Stu's defenses.
Masterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masterson misses the shot to the body.
Stu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Masterson lands a right hook to the body.
Masterson scores with a nice body kick.
Stu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masterson scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Masterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masterson throws a body punch but Stu moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice cross by Masterson.
Stu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masterson throws a series of punches but Stu avoids them all with ease.
Dick Stu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masterson scores with the left hand. Stu knows he should have avoided that one.
Masterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stu thuds his shin into the meat of Masterson's side.
Stu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Masterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Stu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Masterson clinches.
Masterson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masterson pushes Stu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masterson lands a shoulder strike.
Masterson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Masterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stu backwards.
Masterson lands a shot to the body.
Stu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Masterson lands with a right to the head.
Masterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stu backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Masterson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Masterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Masterson works Stu's body with a nice hook.
Masterson digs a good hook to Stu's body.
Masterson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stu in his tracks.
Masterson lands with an overhand left.
Stu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice cross by Masterson.
Masterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Masterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masterson.
Stu throws a head kick that misses.
Stu walks into a left hand.
Masterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Masterson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stu thinking.
Masterson lands with an overhand left.
Stu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Masterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Masterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stu moves away.
Stu takes one to the chin there.
Stu misses with a leg kick
and Masterson counters with a nice leg kick.
Masterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Masterson misses with a head kick.
Masterson lands the left hand.
Masterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stu lands a head kick. Masterson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Masterson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Masterson misses with a series of wild punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Masterson.
Masterson lands an overhand right.
A head kick by Stu misses
and Masterson counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Masterson.
Masterson jabs Stu right on the nose. Stu blinks but takes it well.
Masterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stu.
Masterson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stu is looking to land body kicks.
James Masterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stu misses with a jab to the body
and Masterson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick by Stu misses
and Masterson counters with a nice body kick.
Stu tries to move into range but Masterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Masterson. Beautiful body shot.
Stu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Masterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Masterson throws a series of punches but Stu avoids them all with ease.
Stu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Masterson jabs at Stu's body.
Masterson thuds his right hand into Stu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Masterson lands a right hook to the body.
Masterson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masterson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson works Stu's body with a nice hook.
Stu needs to keep his hands up - Masterson had a free shot at his head there.
Stu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stu checks a low kick from Masterson.
Masterson punishes Stu's body with a nice straight punch.
Masterson connects with a jab.
Masterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Masterson lunges at Stu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stu's hand.
Masterson tests Stu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Masterson moves into the clinch.
Stu is trying to break the clinch but Masterson is controlling him.
James Masterson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Masterson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masterson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Masterson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stu throws a chopping leg kick but Masterson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stu in his tracks.
Masterson closes the distance and clinches.
Masterson lands with a left to the head.
Masterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stu throws a head kick that misses
and Masterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stu throws a leg kick but Masterson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy left from Masterson finds it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Masterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Masterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stu.
Stu throws a sloppy head kick and Masterson moves out of range easily.
Stu throws a head kick that misses.
Stu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dick Stu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masterson lands a high kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Masterson lands the left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Masterson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Masterson cracks a nice hook into Stu's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Masterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masterson 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Masterson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mclovin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sandstorm by Darude. Kent Powell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
190 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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197 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Mclovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kent Powell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell rushes Mclovin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Powell is trying to break free.
Powell wants to break free but Mclovin has control.
Mclovin wants to break free but Powell has control.
Powell wants to get back to striking at distance but Mclovin won't allow it.
Mclovin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kent Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Mclovin.
Mclovin throws a nice looking combination but Powell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin misses with a double jab.
A big right from Powell misses.
Mclovin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Powell pinned against the cage. Powell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mclovin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin moves into range and clinches up with Powell.
Powell has Mclovin pushed against the cage.
Powell wants a takedown.
Powell gets underhooks to prevent Mclovin's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Mclovin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Mclovin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mclovin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mclovin keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell prevents Mclovin from getting back to his feet.
Powell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Powell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Powell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powell wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Powell.
Powell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mclovin because Powell loaded up on that one.
