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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Support Me (ranked 24841 p4p, 5267 weight class) and Drevin Sakurai (ranked 563 p4p, 536 weight class). Support Me has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Support Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drevin Sakurai !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sakurai as he jumps to the side.
Me shoots in looking for a takedown but Sakurai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Me's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sakurai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Me's head.
Me closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sakurai counters with a nice body kick.
Me shoots for a takedown but Sakurai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sakurai tries to counter with a clinch but Me shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Support Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Me tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sakurai counters with a series of strikes. Me will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me closes the distance but Sakurai moves to the side
and Sakurai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sakurai lands a jab to the nose.
Sakurai tries to clinch there but Me circles away.
Me throws a sloppy head kick
and Sakurai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Me tries to clinch
and Sakurai counters with a right hand to the body.
Me tries to clinch up but Sakurai circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakurai closes the distance and clinches.
Sakurai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Me takes a knee to the side of the body.
Me is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakurai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Me.
Sakurai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakurai working Me over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Me is trying to pull guard but Sakurai has him pressed against the ropes.
Sakurai landing knees to the body.
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakurai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Me gets tackled into the ropes by Sakurai . Sakurai maintains the clinch.
Me really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sakurai lands an elbow that stopped Me in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Support Me has been cut.
Sakurai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Me in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Me gets tackled into the ropes by Sakurai . Sakurai maintains the clinch.
Sakurai scores with a hook to the body.
Sakurai lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai digs a right hand underneath Me's ribcage. Me let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai closes the distance and clinches.
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drevin Sakurai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakurai moves into the clinch successfully.
Sakurai lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Sakurai .
Sakurai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sakurai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Sakurai .
A short left from Sakurai .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sakurai obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Sakurai .
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakurai darts in and clinches Me up against the ropes.
Sakurai 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakurai moves into range and clinches up with Me.
Sakurai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakurai darts in and clinches Me up against the ropes.
Sakurai lands a knee to the body.
Sakurai looking to slow down the pace here.
Sakurai breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drevin Sakurai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Support Me'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.
Sakurai clinches up with Me and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sakurai lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Sakurai .
Sakurai breaks the clinch.
Sakurai moves into range and clinches up with Me.
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakurai scores with a jab to the body.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai tries to close the distance and clinch but Me swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Support Me is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakurai forces Me back against the ropes and clinches.
Me takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai lands an elbow inside that Me shrugs off.
Sakurai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakurai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakurai has managed to clinch.
Me wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sakurai stops a takedown attempt from Me.
Sakurai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Me backwards.
Sakurai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sakurai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakurai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sakurai has closed the distance and engaged Me in a clinch.
Sakurai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Drevin Sakurai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sakurai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakurai holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Sakurai scores with a knee to the head.
Support Me's cut is getting worse.
Sakurai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Sakurai - that landed with a thud.
Me tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sakurai smiles and moves away.
Sakurai has Me up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short left from Sakurai .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai lands an elbow that stopped Me in his tracks for a moment.
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
Sakurai darts in and clinches Me up against the ropes.
Sakurai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Me takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sakurai scores with a head kick. Me tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sakurai rushes Me and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Me takes an elbow to the temple.
Support Me's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Me takes an elbow to the temple.
 Me is rocked!
Sakurai lands an elbow that stopped Me in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Me is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Support Me's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Sakurai .
Sakurai lands an elbow that stopped Me in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Support Me's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Drevin Sakurai !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Carter (ranked 4052 p4p, 24912 weight class) and Sandy Storm (ranked 462 p4p, 576 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sandy Storm!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter leaves Storm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Carter enables Storm to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carter manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Carter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Storm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Storm trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carter's guard.
Carter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Storm is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter wants to stand and escape but Storm is having none of it.
Storm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Storm stands and steps away. Carter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter leaves Storm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Storm fails with a takedown attempt.
Travis Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandy Storm.
Carter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Storm explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Storm shoots in and bounces Carter off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Storm looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Storm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Carter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Storm's guard.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Storm is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Carter landing with the ground and pound.
Carter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carter trying to control but Storm is working from the bottom.
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Storm throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Storm keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter stays in close to Storm's body and controls the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Carter looking to sit in guard and control but Storm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter controls Storm momentarily but Storm frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sandy Storm will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Storm as he jumps to the side.
Storm fails with a takedown attempt.
