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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Baldoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teller Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baldoza's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liW-kWFiXtQ. The key to victory for Wilson Baldoza has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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258 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Baldoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teller Story!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldoza throws a low kick but Story moves out of range easily.
Baldoza throws a nice looking combination but Story bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baldoza misses with a head kick.
Story fails with a takedown attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Story crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baldoza - the referee stops the clock and Story gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baldoza. Story manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Story is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baldoza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Story looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baldoza is fending him off so far but Story persists. Nope, Baldoza circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Baldoza does no damage.
Baldoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Story circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldoza throws a leg kick but Story sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baldoza tries a head kick but it misses.
Story has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baldoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Story has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Baldoza regains guard.
Story wants to pass the guard but Baldoza is keeping the position.
Story forces his way into half guard.
Story wants to free his trapped foot but Baldoza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Story stalling.
Baldoza is trying to stand back up but Story is controlling him
Story passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Baldoza is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Baldoza flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Story anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Baldoza and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Story slips an arm under Baldoza chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Story has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Story is squeezing on Baldoza like an anaconda would it's prey. Baldoza fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Teller Story!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akuma Pjiton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Hitta Quitta kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akuma Pjiton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries for a takedown but Pjiton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pjiton fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pjiton is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Pjiton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pjiton actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pjiton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Pjiton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pjiton has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjiton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is working for a kimura but Pjiton is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva prevents Pjiton from improving his position.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Pjiton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Pjiton wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Pjiton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Silva trying to control the hands but Pjiton won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pjiton missing with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Pjiton working for a choke but Silva is defending well.
Pjiton misses with an elbow to the head.
Pjiton punches the canvas rather than the man.
Silva just trying to survive but Pjiton is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Pjiton punches the canvas rather than the man.
Pjiton is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pjiton misses with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Pjiton.
Pjiton prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pjiton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Pjiton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pjiton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Pjiton eventually gives up the hold.
Pjiton seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pjiton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pjiton drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Pjiton off! Pjiton jumps back into Silva's guard.
Pjiton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Akuma Pjiton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pjiton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pjiton's guard now.
Pjiton keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pjiton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pjiton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Pjiton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjiton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Pjiton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pjiton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pjiton is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Pjiton keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Pjiton working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pjiton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pjiton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pjiton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pjiton has his feet on Silva's thighs here. He's pushed Silva off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Silva screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akuma Pjiton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodolpho Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sahraim Alib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel comes to the cage accompanied by Surviving the Times. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolpho Vasquel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sahraim Alib!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alib closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vasquel quickly recovers to half guard.
Alib is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vasquel defends it well.
Alib scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alib not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alib is trying to work for a kimura but Vasquel is defending well.
Vasquel trying to hold on to Alib's head to control him but Alib postures up.
Alib controlling the pace.
Alib stops Vasquel from getting back to his feet.
Alib trying to control the action but Vasquel is working from the bottom.
Vasquel manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Vasquel lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alib decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Alib is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vasquel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alib.
Alib working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alib seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vasquel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vasquel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alib pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alib throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vasquel is trying to maintain the position but Alib is very close to passing his half guard.
Alib throwing shots but Vasquel is blocking nicely.
Alib perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alib connects with a nice short shot to Vasquel's temple.
Vasquel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alib is thwarting Vasquel's attempts to control the position.
Alib lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vasquel is trying to stand.
Alib throwing shots but Vasquel is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alib lands a nice short elbow.
Alib lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alib not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alib wants to pass the guard but Vasquel is defending well.
Alib is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vasquel sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alib looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vasquel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vasquel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alib is working away from the top position though.
Alib drops an elbow to the side of Vasquel's head.
Vasquel actively working from the bottom here.
Vasquel is trying to stand back up but Alib is controlling him
Alib seems to be looking for submissions.
Vasquel looking for submissions off his back.
Vasquel is breathing heavily.
Alib not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alib perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alib not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vasquel taking some punishment here, with Alib in his half guard.
Alib is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vasquel sees it coming and defends easily.
Vasquel is looking to improve his position.
Alib looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vasquel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alib passes to side control.
Vasquel tries to escape but Alib is in control.
Alib blocks the strikes from Vasquel.
Vasquel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alib prevents Vasquel from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sahraim Alib dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alib looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquel is just out of range.
Alib shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasquel but Vasquel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alib shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alib gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alib throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vasquel was covering up waiting for the punch and Alib finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alib works over Vasquel with some ground and pound from guard.
Vasquel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vasquel wants to sweep but no luck.
Alib passes Vasquel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alib wants to take a breather but Vasquel is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alib lands a nice short elbow.
