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CFN10: Carvalho vs. Conway PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 23321 p4p, 13852 weight class) and Iain Reilly (ranked 674 p4p, 695 weight class). Reilly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dubliners - Fields of Athenry. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 32 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iain Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Wijnbergen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Van Wijnbergen stuns Reilly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Wijnbergen was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Reilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Wijnbergen slips a jab and a cross from Reilly.
Van Wijnbergen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a leg kick
and Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Van Wijnbergen is out of range.
Van Wijnbergen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Van Wijnbergen.
Reilly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to slow Reilly down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reilly takes a step back to recover.
Reilly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Wijnbergen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reilly under the eye.
 It looks like Iain Reilly has been cut.
Reilly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a nice head shot.
 Reilly is rocked!
Van Wijnbergen catches Reilly with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Reilly forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joels Van Wijnbergen!
After winning the bout, Joels Van Wijnbergen 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Baldimir Zsofka (ranked 5683 p4p, 5156 weight class) and Rio Rio (ranked 564 p4p, 534 weight class). Zsofka comes to the cage accompanied by Raid - MF DOOM . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldimir Zsofka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Rio!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zsofka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zsofka punishes Rio's body with a nice straight punch.
Rio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zsofka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Rio Rio has been cut.
Rio doesn't manage to clinch there - Zsofka circles away.
Zsofka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zsofka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zsofka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zsofka throws a body shot but no joy.
Rio moves away from the strike by Zsofka.
Rio darts in looking for a takedown but Zsofka gets double underhooks and turns Rio into the cage.
Baldimir Zsofka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Rio.
Zsofka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zsofka swings for the body but Rio moves out of range.
Rio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zsofka.
Rio wants to counter with a clinch but Zsofka pushes him away.
Rio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A little feinted left hand from Zsofka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baldimir Zsofka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rio fails with a takedown attempt.
Zsofka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zsofka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zsofka circles away.
Rio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zsofka's hands.
Nice straight punches there by Zsofka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zsofka.
Zsofka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka looks to score with a jab to the body but Rio is just out of range.
Rio looks for a takedown but Zsofka sprawls well.
Zsofka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rio was well out of range. Poor timing from Zsofka.
Rio with the counter takedown but Zsofka avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rio doesn't manage to clinch there - Zsofka circles away.
Rio tries to clinch but Zsofka moves away
and Zsofka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rio wants to clinch but Zsofka slips to the side
and Zsofka counters with a head kick that drops Rio to the mat! Rio scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Rio is rocked!
Rio blocks a jab.
Rio blocks a head kick by Zsofka.
A swing and a miss from Zsofka.
Rio darts in trying to clinch
and Zsofka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Zsofka.
Rio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zsofka throws a hook but Rio avoids it easily.
Zsofka moves out of range of the body kick.
Zsofka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Zsofka misses.
Rio shoots and misses
and Zsofka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka throws a head kick that misses.
Zsofka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zsofka counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Rio out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Zsofka is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Baldimir Zsofka!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royal Pain (ranked 5601 p4p, 2682 weight class) and Chicken Destroyer (ranked 516 p4p, 291 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC Thunderstruck. Royal Pain has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 30 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chicken Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain looks to clinch
and Destroyer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pain tries to clinch but Destroyer moves out of range.
Royal Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain darts in trying to clinch
and Destroyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Destroyer stuffs the takedown.
Destroyer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pain misses with a left hand
and Destroyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pain fails with the takedown
and Destroyer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pain! Destroyer lets Pain back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Pain is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain ducks into an uppercut from Destroyer and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chicken Destroyer!
After winning the bout, Chicken Destroyer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Royal Pain was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit, there goes my chance to be like Mike.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 2194 p4p, 1740 weight class) and Darnell Cane (ranked 298 p4p, 251 weight class). Sin comes to the cage accompanied by Original Nuttah. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 37 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darnell Cane!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin rushes Cane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sin wants a takedown.
Cane lands with a short shot to the head.
Sin tries to score a body lock takedown but Cane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cane scores with a hook to the body.
