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MFC 31: X-Mas Eve Spectacular PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christian Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Falcao Goncalves.
Falcao Goncalves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcao Goncalves lands with a good body shot.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falcao Goncalves circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao Goncalves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Falcao Goncalves is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Falcao Goncalves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Falcao Goncalves displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Christian Diaz has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Falcao Goncalves does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcao Goncalves scores with a body shot.
Falcao Goncalves avoids the body shot from Diaz.
A jab from Falcao Goncalves does it's job there.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Falcao Goncalves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcao Goncalves lands a nice shot to the body.
Falcao Goncalves jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Falcao Goncalves throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcao Goncalves scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Falcao Goncalves avoids it well.
Falcao Goncalves cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Falcao Goncalves lands a jab.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Falcao Goncalves looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Falcao Goncalves avoids it well.
Falcao Goncalves misses with a body shot.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Falcao Goncalves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falcao Goncalves has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Falcao Goncalves cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Falcao Goncalves punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Falcao Goncalves cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcao Goncalves scores with a hook.
Falcao Goncalves connects with a nice looking jab.
Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Falcao Goncalves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Falcao Goncalves connects with the punch.
Falcao Goncalves digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
Falcao Goncalves lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Falcao Goncalves lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz is rocked!
Falcao Goncalves moves in close and cracks Diaz with a massive right hand! Diaz, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Falcao Goncalves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whoomp There it is. Orlando Sackett looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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255 lbs
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261 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sackett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sackett looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Richards is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Sackett hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ben Richards!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fa Ya Narong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Raider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raider comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Annoyning orange theme song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shane Raider will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fa Ya Narong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Raider!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raider looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Raider is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raider throws a head kick but Narong moves out of range.
Narong drops his shoulder and cracks Raider with a huge uppercut! Raider goes down! Can Narong finish him?
Raider is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narong controlling from the top position.
Raider is still in real trouble! Can Narong finish him?
Narong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Narong thows a big elbow that misses.
Raider seems to have recovered his senses.
Narong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Narong looking to pass the guard.
Narong content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narong pushes down on Raider's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Narong passes the guard and advances to mount!
Raider in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Narong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Raider's face.
Narong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Narong working for a submission but Raider is keeping him at bay.
Narong controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narong looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Raider covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fa Ya Narong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lauro Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple 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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauro Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne darts in and clinches Henrique up against the cage.
Byrne prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henrique changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Byrne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henrique is defended easily by Byrne.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauro Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Byrne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for Henrique with that takedown attempt.
Byrne moves into the clinch.
Henrique takes a knee to the side of the body.
Byrne just leaning against Henrique, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Byrne.
It looks like Lauro Henrique has been cut.
Byrne landing knees to the head.
Henrique is breathing heavily.
Henrique has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Byrne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Byrne slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrne scores with a knee to the head.
Henrique is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Byrne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Byrne misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Byrne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Byrne scores with a knee to the head.
Byrne lands a knee to the head.
Henrique is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Byrne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Come on Byrne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Byrne lands a knee to the body.
Henrique takes an elbow to the temple.
Byrne effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Byrne.
Henrique throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Henrique looking for a takedown.
Henrique tries for a takedown. No joy.
Byrne lands a knee to the head.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
Lauro Henrique's cut is getting worse.
Byrne scores with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Byrne.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Byrne leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henrique's defenses.
Byrne crunches a lovely knee into Henrique's ribcage.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Henrique blocks it.
Byrne looking to throw knees to the head but Henrique is blocking nicely.
Come on Byrne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
Henrique drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henrique jumps guard but Byrne stands there with Henrique around his waist. Henrique gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Byrne lands a knee to the head.
Henrique wants the takedown. Byrne is fighting it off but Henrique persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Byrne's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrique throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Byrne wants to sweep but no luck.
Byrne wants to stand up but Henrique is controlling him.
Byrne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Byrne stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Byrne pulls his head out easily.
Henrique has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Byrne is working away from the top position though.
Henrique has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Byrne stalling.
Byrne works his way into side control.
Byrne controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henrique tries to bench press Byrne off him but Byrne keeps the position.
