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RRFC 56: Silva vs Flynn PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gutierrez (ranked 1059 p4p, 714 weight class) and Axel Stefano (ranked 140 p4p, 95 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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156
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Axel Stefano!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gutierrez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stefano lands a left hand.
Gutierrez misses with some punches.
We've been hearing reports that Gutierrez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gutierrez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stefano blocks an elbow strike.
Gutierrez lands a nice uppercut.
Gutierrez has a couple of punches blocked by Stefano.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gutierrez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stefano's brow.
Stefano pushes Gutierrez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stefano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gutierrez tries for a takedown but Stefano manages to get underhooks.
Stefano lands a shot to the body.
Stefano digs a right hand underneath Gutierrez's ribcage. Gutierrez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Stefano as the two fighters clinch.
Stefano lands with a left to the head.
Gutierrez takes a shot to the head.
Stefano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefano lands a nice shot to the body.
Stefano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gutierrez's elbow.
Gutierrez has a couple of punches blocked by Stefano.
Stefano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stefano walks away with a smile on his face. Gutierrez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice shot by Stefano.
Stefano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stefano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gutierrez doesn't seem bothered though.
Gutierrez takes one to the chin there.
Stefano cracks a nice hook into Gutierrez's ribs.
Gutierrez misses with a left hand
and Gutierrez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stefano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stefano scores with a sloppy right hand. Gutierrez should have avoided that one.
Stefano connects with a body shot that sends Gutierrez's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gutierrez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gutierrez wants to clinch.
Axel Stefano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but Stefano is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stefano throws a hook to the side of Gutierrez's head but Gutierrez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gutierrez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stefano cracks Gutierrez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gutierrez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stefano scores with a hook.
Stefano blocks a head kick by Gutierrez.
Stefano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gutierrez. Gutierrez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stefano moves away from the strike by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stefano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stefano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gutierrez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stefano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stefano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefano misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Stefano.
Gutierrez pulls guard.
Stefano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stefano has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gutierrez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stefano scores with a hook.
Gutierrez slips under a jab from Stefano.
Gutierrez slips under a jab from Stefano.
Gutierrez misses with a right hand
and Stefano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stefano.
A right hook to the body lands for Stefano.
Stefano presses Gutierrez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gutierrez is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stefano.
Stefano breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Stefano coming out on top.
Stefano throws a lazy right hand but Gutierrez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stefano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gutierrez's hands.
Stefano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gutierrez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefano closes the distance and clinches.
Gutierrez looking to stall.
Gutierrez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stefano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stefano cracks Gutierrez with a nice body shot.
Stefano scores with a hook to the body.
Stefano presses Gutierrez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stefano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stefano lands a body punch.
Stefano works on Gutierrez's body with a couple of short punches.
Stefano lands a shot to the body.
Stefano digs a right hand underneath Gutierrez's ribcage. Gutierrez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stefano lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gutierrez.
Stefano lands a right hand.
Stefano scores with a shoulder strike.
Stefano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Stefano lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Stefano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gutierrez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stefano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gutierrez moves away from the strike by Stefano.
Stefano throws out a powerful jab.
Axel Stefano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gutierrez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stefano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gutierrez throws an off balance right hand
and Gutierrez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stefano avoids the body shot from Gutierrez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stefano! But no joy.
Stefano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Stefano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gutierrez doesn't seem phased though.
Gutierrez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stefano moves out of range of the leg kick from Gutierrez.
Stefano unleashes a big counter combination but Gutierrez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stefano connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stefano lands a jab to Gutierrez's midsection.
Stefano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez misses with a low kick as Stefano jumps back.
Stefano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stefano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gutierrez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gutierrez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gutierrez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stefano scores with a sloppy right hand. Gutierrez should have avoided that one.
Stefano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gutierrez at a distance.
Stefano tries to land a leg kick but Gutierrez saw it coming and moves away.
Gutierrez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stefano dips to his left and cracks Gutierrez with an uppercut!
Stefano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gutierrez doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Gutierrez misses.
Gutierrez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Stefano to counter with a crisp jab.
Stefano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gutierrez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stefano throws out the jab.
Gutierrez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stefano finds it's way round the side to connect with Gutierrez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stefano moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefano lands with a left to the head.
Stefano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Stefano.
Stefano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gutierrez trying to stall but Stefano improves his position.
