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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duardo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duardo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duardo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Alves drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnson dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alves looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Johnson has picked Alves up and slammed him! Alves can't keep hold of the triangle and Johnson manages to pass to side control!
Johnson trying to control the position but Alves is working away.
Alves is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
Alves is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is throwing shots to the body but Johnson manages to wriggle free. Alves pounces on him again and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Johnson is trying to keep Alves in close.
Alves is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!
Alves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Alves has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Alves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Alves to pass to mount.
Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alves is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Alves trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Alves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duardo Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Alves or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves works the jab nicely.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alves cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Alves misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alves throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alves is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alves misses with the ground and pound.
Alves postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alves tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alves tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Alves working the ground and pound.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Alves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duardo Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson scores with a hook.
It looks like Duardo Alves has been cut.
Alves throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Alves scores with a punch to the head.
Dwayne Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Duardo Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson tries to sprawl but Alves drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Duardo Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alves prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Alves wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to advance position but Johnson counters by regaining guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
Alves is looking to advance position but Johnson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Alves is working to get back to half guard.
Alves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson working Alves over with strikes here.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
That has opened up Duardo Alves's cut even more.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alves is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The cut above Duardo Alves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Duardo Alves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwayne Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Popadopalous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popadopalous comes to the cage accompanied by Theme from Rocky. Apollo Popadopalous 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Popadopalous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popadopalous listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mark Brown has been cut.
Brown avoids the body shot from Popadopalous.
Popadopalous swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Popadopalous uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popadopalous.
Apollo Popadopalous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popadopalous misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Popadopalous doesn't seem phased though.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popadopalous.
Popadopalous just misses with a punch to the body.
Popadopalous throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Popadopalous shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown works Popadopalous's body with a nice hook.
Popadopalous fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Popadopalous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown is looking to slow Popadopalous down with leg kicks.
Brown cracks Popadopalous with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Popadopalous shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Popadopalous's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Popadopalous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popadopalous. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popadopalous looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Popadopalous has a takedown stuffed.
Popadopalous blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popadopalous.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Popadopalous if he has to take too many more of those.
Popadopalous is breathing heavily.
Popadopalous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mark Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popadopalous misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown tests Popadopalous's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Brown clobbers Popadopalous with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown connects with a right hand. Popadopalous shakes it off.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Popadopalous does no damage.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Popadopalous.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Popadopalous down.
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Popadopalous takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popadopalous takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Popadopalous walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown is looking to slow Popadopalous down with leg kicks.
Popadopalous on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Popadopalous's front leg but catches the back leg as Popadopalous tries to avoid it.
Popadopalous has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown thows a body kick. Popadopalous tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown scores with a jab.
Brown cracks the inside of Popadopalous's front leg.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Popadopalous shrugs it off though.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown punishes Popadopalous's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Popadopalous. That did some damage!
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popadopalous.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Popadopalous at a distance.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Popadopalous is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Popadopalous tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown with a hook.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Popadopalous. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Popadopalous will feel that in the morning.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Popadopalous drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Popadopalous moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Popadopalous on the side of the head.
Popadopalous shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Popadopalous thows a left - swing and a miss!
Apollo Popadopalous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Popadopalous takes a step back to recover.
Mark Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Popadopalous's front leg but catches the back leg as Popadopalous tries to avoid it.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Popadopalous crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Popadopalous gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Popadopalous manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Brown.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown connects with a high kick.
Brown throws a head kick that Popadopalous semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a head kick. Popadopalous smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Popadopalous looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popadopalous's sensitive parts.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Popadopalous shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown cracks Popadopalous with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Popadopalous.
Popadopalous is rocked!
Popadopalous connects with a body shot.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Brown! Popadopalous is out on his feet! Brown rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Popadopalous is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Popadopalous is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chu ck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chu ck!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ck on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Chu ck has been cut.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on ck's shoulder, as ck tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from ck.
Chavez misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ck but ck pushes him off and we're back to square one.
ck has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chavez slips under a jab.