Byrne just content to control the position.
Henrique gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Byrne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Henrique wants to control but Byrne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henrique has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Byrne escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Byrne!
Byrne happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henrique can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauro Henrique's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henrique.
Henrique avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Byrne closes the distance and clinches.
Henrique tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Byrne just stands there and leans against the cage.
Byrne landing knees to the body.
Byrne leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henrique is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauro Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Byrne misses with a knee strike.
Byrne misses with a knee to the head.
Byrne is pressed up against the cage. Henrique has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Byrne down to the mat. Byrne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Byrne doesn't manage to clinch there - Henrique circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good exchange - Byrne coming out on top.
Henrique fails with a takedown attempt.
Henrique keeps the fight on the outside.
Lauro Henrique is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Byrne lands a jab.
Byrne tries to clinch up but Henrique circles away and keeps his distance.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henrique paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Byrne.
Henrique tries to keep at a distance but Byrne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Henrique blocks it.
Henrique changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Byrne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henrique shoots in for a double leg but Byrne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Byrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henrique.
Byrne takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne has Henrique pushed against the cage.
Byrne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byrne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Byrne wants to stall.
Byrne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Byrne stops a takedown attempt from Henrique.
Henrique is trying to trip Byrne. He has hold of a leg but Byrne is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Henrique persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Byrne manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Byrne is looking to clinch.
Byrne tries to clinch up but Henrique circles away and keeps his distance.
Henrique blocks a head kick by Byrne.
Henrique shoots in but no luck this time.
Byrne closes the distance and pushes Henrique back into the cage.
Henrique drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Byrne stalling.
Byrne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne stalls.
Byrne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henrique's face.
Byrne lands a nice elbow.
Byrne prevents a takedown attempt there.
Byrne avoiding damage.
Byrne lands an elbow inside that Henrique shrugs off.
Henrique tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Byrne just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henrique can't get the takedown.
Byrne slows down the pace here.
Byrne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henrique's defenses.
Byrne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Byrne landing knees to the head.
Byrne stops a takedown attempt from Henrique.
Byrne connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Byrne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Henrique misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henrique has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Henrique no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Byrne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Byrne won't allow Henrique to sweep him here.
Henrique throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henrique will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Byrne controlling from the top position.
Henrique is looking for a triangle but Byrne pushes his legs off easily.
Henrique being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lauro Henrique's cut.
That's time! Henrique's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Byrne. No joy for Henrique on that attempt.
Byrne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrne tries to clinch up but Henrique circles away and keeps his distance.
Byrne tries to clinch but Henrique moves out of range.
Henrique changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Byrne tries to avoid it but Henrique manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Byrne to the ground. Byrne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henrique takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henrique shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Byrne pinned against the cage. Byrne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauro Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrne wants to clinch up but Henrique keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henrique walks into a stiff left hand from Byrne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Byrne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Byrne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henrique swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Byrne lands with a hook. Henrique tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henrique circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byrne is looking to clinch.
Byrne tries to clinch up but Henrique circles away and keeps his distance.
David Byrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byrne tries to clinch up.
Byrne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Byrne instigates a clinch.
Byrne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henrique has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
David Byrne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Byrne stalling in the clinch.
Henrique tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Byrne smiles and moves away.
Byrne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henrique's head.
Henrique shoots in and drives through. Byrne sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Byrne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Byrne wants it to stay on the feet.
Byrne forces Henrique back against the cage and clinches.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
Byrne looking to throw knees to the head but Henrique is blocking nicely.
Henrique ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Henrique no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Byrne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Byrne has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Henrique working for a triangle but Byrne defends it easily.
Byrne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Henrique has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Byrne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Byrne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henrique has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Byrne has managed to get both his arms back between Henrique's legs - danger averted.
Byrne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Henrique throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
David Byrne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Byrne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by David Byrne.
Byrne moves into range and clinches up with Henrique.
Henrique wants a takedown.
Lauro Henrique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henrique working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henrique takes a knee to the side of the body.
Byrne has Henrique pushed against the cage.