Sin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cane fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Sin.
Cane throws the kick towards the body but Sin avoids it.
Sin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cane, pushing him back against the cage.
Cane lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Cane - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sin tries to score a body lock takedown but Cane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sin is looking for a takedown.
Cane misses with a punch to the body.
Sin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cane after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Cane.
Sin is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Cane.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cane.
Sin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane misses with a body punch.
Cane scores with a shoulder strike.
Cane lands with a short shot to the head.
Cane has Sin pressed against the cage.
Sin has Cane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cane uses from the top position.
Sin wants to stand and escape but Cane is having none of it.
Cane cracks Sin with a solid left hand.
Sin keeping full guard, as Cane tries to pass.
Sin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sin, not yet.
Cane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cane landing with the ground and pound.
Cane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane lands a couple of digs.
Sin has momentary wrist control but Cane slips an elbow through the middle.
Cane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cane controls the pace.
Sin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sin, not yet.
Cane throwing strikes but missing.
Sin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sin, not yet.
Sin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cane with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sin moves into the clinch.
Sin is looking for a takedown.
Sin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cane tries to work over Sin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sin tries to pull guard but Cane won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cane smiles and moves away.
Sin forces Cane back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cane.
Sin tries for a takedown but Cane manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Cane fails to land.
Sin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cane lands an uppercut.
Cane's coach down at Alpha Brasil was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cane's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cane.
Cane is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sin blocks an uppercut.
Cane misses with a punch to the body.
Sin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sin thuds a left hand into Cane's body.
Sin avoids a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sin moves into range and clinches up with Cane.
Cane is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cane prevents the takedown attempt.
Cane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane can't find room to land a body shot as Sin controls the action.
Cane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Cane looking to stall.
Sin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cane walks away with a smile on his face. Sin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cane throws a looping overhand right but Sin ducks down to avoid it.
Sin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Cane dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Sin.
A little feinted left hand from Sin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sin closes the distance and clinches.
Sin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sin tries to score a body lock takedown but Cane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sin can't get the takedown.
Cane working aggressively here.
Sin has hold of one of Cane's legs. Cane is fighting the takedown attempt but Sin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sin is one step ahead there.
Cane pulls Sin in close to his closed guard and prevents Sin from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sin's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin wants to stand and escape but Cane is having none of it.
Lee Sin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sin 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.
Cane passes into half guard.
Cane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cane winds up and cracks Sin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sin actively working from the bottom here.
Cane working over Sin with some ground and pound. Sin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cane drops an elbow to the side of Sin's head.
Sin is trying to stand back up but Cane is controlling him
Cane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane lands with a punch from half guard.
Sin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cane scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cane seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Cane.
Cane drops an elbow to the side of Sin's head.
Sin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cane is one step ahead there.
Cane won't allow Sin to get back to his feet.
Cane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin is working hard here to advance position.
Cane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cane scoring with some ground and pound.
Cane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sin wants to stand but Cane is controlling the position.
Cane postures up.
Cane postures up and lands a big shot to Sin's brow.
Cane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sin working a defensive guard but Cane manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cane tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin is trying to get back to his feet.
Cane grinds an elbow into Sin's temple.
Cane lands an elbow.
Sin tries to bench press Cane off him but Cane keeps the position.
Sin pushes Cane away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cane gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sin is looking for a sweep.
Cane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sin keeps working.
Cane scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cane scores with punches from side control.
Sin is rocked!
Cane landing strikes.
Oh Sin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cane landing a few strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darnell Cane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Sin.
Sin seems to have got his legs back now.
Sin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sloppy strikes from Sin. Those never looked like landing.
Cane scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cane misses with a low kick.
Sin cracks Cane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cane ducks under a wild hook from Sin.
Sin blocks a jab.
Sin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cane closes the distance and pushes Sin back into the cage.
Cane lands a shoulder strike.
Cane is pressed up against the cage. Sin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cane down to the mat. Cane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cane misses with a body punch.
Cane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sin is trying to drag Cane to the mat but Cane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cane.