Storm throws out a leg kick but Carter moves out of range and Storm only half commits.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Storm's sensitive parts.
Carter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Storm but Storm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Storm changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm clinches.
Storm works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Carter.
Storm closes the distance and clinches.
Storm dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Carter can't get the takedown.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Storm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Storm sprawls well. Storm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carter gets slowly back to his feet.
Carter misses with a takedown
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Storm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter stuffs the takedown attempt from Storm. Storm gets slowly back to his feet.
Storm is breathing heavily.
Carter avoids the head kick by Storm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter shoots for a double leg takedown but Storm sprawls well. He's pushed Carter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carter fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Storm to the ground. Carter is now in Storm's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Carter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Storm trying to control the position.
Carter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carter lands with a punch from half guard.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm is not content to let Carter control the position.
Carter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Storm sees it coming and defends easily.
Carter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Carter slips a nice elbow through Storm's hands, connecting with Storm's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Carter.
Storm is staying active underneath Carter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Travis Carter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Storm as he avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Storm.
Carter looks to move to half guard but instead Storm has passed into mount! Damn!
Carter wants to hold on but Storm pushes him away.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm avoids the attempt from Carter to control.
Carter really wants to buck Storm off and get back to his feet.
Carter has given up his back here.
Storm is landing with strikes. Carter can't take much more of this.
Carter avoids the strikes from Storm.
Carter can't escape the position.
Storm trying to control momentarily.
Storm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Carter has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Storm is hanging on to Carter's back as he tries to escape.
Sandy Storm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carter trying to control the action but Storm just sinks the hooks in.
Storm controlling well, preventing Carter from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control the position but Storm manages to sink in the hooks.
Carter is really stuck here.
Carter trying to get back to his feet but Storm is in full control for now.
Storm is hanging on to Carter's back as he tries to escape.
Carter really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Storm's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Carter trying to control the action but Storm just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carter tries to escape but Storm has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Storm doesn't have the hooks in and Carter manages to turn into his guard.
Carter controlling from the top position.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sandy Storm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Storm has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandy Storm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adeodatus Aurelius (ranked 5497 p4p, 5580 weight class) and Santos Neymar Jr (ranked 304 p4p, 309 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adeodatus Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santos Neymar Jr!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius misses with a two punch combination.
Aurelius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Neymar Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Neymar Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Neymar Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Neymar Jr fails to land.
Neymar Jr misses with the head strike.
Aurelius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neymar Jr backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neymar Jr.
I was talking to Aurelius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Neymar Jr pushes Aurelius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neymar Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aurelius trying to stall but Neymar Jr improves his position.
Neymar Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neymar Jr.
Neymar Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius blocks an uppercut.
Neymar Jr misses with the head strike.
Neymar Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neymar Jr breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Aurelius.
Neymar Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Neymar Jr blocks a jab.
Aurelius moves into the clinch.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Aurelius.
Neymar Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neymar Jr misses with some punches.
Aurelius jumps into guard, dragging Neymar Jr to the mat.
Neymar Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neymar Jr postures up.
Aurelius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Neymar Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Neymar Jr defends well.
Neymar Jr postures up.
Aurelius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aurelius is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Neymar Jr defends well.
Aurelius working a defensive guard here.
Aurelius looking for a guillotine here but Neymar Jr defends easily.
Aurelius is trying to keep Neymar Jr in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is looking for a triangle but Neymar Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Aurelius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aurelius throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adeodatus Aurelius dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Neymar Jr slips a straight right by Aurelius.
Aurelius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neymar Jr can do to turn this around?
Aurelius ducks under a wild hook from Neymar Jr.
Neymar Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aurelius rushes Neymar Jr and presses him up against the ropes.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neymar Jr.
Neymar Jr working aggressively here.
Neymar Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neymar Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius wants to stall.
Aurelius is looking for a takedown.
Aurelius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neymar Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neymar Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Neymar Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Neymar Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius jumps guard but Neymar Jr turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Neymar Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neymar Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neymar Jr lands a left hand.
Aurelius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Neymar Jr is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adeodatus Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neymar Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Neymar Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Neymar Jr fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neymar Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neymar Jr.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius blocks an uppercut.
Neymar Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Neymar Jr is trying to break free.
Neymar Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neymar Jr.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Aurelius to work.
Santos Neymar Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Neymar Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Neymar Jr just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Neymar Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelius misses with a punch on the inside.
Aurelius tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Neymar Jr smiles and moves away.
