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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivanildo Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stab. Ivanildo Andrade will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivanildo Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrade is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Andrade circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andrade, pushing him back against the cage.
Andrade tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Andrade.
Andrade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andrade just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andrade pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Andrade has the dominant position.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Andrade.
Silva avoiding damage as Andrade throws knees to the body.
Andrade missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrade pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva jumps guard.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Andrade any problems.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Andrade any problems.
Andrade preventing the sweep.
Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Andrade off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Andrade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Andrade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Andre Silva has been cut.
Andrade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Andrade lands with a shot to the body.
Andrade cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Andrade's guard now.
Andrade is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Andrade keeps moving.
Andrade looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Andrade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Andrade manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Andrade lands with a nice body punch.
Andrade moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Andrade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Andrade 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivanildo Andrade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andrade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andrade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andrade scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andrade lands a jab to the head.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva is rocked!
Andrade cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Andrade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andrade punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Andre Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andrade pinned against the cage. Andrade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andrade throws a shot to the body.
Andrade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
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!
Andrade catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andrade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andrade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andrade stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andrade tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivanildo Andrade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andrade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andrade lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Andrade keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Andrade connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Silva! He's out on his feet! Andrade rushes in and drops Silva with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivanildo Andrade!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cobra Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Almer (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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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobra Kai!
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, Thiago Almer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kai doesn't manage to clinch there - Almer circles away.
Kai thows a body shot but no joy.
Kai throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Almer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kai is in Almer's guard.
Kai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almer is keeping the position for now.
Kai stopping the sweep attempt from Almer.
Kai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kai tries to free his leg and advance position but Almer is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai trying to control the position from guard on top but Almer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kai slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Almer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kai's guard! Nice work there by Almer!
Kai looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Almer has picked Kai up and slammed him! Kai can't keep hold of the triangle and Almer manages to pass to side control!
Almer working away.
Kai holds on to Almer's head and controls the position momentarily.
Kai is trying to work for a sweep but Almer has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai is trying desperately to improve position.
Almer wants to control the pace but Kai is squirming around nicely.
Kai is working to get back to half guard.
Kai regains half guard.
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.
Almer passes into side control, despite Kai's attempt to control the position.
Kai is trying to improve his position.
Almer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Almer tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Kai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kai tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobra Kai dominated that round.
That's time! Kai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kai.
Kai moves into the clinch.
Kai wants a takedown.
Almer tries to throw a body punch but Kai avoids it by throwing Almer back against the cage.
Almer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almer working aggressively here.
Kai scores with a hook to the body.
Almer is trying to break the clinch but Kai is controlling him.
Kai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Almer backwards.
Almer tries to work over Kai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Almer misses with a body punch.
Almer wants to get back to striking at distance but Kai won't allow it.
Almer misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Kai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kai.
Kai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almer avoids it.
Kai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kai has clasped his hands together around Almer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kai tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kai swings around for an armbar but Almer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kai's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almer stops Kai from standing up.
Kai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kai pulls Almer in close to his closed guard and prevents Almer from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almer preventing the sweep.
Kai controlling Almer's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice shot lands for Almer.
Kai catches Almer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Almer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kai was well out of range. Poor timing from Almer.
Kai tries to clinch but Almer moves out of range.
Almer throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Kai tests Almer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kai scores a takedown into full mount!
Almer is breathing heavily.
Kai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Almer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Almer is squirming around, avoiding Kai's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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!
Kai moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Almer has worked his arm free - good work by Almer!
Kai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kai tries for a kimura but Almer is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobra Kai dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Almer throws a big shot that misses.
Kai fails with a takedown attempt.
Almer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Almer takes a swing at Kai's ribcage but misses.
Almer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Almer moves out of range as Kai strikes.
Almer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kai.
Kai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kai tries to clinch up but Almer circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Almer throws a leg kick which misses Kai's front leg but catches the back leg as Kai tries to avoid it.
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almer was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
Kai scores with a hook to the body. Almer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Almer rushes Kai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kai works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kai trying to control but Almer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai looking to pass the guard.
Almer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kai slips nicely into half guard.
Kai trying to control the action but Almer is working from the bottom.
Almer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Almer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kai.
Kai wants to free his trapped foot but Almer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kai seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Almer is trying to maintain the position but Kai is very close to passing his half guard.
Kai stalling.
Thiago Almer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Almer tries to get to full guard but Kai has control of the leg.
Kai works his way into full mount!
Kai looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kai lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cobra Kai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kai 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Cobra Kai!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Cobra Kai!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Cobra Kai!