Powell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Powell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Powell throwing strikes here but Mclovin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mclovin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Powell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mclovin tries to hold on but Powell pushes him away.
Powell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mclovin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Powell tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin blocking the ground and pound.
Powell wants to control the pace but Mclovin is squirming around nicely.
Powell throws some wild stikes that Mclovin manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Powell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Powell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mclovin blocking the ground and pound.
Mclovin working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Powell dominated that round.
That's time! Mclovin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Powell tries to clinch but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin scores with a nice strike.
Mclovin misses with a kick to the body.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powell tries to clinch
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powell shoots and misses
and Mclovin counters with a left and a right that stings Powell.
Mclovin throws a series of punches but Powell moves out of range.
Mclovin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mclovin counters by clinching up.
Powell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mclovin up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mclovin tries to circle away but Powell has him pinned against the cage.
Powell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mclovin pushes Powell off looking to stand but Powell dives back in and keeps control.
Powell lands strikes from half guard.
Mclovin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mclovin wants to clinch
and Powell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mclovin's guard now.
Mclovin keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mclovin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Powell off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell darts in trying to clinch
and Mclovin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mclovin tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
Fedor Mclovin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Mclovin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mclovin was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
A slow jab from Mclovin misses its intended target.
Mclovin throws a leg kick which misses Powell's front leg but catches the back leg as Powell tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mclovin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mclovin duly obliges.
Powell misses with a hook.
Powell wants to clinch but Mclovin slips to the side
letting Mclovin counter with a right hand.
Powell dodges the punch combination from Mclovin.
Powell tries to clinch
letting Mclovin counter with a right hand.
Mclovin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mclovin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mclovin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclovin looking to pass the guard.
Mclovin tries to stand but Powell is controlling from the bottom.
Powell is pulling down on Mclovin's head. It's preventing any offense from Mclovin, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Mclovin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big left from Powell misses.
Powell misses with a takedown attempt
and Mclovin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Powell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mclovin is trying to control the position but Powell postures up.
Mclovin keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mclovin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin working a defensive guard here.
Powell throwing strikes from guard but Mclovin blocks nicely.
Powell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mclovin is keeping the position for now.
Powell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powell shoots and misses
and Mclovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Powell takes a swing at Mclovin's ribcage but misses.
Powell throws a hook to the side of Mclovin's head but Mclovin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Powell clinches but Mclovin breaks the clinch
and Mclovin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mclovin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Powell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mclovin has Powell in his guard.
Kent Powell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Powell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Powell wants to pass the guard but Mclovin is keeping the position.
Powell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Powell stands and throws Mclovin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Powell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Powell throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mclovin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mclovin is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Powell trying to control the action but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
Powell winds up and cracks Mclovin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Powell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mclovin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Powell.
Powell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Powell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Powell lands a nice short elbow.
Powell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mclovin defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kent Powell.
I think Powell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kent Powell!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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149 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vevrin Betlach!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver scores with a jab.
Betlach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carver.
A swing and a miss from Carver.
Carver throws the left hand but Betlach avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Carver misses the target.
Carver throws a jab but it's blocked by Betlach.
Carver misses with a double jab.
Betlach's corner calls for a 1-2. Betlach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Brian Carver has been cut.
Carver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carver misses with a looping right.
Betlach missing with a left hand there. Carver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Betlach throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carver needs to keep his hands up - Betlach had a free shot at his head there.
Carver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Betlach counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betlach manages to avoid it.
Carver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carver throws a jab when Betlach was well out of range.
Betlach cracks Carver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Betlach takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Betlach lands a body shot.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betlach manages to avoid it.
Carver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach takes a swing at Carver's ribcage but misses.
Betlach displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Betlach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carver.
Carver ducks under a wild hook from Betlach.
Carver misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Carver.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Betlach works over Carver's head and body with a nice combination.
Carver is rocked!
Betlach with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Carver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carver is breathing heavily.
Betlach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carver seems to have got his legs back now.
Betlach drops Carver with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Carver looks back up at him and smiles so Betlach waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Brian Carver's cut is getting worse.