Gutierrez looking to stall.
Stefano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stefano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stefano pushes Gutierrez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stefano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stefano lands a nice shot to the body.
Gutierrez gets tackled into the cage by Stefano. Stefano maintains the clinch.
Stefano lands a nice shot to the body.
Stefano misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Stefano.
Stefano lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Stefano.
Stefano lands an uppercut.
Stefano lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stefano.
Stefano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Stefano.
Stefano lands a body punch.
Stefano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stefano scores with a shoulder strike.
Stefano tries a knee to the head but Gutierrez blocks it.
Stefano lands a body shot.
Stefano lands a hook that snaps the head of Gutierrez backwards.
Stefano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gutierrez backwards.
Stefano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefano rushes Gutierrez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stefano breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefano lands a jab to Gutierrez's midsection.
Stefano lands the left hand.
Gutierrez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stefano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stefano thuds his right hand into Gutierrez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stefano lands an overhand right.
Stefano lands with a nice combination. Gutierrez backs away looking to recover.
 Gutierrez is rocked!
Stefano lands a glancing blow to the side of Gutierrez's head.
Oh Gutierrez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gutierrez misses with a body shot
and Stefano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gutierrez throws a lazy uppercut
and Stefano counters with a straight right hand.
Stefano scores with a hook.
Stefano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stefano scores with a hook to the body.
Stefano gets through Gutierrez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stefano creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gutierrez with a big uppercut! Gutierrez tries to clinch up but Stefano pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gutierrez to the mat! Gutierrez covers up and Stefano unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Axel Stefano!
A less than humble Axel Stefano misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Santos (ranked 1029 p4p, 1897 weight class) and Rob Mogweister (ranked 140 p4p, 260 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Nazareth- Let Me Be Your Leader. Mogweister has chosen Show me how to live, Audioslave. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Mogweister !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos avoids the head kick by Mogweister .
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos misses with a combination
and Mogweister counters with a two punch combo.
A solid body kick from Santos.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mogweister counters with a body kick.
Rob Mogweister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mogweister tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Mogweister counters with a head kick that wobbles Santos - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Mogweister sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Mogweister !
During a confident post fight interview, Rob Mogweister thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Budinha (ranked 793 p4p, 1957 weight class) and Don Sheidu (ranked 46 p4p, 111 weight class). The key to victory for Marcos Budinha has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Budinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Sheidu!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheidu lands a right hook to the body.
Sheidu takes a swing at Budinha's ribcage but misses.
Budinha appears to be looking for a big counter.
A nice leg kick from Budinha, right into the meat of the thigh.
Don Sheidu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheidu gets tackled into the cage by Budinha. Budinha maintains the clinch.
Sheidu misses with a punch to the body.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheidu.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but Sheidu blocks it.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sheidu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sheidu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheidu working aggressively here.
Budinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
Sheidu misses with a body punch.
Sheidu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budinha.
Sheidu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Budinha avoids it.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
Sheidu managing to block the knees to the body from Budinha.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Budinha forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Budinha managing to block the knees to the body from Sheidu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budinha stalling against the cage.
Sheidu misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheidu struggles to land a body shot inside as Budinha controls his hands.
Sheidu has a couple of punches blocked by Budinha.
Budinha landing knees to the head.
Sheidu lands a shoulder strike.
Sheidu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheidu avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Sheidu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but Budinha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Budinha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Budinha stalling.
Sheidu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheidu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budinha.
Budinha working Sheidu over with knees to the body.
Sheidu fails to pull guard.
Marcos Budinha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Sheidu.
Sheidu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budinha is defending well for now.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sheidu avoids it.
Sheidu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Budinha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheidu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Budinha prevents a body shot from Sheidu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
Sheidu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sheidu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Budinha managing to block the knees to the body from Sheidu.
Budinha lands an elbow inside that Sheidu shrugs off.
Budinha lands an elbow that stopped Sheidu in his tracks for a moment.
Budinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Budinha effectively controlling the action here.
Budinha blocks an uppercut.
Sheidu fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheidu.
Sheidu throws a head punch that misses.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheidu.
Budinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Sheidu misses with a punch to the body.
Budinha avoiding damage as Sheidu throws knees to the body.
Budinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheidu.
Sheidu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheidu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Budinha's elbow.