Cobra Kai wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seth Bullock has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matheus Mendes's chin.
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211 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seth Bullock!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullock is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mendes's half guard.
Mendes taking some punishment here, with Bullock in his half guard.
Mendes is staying active underneath Bullock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bullock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendes's head.
Bullock prevents Mendes from standing back up.
Mendes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bullock.
Bullock thows a huge punch but Mendes dodges it nicely.
Bullock decides to return to a standing position.
Bullock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bullock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes shoots in but Bullock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bullock sprawls well. Bullock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mendes gets slowly back to his feet.
Mendes fails with the takedown
and Bullock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendes is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bullock cracks Mendes with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seth Bullock!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ladros Del Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ladros Del Mar!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Del Mar lands a high kick!
Ladros Del Mar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo throws a right hand that Del Mar ducks under and follows up with a left that Del Mar also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Mar. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Del Mar.
Del Mar throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo throws a head kick but Del Mar moves out of range.
Aldo fakes the leg kick and cracks Del Mar in the body.
Aldo 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.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Del Mar.
Good leg kick by Aldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ladros Del Mar has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Del Mar moves out of range easily.
Aldo scores with a head kick.
Del Mar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Del Mar throws a sloppy head kick
and Aldo counters with a left and a right that stings Del Mar.
Del Mar is rocked!
Del Mar looks gassed!
Aldo delivers a nice body kick.
Del Mar is still on wobbly legs! Can Aldo finish him?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Aldo throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Del Mar is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jose Aldo !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitali kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cain's entrance theme. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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192 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Vitali!
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, Tyrone Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood throws a hook but Vitali blocks it.
A big left from Youngblood misses.
Youngblood looks to land a left hand but Vitali moved out of range nicely.
Youngblood throws out a loose jab but Vitali uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Youngblood.
Vitali swinging wildly here.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that Vitali avoids nicely.
Youngblood thows a body shot but no joy.
Vitali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vitali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vitali throws a series of punches but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood is looking to land body kicks.
Cain Vitali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitali takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Youngblood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vitali's hands.
Vitali slips under a jab from Youngblood.
Vitali misses with a wild combination.
Vitali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Vitali.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Youngblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Vitali is just out of range.
Vitali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Youngblood throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood looks to land a combination but Vitali avoids it well.
Vitali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vitali misses with a series of wild punches.
Vitali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Youngblood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vitali throws a nice looking combination but Youngblood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vitali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Youngblood circles away quickly and effectively.
Youngblood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vitali looks to land a combination but Youngblood avoids it well.
Vitali misses with a series of wild punches.
Vitali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Youngblood.
Some wild striking there from Vitali.
Vitali throws a right hand that Youngblood ducks under and follows up with a left that Youngblood also avoids with ease.
Youngblood tried to score with a low kick but Vitali checks it.
Vitali throws a series of punches but Youngblood avoids them all with ease.
Youngblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Youngblood misses its intended target.
Vitali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Youngblood throws out the jab.
Youngblood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vitali at a distance.
Youngblood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Vitali does no damage.
Vitali closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Youngblood loads up on a big right hand but Vitali slips the punch.
Youngblood thows a body shot but no joy.
Youngblood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vitali's calf.
Vitali avoids a kick to the body.
Youngblood looks to land a left hand but Vitali moved out of range nicely.
Youngblood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Vitali 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Youngblood misses with a series of wild punches.
Vitali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Youngblood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Youngblood does no damage.
Youngblood misses the jab.
Vitali falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Youngblood to counter with a crisp jab.
Vitali is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vitali looks to land a combination but Youngblood avoids it well.
Vitali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Youngblood slips a jab and a cross from Vitali.
Youngblood misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Youngblood counters with a nice uppercut.
Vitali blocks a jab.
Youngblood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Vitali.
Youngblood throws a nice looking combination but Vitali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vitali slips a jab and a cross from Youngblood.
Youngblood lands a nice shot to the body.
Youngblood throws a jab when Vitali was well out of range.
Youngblood dodges the punch combination from Vitali.
A big right from Youngblood misses.
Vitali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Youngblood misses with a series of wild punches.
Youngblood just misses with a punch to the body.
Youngblood wants to land a leg kick but Vitali is out of range.
Youngblood throws a nice looking combination but Vitali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vitali.
Youngblood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vitali checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vitali throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Youngblood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Youngblood dodges the punch combination from Vitali.
Vitali lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vitali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Youngblood.
A jab from Youngblood misses.