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!
Carver missing with a left hand there. Betlach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Betlach.
A shot to the liver by Betlach. Beautiful body shot.
Betlach with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Betlach misses with a combination
and Carver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Betlach jabs at Carver's body.
Betlach dips to his left and cracks Carver with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Betlach throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Carver stumbling backwards into the cage! Carver bounces back off the cage towards Betlach, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Betlach lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Betlach celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vevrin Betlach!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saddam Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Takata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussain comes to the cage accompanied by Dabke Huwara. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saddam Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shinya Takata!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takata misses with a looping left.
Takata getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch but Takata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shinya Takata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takata is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hussain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A good leg kick by Takata.
Takata throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Takata with that takedown attempt.
Takata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussain throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown by Takata or perhaps it was just good defense by Hussain which made him look bad.
Saddam Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Takata.
A lazy left from Hussain finds it's target.
Takata fails with a takedown attempt.
Hussain lands a really nice looking cross but Takata seems unphased.
Takata gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hussain.
Takata tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hussain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takata somewhat.
A jab from Hussain finds it's way through Takata's defenses.
Hussain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takata on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hussain. Hussain obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takata avoids the head kick by Hussain.
Jab by Hussain.
Takata misses with a hook. Hussain ducked under it nicely.
Hussain cracks Takata with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Shinya Takata has been cut.
Hussain cracks Takata with a good jab.
Hussain gets a clinch.
Takata is trying to break the clinch but Hussain has him pressed against the cage.
Hussain lands a nice uppercut.
Takata is looking to break free of the clinch but Hussain has double underhooks.
Hussain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hussain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hussain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hussain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takata's efforts to push away.
Hussain lands with a left to the head.
Hussain lands with a left to the head.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body.
Takata looks gassed!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hussain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Hussain.
Hussain lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain works on Takata's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Hussain scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hussain.
Hussain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hussain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takata backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Hussain.
Hussain lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Hussain - that landed with a thud.
Hussain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takata backwards.
Hussain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takatas head.
Hussain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hussain.
Hussain digs a right hand into Takata's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takata's gas tank.
Takata being controlled against the cage.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body.
Hussain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hussain gets through Takata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Hussain on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hussain.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hussain.
Come on Hussain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Hussain on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takata or not.
Hussain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Hussain.
Hussain presses Takata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hussain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hussain lands a nice shot to the body.
Hussain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hussain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Takata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takata being controlled against the cage.
Hussain lands an uppercut.
Hussain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hussain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takata backwards.
A hook to the body from Hussain.
Hussain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hussain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hussain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takata backwards.
Takata is trying to break free.
Hussain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takata.
A left hand lands to the body for Hussain.
Hussain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hussain.
Hussain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Takata up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hussain.
Hussain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Takata tries to circle away but Hussain has him pinned against the cage.
Hussain digs a right hand into Takata's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takata's gas tank.
Hussain pushes Takata back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain lands a right hand.
Hussain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takatas head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussain.
Hussain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Takata can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hussain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hussain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hussain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hussain lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saddam Hussain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinya Takata's cut.
That's time! Hussain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hussain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hussain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussain slips under a jab from Takata.
Takata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hussain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takata takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hussain lands with a slapping head kick.
Hussain lands with a shot to the body.
Hussain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Takata. Takata circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Takata is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hussain is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Takata.
Hussain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takata throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Hussain.
Hussain cracks Takata with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Takata is breathing heavily.
Hussain lunges at Takata with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takata's hand.
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!
Hussain closes the distance and clinches.
Hussain scores with a shoulder strike.
Hussain scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hussain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hussain scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain is leaning against Takata and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hussain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Hussain to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Hussain.
Still in the clinch, Hussain scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussain.
Hussain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takata backwards.
Hussain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hussain lands with a light punch inside.
Hussain cracks Takata with a nice body shot.
Hussain is pushing Takata up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussain.
Hussain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hussain presses Takata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Hussain.