Chavez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
ck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from ck.
Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Chavez as ck shoots in.
A bone on bone clash there as ck blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. ck does a little dance to reset his feet.
ck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
ck throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Jab from Chavez.
ck ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
ck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chavez. Chavez obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by ck.
It looks like Juan Chavez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez cracks ck with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That has opened up Chu ck's cut even more.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ck.
Chavez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
ck looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ck throws a lazy right hand but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - ck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ck moves out of range of the body kick.
ck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chavez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around ck's waist but ck gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chavez off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ck throws a series of punches but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chavez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and ck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chavez, as that shot connected.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez slips a jab from ck.
ck misses with a few strikes there.
ck might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
ck scores with a decent looking hook.
ck misses with a two punch combination.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavez misses with the combination.
Chavez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Chavez misses the target.
The fighters circling - ck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ck moves out of range of the strikes.
ck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez jabs ck right on the nose. ck blinks but takes it well.
Chavez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice combination there by ck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chavez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good work by ck as he checks the leg kick.
ck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ck misses with a two punch combination.
Chavez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chavez duly obliges.
The cut above Chu ck's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chavez!
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches ck napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Chavez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
ck misses with a leg kick.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chavez shoots for a double leg takedown but ck sprawls well. He's pushed Chavez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chavez misses with a two punch combination.
Chavez throws a right and a left that ck avoids nicely.
ck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from ck does it's job there.
ck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
ck tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chavez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten ck somewhat.
ck fails with a takedown attempt.
Chavez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. ck is trying to defend but Chavez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but ck sees it coming and defends easily.
ck works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chavez won't allow ck to get back to his feet.
Chavez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chavez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chavez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! ck is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! ck has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
ck postures up.
ck wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
Chavez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ck manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chavez looking to hit a scissor sweep but ck is one step ahead there.
Chavez looking for a guillotine here but ck defends easily.
Chavez is looking for a triangle but ck pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chavez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chavez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ck.
ck trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ck preventing the sweep.
ck throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
ck trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Chavez has his foot on ck's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. ck works his way back into a safe position though.
ck must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chavez is trying to control the position but ck postures up.
ck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chavez pulls ck in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chavez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
ck postures up in Chavez's guard and throws a big left but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez wants to sweep but no luck.
Chavez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. ck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells ck's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chavez is trying to control the position but ck postures up.
Chavez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
ck trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavez working a defensive guard but ck manages to pass into side control anyway.
Chavez regains half guard.
Chavez wants to get back to full guard.
ck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chu ck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
ck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
ck throws a hook but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ck was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez.
Chavez looks to land a combination. ck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from ck.
Chavez throws a body punch but ck moves out of range.
Chavez takes one to the chin there.
Juan Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for ck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ck with a poor takedown
and Chavez counters with a series of strikes. ck will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ck throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Juan Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and ck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chavez thinking.
Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez fails with the takedown
and ck counters with a nice body shot.
A clash of legs there as ck blocks the low kick.
ck looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
ck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez throws out a loose jab but ck uses good head movement to avoid it.
ck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chavez throws a leg kick that misses.
Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by ck.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chavez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
ck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez tries to move into range but ck moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
ck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.
Chavez has a takedown stuffed.
Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
ck missing with a left hand there. Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chavez misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Chavez.
Chavez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of ck's head but ck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
ck defending well as Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Chavez has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ck throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Chavez.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez slips under a jab from ck.
ck throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Juan Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
ck connects with a nice looking jab.
Chavez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
ck throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a combination
and ck counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chavez tries to move into range but ck moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ck throws a big shot that misses.
ck connects with the punch.
ck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chavez.
ck lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from ck misses the target.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as ck sprawls well. ck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chavez gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from ck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu ck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ck has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chu ck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Luxury Yacht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendrix comes to the cage accompanied by Are You Experienced- The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Raymond Luxury Yacht has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
135 lbs
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20
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timi Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raymond Luxury Yacht!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Luxury Yacht tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hendrix misses with a leg kick
and Luxury Yacht counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luxury Yacht throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luxury Yacht walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hendrix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hendrix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hendrix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luxury Yacht will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown but Luxury Yacht shows good takedown defense.