Cane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darnell Cane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cane taking a breather.
Sin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sin is trying to control the action in half guard but Cane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cane.
Sin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sin throws a big right hand that misses.
Sin postures up in Cane's guard and throws a big left but Cane blocks it.
Sin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darnell Cane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cane lands a couple of elbows.
Lee Sin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sin wants to stand up but Cane is controlling him.
Cane is stalling in the full guard.
Cane wants to control from the top but Sin keeps moving.
Cane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cane trying to control but Sin is working from the bottom.
Sin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane trying to control the position from guard on top but Sin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sin's head.
Cane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cane stopping the sweep attempt from Sin.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That kick from Sin tenderised Cane's leg. Cane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sin misses with a hook. Cane ducked under it nicely.
Sin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cane is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sin avoids a kick to the body.
Sin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sin moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cane.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane gets underhooks to prevent Sin's takedown attempt.
Sin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sin is trying to pull guard but Cane has him pressed against the cage.
Cane prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cane is defending well.
Cane prevents the takedown attempt.
Cane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darnell Cane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darnell Cane!
In his post fight interview, Darnell Cane started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Zoid (ranked 1918 p4p, 7107 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 213 p4p, 601 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've been told by Zoid's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dammon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zoid.
Dammon blocks a head kick by Zoid.
Dammon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zoid.
Harold Zoid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zoid misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dammon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zoid won't be happy with that.
Zoid explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dammon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dammon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A punch lands to the side of Dammon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zoid cracks a nice hook into Dammon's ribs.
Nice body kick from Zoid.
Sloppy strikes from Zoid. Those never looked like landing.
Dammon feints the counter takedown.
Zoid looks to land a left hand but Dammon moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dammon avoids the head kick by Zoid.
Dammon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dammon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zoid sizes up Dammon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zoid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dammon was well out of range. Poor timing from Zoid.
Zoid drops Dammon with a nice combination! Zoid dives into Dammon's guard, looking to finish!
Dammon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoid decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dammon is still on wobbly legs! Can Zoid finish him?
Dammon is aggressively charging in as Zoid backs up avoiding any damage. Zoid tosses out a jab and Dammon runs right into it face first! Dammon is out cold! Zoid dropped down on all fours and is barking in Dammon's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harold Zoid!
Harold Zoid decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 1312 p4p, 2125 weight class) and Jimbo Kreutz (ranked 67 p4p, 104 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimbo Kreutz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kreutz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kreutz misses with a right hand
and Narz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Kreutz misses its intended target.
Kreutz scores with a sloppy right hand. Narz should have avoided that one.
Narz lands the left hand.
Narz looks to land a left hand but Kreutz moved out of range nicely.
Narz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kreutz.
Kreutz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Narz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Narz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kreutz misses with a straight right.
Kreutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Narz counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreutz moves out of range of the body kick.
Kreutz just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Kreutz finds it's way through Narz's defenses.
Kreutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Narz.
Narz is looking to counter punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narz.
Narz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Narz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kreutz is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreutz needs to keep his hands up - Narz had a free shot at his head there.
Narz misses with a few strikes there.
Narz connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Narz.
Narz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kreutz throws a combination. Narz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Narz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Narz misses with an uppercut.
Narz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Narz tests Kreutz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Narz looks for the body kick but Kreutz saw that one coming.
Kreutz feints the counter takedown.
Narz misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz misses the body punch
and Narz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kreutz misses with a body shot.
Kreutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kreutz 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.
Kreutz misses with a kick to the body.
Narz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kreutz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreutz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Narz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Narz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Narz dodges the punch combination from Kreutz.
Kreutz slips a jab from Narz.
Kreutz throws a push kick but Narz slaps the foot to one side.
Kreutz misses with a hook to the body
and Narz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kreutz is rocked!
Narz closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Kreutz out cold! Kreutz corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Narz!
A less than humble Peter Narz 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sampson Shain (ranked 1385 p4p, 2351 weight class) and Jermaine Camacho (ranked 163 p4p, 256 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jermaine Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Camacho.