Vasquel actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alib drops an elbow to the side of Vasquel's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alib thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vasquel's head.
Vasquel tries to kick Alib off but Alib keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vasquel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alib trying to control from half guard but Vasquel is working away.
Vasquel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alib takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alib is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Alib.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alib cracks Vasquel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alib trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alib scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alib in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alib dominating with strikes here.
Vasquel wants to hold on but Alib pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Vasquel really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Alib lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vasquel hang on?
Alib avoids the attempt from Vasquel to control.
Alib lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alib is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alib is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vasquel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vasquel is looking to get to half guard.
Vasquel is working hard here to advance position.
Alib pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alib lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alib lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alib avoids the attempt from Vasquel to control.
Vasquel really wants to buck Alib off and get back to his feet.
Alib working the ground and pound effectively.
Alib lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vasquel hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alib scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vasquel?
Vasquel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vasquel wants to hold on but Alib pushes him away.
Vasquel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasquel is squirming around, avoiding Alib's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alib cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vasquel is rocked!
Alib scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vasquel?
Oh Vasquel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Vasquel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Alib looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Vasquel covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sahraim Alib!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wallid Ismail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaan Patricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallid Ismail has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wallid Ismail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Patricks!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patricks lands a nice shot that snaps Ismail's head back.
Patricks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ismail.
Patricks misses with a two punch combination.
Patricks misses with a few strikes there.
Patricks throws out a leg kick but Ismail moves out of range and Patricks only half commits.
Patricks throws a body punch but Ismail moves out of range.
Patricks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Patricks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patricks lands an overhand right.
Patricks misses with a takedown attempt - Ismail sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patricks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ismail sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Patricks somewhat.
Wallid Ismail has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vaan Patricks.
Patricks throws a body kick that misses.
Patricks throws a jab but it's blocked by Ismail.
Ismail shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ismail working Patricks over with strikes here.
It looks like Vaan Patricks has been cut.
Patricks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ismail. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ismail looking to control but Patricks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismail content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ismail working for a guillotine from mount but Patricks is in no mood to give up.
Patricks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Patricks is in a horrible position here. Ismail smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ismail is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patricks is squirming around, avoiding Ismail's attempts to control the action.
Ismail cracks Patricks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ismail lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ismail controlling the pace for now.
Patricks tries to hold on but Ismail postures up.
Ismail breaks from Patricks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismail with shots to the head and body - Patricks looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ismail controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Patricks is desperately trying to improve his position but Ismail has a good base and remains in mount.
Ismail is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Patricks has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Patricks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ismail lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismail is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Patricks misses with a takedown attempt
so Ismail counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Patricks looks gassed!
Ismail seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ismail slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patricks is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ismail tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ismail is looking to take a break and control but Patricks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wallid Ismail dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vaan Patricks's cut.
That's time! Ismail's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Patricks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ismail moves out of range as Patricks strikes.
Patricks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ismail wants to control but Patricks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Patricks is working for a kimura but Ismail is defending it quite comfortably.
Patricks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ismail defends it well.
Ismail moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Patricks wants to control from the top but Ismail keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismail had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Patricks defends it easily.
Wallid Ismail overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patricks throws a strike but Ismail rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ismail wants to control from the top but Patricks keeps moving.
Ismail thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ismail cracks Patricks with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismail advances to half guard.
Ismail is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Patricks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ismail.
Ismail has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ismail frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ismail dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismail is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Patricks has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ismail lands a nice shot to the head.
That has opened up Vaan Patricks's cut even more.
Patricks is breathing heavily.
Ismail is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Patricks can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The cut above Vaan Patricks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ismail working for a submission but Patricks is keeping him at bay.
Ismail is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patricks can do to turn this around?
Patricks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vaan Patricks's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vaan Patricks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wallid Ismail!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Luciano acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano is looking to clinch but Jackman is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Jackman as Luciano shoots in.
Jackman just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackman fails to land the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Luciano. Those never looked like landing.
Jackman moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackman throws a jab but it's blocked by Luciano.
Jackman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Luciano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jackman trying to advance position but Luciano counters by regaining guard.
Jackman stops Luciano from standing up.
Jackman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman forces his way into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Luciano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Luciano regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jackman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackman tries to free his leg and advance position but Luciano is retaining full guard.
Jackman trying to control but Luciano is working from the bottom.
Jackman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackman is working hard here to advance position.
Jackman looking to sit in guard and control but Luciano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Luciano's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jackmanis looking to pass into half guard but Luciano pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Luciano is in guard.
Jackman wants to sweep but no luck.