Budinha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sheidu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Budinha is pushing Sheidu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sheidu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budinha.
Budinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Budinha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sheidu struggles to land a body shot inside as Budinha controls his hands.
Budinha working Sheidu over with knees to the body.
Budinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sheidu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sheidu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budinha is defending well for now.
Sheidu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but Budinha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Budinha lands a knee to the body.
Sheidu tries to work over Budinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Sheidu misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sheidu fails to land.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Budinha slowing the pace effectively.
Sheidu tries to throw a body punch but Budinha avoids it by throwing Sheidu back against the cage.
Budinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sheidu looks winded!
Sheidu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Budinha avoids it.
Budinha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Sheidu's ribcage.
Budinha landing knees to the head.
Budinha stalling in the clinch.
Sheidu misses with some punches.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Budinha forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budinha blocks an uppercut.
Budinha lands an elbow inside that Sheidu shrugs off.
Sheidu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Budinha's elbow.
Budinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sheidu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sheidu misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Budinha tries to clinch but Sheidu moves out of range.
Budinha closes the distance and pushes Sheidu back into the cage.
Sheidu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Budinha is defending well for now.
Sheidu misses with a punch to the body.
Sheidu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheidu misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheidu successfully pulls guard.
Budinha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sheidu looking for a guillotine here but Budinha defends easily.
Sheidu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Budinha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheidu can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sheidu's guard.
Sheidu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha is looking to stand up but Sheidu won't let him.
Budinha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Budinha decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sheidu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Budinha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick there by Budinha.
Sheidu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Budinha has Sheidu up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
Sheidu is breathing heavily.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
Budinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sheidu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Budinha smiles and moves away.
Budinha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sheidu, pushing him back against the cage.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheidu jumps into guard, dragging Budinha to the mat.
Sheidu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Budinha wants to stand but Sheidu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sheidu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Budinha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sheidu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Budinha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sheidu looking for a guillotine here but Budinha defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheidu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Budinha is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Sheidu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sheidu misses with a looping left.
Budinha instigates a clinch.
Budinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Budinha leaning against his opponent.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Budinha won't allow it.
Sheidu jumps guard and drags Budinha to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sheidu working a defensive guard here.
Sheidu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Budinha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sheidu 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sheidu's guard.
Budinha decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sheidu, up you get!
Budinha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sheidu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Budinha misses with a head kick.
Budinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Budinha staying out of range there.
Budinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Sheidu.
Sheidu lands with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Sheidu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Budinha closes the distance and pushes Sheidu back into the cage.
Budinha landing knees to the head.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Sheidu avoids the damage to the body.
Sheidu tries to throw a body punch but Budinha avoids it by throwing Sheidu back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Budinha slips a straight right by Sheidu.
Budinha is looking to counter the offense by Sheidu and move into the clinch.
Sheidu cracks Budinha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sheidu keeps the fight on the outside.
Budinha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sheidu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Budinha keeps Sheidu at a distance using the push kick.
Budinha staying out of range there.
Budinha feints and then cracks Sheidu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheidu down.
Sheidu thuds a left hand into Budinha's body.
Sheidu misses the shot to the body.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheidu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Budinha ducks under a wild hook from Sheidu.
Budinha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sheidu.
Budinha fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha tries to clinch but Sheidu moves out of range.
Sheidu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Budinha.
Budinha throws a big counter combination but Sheidu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Budinha slips under a jab from Sheidu.
Budinha is looking to counter the offense by Sheidu and move into the clinch.
Budinha gets a clinch.
Marcos Budinha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sheidu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheidu jumps guard but Budinha stands there with Sheidu around his waist. Sheidu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sheidu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A knee to the head by Budinha.
Budinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Sheidu won't want to take too many of those.
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Budinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Budinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
Sheidu has a couple of punches blocked by Budinha.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Budinha is looking to control Sheidu's arms but Sheidu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Budinha has his back to the cage.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the head but Sheidu blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheidu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Budinha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Budinha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sheidu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sheidu gets control of Budinha's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sheidu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sheidu has a closed guard, preventing Budinha from standing up.
Budinha stopping the sweep attempt from Sheidu.
Budinha stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sheidu misses with a hook
and Budinha counters by clinching up.
Budinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sheidu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
Budinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Budinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Budinha with a knee to the head.
