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MFC 34: Triumph & Agony PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorion Sane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorion Sane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorion Sane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Richards misses.
Some wild striking there from Richards.
Richards thows a body shot but no joy.
Richards throws a series of punches but Sane moves out of range.
Sane misses with an uppercut. Richards saw that one coming.
Sane throws a lazy right hand but Richards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sane lands a left and a right that send Richards crashing to the mat, dazed. Sane thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Richards is rocked!
It looks like Ben Richards has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sane misses with a straight left.
Oh Richards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sane lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards seems to have got his legs back now.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Sane digs a good hook to Richards's body.
Sane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Richards walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sane tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sane circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Richards to the canvas! Richards doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Sane keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorion Sane!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Shields has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Shields!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shields shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shields thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shields is controlling him well.
Shields working the body and head with strikes.
Shields misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Shields has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from Shields seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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.
Shields in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Shields!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hash Ishe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heckofa Riddum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hash Ishe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hash Ishe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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183 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hash Ishe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heckofa Riddum!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ishe slips a straight right by Riddum.
Riddum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ishe avoids it really well and circles away.
Riddum decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ishe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ishe keeping full guard, as Riddum tries to pass.
Ishe is pulling down on Riddum's head to control his posture.
Riddum tries to free his leg and advance position but Ishe is retaining full guard.
Riddum trying to control the position from guard on top but Ishe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddum stopping the sweep attempt from Ishe.
Riddum looking to sit in guard and control but Ishe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ishe wants to pass the guard but Riddum is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riddum shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddum trying to control from half guard but Ishe is working away.
Ishe is trying to escape back to his feet but Riddum uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Ishe bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Riddum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ishe counters with a nice body shot.
Riddum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ishe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ishe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishe is looking to take a break and control but Riddum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ishe tries to move into full mount but can't pass Riddum's legs.
Ishe stands up and beckons Riddum to his feet.
Riddum shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ishe's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Riddum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ishe pushes Riddum off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Riddum uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ishe has time to react.
Riddum doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ishe counters with a shoot takedown. Riddum fights it but they end up in guard.
Hash Ishe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heckofa Riddum.
Riddum looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddum has control of Ishe's left arm, preventing Ishe from doing any damage.
Riddum is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Riddum is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hash Ishe dominated that round.
That's time! Ishe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riddum blocks an elbow strike.
Ishe is trying to trip Riddum. He has hold of a leg but Riddum is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ishe persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishe tries to stand but Riddum is controlling from the bottom.
Riddum pushes Ishe off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ishe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Riddum with a poor takedown
and Ishe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riddum won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddum throws Ishe to one side and escapes!
Riddum is breathing heavily.
Riddum misses with a takedown attempt
and Ishe counters by clinching up.
Ishe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riddum doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ishe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Riddum's guard.
Hash Ishe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heckofa Riddum.
Ishe wants to stand but Riddum is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ishe trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishe passes Riddum's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ishe tries to stand and escape but Riddum is controlling the position.
Riddum wants to get back to full guard.
Riddum makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Riddum looks to land a combination but Ishe avoids it well.
Riddum misses with a takedown attempt
and Ishe counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishe misses with a body kick.
Riddum slips a jab and a cross from Ishe.
Ishe throws a low kick but Riddum moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishe throws a series of punches but Riddum avoids them all with ease.
Riddum avoids the head kick by Ishe.
Riddum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riddum misses with a takedown
and Ishe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ishe wants to free his trapped foot but Riddum is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ishe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riddum does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Riddum kicks Ishe off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishe dives in and grabs Riddum's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riddum pushes down on Ishe's head and hops out.
Ishe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riddum's waist but Riddum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ishe off to one side.
Riddum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ishe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ishe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishe trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ishe prevents Riddum from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishe passes into half guard.
Hash Ishe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ishe decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hash Ishe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ishe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riddum.
Riddum changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ishe tries to avoid it but Riddum manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ishe to the ground. Ishe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ishe drives through and clinches with Riddum against the cage.
Ishe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ishe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishe tries to circle away but Riddum has him pinned against the cage.
Riddum is pressed up against the cage. Ishe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riddum down to the mat. Riddum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Riddum throws a head kick but Ishe moves out of range.