Luciano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Luciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luciano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman looking to control.
Luciano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Luciano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackman is keeping the position for now.
Charles Luciano has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Luciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Luciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot by Jackman.
Luciano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Luciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackman.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Luciano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Luciano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackman slips a jab and a cross from Luciano.
Jackman tries to clinch up but Luciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Luciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackman circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Luciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luciano.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackman throws a right hand that Luciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Luciano also avoids with ease.
Jackman scores with a nice head shot.
Jackman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Luciano but Luciano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Luciano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Jackman to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luciano.
Luciano looks gassed!
Jackman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luciano has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Jackman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackman clobbers Luciano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Horrible takedown by Jackman or perhaps it was just good defense by Luciano which made him look bad.
Luciano tries to bum rush Jackman with a series of wild strikes but Jackman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luciano.
Jackman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Luciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Jackman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luciano on the side of the head.
Luciano misses with a combination
and Jackman counters with a straight right hand.
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Luciano is rocked!
Jackman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Luciano!
Luciano is still in real trouble! Can Jackman finish him?
Jackman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Luciano is breathing heavily.
Luciano defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jackman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Luciano is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Luciano flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Jackman anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Luciano and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Jackman slips an arm under Luciano chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Jackman has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Jackman is squeezing on Luciano like an anaconda would it's prey. Luciano fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nate Jackman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
223 lbs
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23
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Matson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Matson's shoulder, as Matson tries to avoid the shot.
Matson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matson lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Matson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Matson throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie connects with a body shot.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Matson to the mat! Matson manages to get full guard.
Matson pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Matson is keeping the position.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Matson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Matson pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Matson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie is trying to hold Matson in close to prevent damage but Matson has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is looking to sweep but instead, Matson has passed into half guard.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Matson has control of the leg.
Gracie is trying to control but Matson manages to pass to mount!
Matson prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Matson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Matson controlling the pace for now.
Matson prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Matson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Matson controlling his opponent.
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.
Gracie sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Matson wants to get back to his feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Josh Matson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Matson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie is thwarting Matson's attempts to control the position.
Gracie stalling away here and it's allowed Matson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Matson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Matson scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Matson blocks a jab.
Matson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matson's head.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Matson.
Matson throws a leg kick that misses.
Matson loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Matson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie slips under a jab from Matson.
Matson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matson moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice combination there by Matson.
It looks like Junior Gracie has been cut.
Junior Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie slips a straight right by Matson.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Matson misses with a hook.
Matson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matson works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Matson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Josh Matson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie takes one on the button.
Matson swinging wildly here.
Junior Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Matson sprawls well.
Matson looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Matson ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Matson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie defending well as Matson loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Matson misses with a body shot.
Matson misses with a wild combination.
Matson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Matson - just one landing.
Matson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matson lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matson.
Matson throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Matson throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Matson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matson is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Matson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matson.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Matson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Matson lands a nice shot to the body.
Matson throws a good cross that connects.
Matson throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Matson.
Matson throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Matson works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Matson misses.
Matson misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Matson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice cross by Matson.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matson.
Josh Matson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Matson.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matson.
Matson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Matson.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Matson sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Matson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Junior Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Matson lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Gracie.
Matson lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Matson misses with a body shot.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matson scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matson looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
A slow jab from Matson misses its intended target.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matson throws out the jab.
Matson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Matson.
Matson misses the jab.
Matson misses with a leg kick.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Matson.
Matson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matson throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Matson lands with a good body shot.
Matson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matson drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie misses with a hook. Matson ducked under it nicely.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Matson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie tries to move into range but Matson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matson throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Matson stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Matson.
Matson ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Sloppy strikes from Matson. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Matson finds it's target.
Matson tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Matson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Matson throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Matson moved out of range nicely.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Matson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matson looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Matson enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Matson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Matson keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Matson is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Matson keeps moving.
Gracie stands and throws Matson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Josh Matson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie has hold of Matson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Matson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gracie cranks the arm and Matson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Matson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Junior Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Egberto Gismonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dai has chosen Dignity as his entrance music. Mark Dai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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25
215 lbs
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21
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Egberto Gismonti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dai shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dai is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gismonti is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Dai!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Glazkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz has chosen MY HIGHLIGHT as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Glazkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glazkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortiz defending well as Glazkov loads up on a big left hand.
Glazkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Ortiz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ortiz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Glazkov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ortiz is in Glazkov's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glazkov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Glazkov has wrist control.
Ortiz throws and elbow that misses. Glazkov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ortiz's guard. Nice move by Glazkov!