Budinha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Budinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Budinha just leaning against Sheidu, taking a breather.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Budinha stalls.
Budinha avoiding damage as Sheidu throws knees to the body.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Budinha won't allow it.
Budinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Budinha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sheidu up against the cage.
Budinha scores with a knee to the head.
Sheidu fails to pull guard.
Marcos Budinha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Sheidu.
Budinha landing knees to the body.
Budinha lands a knee to the body.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Budinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sheidu's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Sheidu's ribcage.
Budinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Sheidu won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Budinha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sheidu swings wildly with an uppercut but Budinha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budinha lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sheidu jumps guard but Budinha stands there with Sheidu around his waist. Sheidu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Budinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Don Sheidu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Sheidu fails to land.
Budinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budinha crunches a lovely knee into Sheidu's ribcage.
Budinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Budinha working Sheidu over with knees to the body.
Budinha lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Budinha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Budinha, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Budinha!
After winning the bout, Marcos Budinha 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ferreira Azevedo (ranked 2872 p4p, 1255 weight class) and Boy Bawang (ranked 155 p4p, 66 weight class). Ferreira Azevedo 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferreira Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bawang!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bawang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 It looks like Ferreira Azevedo has been cut.
Bawang works over Azevedo's head and body with a nice combination.
Bawang takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Bawang.
Bawang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azevedos head.
Azevedo tries to pull guard but Bawang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bawang presses Azevedo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bawang is working Azevedo over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bawang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azevedo backwards.
Bawang gets through Azevedo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bawang pushes Azevedo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bawang gets through Azevedo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bawang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A right hook to the body lands for Bawang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bawang lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Bawang.
Bawang digs a right hand underneath Azevedo's ribcage. Azevedo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bawang.
Bawang pushes Azevedo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bawang.
Azevedo is breathing heavily.
Bawang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bawang lands a shot to the body.
Bawang lands a left hand.
Azevedo pulls guard successfully.
Bawang lands a couple of digs.
Bawang cracks Azevedo with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bawang working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Azevedo's head.
Bawang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bawang wants to control from the top but Azevedo keeps moving.
Azevedo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bawang trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
Bawang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bawang is in close to Azevedo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Azevedo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Scrap Squad that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bawang is fighting to break Azevedo's control of his arms but Azevedo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawang wants to pass the guard but Azevedo is keeping the position.
Bawang trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
Azevedo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bawang should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Azevedo has tightened it up now! Bawang should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ferreira Azevedo!
Boy Bawang spoke after the fight, saying 'tang ina nyo lahat!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 1921 p4p, 1257 weight class) and Darren Weeks (ranked 241 p4p, 161 weight class). Darren Weeks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Timo Bader's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Weeks!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weeks tries to clinch up but Bader circles away and keeps his distance.
Bader lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Weeks tries to move into range but Bader moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
 Weeks is rocked!
Weeks closes the distance and clinches.
Weeks is still on wobbly legs! Can Bader finish him?
Bader working hard to break the clinch.
Weeks seems to have recovered his senses.
Weeks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Weeks keeps control of Bader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but Weeks has him pressed against the cage.
Weeks is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bader is defending well.
Bader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weeks keeps control of Bader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weeks is looking to take this one to the mat.
Timo Bader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Weeks.
Bader will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Weeks up against the cage.
Weeks has Bader pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bader manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bader's efforts to push away.
Bader throws a punch but it's blocked by Weeks.
Bader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weeks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bader wants to get back to striking at distance but Weeks won't allow it.
Weeks prevents Bader from breaking the clinch.
Bader throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bader is looking to break free of the clinch but Weeks has double underhooks.
Weeks wants a takedown.
Bader will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Weeks up against the cage.
Bader tries to circle away but Weeks has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader lands with a short shot to the head.
Weeks turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bader on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Weeks is working Bader over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bader is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Weeks asserts his dominance and retains side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weeks creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Weeks cracks Bader with a big elbow.
Bader is rocked!
Weeks in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bader looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Weeks turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Weeks!
Darren Weeks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Atunes (ranked 295 p4p, 4135 weight class) and John Hardin (ranked 43 p4p, 466 weight class). John Hardin 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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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes misses the jab.
Hardin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardin lands a really nice looking cross but Atunes seems unphased.