Adeodatus Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius clinches.
Neymar Jr misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neymar Jr.
A short right from Neymar Jr on the inside.
Aurelius misses with the head strike.
Neymar Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aurelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neymar Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neymar Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Aurelius. Aurelius maintains the clinch.
Neymar Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neymar Jr throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neymar Jr.
Neymar Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neymar Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aurelius is looking to control Neymar Jr's arms but Neymar Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aurelius has his back to the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Neymar Jr fails to land.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius taking a breather.
Aurelius misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santos Neymar Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Aurelius darts in and clinches Neymar Jr up against the ropes.
Neymar Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neymar Jr.
Neymar Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neymar Jr scores with a shot to the side of Aurelius's head.
A short right from Neymar Jr on the inside.
Neymar Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neymar Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neymar Jr misses with some punches.
Neymar Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neymar Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aurelius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neymar Jr misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neymar Jr working aggressively here.
Aurelius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurelius is looking to control Neymar Jr's arms but Neymar Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aurelius has his back to the ropes.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aurelius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neymar Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aurelius decides to pull guard.
Neymar Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aurelius has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Neymar Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Aurelius's legs - danger averted.
Aurelius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aurelius is looking for a triangle but Neymar Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Neymar Jr postures up.
Aurelius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Neymar Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Neymar Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neymar Jr wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Aurelius manages to pass to side control.
Neymar Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Aurelius is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Neymar Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neymar Jr is not content to let Aurelius control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neymar Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Aurelius.
Neymar Jr felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aurelius is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aurelius is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelius trying to control the action but Neymar Jr is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adeodatus Aurelius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aurelius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adeodatus Aurelius!
Adeodatus Aurelius thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Turbo Bulken (ranked 24676 p4p, 4193 weight class) and Gage Jordan (ranked 327 p4p, 265 weight class). Turbo Bulken has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Turbo Bulken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gage Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bulken. That's going to slow Jordan down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jordan jumps guard but Bulken stands there with Jordan around his waist. Jordan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bulken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bulken lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jordan takes a step back to recover.
Jordan gets tackled into the ropes by Bulken. Bulken maintains the clinch.
Bulken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.
Bulken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jordan throws a leg kick
and Bulken counters with a thumping low kick.
Bulken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bulken lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bulken thows a body kick. Jordan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulken misses with a head kick.
Bulken connects with an inside leg kick.
Bulken blocks a head kick by Jordan.
Jordan darts in and clinches Bulken up against the ropes.
Bulken breaks from the clinch.
Jordan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bulken is out of range and Jordan settles back down.
Bulken throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jordan's head.
Jordan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bulken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jordan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jordan managing to block the knees to the body from Bulken.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jordan throws an elbow but misses.
Bulken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bulken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan throws a front kick aimed at Bulken's knee but Bulken avoids it well.
Jordan misses with a low kick.
Jordan swings for the body but Bulken moves out of range.
Jordan misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulken gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Bulken.
Bulken lands with a left to the head.
Jordan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bulken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bulken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bulken pushes off an throws an elbow but Jordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jordan is trying to pull guard but Bulken turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Turbo Bulken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gage Jordan.
Jordan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bulken just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Bulken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Bulken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bulken blocks a head kick by Jordan.
Jordan misses with an uppercut
and Bulken counters with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Bulken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulken gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bulken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan moves into the clinch.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
Jordan tries to pull guard but Bulken holds him up against the ropes and eventually Jordan drops back down to his feet.
Jordan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bulken just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Bulken avoiding damage as Jordan throws knees to the body.
Bulken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bulken misses with a head kick.
Jordan blocks a head kick by Bulken.
Bulken misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bulken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bulken. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bulken.
Bulken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a leg kick
and Bulken counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jordan's knee momentarily.
Jordan looks for the body kick but Bulken saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulken clinches up with Jordan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jordan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bulken is defending well for now.
Jordan jumps guard but Bulken stands there with Jordan around his waist. Jordan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jordan trying to control the position but instead, Bulken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jordan into the ropes.
Jordan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bulken avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bulken.
Jordan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bulken avoids it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jordan throws an elbow but misses.
Bulken manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Bulken dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bulken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bulken with a nice calf kick.
Jordan throws a head kick that misses.
Jordan blocks a head kick by Bulken.
Bulken 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Jordan as he connects with a hook.
Jordan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jordan thuds his shin into the meat of Bulken's side.
Jordan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bulken.