Luxury Yacht throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luxury Yacht wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Luxury Yacht lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Luxury Yacht.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luxury Yacht counters with a nice body shot.
Hendrix with a hook.
Hendrix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luxury Yacht connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luxury Yacht. That's going to slow Hendrix down.
An inside leg kick from Luxury Yacht misses.
A head kick misses from Hendrix.
Luxury Yacht feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Nice body punch from Luxury Yacht.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luxury Yacht.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Luxury Yacht sprawls well. Luxury Yacht wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hendrix gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendrix. Luxury Yacht does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendrix throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luxury Yacht misses with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Luxury Yacht as Hendrix shoots in.
Luxury Yacht avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hendrix takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luxury Yacht moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a combination that misses
and Luxury Yacht makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Timi Hendrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendrix fails with the takedown
and Luxury Yacht counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Luxury Yacht misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hendrix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hendrix is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luxury Yacht sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hendrix shoots in but no luck this time.
Hendrix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hendrix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luxury Yacht.
No joy there for Hendrix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Luxury Yacht as Hendrix shoots in.
Luxury Yacht lands a really nice looking cross but Hendrix seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws an overhand right that lands on Luxury Yacht's shoulder, as Luxury Yacht tries to avoid the shot.
Luxury Yacht thumps Hendrix with a low kick.
Luxury Yacht misses the shot to the body.
Luxury Yacht moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hendrix 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.
Hendrix throws a lazy head kick
and Luxury Yacht counters with an outside leg kick.
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Luxury Yacht.
Hendrix throws a hook but Luxury Yacht avoids it easily.
Luxury Yacht with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luxury Yacht chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luxury Yacht lands a leg kick that knocks Hendrix off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Luxury Yacht dominated that round.
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.
Hendrix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luxury Yacht stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luxury Yacht connects with a looping right hand.
Luxury Yacht dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendrix. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Luxury Yacht.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hendrix. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Timi Hendrix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendrix misses with the combination.
Luxury Yacht chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hendrix moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hendrix tries for a takedown but Luxury Yacht circles away easily
and Luxury Yacht counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hendrix's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix tries to clinch but Luxury Yacht moves out of range.
Luxury Yacht throws the left hand but Hendrix avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Luxury Yacht tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luxury Yacht scores with a nice head shot.
Luxury Yacht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendrix checks the leg kick nicely there.
Luxury Yacht looks for the body kick but Hendrix saw that one coming.
Hendrix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hendrix misses with a head kick.
Hendrix takes one to the chin there.
Hendrix moves out of range as Luxury Yacht throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Luxury Yacht throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hendrix throws a lazy head kick
and Luxury Yacht counters with a nice leg kick.
Luxury Yacht throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hendrix throws the left hand but Luxury Yacht avoids the punch easily.
Luxury Yacht defending well as Hendrix loads up on a big left hand.
Luxury Yacht throws a leg kick that misses.
Hendrix misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hendrix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Luxury Yacht.
A clash of legs there as Hendrix blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luxury Yacht lands a jab-cross combination.
That kick from Luxury Yacht tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luxury Yacht chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luxury Yacht misses the shot to the body.
Luxury Yacht lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendrix's sensitive parts.
Hendrix moves out of range of the body kick from Luxury Yacht.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses.
Hendrix slips under a jab.
Luxury Yacht lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hendrix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luxury Yacht counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Hendrix misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Luxury Yacht.
Luxury Yacht fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luxury Yacht throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raymond Luxury Yacht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendrix gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luxury Yacht counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendrix takes one to the side of the head.
Hendrix throws a sloppy head kick
and Luxury Yacht counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hendrix's knee momentarily.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Luxury Yacht as he avoids it easily.
Hendrix avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Hendrix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Luxury Yacht 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!
Hendrix throws a sloppy head kick and Luxury Yacht moves out of range easily.