Atunes tests Hardin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antonio Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardin misses the body punch
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Atunes tests Hardin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardin throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Hardin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes cracks Hardin with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Atunes. Atunes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hardin 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.
Hardin lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Hardin.
Hardin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardin is looking to chop away at Atunes's legs.
Hardin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Atunes.
Atunes throws a shot to the body.
Atunes misses with a right hand
and Hardin counters with a one-two to the body.
Hardin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardin. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Hardin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Atunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atunes scores with a jab to the body.
Hardin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardin throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardin connects with a high kick.
Atunes digs a good hook to Hardin's body.
Atunes connects with a single shot there.
Atunes lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardin's head.
A big right from Hardin misses.
Atunes cracks Hardin with an open hand slap.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Atunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Atunes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Hardin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hardin moves forwards but Atunes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hardin misses with a hook
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardin throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Hardin moved out of range nicely.
Hardin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atunes with a body shot.
Hardin moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Atunes stuns Hardin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardin misses with a head kick.
Hardin throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
Atunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardin walks into a stiff left hand from Atunes.
Hardin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Atunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Atunes - just one landing.
Atunes blocks a low kick nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Atunes, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardin misses with a left hand
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardin throws a combination. Atunes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hardin moves out of range as Atunes strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Hardin moved out of range.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes lands a head shot.
Atunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hardin misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Hardin drops his hands momentarily and Atunes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hardin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Atunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Hardin is rocked!
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes swings widly with a right hand
letting Hardin counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes slips under a jab from Hardin.
Hardin throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. Hardin moves away and avoids it.
Atunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Atunes 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.
Atunes loads up on a big right hand but Hardin slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Hardin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardin moves away.
John Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardin throws a wild body kick that Atunes sees coming a mile off.
Hardin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Hardin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atunes with a body shot.
Atunes staying out of range there.
Hardin defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Hardin saw that one coming.
Atunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardin.
A quick step to the side and Atunes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardin! But no joy.
Hardin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Atunes will feel that in the morning.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes's corner calls for a 1-2. Atunes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hardin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Atunes has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
Atunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Hardin feints a counter leg kick.
Hardin misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Atunes loads up on a big right hand but Hardin slips the punch.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Hardin saw that one coming.
Hardin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Hardin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardin can do to turn this around?
Atunes stuns Hardin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardin.
Hardin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Atunes connects with a body shot.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
Antonio Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardin moves away.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Hardin looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
A big right from Hardin misses.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Hardin saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Atunes.
Atunes lands a jab to the head.
Hardin throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
Jab by Atunes.
Hardin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Hardin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Atunes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
Hardin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
Atunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardin moves forwards but Atunes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Hardin is out of range.
Hardin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Atunes lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Atunes.
Atunes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardin.
Hardin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, jab by Atunes - just one landing.
Hardin slips under a jab.
Hardin looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Hardin scores with a jab.
Atunes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atunes scores with a nice right hand.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Hardin's head but Hardin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardin looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Atunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardin throws a push kick but Atunes slaps the foot to one side.
Atunes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hardin tries to move into range but Atunes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hardin is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
Hardin throws a body kick that misses.
Hardin seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardin throws a right hand that misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Atunes counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Atunes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Atunes.
Atunes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardin throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atunes cracks Hardin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Atunes has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hardin to stand back up!
Hardin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Atunes throws an off balance right hand
and Hardin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Atunes's knee momentarily.
A combination from Hardin does no damage.
Atunes is looking to counter punch.
Hardin fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Hardin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Hardin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hardin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hardins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Atunes.
Atunes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Atunes circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hardin to the canvas! Hardin doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Atunes keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Atunes!
An out of breath Antonio Atunes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garaile Lban (ranked 1138 p4p, 1580 weight class) and Nate Masvidal (ranked 175 p4p, 237 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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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garaile Lban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal misses with a hook.
Lban dodges the punch combination from Masvidal.
Lban throws a body punch but Masvidal moves out of range.
Masvidal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lban slips a straight right by Masvidal.
Lban swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Masvidal cracks a nice hook into Lban's ribs.
Lban lands a body shot.
Lban moves out of range as Masvidal strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Lban. That snapped Masvidal's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Lban misses
and Masvidal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Masvidal misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Lban misses its target.