Byrne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Byrne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Henrique is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Byrne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Byrne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Henrique swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henrique's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Byrne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Byrne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Byrne!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hash Ishe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hash Ishe!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ishe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ishe is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones controls the position.
Ishe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ishe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ishe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishe is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Ishe has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ishe trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones prevents Ishe from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishe wants to stand back up but Jones manages to pass into side control.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ishe is letting Jones control him for a moment.
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ishe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ishe tries to escape but Jones is in control.
Ishe is trying to work for a sweep but Jones has mounted him!
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.
Ishe is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ishe is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jones punching from mount but Ishe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ishe wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ishe because Jones loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishe throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishe lands with an overhand left.
Ishe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks for a takedown but Ishe sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishe moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ishe is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Ishe wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ishe explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ishe moves into the clinch successfully.
Ishe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ishe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hash Ishe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ishe is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ishe trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ishe is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ishe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Ishe tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones is keen to just control but Ishe is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hash Ishe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ishe gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Ishe keeps moving.
Ishe wants to improve his position but instead Jones has moved into half guard.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ishe trying to control but Jones postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones not doing much here.
Ishe looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Ishe is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Ishe is working away.
Jones stops Ishe from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ishe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Ishe fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Ishe keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ishe keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heckofa Riddum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Symphony X (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heckofa Riddum has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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183 lbs
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174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heckofa Riddum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Symphony X!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddum swinging wildly here.
Riddum moves into the clinch successfully.
Riddum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
X holding his opponent close, against the cage.
X tries to score a body lock takedown but Riddum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
X blocking some punches.
X drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
X tries for a takedown but Riddum manages to get underhooks.
Heckofa Riddum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Symphony X.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddum scores with a shoulder strike.
Riddum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
X tries to pull guard but Riddum won't allow it.
X pulls guard successfully.
X can't keep his opponent in guard - Riddum advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddum wants to lay and pray for a moment but X keeps working.
Riddum is really struggling to control X but he's trying to hold on to the position.
X trying to control from the bottom.
Riddum performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Riddum tries to pass the half guard into mount. X knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
X looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
X looking for submissions off his back.
Riddum is looking to advance position but X won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riddum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts X as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Riddum with that takedown attempt.
X shoots in and bounces Riddum off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Riddum wants to get back to his feet but X is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
X trying to control but Riddum is working from the bottom.
X being controlled here momentarily.
X slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddum is looking to stand back up but X counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Riddum.
Riddum is trying to stand.
X is looking to stall here but Riddum recovers full guard.
X looking to pass the guard.
X slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Riddum tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but X presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
X looking for a guillotine from mount but Riddum is having none of it.
Riddum is desperately trying to improve his position but X has a good base and remains in mount.
X is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! X extends the arm and Riddum is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Symphony X!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Super Slayer 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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181 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer thows a body shot but no joy.
Shields looks to land a left hand but Slayer moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Slayer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shields walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like David Shields has been cut.
Shields misses with an uppercut.
Slayer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shields slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Super Slayer has been cut.
Slayer throws a hook to the side of Shields's head but Shields sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slayer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slayer jabs at Shields's body.
Shields throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shields lands a body shot.
Slayer scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shields moves out of range as Slayer strikes.
Shields scores with a sloppy right hand. Slayer should have avoided that one.
Shields ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slayer throws a jab but it's blocked by Shields.
Slayer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shields finds it's way round the side to connect with Slayer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer throws a lazy right hand but Shields sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slayer scores with a jab. Shields acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shields moves away.
Shields ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slayer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slayer misses with a looping left.
Slayer throws a lazy right hand but Shields sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slayer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shields.
Shields ducks under a wild hook from Slayer.
Shields misses with a body punch
and Slayer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Slayer misses.
Slayer ducks under a wild hook from Shields.
Shields throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Slayer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slayer throws a lazy right hand but Shields sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slayer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Super Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayer throws a hook to the side of Shields's head but Shields sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slayer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shields misses with an uppercut.
Shields throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slayer on the side of the head.