Raymond Luxury Yacht seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hendrix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hendrix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Hendrix.
Hendrix tries to clinch up.
Luxury Yacht connects with a high kick.
Luxury Yacht buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hendrix swings for the body but Luxury Yacht moves out of range.
Luxury Yacht misses with a combination
and Hendrix decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luxury Yacht's guard.
Luxury Yacht has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hendrix throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix wants to pass the guard but Luxury Yacht is keeping the position.
Hendrix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendrix is looking to work some ground and pound but Luxury Yacht has wrist control.
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luxury Yacht is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Luxury Yacht is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Luxury Yacht postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hendrix to stand up.
Luxury Yacht scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendrix doesn't seem bothered though.
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luxury Yacht as he jumps to the side.
Hendrix misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luxury Yacht displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hendrix.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hendrix tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendrix shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Hendrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luxury Yacht throws a leg kick but Hendrix sees it coming and moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luxury Yacht.
Hendrix tries for a takedown but Luxury Yacht sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix swinging wildly here.
Hendrix throws a looping overhand right but Luxury Yacht ducks down to avoid it.
Luxury Yacht swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luxury Yacht lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendrix's sensitive parts.
Hendrix lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hendrix looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luxury Yacht fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hendrix misses with a shot to the body
and Luxury Yacht counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luxury Yacht throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a lazy head kick
and Luxury Yacht makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Luxury Yacht dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luxury Yacht drops his hands momentarily and Hendrix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luxury Yacht catches Hendrix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luxury Yacht showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendrix.
Raymond Luxury Yacht is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luxury Yacht scores with the left hand. Hendrix knows he should have avoided that one.
Hendrix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendrix. Luxury Yacht does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timi Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hendrix.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Luxury Yacht comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Luxury Yacht 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Luxury Yacht!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guywaun Lopez Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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24
201 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guywaun Lopez Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Lopez Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lopez Lopez dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lopez Lopez enables Harris to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lopez Lopez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lopez Lopez seems keen to control Harris's posture.
Lopez Lopez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopez Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez Lopez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez lands a heavy elbow.
Harris blocking the ground and pound.
Harris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lopez Lopez throws some wild stikes that Harris manages to avoid easily.
Lopez Lopez raining down shots from the mount!
Lopez Lopez throws a wild left hand from mount and Harris manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Lopez Lopez throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lopez Lopez trying to control but Harris is having none of it.
Lopez Lopez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez Lopez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harris because Lopez Lopez loaded up on that one.
Lopez Lopez controlling from mount.
Lopez Lopez working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez with a couple of short strikes.
Lopez Lopez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lopez Lopez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harris's face.
Lopez Lopez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Harris avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lopez Lopez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez Lopez looking to finish with strikes here!
Harris is bucking up trying to escape but Lopez Lopez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lopez Lopez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lopez Lopez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris can't escape the position.
Lopez Lopez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.
Lopez Lopez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez Lopez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harris's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez Lopez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harris is squirming around, avoiding Lopez Lopez's attempts to control the action.
Lopez Lopez with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lopez Lopez punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Lopez Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris misses the jab.
Lopez Lopez takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lopez Lopez - that landed with a thud.
Lopez Lopez lands an uppercut.
Lopez Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lopez Lopez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lopez Lopez scores with a hook to the body.
Lopez Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez Lopez misses with some punches.
Harris prevents a body shot from Lopez Lopez.
A hook to the body from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Lopez Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Lopez Lopez back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Lopez Lopez.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez Lopez fails to land.
Lopez Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Lopez Lopez gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Lopez Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez Lopez misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Lopez Lopez as the two fighters clinch.
Lopez Lopez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lopez Lopez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lopez Lopez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez lands with a right to the head.
Lopez Lopez digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris blocking some punches.
Lopez Lopez lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Lopez Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Lopez Lopez is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lopez Lopez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez Lopez lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez lands with a light punch inside.
Lopez Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Lopez Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lopez Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopez Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Lopez Lopez misses with some punches.
