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C186: Dos Anjos vs Ji Woo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Grandis (ranked 1196 p4p, 2033 weight class) and Alejandro Laguera (ranked 112 p4p, 182 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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7 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Grandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Laguera!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grandis.
Laguera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grandis.
Grandis misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Laguera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laguera moves out of range as Grandis strikes.
Laguera staying out of range there.
Grandis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laguera.
Grandis throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandis throws a poor cross that misses
and Laguera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grandis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grandis misses with a looping right.
Laguera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandis misses the shot to the body.
Laguera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Laguera misses.
Laguera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grandis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grandis ducks right into an uppercut from Laguera.
Laguera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grandis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laguera counters with a straight right hand.
Laguera throws a looping overhand right but Grandis ducks down to avoid it.
Grandis doesn't manage to clinch there - Laguera circles away.
Laguera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laguera looks to land a right hand but Grandis moved out of range.
Grandis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice cross by Grandis.
Grandis just misses with a punch to the body.
Laguera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grandis throws out a powerful jab.
Good shot there by Laguera.
Laguera misses with a looping left.
Laguera blocks a leg kick.
Grandis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laguera.
Robert Grandis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grandis misses with a body kick.
Laguera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Laguera.
Grandis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laguera loads up on a big right hand but Grandis slips the punch.
It looks like Grandis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Grandis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laguera! But no joy.
Grandis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grandis defending well as Laguera loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laguera might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grandis misses with a hook.
Laguera misses with a wild body shot.
Laguera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandis misses with a lunging right hand
and Laguera counters with a straight right hand.
Grandis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Laguera misses the target.
Grandis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laguera.
Grandis staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Laguera there.
Laguera throws the left hand but Grandis avoids the punch easily.
Laguera works over Grandis's head and body with a nice combination.
Laguera looks to land a right hand but Grandis moved out of range.
Laguera cracks Grandis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grandis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laguera misses with a looping right.
Laguera throws a big shot that misses.
Grandis scores with a nice head shot.
Grandis loads up on a big right hand but Laguera slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grandis.
Laguera thuds a left hand into Grandis's body.
Grandis misses with a low kick.
Laguera throws out a counter right but Grandis avoids it with no problem.
Laguera throws a shot to the body.
Good work by Laguera as he checks the leg kick.
Grandis connects with a leg kick.
Grandis avoids the body shot from Laguera.
Laguera scores with a nice right hand.
Laguera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laguera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laguera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laguera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grandis misses with a left hand
and Laguera counters with a straight right hand.
Grandis is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grandis tries to clinch up.
Grandis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laguera.
Laguera slips under a jab from Grandis.
Laguera moves out of range of the leg kick from Grandis.
Laguera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grandis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laguera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grandis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A swing and a miss from Laguera.
The crowd cheers as Laguera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grandis doesn't seem phased though.
Grandis misses with an uppercut. Laguera saw that one coming.
Laguera needs to keep his hands up - Grandis had a free shot at his head there.
Laguera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandis was well out of range. Poor timing from Laguera.
Grandis swings widly with a right hand
and Laguera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laguera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grandis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grandis slips a straight right by Laguera.
Grandis throws a body punch but Laguera moves out of range.
Laguera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grandis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laguera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grandis wants to clinch up but Laguera keeps it at a distance.
Laguera throws a shot from downtown. Grandis moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grandis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Laguera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laguera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grandis lands an overhand right.
A jab from Laguera finds it's way through Grandis's defenses.
Laguera ducks under a wild hook from Grandis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Laguera dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grandis is looking to slow Laguera down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Grandis - just one landing.
A cross from Laguera lands.
Grandis misses the shot to the body.
Laguera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laguera misses with a wild combination.
Laguera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grandis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grandis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Laguera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grandis.
Laguera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grandis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laguera throws a lazy right hand but Grandis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laguera moves away from the strike by Grandis.
Grandis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laguera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grandis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laguera throws the left hand but Grandis avoids the punch easily.
Grandis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laguera.
Grandis throws a chopping leg kick but Laguera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grandis throws a low kick but Laguera avoids it.
Grandis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Grandis lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis misses with a hook
and Laguera counters with a stiff right hand.
Laguera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Grandis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Laguera misses with an uppercut. Grandis saw that one coming.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Laguera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laguera throws a hook to the side of Grandis's head but Grandis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grandis slips under a jab from Laguera.
Grandis works Laguera's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Grandis misses the target.
Laguera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grandis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laguera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grandis instigates a clinch.
Laguera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grandis looks to land a left hand but Laguera moved out of range nicely.
Laguera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laguera throws out a loose jab but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laguera 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.
Grandis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grandis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laguera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grandis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Laguera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laguera throws a looping overhand right but Grandis ducks down to avoid it.
As Laguera looks to move away, Grandis throws a big counter combo but Laguera just gets out of the way.
Laguera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laguera walks into a stiff left hand from Grandis.
Grandis slips a jab from Laguera.
Grandis pushes Laguera away with a front kick.
Nice body kick there by Grandis.
Laguera throws out a loose jab but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Laguera.
Grandis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grandis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 Grandis is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by Laguera as he connects with a hook.
Oh Grandis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laguera throws a series of punches but Grandis avoids them all with ease.
Grandis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laguera rushes Grandis and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Grandis is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Laguera piles on the pressure and Grandis crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Laguera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pierre (ranked 691 p4p, 939 weight class) and Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 91 p4p, 45 weight class). Pierre comes into the arena with O Canada blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serhey Rishkinov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rishkinov manages to avoid it.
Rishkinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut there from Rishkinov.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rishkinov on the side of the head.
 It looks like Serhey Rishkinov has been cut.
Pierre looks to land a left hand but Rishkinov moved out of range nicely.
Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rishkinov circles away quickly and effectively.
Rishkinov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pierre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Rishkinov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rishkinov moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rishkinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rishkinov shoots and misses
and Rishkinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rishkinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from Rishkinov.
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pierre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rishkinov doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre checks a leg kick.
Rishkinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierre. That did some damage!
Pierre needs to keep his hands up - Rishkinov had a free shot at his head there.
Rishkinov scores with a nice head shot.
Pierre lands a jab.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre throws a body punch but Rishkinov moves out of range.
Rishkinov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pierre's hands.
Pierre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pierre cracks Rishkinov with a right hand to the side of the head.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rishkinov. That's going to slow Pierre down.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rishkinov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rishkinov lands with a hook. Pierre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Rishkinov is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rishkinov. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rishkinov blocks a jab.
Rishkinov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Rishkinov's shoulder, as Rishkinov tries to avoid the shot.
Rishkinov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rishkinov misses the target.
Rishkinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
Pierre throws a right hand that Rishkinov ducks under and follows up with a left that Rishkinov also avoids with ease.
Pierre jabs Rishkinov right on the nose. Rishkinov blinks but takes it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierre as he connects with a hook.
Rishkinov tries for a takedown but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rishkinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierre.
Rishkinov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rishkinov throws a head kick that misses
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rishkinov thuds his right hand into Pierre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pierre misses the jab.
Rishkinov cracks Pierre with an open hand slap.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rishkinov can pounce on him.
Pierre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rishkinov counters with a straight right hand.
Rishkinov goes for a double leg but Pierre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pierre continues to drive forward.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Serhey Rishkinov.
Rishkinov fakes the leg kick and cracks Pierre in the body.
Pierre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov walks into a stiff left hand from Pierre.
 Rishkinov is rocked!
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rishkinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Pierre finish him?
Rishkinov scores with a sloppy right hand. Pierre should have avoided that one.
Rishkinov slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
Rishkinov seems to have recovered his senses.
Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rishkinov. Rishkinov obviously looking to wear him down.
Rishkinov darts in looking for a takedown but Pierre gets double underhooks and turns Rishkinov into the cage.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rishkinov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pierre defends it well.
Pierre with a jab.
Pierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Rishkinov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rishkinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Rishkinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Rishkinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rishkinov throws out the jab.
Rishkinov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pierre on his heels. He'll look to pass Pierre's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rishkinov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rishkinov throwing strikes from guard but Pierre blocks nicely.
Rishkinov postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.
Rishkinov throws a strike but Pierre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rishkinov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
Rishkinov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rishkinov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that George Pierre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rishkinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
Rishkinov misses with a hook.
Rishkinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
Pierre lands a glancing blow to the side of Rishkinov's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierre blocks the leg kick.
Rishkinov misses with a body shot.
Pierre blocks the body kick.
George Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Pierre.
Rishkinov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pierre's head backwards.
Rishkinov stalks Pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pierre's face. Pierre staggers backwards, shaken.
Pierre tries to sprawl but Rishkinov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rishkinov trying to control from half guard but Pierre is working away.
Rishkinov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rishkinov wants to take a breather but Pierre is having none of it.
Rishkinov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to stand.
Rishkinov wants to work for an arm triangle but Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rishkinov is looking to take a break and control but Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rishkinov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierre defending well though.
Rishkinov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pierre's head.
Rishkinov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rishkinov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rishkinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov throwing shots but Pierre is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rishkinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rishkinov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pierre is not content to let Rishkinov control the position.
Pierre is trying to stand.
Rishkinov trying to pass the guard but Pierre defending well.
Rishkinov is working for a kimura but Pierre is defending it quite comfortably.
Pierre is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierre.
Rishkinov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierre misses the target.
Rishkinov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pierre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rishkinov throws a wild body kick that Pierre sees coming a mile off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rishkinov.
Rishkinov swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Rishkinov looks to throw the jab but Pierre is out of range.
Pierre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rishkinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rishkinov ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Rishkinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Rishkinov.
George Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rishkinov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rishkinov works the jab nicely.
Pierre misses with a double jab.
Rishkinov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pierre tries to avoid it but Rishkinov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pierre to the ground. Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rishkinov misses with a kick to the body.
Rishkinov lands a head shot.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Rishkinov looks to land a body kick but Pierre moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rishkinov 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 Pierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A lazy left from Pierre finds it's target.
Rishkinov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pierre defends well and Rishkinov ends up having to push Pierre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rishkinov misses with a head kick.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Rishkinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rishkinov throws the kick towards the body but Pierre avoids it.
Pierre takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
That's time! Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rishkinov lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by Rishkinov.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Rishkinov moved out of range.
Rishkinov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rishkinov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pierre takes a swing at Rishkinov's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Rishkinov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Rishkinov does it's job there.
Pierre misses with a hook. Rishkinov ducked under it nicely.
Pierre throws the left hand but Rishkinov avoids the punch easily.
Pierre backing away here, and Rishkinov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rishkinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierre throws a hook but Rishkinov blocks it.
Rishkinov moves away from the strike by Pierre.
Rishkinov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Serhey Rishkinov has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Rishkinov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pierre, who protects the arm well.
Rishkinov throwing strikes but Pierre manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rishkinov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rishkinov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pierre presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rishkinov tries to hold on but Pierre postures up.
Rishkinov is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rishkinov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rishkinov is trying desperately to improve position.
Rishkinov is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rishkinov wants to control but Pierre is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rishkinov is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to George Pierre.
I think Pierre 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pierre!
Our winner, George Pierre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Serhey Rishkinov spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't stick to the game plan. I played his game and lost . I'll be back '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obi Ojo (ranked 2972 p4p, 341 weight class) and Yago Steve (ranked 334 p4p, 50 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Obi Ojo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Steve!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojo scores with a jab to the head.
