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BFC 2: Wallace vs. Cole PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Garrett (ranked 5493 p4p, 509 weight class) and Ryan Hardy (ranked 3638 p4p, 397 weight class). Ryan Hardy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ryan Hardy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrett.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Garrett misses with a looping right.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Garrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Garrett.
Hardy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garrett misses the jab.
Hardy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garrett gets the takedown into side control.
Garrett working away.
Garrett is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garrett creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Hardy taking a bit of punishment here - Garrett scoring with strikes.
Garrett trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
Garrett working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Garrett scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Garrett drags him back down.
Garrett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Garrett lands a few punches from side control.
Garrett working the ground and pound from side control.
Garrett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garrett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hardy some visible discomfort.
Garrett lands some shots froms side control.
Garrett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garrett is putting a hurting on Hardy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Garrett cracks Hardy with a big elbow.
Hardy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garrett's best efforts.
Garrett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garrett is nestled in close to Hardy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garrett takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garrett lands with a punch from half guard.
Garrett looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Garrett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Garrett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garrett is trying to control. Hardy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett working over Hardy with some ground and pound. Hardy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
Garrett is trying to control. Hardy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garrett drops an elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Garrett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garrett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hardy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garrett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garrett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Garrett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hardy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garrett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hardy has hold of Garrett's hands but Garrett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garrett winds up and cracks Hardy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrett lands strikes from half guard.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garrett winds up and cracks Hardy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
Ground and pound from Garrett.
Garrett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is staying active underneath Garrett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
Hardy punching from the bottom.
Hardy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Garrett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hardy quickly recovers to half guard.
Hardy trying to control here.
Hardy looks winded!
Garrett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hardy tries to roll over but Garrett keeps him under control.
Garrett lands with a punch from half guard.
Garrett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett drops an elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garrett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garrett working over Hardy with some ground and pound. Hardy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garrett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Garrett there.
Garrett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hardy is refusing to be controlled, as Garrett sits in half guard.
Garrett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hardy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hardy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hardy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Garrett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Garrett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hardy cracks the inside of Garrett's front leg.
Garrett throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garrett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hardy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Garrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garrett.
Garrett throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garrett counters by moving into the clinch.
Garrett tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Garrett back against the cage.
Garrett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hardy.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hardy regains guard immediately.
Hardy has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Garrett has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hardy is defending well.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Garrett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardy's efforts to push away.
Garrett tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett wants a takedown.
Hardy letting Garrett take a breather here.
Garrett misses with a punch to the body.
Garrett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Hardy is looking to break free of the clinch but Garrett has double underhooks.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Garrett.
Garrett working aggressively here.
Garrett gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hardy taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard.
Hardy is staying active underneath Garrett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Garrett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Garrett is stalling here. Hardy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Garrett seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hardy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garrett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Garrett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but instead Garrett has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett lands a couple of elbows.
Garrett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garrett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Garrett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garrett in side control lands a decent elbow.
Garrett lands a nice forearm strike.
Garrett trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
Garrett working the body and head with strikes.
Hardy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Garrett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Garrett scores with punches from side control.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Garrett in side control lands a decent elbow.
Garrett wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Garrett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Garrett scoring with punches and elbows.
Hardy is trying to improve his position.
Hardy is not content to let Garrett control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett lands a nice forearm strike.
Garrett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Garrett scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hardy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garrett lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garrett is putting a hurting on Hardy here, landing some big shots from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Garrett is chipping away with strikes.
Hardy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Garrett working the ground and pound.
Garrett lands a nice forearm strike.
Hardy is not content to let Garrett control the position.
Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hardy to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Garrett dominated that second round.
That's time! Garrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A big left from Garrett misses.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Garrett moves into the clinch successfully.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy is pressed up against the cage. Garrett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardy down to the mat. Hardy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Garrett moves into the clinch.
Garrett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garrett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Garrett's head.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Hardy trying to control the position but instead, Garrett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardy into the cage.
Hardy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garrett.
Garrett misses with a body punch.
Garrett prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garrett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hardy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Garrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Garrett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Garrett avoids them all with ease.
Ryan Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garrett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardy did well to prevent Garrett getting side control.
Garrett wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard.
Garrett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Hardy has hold of Garrett's hands but Garrett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garrett is keen to just control but Hardy is a slippery customer.