Youngblood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vitali.
Vitali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vitali on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Youngblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Youngblood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Youngblood misses.
Vitali misses with a double jab.
Youngblood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vitali.
Vitali takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Youngblood 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.
Youngblood throws the left hand but Vitali avoids the punch easily.
Vitali misses with a double jab
letting Youngblood counter with a right hand.
Vitali misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Vitali. Those never looked like landing.
Vitali tries to bum rush Youngblood with a series of wild strikes but Youngblood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Youngblood misses with the combination.
Youngblood misses with a straight left.
Vitali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Youngblood dodges the punch combination from Vitali.
Vitali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Youngblood in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Youngblood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vitali throws a nice looking combination but Youngblood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cain Vitali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Youngblood looks to land a left hand but Vitali moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vitali throws a right hand that Youngblood ducks under and follows up with a left that Youngblood also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Youngblood counter with a right hand.
Youngblood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vitali was well out of range. Poor timing from Youngblood.
Nice cross by Youngblood.
Youngblood misses with a two punch combination.
Youngblood scores with a nice head shot.
Youngblood looks to land a left hand but Vitali moved out of range nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vitali!
Tyrone Youngblood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vitali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vitali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
Vitali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Youngblood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Youngblood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Youngblood throws a leg kick but Vitali checks it.
Vitali throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vitali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Youngblood throws a nice looking combination but Vitali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Youngblood misses its intended target.
Vitali has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vitali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Youngblood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Youngblood slips a jab and a cross from Vitali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vitali. Those never looked like landing.
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Vitali moves out of range.
Vitali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Youngblood.
No joy there for Vitali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vitali throws a one two combo.
Youngblood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Youngblood misses with a series of wild punches.
Vitali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
Youngblood throws a hook but Vitali avoids it easily.
Vitali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vitali fails to land with a series of punches.
Vitali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Youngblood counters with a series of strikes. Vitali will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vitali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vitali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vitali walks into a stiff left hand from Youngblood.
Vitali looks to land a combination but Youngblood avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Youngblood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vitali ducks right into an uppercut from Youngblood.
Vitali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Youngblood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Youngblood.
Vitali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Youngblood.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vitali might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Youngblood misses with an uppercut. Vitali saw that one coming.
Youngblood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Youngblood. Vitali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Youngblood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Youngblood misses with a hook. Vitali ducked under it nicely.
Youngblood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Youngblood swinging wildly here.
Vitali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Youngblood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Youngblood throws a looping overhand right but Vitali ducks down to avoid it.
Vitali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Youngblood misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vitali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Youngblood counters with a left and a right that stings Vitali.
Vitali swinging wildly here.
Youngblood jabs at Vitali's body.
Youngblood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Youngblood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vitali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vitali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Youngblood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vitali looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Youngblood throws the kick towards the body but Vitali avoids it.
Youngblood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vitali walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vitali tries to bum rush Youngblood with a series of wild strikes but Youngblood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vitali gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Vitali does no damage.
Vitali misses with a combination
and Youngblood counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Youngblood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Youngblood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vitali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vitali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Youngblood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vitali doesn't seem phased though.
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Vitali moves out of range.
Youngblood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Vitali.
Vitali misses with a double jab
and Vitali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vitali misses with a double jab
and Youngblood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Vitali does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Youngblood there.
Vitali throws a right and a left that Youngblood avoids nicely.
Youngblood misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Youngblood.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Youngblood throws a looping overhand right but Vitali ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Youngblood there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Vitali does no damage.
Youngblood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vitali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vitali misses with a double jab
and Youngblood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Youngblood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Youngblood finds it's way through Vitali's defenses.
Vitali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Youngblood looks to land a left hand but Vitali moved out of range nicely.
Vitali closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Youngblood throws a big shot that misses.
Youngblood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Youngblood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Youngblood misses the shot to the body.
Youngblood looks to land a left hand but Vitali moved out of range nicely.
Youngblood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Youngblood.
Youngblood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vitali swinging wildly here.
Vitali throws a series of punches but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood lands with an overhand left.
Youngblood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Vitali avoids them all with ease.
Youngblood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vitali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Youngblood counters with a nice uppercut.
Well,Vitali is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Youngblood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vitali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vitali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Youngblood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vitali.
Youngblood tries to land a leg kick but Vitali saw it coming and moves away.
Vitali throws a combination that misses
enabling Youngblood to counter with a crisp jab.
Youngblood misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Vitali checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vitali throws a right and a left that Youngblood avoids nicely.
Youngblood scores with a jab.