Ojo thuds a left hand into Steve's body.
Ojo throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Steve only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Steve's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ojo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steve scrambles back to his feet.
Ojo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
A big left from Ojo misses.
Steve slips under a jab from Ojo.
Steve only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ojo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ojo misses with a hook
and Steve counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ojo's knee momentarily.
Ojo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Ojo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ojo misses with a left hand
and Steve counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Ojo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ojo throws a right hand that misses
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Ojo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ojo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ojo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ojo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ojo is breathing heavily.
Ojo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ojo.
Steve defending well as Ojo loads up on a big left hand.
Steve buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ojo throws a sloppy body shot
and Steve counters with a body kick that stops Ojo in his tracks momentarily.
Steve lands a left and a right that send Ojo crashing to the mat, dazed. Steve thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Obi Ojo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ojo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve is stalking Ojo. Ojo circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Steve, and it's lights out! Ojo really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yago Steve!
Yago Steve seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 779 p4p, 706 weight class) and Kieran McArthur (ranked 113 p4p, 105 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Man Iii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McArthur throws a shot from downtown. Man Iii moves away and avoids it.
Man Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Man Iii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man Iii lands with a straight right. McArthur didn't see that one coming.
McArthur has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Man Iii is looking to slow McArthur down with leg kicks.
Man Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McArthur.
Man Iii throws a leg kick which misses McArthur's front leg but catches the back leg as McArthur tries to avoid it.
Man Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McArthur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Man Iii with a body shot.
McArthur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Man Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McArthur misses with an uppercut. Man Iii saw that one coming.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
McArthur throws a lazy right hand but Man Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McArthur misses with a hook. Man Iii ducked under it nicely.
McArthur takes a swing at Man Iii's ribcage but misses.
McArthur looks to land a left hand but Man Iii moved out of range nicely.
Man Iii throws a low kick but McArthur moves out of range easily.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McArthur scores with a kick to the body.
Man Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but McArthur is out of range and Man Iii settles back down.
McArthur is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Man Iii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McArthur's head backwards.
Man Iii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for McArthur.
It looks like Yip Man Iii has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Man Iii as he connects with a hook.
McArthur defending well as Man Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Man Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McArthur.
McArthur moves out of range of the leg kick from Man Iii.
McArthur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a low kick but McArthur moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McArthur! But no joy.
McArthur swings for the body but Man Iii moves out of range.
Man Iii connects with a single shot there.
McArthur just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur looks for the body kick but Man Iii saw that one coming.
McArthur misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Man Iii misses its target.
Man Iii misses with a looping right.
McArthur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Man Iii throws a good cross that connects.
Man Iii misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man Iii. McArthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McArthur lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McArthur moves out of range of the leg kick from Man Iii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur sends Man Iii crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McArthur is motioning to the referee to let Man Iii up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Man Iii is rocked!
McArthur misses with an uppercut. Man Iii saw that one coming.
Oh Man Iii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McArthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man Iii seems to have got his legs back now.
Man Iii with the inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man Iii. That's going to slow McArthur down.
Man Iii throws a right hand that McArthur ducks under and follows up with a left that McArthur also avoids with ease.
McArthur throws a jab but it's blocked by Man Iii.
McArthur misses with a leg kick.
Man Iii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man Iii lands a leg kick that knocks McArthur off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Man Iii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McArthur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man Iii cracks a nice hook into McArthur's ribs.
Man Iii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McArthur just misses with a punch to the body.
Man Iii slips under a jab.
Man Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man Iii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McArthur. That did some damage!
Man Iii throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
Man Iii moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McArthur tried to score with a low kick but Man Iii checks it.
Man Iii is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McArthur throws out a loose jab but Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii misses with a body shot.
Man Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man Iii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McArthur takes one to the chin there.
Man Iii throws a low kick but McArthur avoids it.
McArthur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man Iii, as that shot connected.
Man Iii blocks the body kick.
It looked like Man Iii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McArthur.
McArthur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man Iii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McArthur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man Iii wants to land a leg kick but McArthur is out of range.
Man Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses McArthur's sensitive parts.
Man Iii throws a solid leg kick but McArthur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man Iii.
Man Iii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McArthur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McArthur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Iii.
McArthur throws a hook but Man Iii blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man Iii is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Man Iii lands a nice shot that snaps McArthur's head back.
Man Iii cracks McArthur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man Iii scores with a sloppy right hand. McArthur should have avoided that one.
Man Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McArthur.
Man Iii jabs at McArthur's body.
Man Iii scores with a one two! McArthur had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Man Iii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McArthur's hands.
Man Iii throws a series of punches but McArthur avoids them all with ease.
Man Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Man Iii blocks the leg kick.
McArthur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Man Iii throws a leg kick that is checked
and McArthur counters with a straight right hand.
Man Iii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McArthur's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man Iii lands with a good body shot.
McArthur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Man Iii misses with a leg kick
letting McArthur counter with a right hand.
McArthur takes a swing at Man Iii's ribcage but misses.
Man Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yip Man Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yip Man Iii's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
McArthur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McArthur there as he acknowledges the shot.
McArthur throws a low kick, looking for Man Iii's leg but Man Iii calmly moves out of range.
Man Iii thumps McArthur with a low kick.
Man Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McArthur.
Man Iii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Man Iii!
A good leg kick by Man Iii.
Nice uppercut lands for Man Iii. That snapped McArthur's head back.
McArthur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man Iii lands with an overhand left.
Man Iii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McArthur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Man Iii misses the shot to the body.
Man Iii throws the left hand but McArthur avoids the punch easily.
Man Iii swings widly with a right hand
and McArthur counters with a body kick that stops Man Iii in his tracks momentarily.