Garrett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garrett has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garrett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
Garrett with a couple of short strikes.
Garrett lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Garrett is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bo Garrett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garrett is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bo Garrett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is desperately trying to improve his position but Garrett has a good base and remains in mount.
Garrett lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garrett looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garrett with the ground and pound from mount.
Garrett landing strikes from the mount and Hardy is in trouble!
Garrett wants to control the pace but Hardy is squirming around nicely.
Hardy is bucking up trying to escape but Garrett cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Garrett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Garrett landing shots from mount.
Garrett landing strikes from the mount and Hardy is in trouble!
Garrett looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garrett looking to finish Hardy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hardy!
Hardy is squirming around, avoiding Garrett's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrett is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hardy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy is in a horrible position here. Garrett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Garrett landing punches.
Garrett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Garrett with good strikes from the mount here!
Garrett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
Garrett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Garrett working Hardy over with strikes here.
Ryan Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garrett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augustin Beniamin Dionisie (ranked 5175 p4p, 498 weight class) and Billy Smurder (ranked 5237 p4p, 505 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augustin Beniamin Dionisie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Smurder!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beniamin Dionisie stuffs the takedown.
Smurder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beniamin Dionisie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beniamin Dionisie has had enough of the clinch but Smurder keeps him there for the moment.
Smurder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smurder ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smurder no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Beniamin Dionisie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smurder's guard.
Beniamin Dionisie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smurder is pulling down on Beniamin Dionisie's head. It's preventing any offense from Beniamin Dionisie, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beniamin Dionisie is stalling in the full guard.
Beniamin Dionisie stopping the sweep attempt from Smurder.
Smurder is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Smurder is trying to drag Beniamin Dionisie to the mat but Beniamin Dionisie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beniamin Dionisie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smurder tries for a takedown but Beniamin Dionisie manages to get underhooks.
Augustin Beniamin Dionisie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Smurder.
Smurder is trying to pull guard but Beniamin Dionisie has him pressed against the cage.
Smurder unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beniamin Dionisie tries to break the clinch but Smurder is controlling the position.
Smurder tries to pull guard but Beniamin Dionisie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smurder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smurder tries for a takedown but Beniamin Dionisie circles away easily
and Beniamin Dionisie counters with a stiff right hand.
Smurder is looking to clinch but Beniamin Dionisie is avoiding it.
Beniamin Dionisie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smurder shoots for a takedown but Beniamin Dionisie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smurder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Beniamin Dionisie counter with a right hand.
Smurder looks winded!
Smurder gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Beniamin Dionisie gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Smurder is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Augustin Beniamin Dionisie!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Augustin Beniamin Dionisie waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Costa (ranked 3045 p4p, 296 weight class) and Darren Williams (ranked 5896 p4p, 426 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Costa in a clinch.
Costa can't break the clinch.
Costa is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Costas head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Costa can't break the clinch.
Costa can't break the clinch.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Costa is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Costa.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Williams.
Williams lands a left hand.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Costa has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Williams.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A frustrated look appears on Costa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Williams stalling against the cage.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Costa's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Costa is breathing heavily.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Costa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costa throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Costa misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams works over Costa's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Costa's head.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams rushes Costa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Costa is trying to break free.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Costa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Costa misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Costa gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Williams gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Williams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cruz (ranked 5623 p4p, 524 weight class) and Jure Jez (ranked 2900 p4p, 339 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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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jure Jez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cruz's half guard.
Jez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cruz tries to bench press Jez off him but Jez keeps the position.
Jez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jez gets to mount! Cruz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cruz is working to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz regains half guard.
Jez is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jez controlling the action here.
Jez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jez gets a double leg takedown into Cruz's guard.
Jez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cruz manages to get to full guard.
Jez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jez is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jez dives in and scores a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Jez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cruz, up you get!
Jez looks winded!
Jez gets a double leg takedown into Cruz's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Jez from controlling successfully.
Jez lands a couple of digs.
Jez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jez is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jez wants to stand but Cruz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Jez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jez stands up and beckons Cruz to join him on the feet.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jez looking to score a takedown here. Cruz is defending well but Jez drives through and ends up in Cruz's guard.
Jez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jez gets to his feet. Cruz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jez gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jez lands a nice short elbow.
Jez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jez cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Jez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jure Jez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz throws out a powerful jab.