Vitali slips under a jab.
Youngblood misses with a series of wild punches.
Vitali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Youngblood.
Youngblood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vitali.
Youngblood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vitali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Youngblood counter with a right hand.
Vitali defending well as Youngblood loads up on a big left hand.
Vitali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Youngblood throws out a loose jab but Vitali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Youngblood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vitali lands a two punch combo.
Youngblood dodges the punch combination from Vitali.
Youngblood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vitali swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Youngblood!
Cain Vitali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Youngblood.
Youngblood looks to throw the jab but Vitali is out of range.
A punch combination from Vitali misses.
Vitali slips under a jab.
Youngblood tries to score with a low kick but Vitali moves his leg out of the way.
Vitali throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Youngblood counters with a nice uppercut.
Vitali ducks under a wild hook from Youngblood.
A nice combination there by Vitali.
Youngblood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vitali.
Vitali moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Youngblood throws a jab when Vitali was well out of range.
Vitali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Youngblood 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.
Vitali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Youngblood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Youngblood 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 for Tyrone Youngblood!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Tyrone Youngblood!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Tyrone Youngblood!
Tyrone Youngblood wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tsingtao Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Black Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight has chosen None Shall Pass as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Great low kicks
KO power |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tsingtao Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Black Knight!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Tsingtao Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab by Knight.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Knight 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.
Smith blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Knight finds it's target.
Smith tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith wants to clinch.
Knight misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Knight throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith slips a jab from Knight.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
The Black Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith moves away from the strike by Knight.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Knight throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Knight looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight lands with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Knight.
It looks like Tsingtao Smith has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Knight coming out on top.
Smith is rocked!
Knight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A cross from Knight lands.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Knight tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight scores with a nice strike.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Smith tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Black Knight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tsingtao Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Knight lands a body shot.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knight's corner calls for a 1-2. Knight obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knight lands a jab to the nose.
Smith wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Knight lands with a cross.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
The Black Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knight cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Knight scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith slips under a jab from Knight.
The crowd cheers as Knight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Knight. Beautiful body shot.
Knight lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight with a nice cross.
Knight scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Knight throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Knight scores with a nice strike.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Knight finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knight connects with the punch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight lands a jab to the head.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight lands a body shot.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight scores with a shot to the body.
Knight lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knight lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Jab, jab by Knight - just one landing.
Knight lands a head shot.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Knight moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Smith is looking to clinch.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Knight! Smith is backing up but he can't get away as Knight lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Smith and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). The Black Knight!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zaphod Beeblebrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cocky Balboner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Beeblebrox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Andreas Tilliander - Medication/Stay King. Balboner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You're The Best Around kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zaphod Beeblebrox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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192 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaphod Beeblebrox!
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, Cocky Balboner!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboner throws a nice looking combination but Beeblebrox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beeblebrox misses the shot to the body.
Balboner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balboner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from Beeblebrox misses.
Balboner throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Beeblebrox tumbling to the canvas!
Balboner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beeblebrox pulls Balboner in close to prevent any damage.
Balboner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Beeblebrox throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Beeblebrox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beeblebrox moves out of range as Balboner strikes.
Beeblebrox moves in looking to clinch but Balboner pushes him off.
Balboner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboner lands a jab to Beeblebrox's midsection.
Beeblebrox is breathing heavily.
Beeblebrox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balboner scores with a body shot.
Balboner lands a jab to Beeblebrox's midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Balboner. Those never looked like landing.
Balboner bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Beeblebrox! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Beeblebrox is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboner postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Beeblebrox covers up, he's hurt! Balboner keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Balboner and the ref steps in to end the fight! Balboner can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cocky Balboner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paula Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Battling Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob has chosen Ace of Base - Beautiful Life as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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186 lbs
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195 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paula Abdul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Battling Bob!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob rushes Abdul and presses him up against the cage.
Bob has hold of one of Abdul's legs. Abdul is fighting the takedown attempt but Bob gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bob postures up.
Bob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bob looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Abdul is trying to keep Bob in close.
Bob has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Paula Abdul just wasn't active enough.
Bob clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bob as Abdul tries to tie him up.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdul.
Bob has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Abdul avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Abdul is pushing Bob up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Abdul.
Bob lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abdul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdul thows a body shot but no joy.
Bob shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bob showed some decent athleticism there.
Bob not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abdul does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bob is looking to advance position but Abdul won't allow it.
Bob missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Battling Bob has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdul. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bob scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob moves nicely into side control.