Bulken throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A low kick lands for Bulken.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bulken.
Bulken scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bulken throws a wild body kick that Jordan sees coming a mile off.
Bulken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jordan.
Bulken moves out of range as Jordan throws a body kick.
A head kick by Jordan misses
and Bulken counters with a nice leg kick.
Bulken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulken throws a head kick that Jordan semi-blocks.
Bulken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bulken thows a body kick. Jordan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jordan 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.
Bulken avoids the head kick by Jordan.
Jordan keeps Bulken at a distance using the push kick.
Bulken throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Bulken throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! Bulken slams his shin into Jordan's torso.
Jordan throws a hook but Bulken avoids it easily.
Bulken misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jordan 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.
Bulken throws a head kick that misses.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Bulken pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jordan flicks out a counter leg kick but Bulken steps away.
Jordan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Bulken.
Bulken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordan can do to turn this around?
Jordan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good work by Bulken as he checks the leg kick.
Bulken gets tackled into the ropes by Jordan. Jordan maintains the clinch.
Bulken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Bulken checks it.
Bulken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Crunch! Bulken slams his shin into Jordan's torso.
Bulken explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jordan avoids the head kick by Bulken.
Bulken lands a nice looking body kick.
Jordan pushes Bulken up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bulken breaks the clinch.
Jordan tries to work over Bulken's front leg with a kick but Bulken checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Bulken, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bulken throws a nice head kick!
Jordan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jordan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bulken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jordan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bulken.
Jordan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bulken throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bulken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bulken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bulken turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jordan avoids the head kick by Bulken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulken throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Jordan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bulken.
Bulken with a nice calf kick.
Jordan drives through and clinches with Bulken against the ropes.
Jordan tries to pull guard but Bulken forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulken breaks from the clinch.
Jordan misses with a body kick.
Bulken looks to land a combination but Jordan avoids it well.
Jordan throws a low kick but Bulken avoids it.
Bulken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bulken throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Bulken lands a high kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan pushes Bulken up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bulken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan throws the kick towards the body but Bulken avoids it.
Bulken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulken breaks the clinch.
Bulken pushes Jordan away with a front kick.
Bulken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jordan moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Bulken dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bulken lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jordan drives through and clinches with Bulken against the ropes.
Jordan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jordan missing with knees to the body.
Bulken breaks the clinch.
Bulken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jordan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bulken - the referee stops the clock and Jordan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bulken. Jordan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jordan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bulken makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jordan really felt that one!
Jordan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bulken throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A low kick from Jordan is predictable there
and Bulken counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bulken scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulken closes the distance and pushes Jordan back into the ropes.
Jordan tries to pull guard but Bulken won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Bulken moved away.
Jordan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bulken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jordan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bulken buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jordan throws a sloppy body shot
and Bulken counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jordan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bulken throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Bulken.
Jordan misses the jab.
Jordan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jordan looks to land a body kick but Bulken moved away.
A good leg kick by Bulken.
Bulken closes the distance and clinches.
Jordan tries to pull guard but Bulken holds him up against the ropes and eventually Jordan drops back down to his feet.
Jordan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bulken smiles and moves away.
Turbo Bulken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gage Jordan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan 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.
Bulken throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordan.
Bulken lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bulken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulken thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jordan if he has to take too many more of those.
Jordan moves into the clinch successfully.
Gage Jordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan is trying to maintain a safe position but Bulken gets an underhook and turns Jordan into the ropes.
Bulken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bulken throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Jordan throws a front kick aimed at Bulken's knee but Bulken avoids it well.
Bulken appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bulken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jordan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bulken turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bulken!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulken tries to keep at a distance but Jordan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jordan is trying to maintain a safe position but Bulken gets an underhook and turns Jordan into the ropes.
Bulken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bulken thows a body kick. Jordan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Jordan.
Bulken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jordan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bulken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jordan instigates a clinch.
Jordan looking to slow down the pace here.
Bulken blocks an elbow strike.
Jordan trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan misses with a low kick.
Bulken lands a head kick. Jordan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jordan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bulken feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jordan takes the fight into the clinch.
Bulken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulken just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Bulken.
Bulken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bulken feints and then cracks Jordan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jordan down.