Shields ducks under a wild hook from Slayer.
Slayer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shields just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer misses with a body shot.
A big right from Shields misses.
Shields tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slayer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shields somewhat.
Slayer misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer loads up on a big right hand but Shields slips the punch.
A jab from Slayer misses.
Slayer swings for the body but Shields moves out of range.
Shields throws a jab but it's blocked by Slayer.
Slayer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slayer blocks a jab.
Shields shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Slayer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Slayer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shields might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slayer 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.
Slayer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shields has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Slayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slayer has his hands on Shields's head, controlling the position.
Shields pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slayer is keeping the position for now.
Shields stops Slayer from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Slayer loads up on a big right hand but Shields slips the punch.
Slayer misses with a jab to the body
and Shields makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Slayer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
The fighters circling - Shields throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shields just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer misses the body punch
and Shields counters with a takedown into side control.
Slayer keeps Shields under control for a moment.
Slayer looks to move to half guard but instead Shields has passed into mount! Damn!
Shields lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Slayer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shields breaks from Slayer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Slayer working to try and regain half guard.
Slayer wants to control but Shields is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Slayer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shields controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields prevents Slayer from getting the reversal.
Slayer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shields wants to take a breather but Slayer is having none of it.
Slayer tries to get to full guard but Shields has control of the leg.
Slayer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shields is working away from the top position though.
Shields seems to be working for a kimura but Slayer defends the submission attempt.
Shields is thwarting Slayer's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shields wants to take a breather but Slayer is having none of it.
Shields is really struggling to control Slayer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slayer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Super Slayer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shields lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Shields.
Slayer throws a hook but Shields avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Shields lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slayer doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Slayer misses its intended target.
Shields misses with a body shot
and Slayer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slayer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shields sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shields counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shields throws out a loose jab but Slayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shields blocks a jab.
Jab by Shields.
Shields slips a straight right by Slayer.
Slayer just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Shields misses.
Shields bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slayer lands a nice shot to the body.
Slayer scores with a jab to the head.
David Shields's cut is getting worse.
Shields misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shields takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Shields misses.
Super Slayer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slayer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shields slips a straight right by Slayer.
Shields defending well as Slayer loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Shields misses.
Slayer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slayer throws a hook but Shields blocks it.
Slayer misses with a wild body shot.
Shields connects with a right hand. Slayer shakes it off.
Shields throws a hook but Slayer avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shields slips under a jab from Slayer.
Slayer loads up on a big right hand but Shields slips the punch.
Slayer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slayer throws a looping overhand right but Shields ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Shields will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shields steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slayer.
Slayer misses the body punch
so Shields counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Slayer trying to keep a closed guard but Shields is proving a slippery customer.
Slayer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slayer is pulling down on Shields's head to control his posture.
Slayer controls Shields momentarily but Shields frees himself.
Shields throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slayer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shields trying to control but Slayer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shields shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slayer as he avoids it easily.
Slayer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shields misses with a takedown attempt - Slayer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shields throws a big shot that misses.
Shields waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slayer.
Slayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slayer misses with a hook.
Slayer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shields counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slayer won't be happy with that.
Slayer is looking to regain half guard here but Shields keeps moving and retains side control.
Shields working away.
Slayer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws an elbow but Slayer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shields is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Slayer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Slayer is trying to control Shields's posture but Shields avoids it.
Slayer regains half guard.
Shields sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slayer defending well though.
Slayer wants to get back to full guard.
Slayer is controlling Shields's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Slayer is looking to improve his position.
Shields thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries to roll over but Shields keeps him under control.
Shields is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
David Shields overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slayer is looking for a sweep. Shields is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slayer is trying to control but can't.
Shields trying to control the action but Slayer is working from the bottom.
Slayer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shields connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Shields. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shields defending well as Slayer loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Shields misses its intended target.
Shields with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shields keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slayer.
Slayer throws a body punch but Shields moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Slayer misses
and Shields counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shields fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slayer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slayer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slayer throws out a loose jab but Shields uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shields fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slayer on the side of the head.