Bob postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Abdul is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bob off and has taken his back!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abdul doesn't have the hooks in and Bob manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob is in close to Abdul's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abdul is trying to keep Bob in close.
Bob looking to sit in guard and control but Abdul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bob wants to sweep but no luck.
Bob is trying to control the position but Abdul postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Abdul trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Bob wants to sweep but no luck.
Abdul advances to half guard.
Abdul wants to pass to mount but Bob is defending the position.
Bob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdul is working away from the top position though.
Abdul wants to pass the guard but Bob is defending well.
Bob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdul is working away from the top position though.
Bob wants to get back to full guard but Abdul has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Battling Bob dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Abdul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paula Abdul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdul lands a jab-cross combination.
Bob looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abdul is fending him off so far but Bob persists. Nope, Abdul circles away and we're back to standing.
Abdul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abdul throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob feints and as Abdul raises his hands in defense, Bob changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bob slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Abdul is controlling Bob's posture.
Abdul being controlled here, momentarily.
Abdul is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Abdul is trying to control the position but Bob postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Abdul connects with a single shot there.
Bob shoots in but Abdul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bob tries for a takedown but Abdul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paula Abdul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Battling Bob.
Abdul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdul defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bob.
Abdul swats away the attempt to clinch by Bob.
Abdul throws a shot to the body.
Bob shoots for a takedown but Abdul saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abdul throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Bob looks for a takedown but Abdul sprawls well.
Abdul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdul thuds a left hand into Bob's body.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Abdul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to clinch but Abdul moves out of range.
Abdul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Bob with that takedown attempt.
Abdul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abdul cracks Bob with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abdul lands with a good body shot.
Abdul paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abdul throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Abdul throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob shoots for a takedown but Abdul saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bob shoots for a takedown but Abdul saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abdul scores with the left hand. Bob knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abdul misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Abdul. Beautiful body shot.
Abdul lands a nice hook to Bob's body. Bob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abdul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abdul lands a slapping body shot.
Abdul lands a nice looking body shot.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdul takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Abdul stuffs the takedown.
Bob takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abdul dips to his left and cracks Bob with an uppercut!
Abdul looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
Abdul scores with a body shot.
Abdul lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abdul.
It looks like Battling Bob has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdul misses the shot to the body.
Abdul is looking to wear down Bob with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abdul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abdul.
Abdul misses with a wild body shot.
Abdul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Abdul misses.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdul lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but Abdul shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bob walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abdul slaps away a takedown attempt from Bob, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
Bob throws a sloppy body shot
and Abdul counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Bob with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abdul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bob moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paula Abdul dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Battling Bob's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Abdul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abdul jabs Bob to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abdul misses with a double jab.
Bob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdul.
Abdul throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Abdul stalks Bob and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bob's face. Bob staggers backwards, shaken.
Bob wants to clinch.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Abdul.
Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abdul.
Paula Abdul is winning the standup battle so far.
Bob clinches but Abdul breaks the clinch
and Abdul counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abdul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bob takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abdul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob fails to land the takedown.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abdul just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bob is defended easily by Abdul.
Some wild striking there from Abdul.
Abdul lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bob backs up against the cage.
Abdul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdul punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
Abdul throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
Bob instigates a clinch.
Bob tries to work over Abdul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdul stops a takedown attempt from Bob.
Paula Abdul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Battling Bob.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob prevents Abdul from breaking the clinch.
Abdul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bob.
A left hand lands to the body for Bob.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bob prevents Abdul from breaking the clinch.
Abdul is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Abdul struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Bob is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abdul pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Abdul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdul dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bob has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Abdul is pressed up against the cage. Bob has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abdul down to the mat. Abdul avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paula Abdul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob fails with the takedown.
Abdul misses with a body shot.
Abdul swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bob decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Abdul's guard.
Abdul keeping full guard, as Bob tries to pass.
Bob trying to control but Abdul is working from the bottom.
Abdul trying to control the position.
Abdul wants to stand up but Bob is controlling him.
Bob content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Abdul pulls Bob in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paula Abdul wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Abdul moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bob gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Battling Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bob wants a takedown but no success here.
Abdul gets underhooks to prevent Bob's takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Abdul.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paula Abdul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abdul has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Paula Abdul!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Paula Abdul!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Paula Abdul!
Paula Abdul wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forever War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illy Niccolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). War comes into the arena with Slayer - War Ensemble blaring out of the sound system. Illy Niccolo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Forever War's chin.