Ortiz has a closed guard, preventing Glazkov from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control the position.
Glazkov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ortiz pulls Glazkov in close to prevent any damage.
Ortiz is trying to control the position but Glazkov postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Glazkov swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ortiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Glazkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Glazkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Glazkov clinches up against the cage.
Glazkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortizs head.
Ortiz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Glazkov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Glazkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Glazkov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like SergiO Ortiz has been cut.
Glazkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ortiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Glazkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortiz wants to clinch
and Glazkov counters with a straight right hand.
Aleksandr Glazkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glazkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Glazkov scores with a body shot.
Glazkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Glazkov moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Glazkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on SergiO Ortiz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Glazkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glazkov gets a clinch.
Glazkov lands a nice uppercut.
Glazkov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ortiz can't get the takedown.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the temple.
Glazkov misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Glazkov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ortiz's defenses.
Ortiz can't get the takedown.
Aleksandr Glazkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of SergiO Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glazkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Glazkov breaks from the clinch.
Ortiz misses the jab.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glazkov wants to clinch.
Ortiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Glazkov forces Ortiz back against the cage and clinches.
Glazkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Glazkov misses the shot to the body.
Ortiz misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Glazkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Glazkov circles away.
Glazkov throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Glazkov sprawls well.
Glazkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz gets the takedown into side control.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Glazkov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Glazkov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Glazkov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but SergiO Ortiz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on SergiO Ortiz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Glazkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the body.
Glazkov misses with a body punch
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glazkov is looking to clinch.
Glazkov is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glazkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Glazkov. Those never looked like landing.
Glazkov takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Glazkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Glazkov wants to clinch but Ortiz slips to the side
and Ortiz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Glazkov thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Glazkov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ortiz.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Glazkov moves out of range.
Ortiz wants to clinch up but Glazkov keeps it at a distance.
Aleksandr Glazkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glazkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glazkov tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Glazkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Glazkov moves away and avoids it.
Glazkov digs a good body shot into Ortiz's ribs.
Glazkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ortiz at a distance.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glazkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov slips a jab from Ortiz.
Aleksandr Glazkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glazkov misses with a body shot.
Ortiz shoots and misses
and Glazkov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Glazkov!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glazkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glazkov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Glazkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glazkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Glazkov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Glazkov 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Glazkov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcone has chosen BLACK HAWK DOWN as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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21
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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217 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joulu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone misses with a looping left.
Falcone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pukki manages to avoid it.
Falcone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pukki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Falcone wants to get back to full guard.
Falcone is trying to control but can't.
Pukki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Falcone looking for submissions off his back.
Falcone wants to control but Pukki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Falcone wants to control but Pukki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Falcone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Falcone is pressing down on Pukki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Falcone trying to control the position.
Falcone wants to sweep but no luck.
Falcone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Falcone throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pukki escapes and throws Falcone's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Falcone is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A lull in the action here.
Falcone is looking to regain half guard here but Pukki keeps moving and retains side control.
Pukki controls the position from side control.
Falcone is trying to control Pukki's posture but Pukki avoids it.
Pukki lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Falcone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Falcone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pukki off and has taken his back!
Pukki can't escape the position.
Falcone throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Falcone is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Falcone wants to control the position but Pukki frees himself and scrambles - Falcone manages to regain control in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is trying to control Falcone's posture but Falcone avoids it.
Pukki is pushing Falcone's head away, looking to escape. Falcone manages to hold on to the position though.
Falcone is looking to take a break and control but Pukki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Falcone is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joulu Pukki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pukki tries to work over Falcone's front leg with a kick but Falcone checks it.
Falcone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pukki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Falcone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Falcone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pukki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Falcone is looking for a sweep. Pukki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Falcone gets back to full guard.
Pukki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pukki looking to sit in guard and control but Falcone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone trying to control the position from guard on top but Pukki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pukki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pukki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pukki keeping full guard, as Falcone tries to pass.
Pukki wants to stand up but Falcone is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Falcone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pukki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Falcone!
Falcone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pukki is landing with some decent strikes but Falcone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pukki prevents Falcone from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Pukki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Falcone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pukki controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Pukki.
Pukki controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is desperately trying to improve his position but Pukki has a good base and remains in mount.
Pukki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Falcone is looking to escape.
Falcone tries to hold on but Pukki postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joulu Pukki 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!
Pukki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcone.
Pukki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Falcone's waist but Falcone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pukki off to one side.
Pukki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Falcone did well to prevent Pukki getting side control.
Falcone taking some punishment here, with Pukki in his half guard.
Falcone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Falcone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Falcone working for a triangle but Pukki defends it easily.