Jez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cruz on his heels. He'll look to pass Cruz's guard now, I'm sure.
Jez wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cruz is proving hard to escape from.
Jez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jez defends it easily.
Jez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cruz, up you get!
Jure Jez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz prevents Jez from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jez working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jez lands a nice forearm strike.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Jez lands some shots froms side control.
Jez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Matt Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jez.
Jez looks up at the clock and then as Cruz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jez moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
Jez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cruz to the mat! Cruz manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jez doesn't defend quickly enough and Cruz has managed to lock this one up! Can Jez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Cruz on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Norman (ranked 6425 p4p, 142 weight class) and Yun Won Hyang (ranked 3162 p4p, 82 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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227 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yun Won Hyang!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Norman.
Hyang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hyang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Hyang catches Norman right on the button with a cross.
Hyang lands a lovely overhand right.
Norman takes a swing at Hyang's ribcage but misses.
Hyang loads up on a big right hand but Norman slips the punch.
Hyang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hyang lands a slapping body shot.
Hyang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Norman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hyang is defending well for now.
Hyang blocks a body shot from Norman.
Hyang is fighting off a takedown attempt but Norman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hyang to the mat. Hyang regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hyang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Norman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Norman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hyang managing to control the position.
Norman trying to control but Hyang is working from the bottom.
Norman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hyang is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Norman prevents Hyang from getting back to his feet.
Norman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hyang is pulling down on Norman's head. It's preventing any offense from Norman, at least for the moment.
Hyang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Norman.
Norman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norman throws a big right hand that misses.
Norman wants to control from the top but Hyang keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hyang tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyang shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hyang wants to stand up but Norman has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang slows the pace down in half guard.
Norman is trying to control but can't.
Norman is looking for a sweep. Hyang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hyang is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hyang prevents Norman from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Hyang seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hyang slips under a jab.
Norman avoids the body shot from Hyang.
Norman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hyang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hyang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyang lands a slapping body shot.
Hyang throws a sloppy head kick and Norman moves out of range easily.
Hyang throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
Hyang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Norman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hyang's waist but Hyang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norman off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Won Hyang dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hyang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norman on the side of the head.
Norman fails with a takedown attempt.
Norman misses with a looping left.
Norman blocks a head kick by Hyang.
Norman slips a straight right by Hyang.
A quick step to the side and Norman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyang scores with a hook to the body. Norman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Norman misses with a looping left.
Hyang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyang fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Norman sprawls well initially but Hyang persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Norman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Norman trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hyang is looking to advance position but Norman won't allow it.
Hyang controlling the action here.
Norman wants to control but Hyang is keeping busy.
Hyang stalling.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hyang is thwarting Norman's attempts to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hyang avoids the body shot from Norman.
Norman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hyang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hyang looks for the body kick but Norman saw that one coming.
Norman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hyang sprawls and moves away.
Hyang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyang closes the distance and clinches.
Norman tries to work over Hyang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hyang avoiding damage as Norman throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hyang manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Norman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hyang is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Norman, into his guard.
Hyang wants to stand but Norman is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyang engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Norman pulls Hyang in close to his closed guard and prevents Hyang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hyang content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Won Hyang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hyang scores with a body shot.
Hyang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Norman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hyang wanted to stand there but Norman had control of the position.
Hyang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hyang stacks Norman 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 Hyang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman is trying to control Hyang's posture but Hyang avoids it.
Hyang is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Norman manages to get back to half guard.
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.
Hyang is looking to take a break and control but Norman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Norman tries to roll over but Hyang keeps him under control.
Norman trying to control but Hyang postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hyang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hyang's half guard.
Norman is working for a kimura here but Hyang manages to reverse the position and he's now in Norman's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hyang wanted to stand there but Norman had control of the position.
William Norman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hyang looking to pass the guard.
Hyang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Norman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Norman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yun Won Hyang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Norman throws a big elbow that misses.
Hyang wants to get back to his feet but Norman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Norman is fighting to break Hyang's control of his arms but Hyang is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Norman chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Norman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yun Won Hyang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hyang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yun Won Hyang!
Yun Won Hyang spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Draxler (ranked 6737 p4p, 475 weight class) and Cruz Hernandez (ranked 5214 p4p, 410 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vlad Draxler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cruz Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draxler drives through with a takedown into Hernandez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Draxler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hernandez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hernandez managing to control the position.