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184 lbs
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165 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forever War!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Illy Niccolo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niccolo misses with a body shot.
Niccolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but War manages to avoid it.
War slips a jab from Niccolo.
Niccolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from War.
A jab lands there for War.
War stalks Niccolo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Niccolo's face. Niccolo staggers backwards, shaken.
War misses with an uppercut. Niccolo saw that one coming.
Niccolo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niccolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
War lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
War misses the body punch
and Niccolo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
War throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from War tenderised Niccolo's leg. Niccolo is trying to keep his angry face on.
War fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niccolo was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niccolo moves away.
Niccolo misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from War.
Niccolo misses with a double jab
and War counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
War bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niccolo's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niccolo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niccolo.
Niccolo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Forever War has been cut.
Niccolo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from War.
War looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
War shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Niccolo lands with an uppercut that bounces War off the cage and back into rage.
War keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niccolo.
A shot to the body from Niccolo misses
and War makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Niccolo lands a jab to War's midsection.
Niccolo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
War lands a body shot.
War ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
War throws a low kick but Niccolo moves out of range easily.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niccolo manages to avoid it.
War moves out of range of the strikes.
Niccolo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
War throws a head kick but Niccolo moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Niccolo scores with a four punch combination!
A thudding body kick lands there by War!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niccolo looks to land a combination but War avoids it well.
Niccolo lands with an uppercut that bounces War off the cage and back into rage.
Niccolo missing with a left hand there. War was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niccolo throws a sloppy body shot
and War counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
War throws a head kick that Niccolo semi-blocks.
War connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Niccolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
War keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
War bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niccolo's head backwards.
A big left from Niccolo misses.
Niccolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
War thows a left - swing and a miss!
War lands a head kick!
Niccolo takes a swing at War's ribcage but misses.
Niccolo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from War.
A swing and a miss from Niccolo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Niccolo misses the body punch
and War counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Niccolo thinking.
Niccolo throws a good cross that connects.
War ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
War fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Niccolo checks it well.
Niccolo loads up on a big right hand but War slips the punch.
War misses with a series of wild punches.
Niccolo misses with a body shot
enabling War to counter with a crisp jab.
War throws a front kick that sends Niccolo stumbling back into the cage.
War throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Niccolo counters with a straight right hand.
War dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niccolo. That did some damage!
Niccolo throws a hook to the side of War's head but War sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by War there.
War throws a series of strikes that have Niccolo backpedaling.
War lunges at Niccolo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Niccolo's hand.
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!
Niccolo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Niccolo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by War.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War scores with a jab to the body.
Niccolo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
War jabs at Niccolo's body.
War clobbers Niccolo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Niccolo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niccolo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
War throws a combination that misses
and War takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
War misses with a hook. Niccolo ducked under it nicely.
Niccolo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
War slips under a jab from Niccolo.
Niccolo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
War scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niccolo throws a shot from downtown. War moves away and avoids it.
War misses with a double jab
and Niccolo counters with a right hand to the body.
War is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
War uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niccolo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Forever War will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Niccolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract War.
War scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Niccolo misses the shot to the body.
Forever War is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
War misses with a wild combination.
War throws a quick inside leg kick.
War tries to work over Niccolo's front leg with a kick but Niccolo checks it.
Niccolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
War throws a big shot that misses.
War throws an overhand right that lands on Niccolo's shoulder, as Niccolo tries to avoid the shot.
Niccolo looks to land a left hand but War moved out of range nicely.
War connects with a jab.
Niccolo misses with a looping right.
War turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
War with a jab.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niccolo.
War misses with a two punch combination.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niccolo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from War tenderised Niccolo's leg. Niccolo is trying to keep his angry face on.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niccolo.
Niccolo looks to land a right hand but War moved out of range.
Niccolo throws a hook but War avoids it easily.
War throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from War.
War walks into a stiff left hand from Niccolo.
Forever War is winning the standup battle so far.
War moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niccolo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
War with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
War ducks under a wild hook from Niccolo.
A nice inside leg kick there by War. That's going to slow Niccolo down.
Niccolo connects with the punch.
Niccolo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
War misses with a body shot.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niccolo.
War tries to land a leg kick but Niccolo saw it coming and moves away.
Niccolo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and War counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from War.
A cross from War lands.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niccolo.
Niccolo defending well as War loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Niccolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
War thumps Niccolo with a low kick.
Niccolo walks into a straight right hand from War.
War tries to bum rush Niccolo with a series of wild strikes but Niccolo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niccolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but War was well out of range. Poor timing from Niccolo.