Slayer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Shields showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shields 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Shields!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celion Dion. Jack Shepherd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shepherd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gus Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Shepherd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shepherd keeps the fight on the outside.
Shepherd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shepherd.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Shepherd is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Shepherd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Shepherd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shepherd avoids a kick to the body.
Shepherd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson slips a jab from Shepherd.
Jackson tries to clinch but Shepherd is having none of it.
Shepherd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shepherd.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Shepherd.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shepherd momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws the left hand but Shepherd avoids the punch easily.
Shepherd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shepherd manages to avoid it.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shepherd's head backwards.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shepherd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson jabs at Shepherd's body.
Jackson tests Shepherd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shepherd is rocked!
Gus Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shepherd loses concentration momentarily and Jackson pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Shepherd crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Jackson finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gus Jackson!
Gus Jackson is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Higginsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Higginsworth comes to the cage accompanied by Mr. Grinch. Dillon has chosen Pipes & Drums 1st Battalion Scots Guards as his entrance music. Kjell Dillon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280 lbs
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268 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Higginsworth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kjell Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higginsworth tries to land a front kick but Dillon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dillon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Higginsworth in his tracks.
Dillon cracks a nice hook into Higginsworth's ribs.
Dillon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Derek Higginsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Dillon blocks the leg kick.
Dillon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dillon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dillon throws a leg kick but Higginsworth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Higginsworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Dillon tries for a takedown but Higginsworth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dillon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Higginsworth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Higginsworth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Higginsworth throws a head kick that misses.
Higginsworth throws a head kick that misses.
Higginsworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Higginsworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillon.
Higginsworth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Higginsworth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higginsworth misses with a kick to the body.
Higginsworth misses with a leg kick
letting Dillon counter with a right hand.
Dillon looks to land a combination. Higginsworth sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dillon throws a sloppy head kick and Higginsworth moves out of range easily.
Higginsworth throws a lazy head kick
and Dillon counters with a stiff right hand.
Higginsworth is looking to slow Dillon down with leg kicks.
Higginsworth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Dillon does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillon throws a lazy right hand but Higginsworth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Higginsworth wants to slow Dillon down by chopping away at his legs.
Dillon gets the takedown into side control.
Dillon landing a few strikes.
Dillon trying to control the action but Higginsworth is working from the bottom.
Dillon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Higginsworth kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon swings around for an armbar but Higginsworth sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dillon's guard.
Dillon working for a triangle but Higginsworth defends it easily.
Higginsworth looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dillon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Higginsworth is just riding it out for now. Dillon eventually gives up the hold.
Dillon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Higginsworth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dillon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dillon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Higginsworth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dillon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dillon tries to pass to full mount but Higginsworth defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dillon connects with a nice short shot to Higginsworth's temple.
Dillon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillon looks to land a strike but Higginsworth avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dillon postures up in Higginsworth's guard and throws a big left but Higginsworth blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillon throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kjell Dillon dominated that round.
That's time! Higginsworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab, jab by Dillon - just one landing.
Dillon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dillon moves out of range as Higginsworth throws a body kick.
A low kick from Higginsworth misses
and Dillon counters with a low kick, right behind Higginsworth 's knee.
Higginsworth tries to land a body kick
and Dillon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dillon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Higginsworth is trying to defend but Dillon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dillon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Higginsworth has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dillon trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon is trying to control. Higginsworth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dillon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Higginsworth's head.
Dillon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Higginsworth won't allow Dillon to pass to mount.
Dillon is keen to just control but Higginsworth is a slippery customer.
Dillon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dillon tries to control but Higginsworth wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dillon raining down shots from the mount!
Dillon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dillon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dillon unloads with some shots from mount but Higginsworth bucks and avoids them well.
Dillon lands a nice shot to the head.
Dillon unloads with some shots from mount but Higginsworth bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon landing shots from mount.
Dillon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Higginsworth because Dillon loaded up on that one.
Dillon working the ground and pound effectively.
Dillon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dillon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Higginsworth is rocked!
Dillon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dillon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Higginsworth in real trouble here! The ref calls for Higginsworth to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjell Dillon!
Kjell Dillon is the new heavyweight champion!
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