 It looks like Sampson Shain has been cut.
Shain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Camacho. Those never looked like landing.
Shain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Camacho throws a sloppy body shot
and Shain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho misses with a double jab.
Camacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shain is looking to counter punch.
Camacho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shain counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Camacho slips under a jab from Shain.
A good leg kick by Shain.
Camacho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shain counters with a big head kick but Camacho shrugs it off.
Camacho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shain counters with a good low kick that Camacho was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Camacho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Camacho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Camacho lands with an overhand left.
Camacho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shain counters with a leg kick.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Shain seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jermaine Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Camacho misses
and Shain counters with a nice body shot.
Camacho misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camacho.
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses
and Shain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain tests Camacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shain has Camacho up against the cage in a clinch.
Camacho avoiding damage as Shain throws knees to the body.
Shain pushes Camacho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho trying to control the position but instead, Shain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Camacho into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shain.
Camacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shain scores with a shot to the side of Camacho's head.
Shain misses with some punches.
Camacho stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shain swings wildly with an uppercut but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Camacho has Shain pressed against the cage.
Shain tries to land knees in the clinch but Camacho avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Shain.
Camacho has Shain pressed against the cage.
Shain landing knees to the head.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camacho is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Shain.
Shain lands a right hand.
I was talking to Shain's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Shain.
Shain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shain tries a body shot but Camacho blocks it.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Shain misses with a knee strike.
Camacho avoiding damage as Shain throws knees to the body.
Shain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shain misses with the head strike.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Shain controls his hands.
Camacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shain.
Shain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sampson Shain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Camacho throws a shot from downtown. Shain moves away and avoids it.
Camacho moves out of range as Shain strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camacho! But no joy.
Camacho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shain was covering up waiting for the punch and Camacho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Camacho pushes down on Shain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Camacho content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shain controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho is looking to take a break and control but Shain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Camacho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Camacho is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shain controlling the position for now.
Camacho is looking to stall here but Shain recovers full guard.
Shain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Camacho pushes down on Shain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Camacho is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shain has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain is controlling Camacho's trapped leg to prevent Camacho from advancing to side control.
Shain is trying to control but Camacho manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camacho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Camacho prevents Shain from getting the reversal.
Shain is squirming around, avoiding Camacho's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Shain has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Shain!
Shain's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Camacho is looking for a triangle but Shain pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shain controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Camacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Camacho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shain counters with a left to the body.
Camacho throws out a leg kick but Shain moves out of range and Camacho only half commits.
Camacho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shain counters with an inside leg kick.
Shain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Camacho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shain fires out a quick counter leg kick but Camacho just manages to avoid it.
Camacho misses with a combination
and Shain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho fails to land with a series of punches.
Camacho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shain.
Shain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sampson Shain is winning the standup battle so far.
Shain throws the left hand but Camacho avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shain counters with an outside leg kick.
Shain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camacho.
Shain closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Shain on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shain prevents a body shot from Camacho.
Shain misses with some punches.
Shain trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camacho.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sampson Shain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shain lands a shot to the body.
Shain missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain lands a nice uppercut.
Camacho is trying to pull guard but Shain has him pressed against the cage.
Shain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shain tries to land knees in the clinch but Camacho avoids the damage to the body.
Shain missing with knees to the body.
Shain lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camacho is defending well for now.
Shain misses with a punch on the inside.
Shain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camacho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Camacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camacho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shain tries to land knees in the clinch but Camacho avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camacho is defending well for now.
Shain misses with an elbow over the top.
Shain missing with knees to the body.
Shain misses with some punches.
Shain lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Shain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camacho is defending well for now.
Shain working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Shain.
Shain missing with knees to the body.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Camacho blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shain obliges.
Shain tries to work over Camacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shain gets through Camacho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camacho holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shain throws an elbow but it misses.
Camacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shain landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho stalling in the clinch but Shain improves position.
Shain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camacho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Camacho.
Shain tries to land a knee to the head but Camacho blocks with his arms.