Man Iii ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
McArthur lands with a thumping leg kick.
McArthur tries to land a leg kick but Man Iii saw it coming and moves away.
Man Iii half committed to a counter leg kick.
McArthur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but McArthur is out of range and Man Iii settles back down.
McArthur is looking for the big counter here.
McArthur misses with a low kick.
Man Iii looks to throw the jab but McArthur is out of range.
Man Iii is looking to slow McArthur down with leg kicks.
Man Iii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McArthur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man Iii manages to avoid it.
Man Iii tried to counter with a leg kick but McArthur avoided it.
Man Iii connects with an inside leg kick.
McArthur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
Man Iii throws a leg kick which misses McArthur's front leg but catches the back leg as McArthur tries to avoid it.
Man Iii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McArthur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man Iii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McArthur.
McArthur misses with a low kick as Man Iii jumps back.
Man Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Man Iii throws out a powerful jab.
McArthur connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McArthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man Iii. Man Iii obviously looking to wear him down.
Kieran McArthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McArthur misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Man Iii tries to work over McArthur's front leg with a kick but McArthur checks it.
Man Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Man Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but McArthur is just out of range.
McArthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McArthur looks to land a combination but Man Iii avoids it well.
Man Iii lands with a cross.
Man Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by McArthur.
A nice leg kick from McArthur, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McArthur.
Man Iii throws a chopping leg kick but McArthur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McArthur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like McArthur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Man Iii with a nice calf kick.
Man Iii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces McArthur off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Man Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Man Iii.
Man Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man Iii misses with a low kick.
Man Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McArthur.
Man Iii takes a swing at McArthur's ribcage but misses.
McArthur misses the shot to the body.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but McArthur moved away.
McArthur misses the jab.
A clash of legs there as McArthur blocks the low kick.
Yip Man Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Man Iii.
Man Iii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A left lands for McArthur.
McArthur looks to land a left hand but Man Iii moved out of range nicely.
McArthur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man Iii throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii lands with a hook. McArthur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McArthur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Man Iii there.
McArthur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
And McArthur responds with a good body kick, but Man Iii manages to step out the way in time.
McArthur fails to land with a series of punches.
McArthur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man Iii on the side of the head.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Man Iii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man Iii.
McArthur looks to land a left hand but Man Iii moved out of range nicely.
McArthur misses with a straight right.
Donk. Man Iii catches McArthur right on the button with a cross.
Man Iii looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
McArthur scoring well with a low kick there.
Man Iii blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur cracks a nice hook into Man Iii's ribs.
Man Iii displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Man Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McArthur can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from McArthur.
Donk. Man Iii catches McArthur right on the button with a cross.
McArthur misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yip Man Iii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yip Man Iii's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Man Iii cracks McArthur with an open hand slap.
Man Iii misses with a low kick.
McArthur misses with a looping left.
A cross from McArthur lands.
McArthur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man Iii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Man Iii lands a two punch combo.
McArthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a looping overhand right but McArthur ducks down to avoid it.
McArthur drops Man Iii with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Man Iii looks back up at him and smiles so McArthur waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McArthur walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
McArthur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Man Iii with a body shot.
Man Iii connects with a leg kick.
McArthur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a leg kick that misses.
Man Iii scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Man Iii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McArthur ducks under a wild hook from Man Iii.
Man Iii looks to land a combination but McArthur avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur lands a nice hook to Man Iii's body. Man Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Man Iii misses its intended target.
McArthur throws a hook to the side of Man Iii's head but Man Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Man Iii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McArthur.
McArthur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McArthur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Iii.
Man Iii walks into a jab.
Man Iii does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McArthur cracks Man Iii with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kieran McArthur!
A victorious Kieran McArthur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 287 p4p, 383 weight class) and Nils Norling (ranked 32 p4p, 45 weight class). Yrkje kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is As Good As I Once Was. Norling has chosen Eminem - Go To Sleep as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175
19 - 11 - 0 |
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World class 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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Norling!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yrkje slips a jab and a cross from Norling.
Norling misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yrkje. That's going to slow Norling down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
I was talking to Yrkje's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Norling.
Norling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yrkje throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Yrkje to work.
Yrkje misses with the head strike.
Norling lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Yrkje.
Norling working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Norling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Norling's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yrkje lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Norling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norling blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norling misses with some punches.
A short right from Norling.
Norling is looking to break free of the clinch but Yrkje has double underhooks.
Yrkje misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yrkje is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Norling is keeping busy.
Norling lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yrkje backwards.
Yrkje tries a body shot but Norling blocks it.
Norling working hard to break the clinch.
Yrkje makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yrkje blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norling swings wildly with an uppercut but Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yrkje tries to throw a body punch but Norling avoids it by throwing Yrkje back against the cage.
Norling working aggressively here.
Yrkje blocks an uppercut.
Norling misses with a punch on the inside.
Norling manages to break the clinch.
Yrkje buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yrkje buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yrkje punishes Norling's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norling throws a lazy right hand but Yrkje sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norling lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yrkje gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yrkje lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norling lands a hook that snaps the head of Yrkje backwards.
Yrkje swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norling working hard to break the clinch.
Yrkje blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yrkje working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yrkje digs a right hand underneath Norling's ribcage. Norling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yrkje.
Norling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yrkje lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yrkje tries to throw a body punch but Norling avoids it by throwing Yrkje back against the cage.
Norling breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Yrkje.
Yrkje lands a leg kick that knocks Norling off balance momentarily.
Norling takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje lands with a cross.
A big right from Yrkje misses.
Yrkje throws a big shot that misses.
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yrkje fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yrkje takes the fight into the clinch.
Yrkje scores with a shoulder strike.
Norling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norling lands with a left to the head.
Norling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norling.