Niccolo looks to throw the jab but War is out of range.
Niccolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but War moves away.
Niccolo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War misses with a low kick.
Niccolo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Niccolo blocks the low kick.
Niccolo checks a low kick from War.
Niccolo throws a predictable looking body shot
and War makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Niccolo misses its intended target.
Niccolo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
War throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Niccolo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. War sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niccolo misses with a looping right.
War moves out of range of the strikes.
War lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Niccolo at a distance.
Niccolo throws the left hand but War avoids the punch easily.
A big left from War misses.
Decent striking displayed by War there.
Niccolo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and War counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
War scores with a hook.
Niccolo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by War.
Niccolo misses with a looping left.
War blocks a jab.
Niccolo looks to throw the jab but War is out of range.
A head kick misses from War.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from War misses its intended target.
War lands a jab.
War moves away from the strike by Niccolo.
Niccolo takes a swing at War's ribcage but misses.
Niccolo throws a hook but War avoids it easily.
Niccolo loads up on a big right hand but War slips the punch.
War works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
War ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
War scores with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Niccolo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
War dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niccolo. That did some damage!
Niccolo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for War.
War catches Niccolo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niccolo takes one to the chin there.
War ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forever War dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niccolo manages to avoid it.
War jabs at Niccolo's body.
War lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Niccolo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Niccolo lands a right hook to the body.
War uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Niccolo blocks a head kick by War.
War slips under a jab.
War turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
War lands with an uppercut that bounces Niccolo off the cage and back into rage.
War ducks under a wild hook from Niccolo.
War looks to land a combination but Niccolo avoids it well.
War dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
War thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Niccolo if he has to take too many more of those.
War works the jab nicely.
War dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niccolo. That did some damage!
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niccolo.
A big left from Niccolo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niccolo throws out the jab.
A big left from War misses.
Niccolo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
Niccolo blocks the body kick.
War fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Niccolo.
Niccolo throws a hook but War blocks it.
Niccolo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Niccolo throws a big shot that misses.
War misses with a double jab
and Niccolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
War throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
War looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Niccolo misses with a body shot
and War counters with a thumping low kick.
Niccolo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck War on the side of the head.
War is looking to slow Niccolo down with leg kicks.
Niccolo misses with a straight left.
War cracks Niccolo with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War slips a straight right by Niccolo.
Niccolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
War throws a leg kick which misses Niccolo's front leg but catches the back leg as Niccolo tries to avoid it.
War steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niccolo.
War throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by War there.
Niccolo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice shot lands for War.
Niccolo slips a jab and a cross from War.
A swing and a miss from War.
War 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.
Nice defenses there by War.
War misses with a low kick.
Niccolo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as War throws out the jab.
Niccolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and War counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
War lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niccolo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
War throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niccolo throws a hook to the side of War's head but War sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
War walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Niccolo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
War buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
War throws out a leg kick but Niccolo moves out of range and War only half commits.
War feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niccolo's calf.
Niccolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niccolo throws a looping overhand right but War ducks down to avoid it.
War throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niccolo slips a straight right by War.
War blocks a jab.
Niccolo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed War momentarily.
Niccolo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by War.
Niccolo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niccolo throws a looping overhand right but War ducks down to avoid it.
War throws a right hand that Niccolo ducks under and follows up with a left that Niccolo also avoids with ease.
War lands with a cross.
War swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Niccolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niccolo throws a hook to the side of War's head but War sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niccolo manages to avoid it.
Niccolo moves out of range of the leg kick from War.
War connects with a body shot.
Niccolo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as War throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Niccolo misses the target.
War rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Niccolo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
War has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Niccolo finds it's way round the side to connect with War's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
Niccolo lands with a right hand.
War looks to land a left hand but Niccolo moved out of range nicely.
War misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forever War clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Niccolo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by War.
Niccolo throws a body punch but War moves out of range.
War cracks Niccolo with a right hand to the side of the head.
War throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niccolo moves away from the strike by War.
Niccolo throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Niccolo misses.
Niccolo misses with a jab to the body
and War counters with a leg kick.
War explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
War ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
War ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Niccolo tests War's chin there with a solid looking shot.
War fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
War ducks under a wild hook from Niccolo.
War avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niccolo misses with a shot to the body
and War cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War lands a jab to the nose.
Niccolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niccolo blocks a low kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from War.
Niccolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from War.
War throws out a powerful jab.
War misses with a straight right.
Niccolo connects with a crisp jab.
War throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
War misses the body punch
and Niccolo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Niccolo lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Niccolo. That snapped War's head back.
Niccolo lands a jab to War's midsection.
War uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niccolo.
Niccolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and War counters with a nice uppercut.
Niccolo lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccolo throws the left hand but War avoids the punch easily.
Niccolo throws a jab but it's blocked by War.
A shot to the liver by War. Beautiful body shot.
Niccolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niccolo digs a good body shot into War's ribs.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niccolo moves away.
Niccolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but War was well out of range. Poor timing from Niccolo.
War takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niccolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niccolo lands a nice hook to War's body. War takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Niccolo scores with a crisp jab that stopped War in his tracks.
War blocks a jab.
Niccolo throws a looping overhand right but War ducks down to avoid it.
War misses with a looping right.
War thumps Niccolo with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Niccolo.
War feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niccolo's calf.
War goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by War.
War sizes up Niccolo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
War misses with a few strikes there.
War showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niccolo.
War bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Niccolo.
War comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Niccolo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niccolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
War slips a jab from Niccolo.
A left lands for War.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niccolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niccolo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
War lands with an uppercut that bounces Niccolo off the cage and back into rage.
Niccolo needs to keep his hands up - War had a free shot at his head there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by War!
Good work by Niccolo as he checks the leg kick.
War moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Niccolo misses.
War ducks under a wild hook from Niccolo.
War scores with a jab to the jaw.
Niccolo cracks War with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Niccolo jabs at War's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
War moves out of range as Niccolo strikes.
War throws a low kick, looking for Niccolo's leg but Niccolo calmly moves out of range.
War throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niccolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but War manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Illy Niccolo dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
War fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
War throws a looping overhand right but Niccolo ducks down to avoid it.
Niccolo throws a hook to the side of War's head but War sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niccolo looks to score with a jab to the body but War is just out of range.
Niccolo throws a jab when War was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Niccolo misses
and War counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from War misses.
War scores with a sloppy right hand. Niccolo should have avoided that one.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niccolo.
War throws a low kick but it's checked well by Niccolo.
War swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Niccolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
War connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niccolo missing with a left hand there. War was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niccolo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
War slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Niccolo throws a big shot that misses.
War fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Niccolo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niccolo throws a lazy right hand but War sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
War lands with a right hand.
Jab, jab by War - just one landing.
War connects with a crisp jab.
Niccolo misses with a straight right.
War looks to land a right hand but Niccolo moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by War.
War fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
War lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Niccolo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as War throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Niccolo - just one landing.
War throws a shot to the body.
War thumps Niccolo with a low kick.
Niccolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but War manages to avoid it.
Niccolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
War lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
War throws a wild body kick that Niccolo sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niccolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but War was well out of range. Poor timing from Niccolo.
Niccolo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from War finds it's way through Niccolo's defenses.
War paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Niccolo throws a shot from downtown. War moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by War as he connects with a hook.
Niccolo missing with a left hand there. War was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
War uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niccolo has time to react.
War connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Niccolo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by War. War obviously looking to wear him down.
Illy Niccolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niccolo moves away from the strike by War.
Niccolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from War.
Niccolo throws a hook but War blocks it.
War slips a straight right by Niccolo.
War lands a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Niccolo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
War lands a two punch combo.
Niccolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but War was well out of range. Poor timing from Niccolo.
War throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good standup being displayed there by War as he connects with a hook.
Niccolo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niccolo looks to score with a jab to the body but War is just out of range.
War throws a nice head kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Niccolo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niccolo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling War to score with a decent uppercut.
War keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
War cracks the inside of Niccolo's front leg.
War takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Niccolo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
War scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
War lands a jab to Niccolo's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niccolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from War.
Niccolo loads up on a big right hand but War slips the punch.
War slips a jab from Niccolo.
War throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niccolo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
War lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niccolo circles away quickly and effectively.
War dips to his left and cracks Niccolo with an uppercut!
War lands with a slapping head kick.
Niccolo looks to land a combination but War avoids it well.
War tries a low kick but Niccolo avoids it.
War swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Niccolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
War looks to score with a jab to the body but Niccolo is just out of range.
War throws a sloppy head kick and Niccolo moves out of range easily.
War misses with a hook. Niccolo ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niccolo throws a good cross that connects.
Niccolo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niccolo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Niccolo misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forever War showed his dominance in that final round.
Well War has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Forever War!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Forever War!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Forever War!
Forever War wins by unanimous decision!
Forever War is the new welterweight champion!
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