Harris tries a body shot but Lopez Lopez blocks it.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Lopez Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lopez Lopez prevents it.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.
Lopez Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez Lopez.
A shot in the inside from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lopez Lopez scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Lopez Lopez lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Lopez Lopez.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lopez Lopez.
Still in the clinch, Lopez Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopez Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez Lopez cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Lopez Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lopez Lopez slowing the pace effectively.
Lopez Lopez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Lopez Lopez misses with the head strike.
Lopez Lopez pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Harris prevents a body shot from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris wants a takedown.
Lopez Lopez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Lopez Lopez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez Lopez scores with a hook to the body.
Lopez Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lopez Lopez misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lopez Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopez Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lopez Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Lopez Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez Lopez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lopez Lopez works the jab nicely.
Lopez Lopez misses with a takedown
and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lopez Lopez's guard.
Harris postures up in Lopez Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez Lopez blocks it.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez Lopez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harris!
Lopez Lopez looking to control but Harris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez controlling the pace for now.
Lopez Lopez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harris wants to control but Lopez Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez Lopez with the ground and pound from mount.
Lopez Lopez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez lands with some strikes.
Lopez Lopez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lopez Lopez dominating with strikes here.
Lopez Lopez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Harris regains half guard.
Lopez Lopez is keen to just control but Harris is a slippery customer.
Lopez Lopez wants to pass the guard but Harris is defending well.
Lopez Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Lopez Lopez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harris to regain full guard.
Lopez Lopez passes Harris's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lopez Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopez Lopez wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it.
Lopez Lopez thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
Lopez Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lopez Lopez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lopez Lopez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Lopez Lopez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harris trying to control the position.
Lopez Lopez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paul Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guywaun Lopez Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez Lopez content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guywaun Lopez Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lopez Lopez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guywaun Lopez Lopez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anders.
Anders looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cardoso misses with a few strikes there.
Anders fails with the takedown.
Anders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cardoso lands a left and a right that send Anders crashing to the mat, dazed. Cardoso thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Anders is rocked!
It looks like Cesar Anders has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardoso throws a series of punches but Anders moves out of range.
Cardoso misses with a two punch combination.
Cardoso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cardoso connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Anders to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Cardoso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gustavo Cardoso!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Diffie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Diffie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kai Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson lands a jab.
Diffie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Diffie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Diffie misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
Tyson moves out of range as Diffie strikes.
Tyson gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Diffie's face as Tyson controls the position.
Tyson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diffie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tyson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diffie is trying to escape the position but Tyson is controlling the position.
Diffie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tyson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diffie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tyson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson trying to mount his opponent but Diffie defends it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Diffie is not content to let Tyson control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control the pace.
Kai Tyson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Diffie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diffie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diffie moves out of range of the strikes.
Diffie throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Diffie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diffie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Diffie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Diffie ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diffie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diffie.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Diffie.
Joe Diffie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diffie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diffie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diffie manages to avoid it.
Tyson throws a hook but Diffie avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Tyson dominated that round.
That's time! Diffie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diffie lands with a nice body punch.
Diffie misses the body punch
and Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Diffie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Diffie. No joy for Tyson on that attempt.
Diffie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson slips a jab from Diffie.
Tyson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diffie trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diffie pulls Tyson in to control the position.
Tyson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diffie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tyson controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diffie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diffie digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
Diffie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diffie throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Diffie lands with a nice body punch.
Joe Diffie is winning the standup battle so far.
Diffie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diffie throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson moves out of range as Diffie strikes.
Kai Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Diffie.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Diffie thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.
Diffie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diffie is looking to wear down Tyson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diffie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diffie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diffie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyson finds it's way round the side to connect with Diffie's head.
A punch lands to the side of Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diffie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diffie is looking to control Tyson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diffie avoid being mounted?
Diffie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Diffie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Diffie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Diffie staying out of range there.
Tyson blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diffie. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diffie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diffie moves away.
A shot to the body from Diffie misses
and Tyson counters with a series of strikes. Diffie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diffie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tyson.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Diffie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Diffie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson scores with a decent looking hook.