Bulken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bulken throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turbo Bulken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jordan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bulken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turbo Bulken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bulken, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turbo Bulken!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Mctaggart (ranked 4333 p4p, 4776 weight class) and Markus Kiviranta (ranked 321 p4p, 342 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoff Mctaggart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Kiviranta!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiviranta lands a leg kick that knocks Mctaggart off balance momentarily.
Mctaggart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kiviranta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mctaggart throws a series of punches but Kiviranta moves out of range.
Mctaggart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kiviranta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiviranta drops Mctaggart with a big left hand! Mctaggart is injured, injured bad! Kiviranta jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Kiviranta!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luca Romero (ranked 4332 p4p, 4305 weight class) and Laddy Sutherland (ranked 273 p4p, 271 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Laddy Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutherland clinches.
Sutherland is fighting off a takedown attempt but Romero is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sutherland to the mat. Sutherland regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sutherland wants to sweep but no luck.
Romero trying to control but Sutherland is working from the bottom.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Sutherland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero wants to control from the top but Sutherland keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sutherland being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but Sutherland shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sutherland wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sutherland misses with a takedown attempt
and Romero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Romero trying to control the action but Sutherland is working from the bottom.
Romero prevents Sutherland from improving his position.
Romero seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sutherland does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sutherland is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sutherland won't allow Romero to pass to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Romero's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Romero's back!
Romero trying to control the hands but Sutherland breaks the grip.
Sutherland is trying to stick to Romero's back but Romero is turning into Sutherland. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sutherland's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Romero.
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!
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutherland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutherland working a defensive guard here.
Romero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Romero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sutherland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero trying to control but Sutherland is working from the bottom.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Sutherland is trying to keep Romero in close.
Sutherland trying to control the position here.
Sutherland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Romero wants to control from the top but Sutherland keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sutherland lands a right hook to the body.
Sutherland shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romero pinned against the ropes. Romero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A lazy body kick from Sutherland
and Romero counters with a shoot takedown. Sutherland fights it but they end up in guard.
Sutherland manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Laddy Sutherland will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sutherland lands a nice looking body kick.
Romero shoots in and drives through. Sutherland sprawls well.
Sutherland looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sutherland misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Sutherland throws a head kick that misses.
Romero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sutherland but Sutherland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Romero tries to move into range but Sutherland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutherland throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Romero counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Romero.
Sutherland scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Luca Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sutherland connects with a high kick.
Sutherland misses with a leg kick
and Romero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sutherland's guard.
Sutherland throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sutherland keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sutherland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romero's guard.
Sutherland preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero working a defensive guard here.
Sutherland wanted to stand there but Romero had control of the position.
Sutherland is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sutherland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sutherland trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutherland keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romero's head.
Romero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sutherland on the ground.
Sutherland wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero has momentary wrist control but Sutherland slips an elbow through the middle.
Sutherland looking to pass the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sutherland or perhaps it was just good defense by Romero, which made it look bad.
Sutherland fakes the leg kick and cracks Romero in the body.
Sutherland misses with the body kick
and Romero counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland is looking to stand up but Romero isn't so interested in that idea.
Sutherland looking for a triangle here. Romero is fighting it but it looks tight! Sutherland pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Romero is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Laddy Sutherland!
Laddy Sutherland decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santos Carlson (ranked 4665 p4p, 4900 weight class) and Kael Conner (ranked 501 p4p, 517 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santos Carlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kael Conner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Conner has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carlson has passed into side control.
Carlson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Conner tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Carlson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Conner to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Conner shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlson lands with some strikes.
Carlson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Conner hang on?
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!
Carlson stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson throws a body punch but Conner moves out of range.
Conner tries to clinch there but Carlson circles away.
Carlson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Conner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carlson closes the distance and clinches.
Conner looking to slow down the pace here.
Carlson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Carlson enables Conner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carlson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Conner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carlson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Conner should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Carlson has tightened it up now! Conner should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Santos Carlson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Old Striking (ranked 3269 p4p, 4989 weight class) and Serrano SIlva (ranked 368 p4p, 483 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Old Striking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serrano SIlva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striking fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Striking swings for the body but SIlva moves out of range.
Striking dips to his left and cracks SIlva with an uppercut!
SIlva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
SIlva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Striking 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.
SIlva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Striking throws a chopping leg kick but SIlva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
SIlva 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.
SIlva scores with a push kick.
SIlva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
SIlva throws a leg kick but Striking sees it coming and checks it nicely.