Hussain is pushing Takata up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hussain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands a shoulder strike.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body.
Hussain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hussain digs a right hand underneath Takata's ribcage. Takata let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Hussain.
Hussain lands a shoulder strike.
Hussain has Takata pressed against the cage, preventing Takata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussain presses Takata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hussain lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Hussain.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hussain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hussain digs a right hand into Takata's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takata's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Hussain - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Hussain.
Hussain lands a right hand.
Hussain just leaning against Takata, taking a breather.
Hussain lands a hook that snaps the head of Takata backwards.
Hussain lands a shoulder strike.
Takata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takata letting Hussain take a breather here.
Hussain lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain scores with a shoulder strike.
Hussain lands a left hand.
Hussain lands a right hand.
Hussain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takata can do to turn this around?
Hussain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hussain.
Hussain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hussain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hussain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hussain lands with a short shot to the head.
Hussain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takata backwards.
Takata is trying to force a seperation but Hussain has the dominant position.
Takata looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takata is trying to break the clinch but Hussain has him pressed against the cage.
Hussain lands a body punch.
Hussain scores with a shoulder strike.
Hussain lands a shot to the body.
Hussain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hussain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takata up against the cage.
Saddam Hussain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hussain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hussain.
Takata wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hussain controlling the action here for a moment.
Hussain prevents Takata from breaking the clinch.
Hussain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Hussain.
Hussain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hussain lands a nice uppercut.
Hussain lands an uppercut.
Hussain lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Hussain - that landed with a thud.
Hussain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hussain presses Takata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hussain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hussain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hussain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takata backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hussain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saddam Hussain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shinya Takata's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hussain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hussain connects with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hussain.
Takata takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hussain moves out of range as Takata strikes.
Takata misses with a takedown attempt - Hussain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Takata misses with a body punch
and Takata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takata steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hussain. That one must have hurt.
Hussain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hussain forces Takata back against the cage and clinches.
Takata takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Hussain.
Hussain lands a left hand.
Hussain lands with a light punch inside.
Takata takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hussain has Takata pushed against the cage.
Hussain lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hussain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain pushes Takata back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takata is trying to force a seperation but Hussain has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hussain.
Hussain lands with a right to the head.
Hussain slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Takata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hussain.
Hussain taking a breather.
Hussain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Takata is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takata wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Hussain.
Hussain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hussain is pushing Takata up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Takata has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hussain lands with a short shot to the head.
Takata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain gets through Takata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hussain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hussain on the inside.
Hussain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takata's efforts to push away.
Hussain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takata wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hussain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Hussain.
Hussain lands a hook that snaps the head of Takata backwards.
Hussain has Takata pressed against the cage, preventing Takata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussain.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hussain.
Hussain lands a body shot.
Hussain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hussain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hussain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takata letting Hussain take a breather here.
A short left from Hussain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain scores with a shot to the side of Takata's head.
A frustrated look appears on Takata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Hussain.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hussain.
Hussain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Hussain.
Hussain pushes Takata back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussain.
Hussain lands a shoulder strike.
Hussain lands with a left to the head.
Hussain lands a nice uppercut.
Takata is trying to break the clinch but Hussain has him pressed against the cage.
Hussain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Hussain on the inside.
Takata is rocked!
Hussain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takata or not.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Hussain on the inside.
Shinya Takata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takata backwards.
Takata is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussain finish him?
A short body shot lands from Hussain as the two fighters clinch.
Hussain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hussain is leaning against Takata and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takata seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hussain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hussain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hussain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hussain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hussain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hussain keeps control of Takata as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hussain pushes Takata back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Hussain to work.
Hussain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hussain works on Takata's body with a couple of short punches.
Hussain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takata backwards.
Hussain lands a left hand.
Hussain lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hussain.
A nice left hand lands by Hussain.
Hussain digs a right hand underneath Takata's ribcage. Takata let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saddam Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hussain lands an uppercut.
Hussain lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saddam Hussain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hussain 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saddam Hussain!
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