Riddum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishe shoots in but no luck this time.
Riddum shoots and misses
and Ishe moves into the clinch.
Ishe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hash Ishe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riddum.
Riddum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishe is trying to break the clinch but Riddum has him pressed against the cage.
Riddum keeps control of Ishe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
Ishe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Riddum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ishe is pressed up against the cage. Riddum has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ishe down to the mat. Ishe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Riddum tries for a takedown but Ishe circles away easily
and Riddum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riddum with a poor takedown
and Ishe counters with a left and a right that stings Riddum.
Hash Ishe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishe clinches.
Riddum keeps control of Ishe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riddum swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishe avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riddum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ishe's efforts to push away.
Hash Ishe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riddum tries to break free but Ishe pushes him back against the cage.
Ishe avoids a wild elbow strike from Riddum.
Ishe is looking to break free of the clinch but Riddum has double underhooks.
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.
Riddum manages to break the clinch.
Riddum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishe manages to avoid it.
Ishe scores with a three punch combo!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ishe.
Riddum is trying to buck Ishe off.
Riddum is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Heckofa Riddum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ishe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hash Ishe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ishe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hash Ishe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Contini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contini has chosen . as his entrance music. Mike Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Contini!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contini misses with a straight left.
Contini lands a head shot.
Contini scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Contini stalling against the cage.
Contini gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Contini can't get the takedown.
Contini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Contini.
Contini landing knees to the head.
It looks like Mike Jones has been cut.
Contini throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Stalling in the clinch from Contini.
Knees to the body from Contini.
Contini leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Contini pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contini lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Contini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Contini keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Contini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Contini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Contini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Contini.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contini.
Contini works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones slips under a jab.
Contini lands a jab.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Contini.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Contini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Contini cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Contini explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Contini stuffs the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Contini.
A right-left combo lands from Contini.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contini is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones tries for a takedown but Contini sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Contini scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Contini cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Contini bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Contini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick misses from Contini.
Contini shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Contini fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones stops Contini from standing up.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Contini trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Contini is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contini wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Contini looking for a sweep. Not yet Contini, not yet.
Jones is standing up over Contini. Contini looks to escape but Jones dives into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Contini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Contini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Contini scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Contini fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Contini throws out a powerful jab.
Contini stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Contini wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Contini does no damage.
A combination from Contini does no damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Contini. That snapped Jones's head back.
Contini throws a nice outside leg kick.
Contini throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Contini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Contini sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Contini. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contini thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Nice shot by Contini.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Contini sprawls well. Contini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Contini paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Contini connects with a jab.
Contini misses with a few strikes there.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Contini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Contini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Contini shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Contini, as that shot connected.
Contini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Contini lands a high kick!
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones dives in and grabs Contini's left leg, looking for a takedown. Contini pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Contini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Contini with a jab.
Contini cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Contini changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Contini scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Contini which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Contini lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Contini throws a good cross that connects.
Luciano Contini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Contini is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Contini circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Contini throws out a powerful jab.
Contini scores with a jab to the jaw.
Contini connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Contini.
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.
Contini dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Contini throws a shot to the body.
Contini lands a jab-cross combination.
Contini connects with the punch.
Contini scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Contini scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Contini.
A head kick from Contini lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Contini counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jab by Contini.
Contini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Contini connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Contini cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Contini lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into rage.
Contini moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contini lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Contini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Contini connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Contini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Contini sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab lands there for Contini.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Contini. That snapped Jones's head back.
Contini lands with a nice body punch.
Contini tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Contini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Contini lands a slapping body shot.
Contini throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Contini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Contini.
Jones avoids the head kick by Contini.
A head kick from Contini lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Contini tries to clinch up.
Contini connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Contini stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Contini stuffs the takedown.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Contini sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice cross by Contini.
A left and a right from Contini both land. Nice combination.
Contini lands the left hand.
Contini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Contini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones takes one on the button.
Mike Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Contini shoots in.
Contini connects with the punch.
Contini fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Contini persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Contini is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contini prevents Jones from standing back up.
Contini is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Contini seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like Contini is going to stand back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Contini will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Contini sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Contini connects with the punch.