Shain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sampson Shain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sampson Shain!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 2046 p4p, 2378 weight class) and Bob Vendarra (ranked 259 p4p, 317 weight class). Vendarra is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - Of Wolf And Man. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
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10 - 6 - 0 |
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37
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15 - 13 - 0 |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Vendarra!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vendarra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vendarra wants it to stay on the feet.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Vendarra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Ricardo Cruz has been cut.
Vendarra looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Vendarra tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vendarra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Vendarra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Vendarra circles away easily
and Vendarra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Vendarra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Vendarra counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cruz dives in and grabs Vendarra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vendarra pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vendarra sprawls well. Vendarra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendarra misses with a left hand
so Cruz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vendarra wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz forces his way into half guard.
Cruz wants to control but Vendarra is keeping him busy.
Vendarra is trying to stand back up but Cruz is controlling him
We've been hearing that Cruz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vendarra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vendarra keeps working.
Vendarra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruz working over Vendarra with some ground and pound. Vendarra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Vendarra is defending against the submission attempts here by Cruz.
Cruz stalling.
Vendarra is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruz is stalling here. Vendarra is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cruz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vendarra has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cruz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vendarra's best efforts.
Vendarra tries to pass to full mount but Cruz defends it.
Vendarra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cruz trying to control here.
Vendarra wants to pass to mount but Cruz is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Vendarra wants to stand up but Cruz has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vendarra is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz is not content to let Vendarra control the position.
Cruz tries to roll over but Vendarra keeps him under control.
Vendarra tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cruz controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Vendarra not doing much here.
Vendarra is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Cruz is staying active underneath Vendarra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vendarra's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vendarra wants to stand and escape but Cruz is having none of it.
Vendarra looking for a sweep. Not yet Vendarra, not yet.
Cruz pushes down on Vendarra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Vendarra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Cruz's cut.
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.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vendarra is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, Vendarra circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vendarra avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vendarra swivels and escapes.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vendarra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendarra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vendarra thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
Vendarra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz stops Vendarra from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz trying to control but Vendarra is working from the bottom.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vendarra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vendarra looking for a sweep. Not yet Vendarra, not yet.
Cruz has gone for a leg lock! Vendarra slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cruz's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cruz is trying to keep Vendarra in close.
Vendarra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vendarra gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vendarra wanted to stand there but Cruz had control of the position.
Vendarra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vendarra wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Vendarra slips nicely into half guard.
Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra wants to free his trapped foot but Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
Cruz is pressing down on Vendarra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vendarra is looking to stand up but Cruz won't let him.
Vendarra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vendarra has managed to get both his arms back between Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Cruz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Vendarra uses it to pass to side control.
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vendarra trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
Vendarra controls the position.
Cruz is looking to regain half guard here but Vendarra keeps moving and retains side control.
Vendarra trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
Cruz tries to bench press Vendarra off him but Vendarra keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Vendarra tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom here.
Cruz manages to get back to half guard.
Vendarra uses his free foot to push down on Cruz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cruz.
Vendarra mounts Cruz! Really nice guard pass there!
Vendarra takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vendarra pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Cruz is desperately trying to improve his position but Vendarra has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Vendarra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Cruz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cruz tries for a takedown but Vendarra circles away easily
and Vendarra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Vendarra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vendarra lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Vendarra counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz is rocked!
Ricardo Cruz's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Vendarra.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vendarra lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vendarra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vendarra stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Vendarra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Vendarra to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Vendarra.
Cruz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cruz moves out of range as Vendarra throws a body kick.
Vendarra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vendarra cracks Cruz with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cruz looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vendarra finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vendarra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vendarra's waist but Vendarra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra drops Cruz with a huge uppercut! Cruz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Vendarra is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Vendarra!
Our winner, Bob Vendarra, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jami Jarr (ranked 981 p4p, 2355 weight class) and Douche Canoe (ranked 141 p4p, 313 weight class). Jarr comes to the cage accompanied by Wahhabi I. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jami Jarr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douche Canoe!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canoe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Canoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jarr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Canoe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jarr counters with a body kick that stops Canoe in his tracks momentarily.