Lban avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masvidal cracks Lban with a right hand to the side of the head.
Masvidal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garaile Lban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal misses with a looping left.
Masvidal loads up on a big right hand but Lban slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Lban on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Masvidal with a jab.
The fighters circling - Masvidal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masvidal misses with a straight left.
Masvidal throws a right hand that misses
and Lban counters with a stiff right hand.
Lban throws a body shot but no joy.
Lban uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masvidal.
Lban swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lban swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lban displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masvidal throws out the jab.
Masvidal connects with a looping right hand.
Lban slips a jab from Masvidal.
Masvidal lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lban counters with a left to the body.
Masvidal lands a jab-cross combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masvidal throws a jab but it's blocked by Lban.
Lban throws a one two combo.
Masvidal throws a hook but Lban blocks it.
Lban uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masvidal.
Masvidal throws a combination that misses
and Lban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lban is looking to wear down Masvidal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lban stuns Masvidal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lban misses with a hook.
Masvidal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lban slips a jab and a cross from Masvidal.
Lban takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lban blocks a jab.
Lban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masvidal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Masvidal misses.
Masvidal throws a poor cross that misses
and Lban counters with a three punch combo that has Masvidal backing up. Masvidal nods at Lban to acknowledge the strikes.
Masvidal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lban ducks under a wild hook from Masvidal.
Masvidal scores with a punch to the head.
Lban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masvidal.
Lban was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Masvidal misses with a takedown
and Lban counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Masvidal misses with a hook
and Lban counters with a nice uppercut.
Lban misses with a looping right.
Masvidal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Masvidal. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Masvidal misses its intended target.
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!
Masvidal moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lban lands a slapping body shot.
Masvidal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lban.
Masvidal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lban backs up against the cage.
Lban on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lban throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masvidal.
Masvidal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lban.
Masvidal misses with a hook. Lban ducked under it nicely.
Lban scores with the left hand. Masvidal knows he should have avoided that one.
Lban staying out of range there.
Lban misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Masvidal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lban throws a hook but Masvidal avoids it easily.
Lban moves away from the strike by Masvidal.
A telegraphed right hand from Masvidal misses the target.
Lban misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Masvidal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Masvidal throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lban to counter with a crisp jab.
Masvidal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masvidal tries to move into range but Lban moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Masvidal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lban.
Masvidal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lban cracks Masvidal with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lban has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Masvidal to stand back up!
Masvidal is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masvidal throws a shot from downtown. Lban moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Lban tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masvidal is still on wobbly legs! Can Lban finish him?
Lban uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masvidal.
Lban is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters circling - Masvidal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masvidal seems to have recovered his senses.
Masvidal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lban cracks Masvidal with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Masvidal looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lban finish him?
Masvidal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lban looks to score with a jab to the body but Masvidal is just out of range.
A big right from Masvidal misses.
Nate Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal avoids the body shot from Lban.
Lban's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Masvidal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lban scrambles back to his feet.
Lban takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Masvidal swings widly with a right hand
and Lban counters with a stiff right hand.
Lban looks to score with a jab to the body but Masvidal is just out of range.
Lban moves out of range of the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Masvidal scores with a four punch combination!
Garaile Lban is winning the standup battle so far.
Masvidal misses with the combination.
Lban is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lban ducks under a wild hook from Masvidal.
Lban takes a swing at Masvidal's ribcage but misses.
Lban scores with a jab to the body.
Lban avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lban lands with a right hand.
Masvidal scores with a hook.
Masvidal looks to throw the jab but Lban is out of range.
A shot to the body from Masvidal misses
and Lban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masvidal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lban takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Masvidal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lban counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lban takes one on the button.
Masvidal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Masvidal avoids the body shot from Lban.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lban scores with a body shot.
Masvidal is breathing heavily.
Lban with a nice cross.
Lban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masvidal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lban with a body shot.
Masvidal misses with a looping left.
Lban is looking to counter punch.
Lban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masvidal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Masvidal throws a right hand that Lban ducks under and follows up with a left that Lban also avoids with ease.
Masvidal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masvidal misses with a left hand
letting Lban counter with a right hand.
Lban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masvidal.
It looked like Lban wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Masvidal throws an overhand right that lands on Lban's shoulder, as Lban tries to avoid the shot.