Norling misses with some punches.
Yrkje lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yrkje fails to land.
Norling misses with the head strike.
Norling misses with a punch to the body.
Yrkje blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yrkje fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yrkje pushes Norling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Yrkje.
A head punch on the inside from Norling fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Norling's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yrkje tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norling wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norling prevents a body shot from Yrkje.
Yrkje misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yrkje misses with the head strike.
Norling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yrkje misses with the head strike.
Yrkje blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yrkje goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Norling fails to land.
Yrkje lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yrkje blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yrkje working aggressively here.
Norling blocks a body shot from Yrkje.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yrkje.
Norling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Toby Keith Yrkje will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yrkje misses with a body shot
and Norling counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yrkje. That's going to slow Norling down.
Yrkje lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yrkje connects with a looping right hand.
Toby Keith Yrkje is winning the standup battle so far.
Norling ducks under a wild hook from Yrkje.
Yrkje cracks Norling with an open hand slap.
Yrkje connects with a solid leg kick.
Norling on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Norling!
Norling swats away the attempt to clinch by Yrkje.
Norling ducks under a wild hook from Yrkje.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yrkje connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Norling momentarily.
Yrkje throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Norling counters with a nice right hand that sends Yrkje toppling to the canvas! Yrkje scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Norling finish him?!
Yrkje is rocked!
Norling throws the left hand but Yrkje avoids the punch easily.
Oh Yrkje is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yrkje tries to clinch
and Norling counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nils Norling!
Nils Norling spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matrix Man (ranked 166 p4p, 316 weight class) and Walad Anubis (ranked 22 p4p, 37 weight class). Anubis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hideaway kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matrix Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man tests Anubis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man throws an off balance right hand
enabling Anubis to counter with a crisp jab.
Man misses with a looping right.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Anubis ducks down to avoid it.
Anubis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anubis walks into a jab.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anubis has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Anubis.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anubis blocks an uppercut.
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Anubis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anubis on the side of the head.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Man has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anubis breaks the clinch.
Anubis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anubis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anubis avoids a kick to the body.
And Anubis responds with a good body kick, but Man manages to step out the way in time.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anubis.
A countering left hand to the body from Anubis misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man misses with a hook.
And Anubis responds with a good body kick, but Man manages to step out the way in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anubis can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Anubis is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anubis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anubis prevents a body shot from Man.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anubiss head.
Anubis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man throws the left hand but Anubis avoids the punch easily.
Anubis throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Anubis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Anubis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anubis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Anubis misses with a low kick.
Man appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anubis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anubis moves away from the strike by Man.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Anubis counters with a nice body shot.
Man swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anubis counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Anubis to acknowledge the strikes.
Anubis moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man looks to throw a body kick
and Anubis counters with a straight right hand.
Man bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses the jab.
Anubis throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anubis, as that shot connected.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anubis avoids the body shot from Man.
It seemed like Anubis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man 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 Anubis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anubis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anubis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man connects with a jab.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
Anubis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and Anubis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anubis moves away from the strike by Man.
Anubis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anubis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Anubis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Man if he has to take too many more of those.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Man as he connects with a hook.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man lunges at Anubis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anubis's hand.
Man is looking to slow Anubis down with leg kicks.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Anubis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Anubis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Anubis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anubis moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man feints and then cracks Anubis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anubis down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man has managed to clinch.
Anubis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Anubis tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Anubis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anubis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anubis's head backwards.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anubis on the side of the head.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anubis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anubis is rocked!
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anubis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anubis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matrix Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Anubis moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man lands a really nice looking cross but Anubis seems unphased.
Anubis is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Walad Anubis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anubis seems to have recovered his senses.
Good shot there by Man.
Anubis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man misses with a body shot.
Anubis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anubis manages to avoid it.
Anubis is looking for the big counter here.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anubis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Anubis misses.
Man throws a leg kick
and Anubis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man misses with a hook to the body
enabling Anubis to counter with a crisp jab.
Anubis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Anubis's head.
Man with a hook.
Man with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a body shot
and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Man scores with a leg kick.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matrix Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a leg kick but Anubis checks it.
A little jabbing left from Anubis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anubis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anubis scores with a nice head shot.
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Anubis misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A solid body kick from Man.
Anubis throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anubis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Man misses with a right hand
and Anubis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anubis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anubis can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anubis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man motions for Anubis to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
And Anubis responds with a good body kick, but Man manages to step out the way in time.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Anubis counters with a nice uppercut.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
Man with a hook.
Man misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Anubis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Anubis's head.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Anubis throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Man misses with a left hand
and Anubis counters with a one-two to the body.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anubis has time to react.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anubis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man prevents a body shot from Anubis.
Anubis blocks a body shot from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anubis.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Anubis.
Anubis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anubis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anubis swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Man.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anubis's elbow.
Anubis breaks the clinch.
Man tests Anubis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Anubis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anubis takes one on the button.
Anubis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anubis! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Anubis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Man misses with a looping right.
Anubis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anubis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.
Anubis misses with a two punch combination.
Man tries to clinch there but Anubis circles away.
Anubis thinks about the counter body kick.
Matrix Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anubis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anubis cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matrix Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matrix Man!
A very excited looking Matrix Man made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 317 p4p, 489 weight class) and Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 26 p4p, 48 weight class). Cuntmara has chosen $$ Hoes mad $$ as his entrance music. Ibrahim Cuntmara 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibrahim Cuntmara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaodong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuntmara.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Cuntmara moved out of range nicely.
Cuntmara throws a looping overhand right but Xiaodong ducks down to avoid it.
Cuntmara cracks Xiaodong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xiaodong moves to clinch but Cuntmara breaks away
and Cuntmara counters with a leg kick.
Xiaodong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Cuntmara moved out of range nicely.