Canoe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Douche Canoe has been cut.
Jarr scores with a hook to the body. Canoe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Canoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canoe tries to clinch but Jarr moves away
and Jarr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jarr circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Jarr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jarr looks to score with a jab to the body but Canoe is just out of range.
Canoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jarr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jarr swings for the body but Canoe moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canoe is looking to clinch but Jarr is avoiding it.
Jarr connects with a looping right hand.
Canoe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jarr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Canoe.
Canoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jarr.
Canoe moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Canoe.
Canoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarr tries to land knees in the clinch but Canoe avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canoe.
Jarr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Canoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Canoe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jarr backwards.
Jarr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Jarr.
Canoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarr gets through Canoe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jarr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canoe throws a head punch that misses.
Jarr misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Jarr fails to land.
Jarr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canoe's elbow.
Canoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarr lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Canoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarr.
Canoe looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jarr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarr lands a right hand.
Jarr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Canoe working aggressively here.
Jarr scores with a shot to the side of Canoe's head.
Jarr tries a body shot but Canoe blocks it.
Jarr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canoe's elbow.
Jarr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarr.
Canoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Canoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarr.
Canoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canoe blocks an uppercut.
Canoe is pushing Jarr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarr.
Canoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarr tries a body shot but Canoe blocks it.
Canoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarr misses with a punch on the inside.
Canoe blocks a body shot from Jarr.
Jarr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarr.
Jarr working Canoe over with knees to the body.
Canoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarr.
Canoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarr.
Canoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jarr lands a good knee to the midsection. Canoe won't want to take too many of those.
Canoe looks winded!
Jarr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Canoe or not.
Jarr blocks an uppercut.
Jarr misses with a knee to the head.
Canoe blocks a body shot from Jarr.
Canoe gets through Jarr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jarr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jarr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Canoe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jarr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jarr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarr scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Jarr.
Jarr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jarr tries to throw a body punch but Canoe avoids it by throwing Jarr back against the cage.
A short left from Jarr.
Jarr tries to work over Canoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Canoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canoe backwards.
Jarr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Canoe is defending well for now.
Jarr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarr lands a shot to the body.
Jarr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Canoe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jarr lands a nice hook to Canoe's body. Canoe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jarr cracks Canoe with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Canoe looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jarr finish him?
Canoe is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarr lands a big uppercut and Canoe crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Canoe looks OK. Jarr waves Canoe back to his feet!
Canoe is still on wobbly legs! Can Jarr finish him?
That has opened up Douche Canoe's cut even more.
Canoe walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Jarr! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jami Jarr!
A very excited looking Jami Jarr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Conway (ranked 1221 p4p, 562 weight class) and Samuel Pereira Carvalho (ranked 166 p4p, 85 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pereira Carvalho! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Pereira Carvalho misses
and Conway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pereira Carvalho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Samuel Pereira Carvalho has been cut.
Pereira Carvalho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conway.
Conway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Conway moves away from the strike by Pereira Carvalho.
Conway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira Carvalho throws a body punch but Conway moves out of range.
Conway feints a jab promting Pereira Carvalho to slip. Conway then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pereira Carvalho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Conway lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Conway misses.
Pereira Carvalho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conway connects with a single shot there.
Pereira Carvalho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conway was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira Carvalho.
Conway appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Conway slips under a jab.
Conway seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pereira Carvalho throws a hook but Conway blocks it.
It looks like Conway has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pereira Carvalho takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira Carvalho lands with a shot to the body.
Conway scores with a jab.
Good exchange - Conway coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conway throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira Carvalho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conway misses with a right hand
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pereira Carvalho needs to keep his hands up - Conway had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheers as Conway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pereira Carvalho doesn't seem phased though.
Pereira Carvalho scores with a nice right hand.
Conway throws a body punch but Pereira Carvalho moves out of range.
Pereira Carvalho throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
Conway is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pereira Carvalho blocks a jab.
Conway throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira Carvalho.