Lban on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal misses with a hook.
Lban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masvidal throws out a counter right but Lban avoids it with no problem.
Masvidal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masvidal catches Lban with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Lban misses its intended target.
Masvidal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut there from Masvidal.
Masvidal looks to throw the jab but Lban is out of range.
Lban slips under a jab.
Masvidal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lban pinned against the cage. Lban gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masvidal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lban counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Masvidal dodges the punch combination from Lban.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garaile Lban dominated that second round.
That's time! Lban's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Masvidal looks to land a left hand but Lban moved out of range nicely.
Masvidal misses with a left hand
and Lban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masvidal missing with a left hand there. Lban was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lban is looking for a counter combo.
Lban throws a hook to the side of Masvidal's head but Masvidal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masvidal lands with a cross.
Masvidal throws out a loose jab but Lban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lban lands a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Masvidal there.
Masvidal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lban.
Masvidal ducks under a wild hook from Lban.
Masvidal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut there from Lban.
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!
Lban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masvidal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masvidal.
Masvidal throws a right hand that misses
and Lban counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masvidal thinking.
Masvidal misses with a hook. Lban ducked under it nicely.
Masvidal falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Lban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lban forces Masvidal back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Lban.
Masvidal is working for takedown but Lban is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lban slows down the pace here.
Lban lands a nice uppercut.
Masvidal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lban smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Masvidal misses the target.
It looked like Lban wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lban misses with the combination.
Masvidal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lban throws a sloppy body shot
and Masvidal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Masvidal misses its intended target.
Masvidal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Masvidal misses with a hook. Lban ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Lban misses its target.
Masvidal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masvidal misses with a lunging right hand
and Lban counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masvidal thinking.
Lban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masvidal.
Masvidal looks to land a combination but Lban avoids it well.
Lban blocks a jab.
Lban throws a big counter combination but Masvidal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Masvidal missing with a left hand there. Lban was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masvidal misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lban misses the shot to the body.
Masvidal swings widly with a right hand
and Lban counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Masvidal badly! Lban follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Masvidal out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Lban finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Garaile Lban!
During a confident post fight interview, Garaile Lban thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landon Ford (ranked 1075 p4p, 575 weight class) and Alex Martens (ranked 143 p4p, 70 weight class). Martens is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The XX - Intro. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Landon Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Martens!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martens throws a low kick but Ford moves out of range easily.
Martens has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ford is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ford feints and then cracks Martens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martens down.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martens misses with a leg kick.
It appears Ford was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ford lands with a kick to the temple. Martens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martens throws a leg kick but Ford sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martens misses the jab.
Martens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Ford misses with a head kick.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Martens tries a quick counter leg kick but Ford is wise to it.
That kick from Martens tenderised Ford's leg. Ford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ford lands an overhand right.
Ford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martens catches Ford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ford throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martens finds it's way round the side to connect with Ford's head.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Martens let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martens wants to clinch.
Ford wants to slow Martens down by chopping away at his legs.
Ford missing with a left hand there. Martens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martens.
Ford lands with a slapping head kick.
Martens avoids the head kick by Ford.
Ford looks to land a combination but Martens avoids it well.
Martens slips a jab from Ford.
Ford throws a shot from downtown. Martens moves away and avoids it.
Martens motions for Ford to come forward. Martens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alex Martens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ford blocks a head kick by Martens.
Ford throwing a counter right hand but Martens manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a body punch but Martens moves out of range.
We've been told by Ford's head coaches at McGrady FT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martens tries to clinch there but Ford circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martens doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Martens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ford blocks a low kick nicely.
Ford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good leg kick by Martens.
Martens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ford's sensitive parts.
Martens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ford pushes Martens away with a front kick.
Ford throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Martens lands.
Martens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
Ford cracks Martens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Martens is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martens drops his hands momentarily and Ford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martens throws a leg kick which misses Ford's front leg but catches the back leg as Ford tries to avoid it.
Ford throws a big shot that misses.
Martens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martens has Ford up against the cage in a clinch.
Ford has Martens pressed against the cage, preventing Martens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ford lands a left hand.
Martens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martens misses with a kick to the body.
Martens throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ford.
Martens is looking to score with low kicks.
Ford connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Martens closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ford counters with a left right combination that sends Martens crashing to the mat - Ford wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Martens out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Landon Ford!