Cuntmara moves forwards but Xiaodong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xiaodong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiaodong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Xiaodong blocks a jab.
Xiaodong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cuntmara just manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong throws a body punch but Cuntmara moves out of range.
Cuntmara throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
A head kick misses from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuntmara misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cuntmara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong connects with a nice looking jab.
Xiaodong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xiaodong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up but Cuntmara circles away and keeps his distance.
Cuntmara throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong defending well as Cuntmara loads up on a big left hand.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuntmara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cuntmara cracks a nice hook into Xiaodong's ribs.
Cuntmara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xiaodong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xiaodong cracks Cuntmara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cuntmara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cuntmara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuntmara misses with a straight right.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara throws a big shot that misses.
Li Xiaodong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuntmara is just out of range.
Cuntmara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick which misses Xiaodong's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiaodong tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Xiaodong.
Cuntmara scores with a nice right hand.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick that misses.
Xiaodong dips to his left and cracks Cuntmara with an uppercut!
Xiaodong throws a series of punches but Cuntmara avoids them all with ease.
Xiaodong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuntmara controls his hands.
Cuntmara tries to break the clinch but Xiaodong is controlling the position.
Cuntmara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Xiaodong - just one landing.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick that knocks Cuntmara off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Cuntmara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong defending well as Cuntmara loads up on a big left hand.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong blocks a jab.
Cuntmara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xiaodong.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut.
Xiaodong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Xiaodong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaodong clobbers Cuntmara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cuntmara takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
Cuntmara slips a straight right by Xiaodong.
Some bone on bone action there as Cuntmara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cuntmara lunges at Xiaodong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xiaodong's hand.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Cuntmara replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Xiaodong blocks it well.
Xiaodong wants to clinch up but Cuntmara keeps it at a distance.
Cuntmara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong thuds a left hand into Cuntmara's body.
Good leg kick by Xiaodong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara jabs at Xiaodong's body.
Xiaodong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cuntmara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cuntmara just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuntmara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cuntmara looks to land a left hand but Xiaodong moved out of range nicely.
Xiaodong moves in looking to clinch but Cuntmara pushes him off.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Xiaodong just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong takes a swing at Cuntmara's ribcage but misses.
Xiaodong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cuntmara takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Cuntmara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuntmara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cuntmara lands with a shot to the body.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaodong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cuntmara throws a hook but Xiaodong avoids it easily.
Xiaodong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Cuntmara lands a nice shot that snaps Xiaodong's head back.
Xiaodong takes the fight into the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a punch on the inside.
Xiaodong tries to work over Cuntmara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong pushes Cuntmara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Cuntmara being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara has had enough of the clinch but Xiaodong keeps him there for the moment.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuntmara blocking some punches.
Cuntmara blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cuntmara's efforts to push away.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xiaodong cracks Cuntmara with a nice body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuntmara prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Li Xiaodong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuntmara.
Xiaodong digs a right hand into Cuntmara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cuntmara's gas tank.
Xiaodong tries to work over Cuntmara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuntmara.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuntmara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cuntmara prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuntmara controls his hands.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuntmara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xiaodong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cuntmara can do to turn this around?
Xiaodong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cuntmara on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xiaodong backing away here, and Cuntmara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Xiaodong scores with a nice right hand.
Xiaodong lands a really nice looking cross but Cuntmara seems unphased.
Cuntmara looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Xiaodong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuntmara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xiaodong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cuntmara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xiaodong tests Cuntmara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiaodong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaodong slips a jab from Cuntmara.
A big left from Cuntmara misses.
Xiaodong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Cuntmara manages to avoid it.
Cuntmara misses with a wild body shot.
Cuntmara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut.
Cuntmara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cuntmara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Xiaodong scores with a sloppy right hand. Cuntmara should have avoided that one.
Xiaodong tries to move into range but Cuntmara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaodong dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A jab from Cuntmara misses.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut. Xiaodong saw that one coming.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xiaodong.
Cuntmara throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Xiaodong. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Cuntmara.
Cuntmara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiaodong's hands.
Cuntmara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Cuntmara moves away and avoids it.
Cuntmara throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong wants to clinch up but Cuntmara keeps it at a distance.
Cuntmara misses with a few strikes there.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong throws a low kick but Cuntmara moves out of range easily.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Cuntmara.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiaodong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cuntmara on the side of the head.
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 low kick lands for Cuntmara.
Cuntmara tries to work over Xiaodong's front leg with a kick but Xiaodong checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cuntmara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cuntmara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xiaodong checks it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiaodong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xiaodong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that misses.
Cuntmara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Xiaodong connects with the punch.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuntmara moves away.
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cuntmara connects with a high kick.
Cuntmara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuntmara.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cuntmara! But no joy.
Xiaodong connects with a looping right hand.
Cuntmara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xiaodong is out of range and Cuntmara settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiaodong misses the target.
Xiaodong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Cuntmara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot.
Xiaodong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuntmara moves away.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaodong dips to his left and cracks Cuntmara with an uppercut!
Cuntmara connects with a crisp jab.
Cuntmara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiaodong as he connects with a hook.
Xiaodong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cuntmara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cuntmara looks to throw the jab but Xiaodong is out of range.
Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Cuntmara throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
Xiaodong lands a head shot.
Cuntmara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xiaodong closes the distance and clinches.
Ibrahim Cuntmara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xiaodong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Cuntmara.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cuntmaras head.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuntmara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuntmara working hard to break the clinch.
Cuntmara breaks from the clinch.
Cuntmara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cuntmara throws a sloppy head kick and Xiaodong moves out of range easily.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Cuntmara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xiaodong doesn't seem phased though.
Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara is looking to land body kicks.