Contini throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Contini.
Contini bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contini thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Contini closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Contini taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Contini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Contini lands a damaging elbow.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Contini prevents a takedown attempt there.
Contini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Contini lands with a light punch inside.
Contini with a knee to the head.
Contini turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Contini manages to end up in side control.
Contini decides to stand back up.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Contini, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Contini against the cage but Contini circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Contini.
Contini misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contini tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Contini moves into the clinch successfully.
Contini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Contini avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Contini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Contini lands a knee to the head.
Jones has Contini pressed against the cage, preventing Contini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones is working for takedown but Contini is calmly controlling the position for now.
Contini is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Contini down to the mat. Contini avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mike Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Contini, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Contini throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Contini does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Contini sprawls well.
Contini scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luciano Contini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Contini 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Contini!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rya Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rya Koc!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koc.
Koc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Koc avoids it well.
Koc shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Koc is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koc with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koc cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Christian Diaz has been cut.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koc punishing his opponent with strikes.
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Koc smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Koc breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by Koc.
Christian Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Koc prevents Diaz from getting the reversal.
Koc with shots to the head and body - Diaz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Christian Diaz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc landing punches.
Jeez, Christian Diaz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Christian Diaz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rya Koc!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wellen Dowd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Crockett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davy Crockett will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wellen Dowd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davy Crockett!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crockett moves in looking to clinch but Dowd pushes him off.
Crockett checks a leg kick.
Dowd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dowd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crockett's guard.
Dowd throws a big right hand that misses.
Crockett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dowd.
Dowd postures up in Crockett's guard and throws a big left but Crockett blocks it.
Crockett wants to stand and escape but Dowd is having none of it.
Dowd passes Crockett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dowd frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dowd landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dowd is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crockett can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowd throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Crockett because Dowd loaded up on that one.
Dowd misses with a head shot.
Dowd throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Crockett because Dowd loaded up on that one.
Crockett is trying to stand.
Dowd lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dowd cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Crockett taking shots to the head.
Crockett is rocked!
Dowd looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Crockett 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 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wellen Dowd!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slayer. Mack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mack is looking to land body kicks.
Mack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mack slips a jab from Slayer.
Mack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slayer.
Slayer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mack clinches up with Slayer and pushes him back against the cage.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Mack as the two fighters clinch.
Mack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mack misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mack as the two fighters clinch.
Mack works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Slayer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slayer has had enough of the clinch but Mack keeps him there for the moment.
Slayer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slayer lands with a right to the head.
Mack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slayer lands with a right to the head.
Mack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mack lands a nice shot to the body.
Slayer looks gassed!
Good body shot from Mack.
Mack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slayer's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slayer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer is trying to force a seperation but Mack has the dominant position.
Slayer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Slayer pushes him off.
Slayer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mack can pounce on him.
Mack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slayer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slayer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mack gets a clinch.
Mack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Super Slayer has been cut.
Mack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slayer is rocked!
Mack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slayer is still on wobbly legs! Can Mack finish him?
Mack with a knee to the head.
Mack lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Mack.
Mack throws a big uppercut that drops Slayer! More strikes from Mack and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Slayer lies dazed against the cage as Mack celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Mack!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crane McCain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Symphony X (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane McCain has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crane McCain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Symphony X!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
X throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
X shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McCain manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McCain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCain has his foot on X's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. X works his way back into a safe position though.
X has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
X not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McCain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. X doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. X manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
X stays in close to McCain's body and controls the position.
X wants to control from the top but McCain keeps moving.
X showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
X pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCain is keeping the position for now.
X wants to control from the top but McCain keeps moving.
X tries to free his leg and advance position but McCain is retaining full guard.
X thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
X pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCain is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
X tries to clinch up but McCain circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two 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.
McCain slips a straight right by X.
McCain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
X closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
X is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. McCain looks calm but he's in trouble here. X gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. McCain is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! X lets go of the hold and McCain can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Symphony X!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nukem comes to the cage accompanied by Duke Nukem Jam. The key to victory for Duke Nukem has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piston Honda!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem misses with a straight right.
Honda scores with the left hand. Nukem knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Duke Nukem has been cut.
