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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bogard (ranked 1598 p4p, 230 weight class) and Alexander Porto (ranked 1993 p4p, 262 weight class). Terry Bogard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Porto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard walks into a straight right hand from Porto.
Porto blocks a head kick by Bogard.
A shot to the liver by Bogard. Beautiful body shot.
Oooooh!!! Bogard has knocked Porto down with a huge combo! Bogard steps away and waves a wobbly Porto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Porto is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Porto has been cut.
Porto has closed the distance and engaged Bogard in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogard blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Porto.
Porto swings wildly with an uppercut but Bogard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bogard is looking to break free of the clinch but Porto has double underhooks.
Porto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bogard is trying to push Porto away but Porto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Bogard.
Porto misses with an elbow strike.
Bogard prevents a body shot from Porto.
Bogard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Porto.
Bogard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Porto has him pressed against the cage.
Porto digs a right hand into Bogard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bogard's gas tank.
Porto misses with a body punch.
Porto misses with a body punch.
Bogard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Porto moves into the clinch.
Porto tries to work over Bogard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Porto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bogard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Porto can turn it around.
Come on Porto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Porto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bogard or not.
Bogard blocks a body shot from Porto.
Porto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bogard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bogard misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Porto.
Porto letting Bogard take a breather here.
Porto lands a body shot.
Porto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Porto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Porto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
I was talking to Bogard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Porto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bogards head.
Bogard is trying to force a seperation but Porto has the dominant position.
Porto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porto pushes Bogard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Porto.
Porto misses with a punch to the body.
Porto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bogard is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto stalls.
Porto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bogard's elbow.
Porto has Bogard pressed against the cage, preventing Bogard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Porto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porto throws a head punch that misses.
Bogard prevents a body shot from Porto.
Porto misses with an elbow strike.
Porto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bogard controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogard.
Porto just leaning against Bogard, taking a breather.
Bogard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porto moves in looking to clinch but Bogard pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porto closes the distance and pushes Bogard back into the cage.
Porto stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, Porto throws an elbow but misses.
Porto misses with the head strike.
A short right from Porto.
Porto stalling the fight.
Porto lands with a right to the head.
Bogard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bogard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Porto misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogard trying to stall but Porto improves his position.
A short uppercut from Porto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Porto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Porto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Porto throws a lazy right hand but Bogard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Porto looks to move away, Bogard throws a big counter combo but Porto just gets out of the way.
Porto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch lands to the side of Porto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Porto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bogard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Bogard misses the target.
Bogard sizes up Porto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Porto tries to close the distance and clinch but Bogard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Terry Bogard is winning the standup battle so far.
Porto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bogard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bogard appears to be looking for a big counter.
Porto drives through and clinches with Bogard against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Porto throws an elbow but misses.
Porto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bogard blocks an uppercut.
Porto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bogard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Porto backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bogard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bogard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Porto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bogard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Porto moves into the clinch successfully.
Bogard misses with a body punch.
Porto has a couple of punches blocked by Bogard.
Bogard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bogard blocks an elbow strike.
Bogard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bogard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Porto pushes off an throws an elbow but Bogard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Porto working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Porto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bogard is trying to maintain a safe position but Porto gets an underhook and turns Bogard into the cage.
Porto pushes Bogard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Porto lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto prevents a body shot from Bogard.
Porto scores with a hook to the body.
Porto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Porto lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porto throws an elbow that misses.
Bogard manages to break the clinch.
Porto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bogard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porto with a jab.
Porto clinches up against the cage.
Porto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Porto working aggressively here.
Porto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bogard's elbow.
Porto tries to work over Bogard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Porto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bogard misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Porto lands a body punch.
Porto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Porto lands an elbow inside.
Porto controlling the action here for a moment.
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bogard controls his hands.
Porto scores with a shot to the side of Bogard's head.
Bogard tries to circle away but Porto has him pinned against the cage.
Porto misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hook to the body lands for Porto.
A head punch on the inside from Porto fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bogard prevents a body shot from Porto.
A left hand lands to the body for Porto.
Bogard dodges an elbow strike from Porto.
Porto lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Porto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alexander Porto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bogard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bogard controls his hands.
Porto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bogard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porto tries a body shot but Bogard blocks it.
Bogard blocks an elbow strike from Porto.
Porto misses with a punch to the body.
Porto tries to work over Bogard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bogard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Porto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bogard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Porto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Porto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Porto misses with an uppercut.
Bogard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Porto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bogard. Bogard obviously looking to wear him down.
Bogard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Porto forces Bogard back against the cage and clinches.
Bogard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Porto has him pressed against the cage.
Bogard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bogard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bogard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Porto digs a right hand underneath Bogard's ribcage. Bogard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Porto scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogard is trying to maintain a safe position but Porto gets an underhook and turns Bogard into the cage.
Porto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Porto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Porto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard prevents a body shot from Porto.
Porto lands a nice uppercut.
Porto can't find room to land a body shot as Bogard controls the action.
Porto misses with a punch on the inside.
Porto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bogard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Porto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Porto.
Porto presses Bogard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bogard misses with a body punch.
Porto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Porto stalling.
Porto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Porto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Porto on the inside.
Porto works on Bogard's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto has Bogard pressed against the cage.
Porto stalling.
Porto tries to throw a body punch but Bogard avoids it by throwing Porto back against the cage.
Porto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Porto is leaning against Bogard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Porto scores with a hook to the body.
Porto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bogard backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porto tries to throw a body punch but Bogard avoids it by throwing Porto back against the cage.
Porto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bogards head.
Porto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Porto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bogard avoids a wild elbow strike from Porto.
Porto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bogard blocks an elbow strike.
Porto lands with a light punch inside.
Porto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Porto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Porto slows down the pace here.
Porto lands with a light punch inside.
Porto cracks Bogard with a nice body shot.
Bogard blocking some punches.
Porto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Porto.
Porto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Porto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porto pushes Bogard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Porto.
Porto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Porto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Porto stalling the fight.
Bogard throws a head punch that misses.
Terry Bogard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Porto misses with a punch to the body.
Porto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bogard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Porto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Porto tries to work over Bogard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Porto.
Bogard tries to break free but Porto pushes him back against the cage.
Alexander Porto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bogard struggles to land a body shot inside as Porto controls his hands.
Porto prevents a body shot from Bogard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Porto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Porto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Porto!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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