After winning the bout, Landon Ford 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 717 p4p, 1644 weight class) and Abed Nadir (ranked 92 p4p, 216 weight class). Nadir has chosen Paul Hertzog - Fight to survive as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abed Nadir!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pereira to score with a decent uppercut.
Pereira moves out of range as Nadir strikes.
Pereira appears to be looking for a big counter.
Abed Nadir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira misses with an uppercut. Nadir saw that one coming.
Nadir darts in and clinches Pereira up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Nadir blocks it.
Nadir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Nadir content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nadir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nadir was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira.
Pereira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nadir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nadir clinches with his opponent.
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Nadir blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Pereira looking to throw knees to the head but Nadir is blocking nicely.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Nadir avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira letting Nadir take a breather here.
Nadir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nadir tries to clinch up.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nadir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nadir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nadir slips a jab from Pereira.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Nadir finds it's target.
Pereira misses with a left hand
and Nadir counters with a stiff right hand.
Nadir scores with a nice body kick.
Nadir throws the kick towards the body but Pereira avoids it.
Nadir rushes Pereira and presses him up against the cage.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Nadir manages to break the clinch.
Nadir clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadir scores a nice knee to the body.
Nadir missing with knees to the body.
Nadir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Nadir has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Nadir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira misses with a knee to the head.
Nadir breaks from the clinch.
Pereira jabs Nadir right on the nose. Nadir blinks but takes it well.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Nadir.
Nadir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pereira.
Nadir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Nadir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head.
Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Nadir. Nadir maintains the clinch.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nadir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nadir's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pereira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nadir manages to break the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nadir. Pereira shrugs it off though.
Pereira throws a head kick but Nadir moves out of range.
Nadir scores with a punch to the head.
Nadir moves into range and clinches up with Pereira.
Nadir trying to land knees to the body.
Nadir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pereira catches Nadir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pereira throws a right and a left that Nadir avoids nicely.
Pereira throws a jab when Nadir was well out of range.
Pereira tries to move into range but Nadir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pereira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nadir tries to clinch but Pereira moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Pereira misses.
Nadir scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nadir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pereira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir scores with a sloppy right hand. Pereira should have avoided that one.
Pereira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nadir scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pereira.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.
Nadir has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Nadir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pereira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nadir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nadir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nadir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nadir working aggressively here.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Nadir unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nadir lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadir.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abed Nadir dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nadir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pereira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot by Nadir.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pereira. Nadir shrugs it off though.
Nadir tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nadir drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nadir.
Nadir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Nadir.
Nadir manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Nadir misses.
Nadir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nadir fails with an attempt to 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!
Nadir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Pereira misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pereira connects with a leg kick.
Nadir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nadir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nadir.
Pereira lands a head shot.
Nadir closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nadir misses with an elbow strike.
Nadir has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pereira as Nadir tries to tie him up.
Pereira avoids the elbow strike from Nadir, against the cage.
Pereira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nadir backwards.
Nadir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pereira up against the cage.
Nadir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nadir is rocked!
Nadir is trying to force a seperation but Pereira has the dominant position.
Nadir is still on wobbly legs! Can Pereira finish him?
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nadir blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pereira creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nadir with a big uppercut! Nadir tries to clinch up but Pereira pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Nadir to the mat! Nadir covers up and Pereira unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michel Pereira!
Michel Pereira bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 380 p4p, 817 weight class) and Quinton Flynn (ranked 54 p4p, 110 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by URSO O INVENCÍVEL. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn misses with a looping left.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Flynn looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Flynn misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Flynn.
Flynn throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva dives in and grabs Flynn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flynn pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
A big left from Flynn misses.
Flynn stuffs the takedown.
Flynn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flynn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Quinton Flynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flynn stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Flynn digs a good hook to Silva's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Flynn as Silva shoots in.
Flynn just misses with a punch to the body.
Flynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Flynn lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Flynn to the ground. Silva is now in Flynn's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Flynn can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Flynn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flynn is looking to reverse the position.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Flynn defends.
Silva is working to tighten his grip on Flynn's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Flynn has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Silva is really squeezing tight and eventually Flynn passes out! Silva breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rickson Silva!
Rickson Silva is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Rickson Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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