Draxler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hernandez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Draxler tries to pass.
Draxler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draxler chips away with some ground and pound.
Hernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draxler postures up and lands a big shot to Hernandez's brow.
Draxler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
Hernandez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draxler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draxler lands a couple of digs.
Hernandez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Draxler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Draxler chips away with some ground and pound.
Hernandez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Draxler's guard.
Draxler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hernandez is posturing up here but Draxler has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hernandez tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hernandez has to tap! Slick submission there by Draxler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vlad Draxler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Hartel (ranked 2534 p4p, 321 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 5494 p4p, 519 weight class). Javier Martinez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alfonso Hartel's chin.
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203 lbs
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215 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfonso Hartel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartel instigates a clinch.
Hartel is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
Hartel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hartel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hartel looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonso Hartel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Martinez prevents it.
Hartel tries to pull guard but Martinez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hartel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hartel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hartel prevents a body shot from Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez slowing the pace effectively.
Hartel tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hartel tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
Hartel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hartel misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Martinez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hartel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martinez's waist but Martinez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hartel off to one side.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez leaves Hartel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hartel is breathing heavily.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Hartel's head but Hartel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Hartel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martinez stalling away here and it's allowed Hartel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Martinez being controlled here momentarily.
Hartel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartel is controlling Martinez's posture.
Hartel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hartel dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on Hartel's head and hops out.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartel defends it well.
Hartel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Martinez leaves Hartel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martinez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hartel with a poor takedown
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinez.
Hartel can't get the takedown.
Martinez tries to work over Hartel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Hartel pulls guard successfully.
Hartel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martinez clinches.
Hartel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hartel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hartel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martinez as he jumps to the side.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartel defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonso Hartel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartel dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on Hartel's head and hops out.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartel defends it well.
Martinez clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartel fails to pull guard.
Hartel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Hartel avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Hartel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartel has Martinez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martinez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hartel's elbow.
Martinez tries a body shot but Hartel blocks it.
We've been informed that Martinez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartel.
Hartel goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hartel misses with a takedown attempt
and Martinez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hartel tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartel is trying to drag Martinez to the mat but Martinez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hartel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martinez smiles and moves away.
Martinez pushes Hartel up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hartel's elbow.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hartel fails to pull guard.
Hartel prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Hartel is looking for a takedown.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hartel is working for takedown but Martinez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez tries to work over Hartel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartel is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hartel letting Martinez take a breather here.
Hartel can't get the takedown.
Hartel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Martinez after a bit of a struggle.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartel wants a takedown.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hartel gets tackled into the cage by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Hartel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Javier Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hartel prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonso Hartel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartel controls his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartel is trying to drag Martinez to the mat but Martinez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hartel tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartel blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartel is trying to drag Martinez to the mat but Martinez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hartel looking for a takedown.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartel controls his hands.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartel controls his hands.
Hartel is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
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.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartel tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartel looking for a takedown.
Hartel being controlled against the cage.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Hartel controls the action.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Hartel blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Hartel controls the action.
Hartel wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartel controls his hands.
Hartel prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Hartel tries to pull guard but Martinez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hartel has Martinez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martinez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Hartel avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez tries to work over Hartel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartel is working for takedown but Martinez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hartel working hard to break the clinch.
Martinez stalling the fight.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Hartel controls the action.
Hartel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hartel slips a jab from Martinez.
Alfonso Hartel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartel wants to clinch
and Martinez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
Martinez trying to control but Hartel is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Javier Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wallace (ranked 860 p4p, 21 weight class) and Rico Cole (ranked 970 p4p, 25 weight class). Wallace kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Time for some Aksion- Redman. Cole has chosen Gerardo's Rico Suave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rico Cole told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Cole!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws a combination that misses
and Cole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy body kick from Wallace
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wallace.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cole.
Wallace needs to keep his hands up - Cole had a free shot at his head there.
Wallace misses with a two punch combination.
Cole has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wallace throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cole with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Cole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wallace moves out of range as Cole strikes.
Cole misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Cole let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wallace checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rico Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole scores with a leg kick.
Cole tried to score with a low kick but Wallace checks it.
Wallace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cole lands a nice shot to the body.
Cole with a nice cross.
Wallace lands with a nice body kick.