Conway scores with a jab to the body.
Conway is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pereira Carvalho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conway was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a straight right.
Pereira Carvalho throws a hook but Conway avoids it easily.
Conway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pereira Carvalho has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho blocks a jab.
Conway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira Carvalho.
Conway avoids the body shot from Pereira Carvalho.
An attempted straight right counter from Conway misses the target.
Pereira Carvalho stuns Conway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Conway takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pereira Carvalho.
A combination from Pereira Carvalho does no damage.
Conway throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereira Carvalho walks into a stiff left hand from Conway.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Conway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Pereira Carvalho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pereira Carvalho throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pereira Carvalho just misses with a punch to the body.
Conway throwing a counter right hand but Pereira Carvalho manages to avoid it.
Samuel Pereira Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira Carvalho lands a nice shot to the body.
Conway ducks under a wild hook from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho just misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira Carvalho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pereira Carvalho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway connects with a crisp jab.
Pereira Carvalho looks to land a combination. Conway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pereira Carvalho cracks Conway with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway throws a poor cross that misses
and Conway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conway throws a hook to the side of Pereira Carvalho's head but Pereira Carvalho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pereira Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
Pereira Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conway manages to avoid it.
Pereira Carvalho slips a jab from Conway.
A nice side step and Pereira Carvalho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pereira Carvalho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conway swings widly with a right hand
and Conway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pereira Carvalho takes a swing at Conway's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Conway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho lands a jab to Conway's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Pereira Carvalho.
It looked like Conway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pereira Carvalho thuds a left hand into Conway's body.
Samuel Pereira Carvalho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conway.
Conway misses with a body shot.
Pereira Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conway.
Conway misses with a right hand
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira Carvalho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conway.
Pereira Carvalho throws a jab when Conway was well out of range.
Conway scores with a hook to the body. Pereira Carvalho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a straight right hand.
Pereira Carvalho lands a body shot.
Conway avoids the body shot from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Conway under the eye.
Conway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Conway's head backwards.
Pereira Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira Carvalho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conway closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway misses with an uppercut. Pereira Carvalho saw that one coming.
Pereira Carvalho throws a sloppy body shot
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira Carvalho misses with a right hand
and Conway counters with a left and a right that stings Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a hook. Conway ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Conway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Conway avoids the body shot from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho throws an off balance right hand
and Conway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Pereira Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samuel Pereira Carvalho's cut.
That's time! Conway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pereira Carvalho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pereira Carvalho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conway missing with a left hand there. Pereira Carvalho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira Carvalho throws a poor cross that misses
and Conway counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira Carvalho thinking.
Conway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pereira Carvalho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Conway throws out a powerful jab.
Conway thuds a left hand into Pereira Carvalho's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Conway cracks a nice hook into Pereira Carvalho's ribs.
Pereira Carvalho throws a sloppy body shot
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Conway here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pereira Carvalho takes a swing at Conway's ribcage but misses.
Pereira Carvalho blocks a jab.
Pereira Carvalho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Conway with a body shot.
Pereira Carvalho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Conway momentarily.
Pereira Carvalho throws a body shot but no joy.
Conway swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Conway misses with an uppercut
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conway scores with a sloppy right hand. Pereira Carvalho should have avoided that one.
A big left from Pereira Carvalho misses.
Conway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Conway misses the target.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a jab to the body
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira Carvalho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conway swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Conway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a body shot
and Conway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho swings for the body but Conway moves out of range.
Conway misses with a hook
and Pereira Carvalho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pereira Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Conway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pereira Carvalho misses with an uppercut
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pereira Carvalho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Pereira Carvalho.
A right-left combo lands from Conway.
Pereira Carvalho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Conway misses with a right hand
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a hook to the body
and Conway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conway.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a looping right.
Conway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a jab to the body
and Conway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Conway lands with a good body shot.
Pereira Carvalho throws an overhand right that lands on Conway's shoulder, as Conway tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Conway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conway has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Conway!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ricky Conway made sure he mentioned MKFC , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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