SIlva throws a push kick but Striking slaps the foot to one side.
SIlva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
SIlva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
SIlva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from SIlva.
Striking throws a nice outside leg kick.
SIlva throws a push kick but Striking slaps the foot to one side.
SIlva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Striking misses with the combination.
Striking swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and SIlva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Striking uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
SIlva throws a body shot but no joy.
Striking slips a jab from SIlva.
SIlva blocks a leg kick.
SIlva lands a nice shot to the body.
Striking misses with an uppercut.
Striking darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
SIlva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Striking is able to avoid easily.
No joy there for SIlva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as SIlva checks a leg kick.
Striking misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
SIlva misses with a low kick.
Striking gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
SIlva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Striking looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
SIlva moves away from the strike by Striking.
Striking throws a body punch but SIlva moves out of range.
SIlva is looking to chop away at Striking's legs.
SIlva wants to slow Striking down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SIlva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Old Striking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Striking throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
SIlva throws out a loose jab but Striking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Striking. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Striking.
A bone on bone clash there as Striking blocks the leg kick.
SIlva scores with a nice head shot.
Striking scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Striking throws a big shot that misses.
SIlva throws a low kick, looking for Striking's leg but Striking calmly moves out of range.
SIlva misses with a low kick.
A big left from Striking misses.
SIlva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Striking manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from SIlva.
SIlva tries to land a leg kick but Striking saw it coming and moves away.
SIlva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from SIlva misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from SIlva. Striking does a little dance to reset his feet.
Striking fires out a quick counter leg kick but SIlva just manages to avoid it.
SIlva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Striking circles away quickly and effectively.
Striking scores with a sloppy right hand. SIlva should have avoided that one.
Good work by SIlva as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SIlva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Striking doesn't seem bothered though.
Striking blocks a head kick by SIlva.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
SIlva throws a leg kick but Striking sees it coming and moves out of range.
SIlva throws a low kick, looking for Striking's leg but Striking calmly moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Striking scores with a four punch combination!
Striking is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
SIlva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Striking keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from SIlva.
SIlva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Striking.
SIlva misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Striking. Beautiful body shot.
Striking throws a series of strikes that have SIlva backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Striking on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by SIlva. SIlva obviously looking to wear him down.
Striking misses with a few strikes there.
SIlva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Striking blocks a head kick by SIlva.
Striking misses with a wild body shot.
SIlva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Striking lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Striking misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SIlva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striking.
SIlva misses with a double jab.
Striking misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
SIlva throws a counter combo.
Striking uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by SIlva.
SIlva misses with an uppercut. Striking saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for SIlva.
SIlva misses with a low kick.
A jab from SIlva misses.
SIlva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
SIlva tries to land a leg kick but Striking saw it coming and moves away.
Striking feinted there with a counter leg kick.
SIlva moves out of range of the strikes.
Striking throws an ugly left hook that misses
and SIlva counters with a nice body kick.
Striking ducks down and throws a hook to the body but SIlva moves away.
SIlva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Striking.
A punch lands to the side of SIlva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Striking misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by SIlva there.
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 Old Striking will probably get the nod.
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.
Striking throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent SIlva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
SIlva misses with a head kick.
Striking scores with a crisp jab that stopped SIlva in his tracks.
The crowd cheers as Striking lands an impressive looking overhand right. SIlva doesn't seem phased though.
SIlva throws a low kick but Striking moves out of range easily.
SIlva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Striking. SIlva does a little dance to reset his feet.
SIlva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Striking is out of range.
Striking tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Striking works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Striking checks a leg kick.
SIlva slips a straight right by Striking.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from SIlva 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 Striking has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Striking and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
SIlva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Striking misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from SIlva.
SIlva flicks out a counter leg kick but Striking steps away.
SIlva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
SIlva misses with a low kick as Striking jumps back.
SIlva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striking misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Striking both land. Nice combination.
SIlva cracks Striking with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
SIlva throws a hook but Striking avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Striking. SIlva does a little dance to reset his feet.
SIlva moves out of range of the strikes.
SIlva throws a nice inside leg kick.
SIlva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Striking is looking to score with low kicks.
SIlva looks to land a right hand but Striking moved out of range.
Striking scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from SIlva.
SIlva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
SIlva lands a nice looking body shot.
SIlva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Striking moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Striking looks to land a right hand but SIlva moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from SIlva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Striking blocks the leg kick.