Nukem slips a straight right by Honda.
Duke Nukem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda slips a jab from Nukem.
Nukem ducks right into an uppercut from Honda.
Nukem works the jab nicely.
Nukem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nukem lands a nice shot that snaps Honda's head back.
Nukem loads up on a big right hand but Honda slips the punch.
Honda throws a jab but it's blocked by Nukem.
Nukem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honda circles away quickly and effectively.
Honda clobbers Nukem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nukem throws a hook but Honda avoids it easily.
Nukem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Honda moves out of range as Nukem strikes.
Nukem misses with a looping right.
Honda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nukem.
No joy there for Nukem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nukem misses with a two punch combination.
Nukem blocks the body kick.
Nukem lands a lovely overhand right.
Nukem tests Honda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem takes a swing at Honda's ribcage but misses.
Nukem swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Honda.
A slapping leg kick lands for Honda.
Honda lands with an uppercut that bounces Nukem off the cage and back into rage.
Duke Nukem's cut is getting worse.
Nukem takes a swing at Honda's ribcage but misses.
Honda ducks under a wild hook from Nukem.
Nukem works Honda's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Honda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Honda.
Nukem is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nukem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Honda. Honda obviously looking to wear him down.
Honda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nukem is breathing heavily.
Nukem avoids a kick to the body.
Honda connects with a looping right hand.
Duke Nukem's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nukem thows a body shot but no joy.
Honda tries to clinch up but Nukem circles away and keeps his distance.
Honda lands a left and a right that send Nukem crashing to the mat, dazed. Honda thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nukem is rocked!
Honda blocks a jab.
Oh Nukem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Honda lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Nukem is looking to close the distance but Honda sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Nukem crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Nukem is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Piston Honda!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Logan's choice of entrance music: Devildriver - Devils Son. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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202 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Maia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Logan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab.
Maia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Maia does no damage.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Logan.
Nice defenses there by Logan.
Logan scores with a hook to the body. Maia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Logan tries to sprawl out of it but Maia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Logan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Logan.
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Logan throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Logan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maia counters with a takedown into side control.
Maia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Logan keeps working.
Logan tries to buck Maia off but Maia is having none of it.
Maia taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan can't do much from the bottom here.
Logan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Maia is staying active.
Logan regains half guard.
Logan gets back to full guard.
Logan pulls Maia in close to his closed guard and prevents Maia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Logan keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Logan trying to keep a closed guard but Maia is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James Logan.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maia slips under a jab.
James Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maia counters with a nice body shot.
Logan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Logan has his hands clasped together around Maia's back. He's all about the action.
Logan wants to get back to full guard.
Maia wants to take a breather but Logan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Logan is defending against the submission attempts here by Maia.
Maia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Logan wants to improve his position but Maia is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Logan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Logan is trying to control the position but Maia postures up.
Maia wants to control from the top but Logan keeps moving.
Maia preventing the sweep.
Maia content to stall in guard here.
Logan is trying to keep Maia in close.
Maia looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Logan looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range.
Logan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maia takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Maia misses with a body shot.
Logan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Logan.
Logan throws a hook but Maia blocks it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maia.
A lull in the action here as Maia stalls from top position.
Logan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Logan is not content to let Maia control the position.
Maia controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Logan struggling a bit here.
Maia trying to control the position but Logan is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Logan throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
Logan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maia digs a good body shot into Logan's ribs.
Maia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Logan slips a jab from Maia.
Maia punishes Logan's body with a nice straight punch.
Maia is looking to wear down Logan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Logan thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan throws a hook but Maia avoids it easily.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia loads up on a big right hand but Logan slips the punch.
Maia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Logan was covering up waiting for the punch and Maia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maia preventing the sweep.
Maia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Logan's guard.
Maia stalling.
Logan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia passes to full mount!
Maia seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Logan is holding on tight.
Maia jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Logan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Maia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Logan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maia wants to control but Logan is keeping him busy.
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.
Logan is looking for a sweep.
Logan can't do much from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Logan misses with the combination.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Maia.
Maia throws a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Maia there.
Logan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maia connects with a single shot there.
Maia shoots in for a double leg but Logan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Logan tries to move into range but Maia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maia dives in and grabs Logan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Logan pushes down on Maia's head and hops out.