Jab by Cuntmara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xiaodong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiaodong tries to clinch up but Cuntmara circles away and keeps his distance.
Cuntmara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Cuntmara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cuntmara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cuntmara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara misses with a hook
letting Xiaodong counter with a right hand.
Xiaodong checks the leg kick.
Xiaodong misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuntmara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cuntmara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong throws a good cross that connects.
Xiaodong throws a low kick, looking for Cuntmara's leg but Cuntmara calmly moves out of range.
Li Xiaodong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Cuntmara does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Li Xiaodong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Xiaodong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaodong!
A very excited looking Li Xiaodong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Ibrahim Cuntmara stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame The Stepdads for this defeat ,especially Alex K.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 967 p4p, 71 weight class) and Anthony Ochoa (ranked 140 p4p, 13 weight class). Ochoa has chosen Gang Signs by The Game as his entrance music. Bautista is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
Ochoa thows a body kick. Bautista tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ochoa misses with a wild combination.
Bautista uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
Bautista uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
Ochoa missing with a left hand there. Bautista was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ochoa.
Bautista ducks under a wild hook from Ochoa.
Ochoa misses with the combination.
Bautista is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ochoa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ochoa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
Ochoa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Drax Bautista has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautista bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Ochoa comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Bautista falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Bautista was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Ochoa!
A relieved looking Anthony Ochoa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 90 p4p, 122 weight class) and Darren Frost (ranked 16 p4p, 19 weight class). Finlayson's entrance music is Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Frost!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Finlayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Darren Frost has been cut.
Finlayson digs a good body shot into Frost's ribs.
Frost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
A jab from Finlayson misses.
Finlayson throws a right hand that misses
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Frost pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Finlayson. Beautiful body shot.
Finlayson misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finlayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frost looks winded!
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frost throws an off balance right hand
and Frost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Frost gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Finlayson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Frost is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
During a confident post fight interview, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 27 p4p, 77 weight class) and Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 6 p4p, 3 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Anjos throws a push kick but Ji Woo slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Ji Woo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dos Anjos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dos Anjos ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
The fighters circling - Ji Woo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Anjos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ji Woo blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Ji Woo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ji Woo lands with a nice body kick.
Ji Woo checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Dos Anjos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ji Woo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Ji Woo misses with a looping right.
Ji Woo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dos Anjos on his heels. He'll look to pass Dos Anjos's guard now, I'm sure.
Dos Anjos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ji Woo is one step ahead there.
Ji Woo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Anjos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ji Woo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ji Woo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ji Woo forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo wants to pass to mount but Dos Anjos is defending the position.
Dos Anjos is trying to get back to full guard.
Ji Woo wants to pass to mount but Dos Anjos is defending the position.
Ji Woo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dos Anjos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Ji Woo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dos Anjos!
Dos Anjos can't escape the position.
Ji Woo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dos Anjos is desperately trying to improve his position but Ji Woo has a good base and remains in mount.
Dos Anjos keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dos Anjos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dos Anjos shrugs it off.
Ji Woo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dos Anjos is surviving well by controlling Ji Woo's body position as best he can.
Dos Anjos is trying to escape the mount.
Ji Woo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dos Anjos is looking to escape.
Ji Woo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dos Anjos is squirming around, avoiding Ji Woo's attempts to control the action.
Dos Anjos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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.
Ji Woo content just to control the position here.
Dos Anjos gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ji Woo is keen to just control but Dos Anjos is a slippery customer.
Ji Woo trying to mount his opponent but Dos Anjos defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Dos Anjos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Anjos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ji Woo.
Ji Woo cracks Dos Anjos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ji Woo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Anjos throws out the jab.
Dos Anjos scores with a decent looking hook.
A low kick lands for Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dos Anjos checks the leg kick.
Dos Anjos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ji Woo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ji Woo thumps Dos Anjos with a low kick.
Dos Anjos lunges at Ji Woo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ji Woo's hand.
Ji Woo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Anjos can do to turn this around?
Ji Woo is looking to land body kicks.
Dos Anjos flicks out a counter leg kick but Ji Woo steps away.
Dos Anjos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dos Anjos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Anjos gets the takedown into side control.
Dos Anjos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ji Woo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dos Anjos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dos Anjos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ji Woo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dos Anjos working the strikes but Ji Woo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ji Woo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throwing strikes from guard but Ji Woo blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos lands a couple of elbows.
Dos Anjos throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Anjos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ji Woo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dos Anjos has managed to get both his arms back between Ji Woo's legs - danger averted.
Dos Anjos throws a big elbow that misses.
Ji Woo has his foot on Dos Anjos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dos Anjos works his way back into a safe position though.
Dos Anjos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ji Woo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dos Anjos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ji Woo's guard.
Ji Woo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ji Woo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dos Anjos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ji Woo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos with the ground and pound but Ji Woo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bong Ji Woo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ji Woo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dos Anjos throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Anjos trying to move into half guard but instead Ji Woo has managed to sweep!
Ji Woo preventing the sweep.
Ji Woo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Anjos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Anjos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dos Anjos is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Anjos is keeping the position for now.
Ji Woo stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Dos Anjos is looking to land body kicks.
Ji Woo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dos Anjos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dos Anjos cracks Ji Woo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ji Woo moves out of range as Dos Anjos throws a body kick.
Dos Anjos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dos Anjos throws a lazy right hand but Ji Woo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ji Woo looks to throw the jab but Dos Anjos is out of range.
Ji Woo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ji Woo.
Dos Anjos throws a body punch but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Dos Anjos misses with a leg kick.
Dos Anjos misses with a body kick.
Ji Woo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That kick from Ji Woo tenderised Dos Anjos's leg. Dos Anjos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dos Anjos shoots in but no luck this time.