Striking moves out of range of the strikes.
SIlva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Striking checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
SIlva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striking.
Striking throws a big shot that misses.
Striking ducks down and throws a hook to the body but SIlva moves away.
Striking moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Striking tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
SIlva throws a front kick aimed at Striking's knee but Striking avoids it well.
SIlva lands a nice shot that snaps Striking's head back.
Striking throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Striking 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 SIlva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from SIlva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
SIlva is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Striking uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by SIlva.
Striking throws a front kick aimed at SIlva's knee but SIlva avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by SIlva.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from SIlva - that will leave a mark!
SIlva throws a lazy right hand but Striking sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
SIlva misses with a low kick.
Striking connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking lands with a thumping leg kick.
SIlva looks to land a body kick but Striking moved away.
Striking throws a nice outside leg kick.
SIlva throws the kick towards the body but Striking avoids it.
Old Striking is winning the standup battle so far.
Striking misses with a two punch combination.
Striking with a jab.
Striking fakes high and swings low for a body shot but SIlva manages to avoid it.
SIlva throws a leg kick but Striking moved away.
SIlva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
SIlva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Striking was well out of range. Poor timing from SIlva.
Striking connects with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from SIlva - that will leave a mark!
SIlva tries a low kick but Striking avoids it.
Striking seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
SIlva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Striking misses with the combination.
Striking backing away here, and SIlva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
SIlva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
SIlva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SIlva swings for the body but Striking moves out of range.
Striking tried to counter with a leg kick but SIlva avoided it.
SIlva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Serrano SIlva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Striking tries a low kick but SIlva avoids it.
SIlva misses with a leg kick.
SIlva throws a leg kick but Striking sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Striking misses with a low kick.
SIlva throws a leg kick but Striking sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Striking uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from SIlva.
Striking throws a leg kick but SIlva checks it.
SIlva throws a chopping leg kick but Striking manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice cross by Striking.
SIlva slips under a jab.
SIlva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Striking throws a low kick, looking for SIlva's leg but SIlva calmly moves out of range.
SIlva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
SIlva tried to score with a low kick but Striking checks it.
SIlva looks to land a right hand but Striking moved out of range.
Striking lands a jab to SIlva's midsection.
SIlva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Old Striking will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Striking needs to keep his hands up - SIlva had a free shot at his head there.
Striking swinging wildly here.
SIlva throws a wild body kick that Striking sees coming a mile off.
SIlva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from SIlva is predictable there
and Striking counters with a nice leg kick.
Striking looks to throw the jab but SIlva is out of range.
Striking scores with a jab.
SIlva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
SIlva connects with a body shot.
SIlva misses with a low kick.
Striking is looking for a counter combo.
Striking throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Striking swings for the body but SIlva moves out of range.
Striking takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
SIlva throws the kick towards the body but Striking avoids it.
Nice defenses there by SIlva.
Striking dodges the punch combination from SIlva.
SIlva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Striking throws out the jab.
SIlva lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SIlva misses with a leg kick.
Striking ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Striking checks a low kick from SIlva.
SIlva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Striking 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 SIlva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from SIlva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Striking feints and then cracks SIlva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow SIlva down.
Striking checks a leg kick nicely.
SIlva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Striking.
SIlva fails to land with a series of punches.
SIlva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Striking moves out of range of the leg kick from SIlva.
Striking connects with a body shot that sends SIlva's belly button to the back.
SIlva scores with a sloppy right hand. Striking should have avoided that one.
Striking lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
SIlva looks to land a body kick but Striking moved away.
SIlva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striking checks the leg kick nicely there.
SIlva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Striking.
Striking avoids the head kick by SIlva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking misses the shot to the body.
SIlva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Striking throws a hook but SIlva avoids it easily.
SIlva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Striking checks it well.
SIlva takes a swing at Striking's ribcage but misses.
SIlva throws a leg kick that misses.
Striking takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
SIlva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Striking slips a jab from SIlva.
Striking lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Striking looks to score with a jab to the body but SIlva is just out of range.
SIlva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Striking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Striking.
SIlva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Striking misses the shot to the body.
SIlva throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Striking misses.
As Striking backs off SIlva throws a huge counter combo but Striking manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking misses with a body shot.
SIlva tries to work over Striking's front leg with a kick but Striking checks it.