Diffie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Diffie is out of range.
Tyson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diffie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tyson is in Diffie's guard.
Diffie working a defensive guard here.
Tyson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diffie is trying to control the position but Tyson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tyson trying to control but Diffie is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diffie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diffie ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Diffie.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tyson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tyson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control the position but Diffie is working away.
Tyson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tyson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tyson wants to control but Diffie is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Tyson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Slapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slapper has chosen beep beep i'm a jeep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Slapper!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Slapper.
Slapper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Finch is pulling down on Slapper's head to control his posture.
Finch wants to stand but Slapper is controlling the position.
Slapper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Slapper drops back looking for a leg! Finch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Finch manages to kick Slapper off! Slapper jumps back into Finch's guard.
Slapper controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slapper stops Finch from standing up.
Finch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slapper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slapper tries to free his leg and advance position but Finch is retaining full guard.
Finch wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Slapper manages to pass to side control.
Slapper wants to pass the guard but Finch is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slapper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Finch tries to get to full guard but Slapper has control of the leg.
Finch is trying to stand back up but Slapper is controlling him
Slapper controlling the pace.
Finch is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Slapper wants to work for an arm triangle but Finch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Finch pushes Slapper off looking to stand but Slapper dives back in and keeps control.
Slapper wants to pass the guard but Finch is defending well.
Slapper seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Slapper trying to control the action but Finch is working from the bottom.
Finch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slapper.
Slapper is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Finch is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slapper not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Billy Slapper was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Slapper slips under a jab.
Slapper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slapper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Finch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Finch looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch trying to control from the bottom.
Slapper keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Finch is looking to control Slapper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Finch avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryan Finch just wasn't active enough.
Slapper scores with a hook to the body. Finch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Finch is breathing heavily.
Finch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slapper tries to clinch up.
Slapper thows a body shot but no joy.
Finch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slapper was well out of range. Poor timing from Finch.
Slapper misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Slapper dominated that round.
That's time! Finch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slapper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finch.
Slapper tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan Finch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Finch misses.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
Finch blocks a jab.
Finch misses with a straight left.
Finch moves out of range as Slapper strikes.
Slapper misses with a body shot.
Slapper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Finch wants to stand but Slapper is controlling the position.
Slapper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finch keeping moving, preventing Slapper from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Slapper content to stall in guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Billy Slapper wasn't active enough on the ground.
Finch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
Slapper lands a slapping body shot.
Slapper defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Slapper slips under a jab from Finch.
Finch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Finch walks into a straight right hand from Slapper.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slapper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Finch to the mat! Finch manages to get full guard.
Slapper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Slapper cracks Finch with a solid left hand.
Finch is pulling down on Slapper's head to control his posture.
Finch wants to stand up but Slapper is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Finch can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slapper controls the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slapper closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slapper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finch smiles and moves away.
Slapper dodges the punch combination from Finch.
Slapper scores with a decent looking hook.
Slapper is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Slapper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Finch's face as Slapper controls the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Finch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slapper wants to control but Finch is keeping him busy.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Billy Slapper hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Slapper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Finch sprawls well initially but Slapper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Slapper works his foot free and advances to mount.
Slapper has control of Finch's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Finch regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Billy Slapper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Finch wants to try and get back to his feet.
Slapper controlling the pace for now.
Slapper avoids the attempt from Finch to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Slapper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Slapper looks for the body kick but Finch saw that one coming.
Slapper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slapper shoots in for a takedown but Finch shows good takedown defense.
Slapper misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slapper. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slapper scores with a nice strike.
Slapper connects with a single shot there.
Finch misses with a series of wild punches.
Finch looks to land a combination but Slapper avoids it well.
Slapper slips a straight right by Finch.
Slapper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slapper misses with a body shot.
Slapper throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Finch tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Slapper is in Finch's guard.
Finch is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Slapper dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch is pushing Slapper's head away, looking to escape. Slapper manages to hold on to the position though.