Pukki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Falcone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pukki won't allow Falcone to sweep him here.
Pukki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pukki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pukki stopping the sweep attempt from Falcone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bruno Falcone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pukki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pukki advances position into side control!
Falcone is trying to control Pukki's posture but Pukki avoids it.
Pukki is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Falcone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Falcone avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pukki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Falcone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Falcone is looking to regain half guard here but Pukki keeps moving and retains side control.
Pukki wants to control but Falcone is keeping him busy.
Falcone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pukki is looking to take a break and control but Falcone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pukki moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Falcone is looking to regain half guard here but Pukki keeps moving and retains side control.
Joulu Pukki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pukki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Falcone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pukki is positioning himself well to prevent Falcone advancing to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Joulu Pukki just wasn't active enough.
Pukki gets a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joulu Pukki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pukki 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joulu Pukki!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Casey Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Turk!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Cullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cullen takes a swing at Turk's ribcage but misses.
Cullen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Cullen.
Sloppy strikes from Turk. Those never looked like landing.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turk jabs Cullen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Cullen. That snapped Turk's head back.
Cullen needs to keep his hands up - Turk had a free shot at his head there.
Cullen misses with a body shot
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cullen tries to clinch but Turk is having none of it.
Cullen swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Donk. Cullen catches Turk right on the button with a cross.
Cullen looks to clinch
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Turk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cullen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turk throws out the jab.
Cullen moves into the clinch.
Cullen lands an elbow that stopped Turk in his tracks for a moment.
Turk breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Cullen misses
and Turk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cullen tries to clinch
and Turk counters with a left and a right that stings Cullen.
Cullen throws a sloppy body shot
and Turk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turk lands with a hook. Cullen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cullen moves into range and clinches up with Turk.
Turk is looking to control Cullen's arms but Cullen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Turk has his back to the cage.
Cullen lands an elbow inside.
Turk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Turk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cullen effectively controlling the action here.
Cullen is trying to stall.
Cullen prevents Turk from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cullen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turk's brow.
Cullen misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cullen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turk's brow.
Cullen missing with knees to the body.
Cullen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turks head.
Turk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turk is looking to break free of the clinch but Cullen has double underhooks.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cullen keeps control of Turk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cullen throws an elbow but it misses.
Turk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cullen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Turk manages to break the clinch.
Cullen wants to clinch but Turk slips to the side
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cullen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cullen loads up on a big right hand but Turk slips the punch.
Cullen throws a nice looking combination but Turk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cullen is looking to wear down Turk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cullen defending well as Turk loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turk counters with a two punch combo.
Turk misses with a hook to the body
and Cullen moves into the clinch.
Turk lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turk wants to break free but Cullen has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cullen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turk's brow.
Turk avoids the elbow strike from Cullen, against the cage.
Cullen stalling the fight.
Cullen misses with an elbow over the top.
Cullen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turk backwards.
Cullen lands an elbow that stopped Turk in his tracks for a moment.
Turk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cullen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Turk up against the cage.
Turk breaks from the clinch.
Turk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cullen wants to clinch.
Cullen moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk takes an elbow to the temple.
Cullen misses with an elbow over the top.
Turk dodges an elbow strike from Cullen.
Cullen lands an elbow inside.
It looks like David Turk has been cut.
Turk breaks from the clinch.
Cullen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cullen moves forwards but Turk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cullen misses with a hook. Turk ducked under it nicely.
Cullen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Turk - just one landing.
Turk connects with the punch.
Cullen misses with a combination
and Turk counters with a series of strikes. Cullen will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Turk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Turk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cullen misses with a combination
and Turk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turk digs a good hook to Cullen's body.
Cullen lands with an uppercut that bounces Turk off the cage and back into rage.
Cullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Casey Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cullen misses with a body punch
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
Cullen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turk.
Nice body punch from Cullen.
Turk lands a nice looking body shot.
Turk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cullen misses with a body punch
and Turk counters with a series of strikes. Cullen will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Cullen misses.
Cullen misses the body punch
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turk counters with a left and a right that stings Cullen.
Cullen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cullen clinches but Turk breaks the clinch
and Turk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cullen wants to clinch
and Turk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turk.
Cullen throws a combination that misses
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cullen.
Cullen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turk counters with a right hand to the body.
Turk throws a shot from downtown. Cullen moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk cracks Cullen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cullen looks to land a left hand but Turk moved out of range nicely.
Turk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cullen tries to clinch up
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cullen swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Turk counter with a right hand.
Cullen is rocked!
Cullen loses concentration momentarily and Turk pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Cullen crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Turk finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Turk!
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pop
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