SIlva slips a jab and a cross from Striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
SIlva misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Striking misses its target.
Striking checks a leg kick.
SIlva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striking.
SIlva connects with a solid leg kick.
SIlva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Striking throws out a leg kick but SIlva moves out of range and Striking only half commits.
SIlva motions for Striking to come forward. SIlva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
SIlva swinging wildly here.
Striking throws a series of strikes that have SIlva backpedaling.
Striking throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent SIlva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
SIlva swinging wildly here.
Old Striking is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striking checks a leg kick.
Striking misses with a low kick as SIlva jumps back.
SIlva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Striking.
SIlva tries a head kick but it misses.
Striking feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits SIlvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SIlva throws a leg kick but Striking checks it.
It looked like Striking was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
SIlva ducks under a wild hook from Striking.
SIlva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Striking manages to avoid it.
SIlva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Striking.
A nice leg kick from Striking, right into the meat of the thigh.
Striking throws a low kick but SIlva moves out of range easily.
SIlva wants to land a leg kick but Striking is out of range.
Striking lands with a shot to the body.
Striking connects with a looping right hand.
Striking ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
SIlva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Serrano SIlva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Striking.
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 Old Striking.
Well Striking has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Old Striking!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balogh Szabolcs (ranked 3935 p4p, 1596 weight class) and Jon Kramer (ranked 468 p4p, 243 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balogh Szabolcs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szabolcs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Szabolcs misses the target.
Kramer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Szabolcs defends it nicely.
We've been told by Szabolcs's head coaches at Gentleman's Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab from Szabolcs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szabolcs lands a big right hand that sends Kramer crashing to the mat! Szabolcs stays standing though and waves Kramer back to his feet!
Kramer misses with a takedown attempt
and Szabolcs counters with a huge left! Kramer is in big trouble! He's backing up but Szabolcs isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kramer from any more damage. A dominating finish by Szabolcs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balogh Szabolcs!
A very excited looking Balogh Szabolcs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zark Muckerberg (ranked 1821 p4p, 5760 weight class) and Chalong Kitjakarn (ranked 247 p4p, 556 weight class). Kitjakarn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Three Little Birds (Dub). Chalong Kitjakarn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zark Muckerberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chalong Kitjakarn!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muckerberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Muckerberg scores with a jab to the head.
Muckerberg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kitjakarn clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Muckerberg fails to land.
Muckerberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muckerberg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muckerberg is defending well for now.
I was talking to Muckerberg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitjakarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muckerberg avoids it.
Kitjakarn stalls.
Kitjakarn misses with a body punch.
Muckerberg misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kitjakarn fails to land.
Muckerberg fails to pull guard.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kitjakarn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kitjakarn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kitjakarn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muckerberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kitjakarn tries to work over Muckerberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muckerberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muckerberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muckerberg.
Muckerberg working aggressively here.
Kitjakarn leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kitjakarn is pressed up against the ropes. Muckerberg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kitjakarn down to the mat. Kitjakarn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kitjakarn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muckerberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Kitjakarn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muckerberg moves in looking to clinch but Kitjakarn pushes him off.
Kitjakarn slips a jab from Muckerberg.
It seemed like Kitjakarn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kitjakarn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kitjakarn clinches up with Muckerberg and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kitjakarn misses with a punch to the body.
Muckerberg is trying to pull guard but Kitjakarn turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zark Muckerberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muckerberg decides to pull guard.
Kitjakarn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!
Muckerberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muckerberg has his foot on Kitjakarn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kitjakarn works his way back into a safe position though.
Muckerberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kitjakarn's guard.
Kitjakarn keeping moving, preventing Muckerberg from controlling successfully.
Muckerberg is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kitjakarn wants to get back to his feet but Muckerberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kitjakarn keeping moving, preventing Muckerberg from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn wants to stand up but Muckerberg is controlling him.
Kitjakarn is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Muckerberg trying to control but Kitjakarn is working from the bottom.
Kitjakarn wants to get back to his feet but Muckerberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Muckerberg is pushing down on Kitjakarn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kitjakarn is fighting to maintain full guard but Muckerberg has managed to sneak the leg through.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kitjakarn can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muckerberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kitjakarn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kitjakarn is kicking away at Muckerberg from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Muckerberg grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Kitjakarn trying to push Muckerberg off... Kitjakarn taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Zark Muckerberg!
Zark Muckerberg is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Zark Muckerberg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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