Slapper in side control lands a decent elbow.
Finch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slapper controlling from side mount.
Finch is not content to let Slapper control the position.
Slapper has hold of Finch's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Finch tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Slapper cranks the arm and Finch screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Finch, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Billy Slapper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Chris Davison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Cardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Davison!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Davison misses.
Cardon throws a good cross that connects.
Davison misses with a hook. Cardon ducked under it nicely.
Cardon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cardon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cardon throwing shots but Davison is blocking nicely.
Cardon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cardon working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Davison's thigh. Davison counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Cardon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cardon stands up over Davison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davison keeping moving, preventing Cardon from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cardon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cardon thows a big elbow that misses.
Cardon slips nicely into half guard.
Cardon wants to take a breather but Davison is having none of it.
Cardon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cardon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cardon looks to land a strike but Davison avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardon slips nicely into half guard.
Davison is defending against the submission attempts here by Cardon.
Cardon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davison doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cardon.
Cardon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cardon.
Davison is refusing to be controlled, as Cardon sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cardon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cardon working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Davison's thigh. Davison counters though and makes it back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cardon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cardon wants to control from the top but Davison keeps moving.
Cardon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davison is keeping the position for now.
Davison being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardon wants to control from the top but Davison keeps moving.
Cardon works over Davison with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cardon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cardon trying to control the position from guard on top but Davison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cardon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cardon is looking to work some ground and pound but Davison has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Cardon dominated that round.
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.
Cardon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cardon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cardon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davison walks into a straight right hand from Cardon.
Cardon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Davison did well to prevent Cardon getting side control.
Cardon thows a huge punch but Davison dodges it nicely.
Cardon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davison's head.
Cardon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cardon stalling.
Cardon trying to control the action but Davison is working from the bottom.
Cardon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardon wants to take a breather but Davison is having none of it.
Cardon throws a strike but Davison avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cardon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cardon manages to get himself to full guard.
Cardon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cardon controlling the action here.
Cardon trying to control the action but Davison is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cardon is looking for submissions but instead, Davison has regained full guard.
Cardon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cardon pushing down on Davison's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cardon is looking to take a break and control but Davison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davison is breathing heavily.
Davison won't allow Cardon to pass to mount.
Cardon is trying to work for a kimura but Davison is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardon wants to control but Davison is keeping him busy.
Cardon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Danny Cardon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cardon is trying to control the action in half guard but Davison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cardon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Davison gets full guard.
Cardon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cardon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davison looking for a sweep. Not yet Davison, not yet.
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.
Cardon trying to control but Davison is working from the bottom.
Cardon tries to free his leg and advance position but Davison is retaining full guard.
Cardon stays in close to Davison's body and controls the position.
Cardon forces his way into half guard.
Davison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cardon.
Cardon is working for a submission of some sort.
Davison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cardon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Cardon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cardon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardon. Davison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cardon misses the shot to the body.
Davison walks into a left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cardon throws the left hand but Davison avoids the punch easily.
Cardon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cardon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cardon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cardon scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Cardon does it's job there.
Cardon lands an overhand right.
Cardon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardon cracks a nice hook into Davison's ribs.
Cardon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cardon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cardon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison has hold of Cardon's hands but Cardon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cardon wants to control but Davison is keeping him busy.
Davison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cardon.
Cardon is trying to control. Davison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cardon connects with a nice short shot to Davison's temple.
Cardon works his way into full mount!
Cardon has hold of Davison's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Davison manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cardon looking to finish Davison with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davison!
Cardon with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davison taking shots to the head.
Cardon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davison is looking to escape.
Cardon landing strikes from the mount and Davison is in trouble!
Chris Davison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardon landing punches.
Cardon has hold of Davison's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Davison manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
BOOM! Cardon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cardon controlling from the full mount.
Danny Cardon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny Cardon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Davison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Cardon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cardon 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Cardon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristo has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Jerry Cristo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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166 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristo was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristo.
Cristo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Cristo lands with a kick to the temple. Duke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Cristo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cristo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cristo. That's going to slow Duke down.