Logan is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maia dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Logan swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Maia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Logan avoids it really well and circles away.
Logan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Logan throws a combination that misses
and Maia counters with a right hand to the body.
Maia stuns Logan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maia throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maia.
Maia misses with a body shot.
Maia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maia misses the jab.
Maia moves out of range of the strikes.
Maia shoots in but no luck this time.
Maia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Logan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Logan digs a good body shot into Maia's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maia wants to control from the top but Logan keeps moving.
Logan is trying to keep Maia in close.
Maia stays in close to Logan's body and controls the position.
Logan looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Logan keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to control but Logan is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Logan scores with a jab.
Maia keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maia connects with a body shot.
Logan avoids the body shot from Maia.
Logan misses with a two punch combination.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
Logan lands with a hook. Maia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Logan throws a hook to the side of Maia's head but Maia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Logan.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Maia lands a nice hook to Logan's body. Logan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Logan misses with a straight left.
Maia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Logan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands a really nice looking cross but Maia seems unphased.
Logan moves away from the strike by Maia.
Logan scores with a shot to the body.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Logan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maia staying out of range there.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Logan throws a hook but Maia blocks it.
Logan throws the left hand but Maia avoids the punch easily.
Maia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maia.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but Maia slips the punch.
Logan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maia.
A shot to the liver by Maia. Beautiful body shot.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Logan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Logan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maia trying to control the action but Logan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Maia controlling his opponent.
Logan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maia controlling his opponent.
Logan wants to control but Maia is having none of it.
Logan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maia clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Logan throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Logan.
Logan tries to clinch there but Maia circles away.
Logan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maia gets the takedown into side control.
Logan is trying to control Maia's posture but Maia avoids it.
Logan is not content to let Maia control the position.
Logan is looking for a sweep.
Maia wants to control but Logan is keeping him busy.
Maia goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Logan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Maia's guard! Nice work there by Logan!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Logan wants to stand but Maia is controlling his posture from full guard.
Logan is pushing down on Maia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maia is fighting to maintain full guard but Logan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Logan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Maia wants to control but Logan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Logan pulls his head out easily.
Logan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maia is positioning himself well to prevent Logan advancing to mount.
Maia wants to control but Logan is keeping busy.
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 fighters are battling for position here. Maia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maia is trying to keep Logan in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Daniel Maia.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Maia swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
Maia moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Logan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Logan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Logan misses with a jab to the body
and Maia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Logan's guard now.
Maia stands and throws Logan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Logan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maia's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Maia is thwarting Logan's attempts to control the position.
Maia is looking for a kimura but Logan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maia to get the leverage.
Maia prevents Logan from improving his position.
Maia wants to pass to mount but Logan is defending the position.
Logan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Logan is looking to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Logan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Logan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maia with a hook.
Maia jabs at Logan's body.
Maia digs a good body shot into Logan's ribs.
Maia misses with a double jab.
Logan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Logan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maia digs a good hook to Logan's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maia had his way with James Logan in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Maia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Logan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan thuds a left hand into Maia's body.
Maia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Logan avoids it really well and circles away.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maia lands a jab to Logan's midsection.
Daniel Maia is winning the standup battle so far.
Maia has a takedown stuffed.
Maia lands a slapping body shot.
Maia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Logan sprawls well initially but Maia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Maia prevents Logan from improving his position.
Logan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Daniel Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Maia prevents Logan from improving his position.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Logan is defending well.
Logan is staying active underneath Maia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Logan tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Maia seems to be working for a kimura but Logan defends the submission attempt.
Logan trying to hold on to Maia's head to control him but Maia postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Maia lands.
Logan misses with a body shot.
Maia throws a good cross that connects.
Maia slips a straight right by Logan.
Logan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Logan is trying to defend but Maia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Maia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Logan!
Maia looking to control but Logan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maia looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Logan tries to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
Logan is desperately trying to improve his position but Maia has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia controlling from the full mount.
Logan is squirming around, avoiding Maia's attempts to control the action.
Logan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maia controlling the position easily from mount.
Logan is working to get back to half guard.
Daniel Maia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Maia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Maia!
Daniel Maia is the new middleweight champion!
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