Cole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wallace scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
Wallace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That kick from Wallace tenderised Cole's leg. Cole is trying to keep his angry face on.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cole.
Cole lands a head shot.
Wallace throws a right hand that Cole ducks under and follows up with a left that Cole also avoids with ease.
Cole feints and then cracks Wallace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wallace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace scores with a head kick. Cole tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wallace misses with a combination
and Cole counters with a nice body kick.
Cole misses with a low kick.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace throws a body kick that misses.
Wallace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wallace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cole avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Cole scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cole.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Cole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Cole goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Wallace tries to move into range but Cole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Cole there.
Wallace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cole. Cole obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cole 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 Wallace has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wallace and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Cole looks to move away, Wallace throws a big counter combo but Cole just gets out of the way.
Cole misses with a kick to the body.
Cole is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wallace had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wallace pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cole back to the cage. Wallace follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cole displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wallace throws a right hand that Cole ducks under and follows up with a left that Cole also avoids with ease.
Cole tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wallace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Cole avoids them all with ease.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A good leg kick by Cole.
Cole scores with a jab to the body.
Cole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace lands with a right hand.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a slapping body shot.
Cole connects with a single shot there.
Wallace checks a low kick from Cole.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Cole misses.
It looked like Wallace was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Wallace misses with the combination.
Nathan Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Cole tries a quick counter leg kick but Wallace is wise to it.
Cole tries to clinch up.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rico Cole will probably get the nod.
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.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick from Wallace.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cole lands a lovely overhand right.
Cole misses with a hook
and Wallace counters with a three punch combo that has Cole backing up. Cole nods at Wallace to acknowledge the strikes.
Wallace misses with a combination
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Cole finds it's way through Wallace's defenses.
Cole lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cole.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Wallace.
Cole lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Cole. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Cole connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallace.
Rico Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Cole's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Cole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cole cracks the inside of Wallace's front leg.
Wallace misses with a combination
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nathan Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallace circles away.
Wallace explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wallace takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole sizes up Wallace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a leg kick
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Cole.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole closes the distance and pushes Wallace back into the cage.
Wallace tries to break free but Cole pushes him back against the cage.
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Cole is controlling him.
Cole prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.
Cole manages to break the clinch.
Cole thuds a left hand into Wallace's body.
Cole throws out a powerful jab.
Cole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wallace's head backwards.
Cole misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wallace's calf.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Cole was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Cole. That snapped Wallace's head back.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Wallace went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cole goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Cole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wallace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a two punch combination.
Cole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a series of strikes that have Wallace backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Wallace should have avoided that one.
Wallace looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
Wallace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wallace shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cole eats them both and turns towards Wallace to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wallace's hands.
Cole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cole is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wallace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Wallace has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wallace there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
Cole throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Cole scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cole looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallace is fending him off so far but Cole persists. Nope, Wallace circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallace uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wallace checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cole is looking to chop away at Wallace's legs.
Wallace lands a leg kick that knocks Cole off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Cole.
Wallace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wallace misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole blocks a jab.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Cole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace throws a right hand that Cole ducks under and follows up with a left that Cole also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
Wallace throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
Wallace has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cole.
Cole connects with a leg kick. Wallace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wallace under the eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Cole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wallace tries to land a front kick but Cole steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Cole does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cole.
Cole scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wallace. That did some damage!
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nathan Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cole lands a head shot.
Cole misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole looks to land a left hand but Wallace moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Cole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wallace doesn't seem phased though.
Cole is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cole. That's going to slow Wallace down.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Wallace should have avoided that one.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rico Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole blocks a leg kick.
Wallace lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wallace.
Cole shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wallace eats them both and turns towards Cole to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cole lands a head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cole.
Cole is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid body kick from Cole.
Wallace checks a low kick from Cole.
Cole keeps Wallace at a distance using the push kick.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wallace misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
Cole lands with an uppercut that bounces Wallace off the cage and back into range.
Cole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cole.
Cole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wallace's sensitive parts.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Cole digs a good hook to Wallace's body.
Cole fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wallace throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Cole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wallace momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Cole scores with the left hand. Wallace knows he should have avoided that one.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Wallace backs off Cole throws a huge counter combo but Wallace manages to avoid it all.
Cole clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cole has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Cole!
After winning the bout, Rico Cole thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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