Raoul Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
Cristo scores with a head kick.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cristo is just out of range.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cristo throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cristo lands with a kick to the temple. Duke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick from Cristo lands but Duke takes it in his stride.
Cristo looks gassed!
Cristo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cristo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cristo is just out of range.
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristo.
Duke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cristo.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Duke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristo was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Cristo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cristo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duke's head.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duke is looking to wear down Cristo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristo.
Cristo lands a head kick. Duke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristo avoids the body shot from Duke.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cristo.
Cristo scores with a head kick.
Cristo throws a head kick that half lands.
Cristo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Duke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cristo. That one must have hurt.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cristo manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cristo.
Cristo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cristo delivers a nice body kick.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cristo.
Cristo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duke.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Cristo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cristo connects with a solid leg kick.
Cristo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cristo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duke.
Cristo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cristo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Cristo tenderised Duke's leg. Duke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cristo throws a front kick that sends Duke stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Cristo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cristo cracks the inside of Duke's front leg.
Duke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cristo lands with a nice body kick.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Cristo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristo.
Cristo pushes Duke away with a front kick.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cristo thuds his shin into the meat of Duke's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cristo.
Duke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo throws a head kick that Duke semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Cristo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cristo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Cristo lands a head kick. Duke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cristo connects with an inside leg kick.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cristo lands a high kick!
Duke thows a body shot but no joy.
Cristo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Duke misses with a body shot.
Cristo cracks the inside of Duke's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristo.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cristo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duke will feel that in the morning.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cristo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Cristo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cristo throws a head kick that half lands.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cristo lands with a kick to the temple. Duke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cristo. Duke shrugs it off though.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Jerry Cristo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Cristo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Duke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
Cristo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cristo manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cristo, right into the meat.
Duke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cristo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cristo.
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristo was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Duke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cristo.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cristo throws a front kick that sends Duke stumbling back into the cage.
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jerry Cristo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cristo lands a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cristo.
Cristo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cristo. Cristo obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Cristo lands but Duke takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristo avoids the body shot from Duke.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cristo manages to avoid it.
Cristo scores with a spinning back kick!
Cristo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duke's head.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cristo. That's going to slow Duke down.
Duke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cristo lands a head kick!
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Cristo.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
Cristo throws a front kick that sends Duke stumbling back into the cage.
Cristo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cristo is just out of range.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Cristo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duke's head.
Cristo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duke's head.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cristo manages to avoid it.
Cristo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cristo - the referee stops the clock and Duke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cristo. Duke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cristo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cristo avoids the body shot from Duke.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cristo.
Cristo fakes the leg kick and cracks Duke in the body.
Cristo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristo thumps Duke with a low kick.
Crunch! Cristo slams his shin into Duke's torso.
Cristo keeps Duke at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Cristo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cristo throws a leg kick which misses Duke's front leg but catches the back leg as Duke tries to avoid it.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cristo avoids the body shot from Duke.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Cristo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristo was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cristo is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cristo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Cristo.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cristo.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke 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.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Cristo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cristo avoids the body shot from Duke.
Cristo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Duke might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Cristo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duke.
Cristo delivers a nice body kick.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
That kick from Cristo tenderised Duke's leg. Duke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cristo lands a head kick!
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cristo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristo was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Duke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cristo scores with a head kick.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cristo is just out of range.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
Cristo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo lands a leg kick that knocks Duke off balance momentarily.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Duke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Cristo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cristo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duke's sensitive parts.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristo throws a leg kick which misses Duke's front leg but catches the back leg as Duke tries to avoid it.
Cristo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Cristo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cristo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Cristo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cristo.
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristo.
Cristo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cristo can pounce on him.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Cristo throws a nice head kick!
Cristo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Cristo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
Cristo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cristo connects with a high kick.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Cristo throws a nice head kick!
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristo was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Cristo feints and then cracks Duke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duke down.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cristo throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cristo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
Duke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cristo can pounce on him.
Raoul Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerry Cristo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cristo throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Cristo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cristo 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Cristo!
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