Ji Woo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ademaro Dos Anjos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ji Woo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dos Anjos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dos Anjos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Anjos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dos Anjos moves out of range as Ji Woo strikes.
Dos Anjos tries to land a leg kick but Ji Woo saw it coming and moves away.
Dos Anjos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dos Anjos in his tracks.
Dos Anjos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ji Woo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dos Anjos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice straight punches there by Ji Woo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ji Woo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ji Woo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ji Woo throws a leg kick but Dos Anjos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ji Woo throws a front kick aimed at Dos Anjos's knee but Dos Anjos avoids it well.
Dos Anjos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bong Ji Woo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ji Woo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dos Anjos prevents Ji Woo from moving into mount.
Dos Anjos tries to buck Ji Woo off but Ji Woo is having none of it.
Ji Woo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos is trying desperately to improve position.
Ji Woo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dos Anjos is looking to escape.
Ji Woo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dos Anjos has worked his arm free - good work by Dos Anjos!
Ji Woo wants to control but Dos Anjos is keeping him 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.
Dos Anjos tries to bench press Ji Woo off him but Ji Woo keeps the position.
Ji Woo trying to control the position but Dos Anjos is working away.
Ji Woo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ji Woo trying to control but Dos Anjos is having none of it.
Dos Anjos is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dos Anjos is looking to escape.
Dos Anjos wants to hold on but Ji Woo pushes him away.
Ji Woo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dos Anjos has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dos Anjos!
Dos Anjos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ji Woo is keeping the position for now.
Dos Anjos throws an elbow that misses. Ji Woo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dos Anjos's guard. Nice move by Ji Woo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dos Anjos is trying to get back to half guard.
Ji Woo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ji Woo trying to control the action but Dos Anjos is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ji Woo scores with a nice strike.
Ademaro Dos Anjos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Dos Anjos misses.
Dos Anjos lands a jab to the nose.
Ji Woo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dos Anjos's guard.
Dos Anjos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ji Woo manages to get himself to full guard.
Dos Anjos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dos Anjos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dos Anjos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ji Woo's head.
Dos Anjos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ji Woo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Anjos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dos Anjos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dos Anjos throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos tries to free his leg and advance position but Ji Woo is retaining full guard.
Dos Anjos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ji Woo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dos Anjos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dos Anjos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dos Anjos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ji Woo is keeping the position for now.
Ji Woo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dos Anjos.
Ji Woo keeping full guard, as Dos Anjos tries to pass.
Dos Anjos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dos Anjos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dos Anjos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dos Anjos throwing strikes from guard but Ji Woo blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dos Anjos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ji Woo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dos Anjos postures up in Ji Woo's guard and throws a big left but Ji Woo blocks it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dos Anjos connects with a couple of short punches.
Dos Anjos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dos Anjos cracks Ji Woo with a solid left hand.
Dos Anjos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ji Woo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dos Anjos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dos Anjos trying to move into half guard but instead Ji Woo has managed to sweep!
Dos Anjos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Anjos, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
Dos Anjos trying to control the position.
Dos Anjos keeping full guard, as Ji Woo tries to pass.
Ji Woo looking to sit in guard and control but Dos Anjos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dos Anjos chips away with some ground and pound.
Dos Anjos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo controlling the position.
Dos Anjos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dos Anjos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dos Anjos cracks Ji Woo with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dos Anjos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ji Woo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throws a big right hand that misses.
Dos Anjos is pushing down on Ji Woo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ji Woo is fighting to maintain full guard but Dos Anjos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dos Anjos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ji Woo to regain full guard.
Ji Woo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Anjos throws a big elbow that misses.
Ji Woo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dos Anjos is controlling him.
Ji Woo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ademaro Dos Anjos dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Ji Woo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ji Woo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dos Anjos ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
Nice body kick from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dos Anjos scoring well with a low kick there.
Ji Woo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Dos Anjos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ji Woo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dos Anjos throws a lazy right hand but Ji Woo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Anjos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ji Woo.
It looks like Ademaro Dos Anjos has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Ji Woo misses.
Ji Woo throws a nice looking combination but Dos Anjos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dos Anjos.
Ji Woo throws a front kick aimed at Dos Anjos's knee but Dos Anjos avoids it well.
Dos Anjos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ji Woo misses the jab.
Dos Anjos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ji Woo throws a big shot that misses.
Ji Woo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ji Woo throws out a leg kick but Dos Anjos moves out of range and Ji Woo only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ji Woo misses.
Ji Woo throws out a loose jab but Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the body kick from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos cracks a nice hook into Ji Woo's ribs.
Dos Anjos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ji Woo's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dos Anjos checks a leg kick.
Ji Woo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Anjos finds it's way round the side to connect with Ji Woo's head.
A punch combination from Ji Woo misses.
Dos Anjos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ji Woo looking to score a takedown here. Dos Anjos is defending well but Ji Woo drives through and ends up in Dos Anjos's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ji Woo stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Anjos.
Ji Woo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dos Anjos tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo won't allow Dos Anjos to sweep him here.
Ji Woo slips nicely into half guard.
Ji Woo trying to control from half guard but Dos Anjos is working away.
Dos Anjos wants to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ji Woo is trying to work for a kimura but Dos Anjos is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos gets full guard.
Ji Woo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dos Anjos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice straight punches there by Ji Woo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ji Woo.
Ji Woo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ji Woo throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Anjos tries to move into range but Ji Woo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ji Woo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dos Anjos to the mat! Dos Anjos manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dos Anjos is on top in guard.
Dos Anjos landing some decent shots from guard.
Dos Anjos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dos Anjos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dos Anjos connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ji Woo trying to control the position.
Dos Anjos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Anjos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bong Ji Woo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ji Woo 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo is the new lightweight champion!
Bong Ji Woo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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