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MFC 41: Epitaph PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Foxtrot Kilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilo comes to the cage accompanied by Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo. Foxtrot Kilo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Foxtrot Kilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Herald!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herald looks to throw the jab but Kilo is out of range.
Kilo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Herald. That snapped Kilo's head back.
Herald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilo throws out the jab.
Justin Herald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herald moves out of range of the strikes.
Herald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kilo at a distance.
Kilo feints and then cracks Herald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Herald down.
Herald just misses with a punch to the body.
Herald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilo throws a shot from downtown. Herald moves away and avoids it.
Herald scores with a punch to the head.
Herald throws a body punch but Kilo moves out of range.
Kilo blocks a jab.
Herald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kilo on the side of the head.
Herald checks a leg kick nicely.
Herald throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kilo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herald takes a swing at Kilo's ribcage but misses.
Herald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kilo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Kilo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kilo slips a straight right by Herald.
No joy there for Herald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kilo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herald misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Herald.
Herald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilo.
Herald just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilo tries to bum rush Herald with a series of wild strikes but Herald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kilo misses the shot to the body.
Herald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kilo rather than just go for the knockout.
Herald throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kilo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Herald throws a right and a left that Kilo avoids nicely.
Herald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilo moves away.
Kilo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald throws a lazy right hand but Kilo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kilo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kilo.
Herald misses with a combination
and Kilo counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herald tries to bench press Kilo off him but Kilo keeps the position.
Herald is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kilo is looking to take a break and control but Herald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kilo 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.
The ground and pound from Kilo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Herald being controlled for a moment.
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.
Herald is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kilo scoring with punches from side control.
Kilo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kilo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Herald keeps working.
Kilo working away.
Kilo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Herald keeps working.
Herald tries to improve position but can't.
Kilo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kilo lands an elbow.
Kilo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Herald tries to improve position but can't.
Kilo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilo wants to control but Herald is keeping him busy.
Herald tries to buck Kilo off but Kilo is having none of it.
Kilo wants to control but Herald is keeping him busy.
Herald is trying to get back to half guard.
Herald can't do much from the bottom here.
Kilo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Herald parries the strikes from Kilo easily there. Kilo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Herald to escape.
Herald manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kilo throwing shots but Herald is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herald trying to control here.
Kilo is trying to control. Herald wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Herald tries to roll over but Kilo keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foxtrot Kilo 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.
Herald takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Herald looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Herald tries to improve position but can't.
Herald sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Herald moves into full guard.
Kilo passes Herald's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Herald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilo.
Kilo wants to control but Herald is keeping him busy.
Kilo prevents Herald from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Herald is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Herald is trying to control but can't.
Kilo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilo is trying to control. Herald wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kilo throwing shots but Herald is blocking nicely.
Herald kicks Kilo off and gets back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Herald.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilo.
Kilo misses with a straight left.
Kilo wants to land a leg kick but Herald is out of range.
Kilo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the body from Herald misses
and Kilo counters with a left to the body.
Herald throws a hook but Kilo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilo throws a lazy right hand but Herald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Herald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kilo counters with a shoot takedown. Herald fights it but they end up in guard.
Herald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilo.
Kilo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Herald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Herald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Herald pushes Kilo off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilo.
Justin Herald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kilo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Herald thinking.
Kilo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kilo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Herald scores with a jab.
A big right from Kilo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herald loads up on a big right hand but Kilo slips the punch.
Herald lands a jab to the nose.
Herald dips to his left and cracks Kilo with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Herald.
Kilo slips a jab and a cross from Herald.
A jab from Kilo finds it's way through Herald's defenses.
Herald misses with an uppercut. Kilo saw that one coming.
Kilo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Herald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kilo.
Kilo throws a hook but Herald avoids it easily.
Kilo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herald.
Herald tests Kilo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Herald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilo moves out of range as Herald strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald misses with a jab to the body
and Kilo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Herald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilo misses with a wild body shot.
Kilo looks to land a combination but Herald avoids it well.
Herald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kilo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herald takes a swing at Kilo's ribcage but misses.
Herald walks into a straight right hand from Kilo.
Herald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilo walks into a straight right hand from Herald.
Herald throws out a loose jab but Kilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Herald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kilo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Herald misses the target.
Herald throws a nice looking combination but Kilo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foxtrot Kilo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Herald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilo manages to avoid it.
Herald misses with the combination.
Kilo swings for the body but Herald moves out of range.
Kilo dodges the punch combination from Herald.
Herald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kilo connects with a nice looking jab.
Herald misses with a straight right.
Kilo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Herald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kilo scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herald's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Herald duly obliges.
It looks like Foxtrot Kilo has been cut.
Herald throws a series of punches but Kilo moves out of range.
Kilo moves out of range as Herald strikes.
Kilo looks to land a combination but Herald avoids it well.
Herald misses with a body punch
and Kilo counters with a low kick, right behind Herald 's knee.
Foxtrot Kilo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kilo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kilo avoids the body shot from Herald.
Herald swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Kilo to counter with a crisp jab.
Herald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Herald misses with a series of wild punches.
Herald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herald takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Herald throws a combination that misses
and Kilo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Herald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herald digs a good body shot into Kilo's ribs.
Kilo misses with a double jab.
Kilo throws a looping overhand right but Herald ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilo throws a front kick that sends Herald stumbling back into the cage.
Kilo misses with a low kick.
Herald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kilo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilo misses with a looping left.
Kilo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Herald is out of range and Kilo settles back down.
Herald fails to land with a series of punches.
Kilo misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Kilo as he connects with a hook.
Herald throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kilo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herald misses with an uppercut.
Kilo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herald moves away.
Kilo swings for the body but Herald moves out of range.
Kilo throws a jab but it's blocked by Herald.
Herald with a nice cross.
Justin Herald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilo motions for Herald to come forward. Kilo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilo lands a nice looking body shot.
Kilo scores with a decent looking hook.
Kilo misses with an uppercut.
Kilo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Foxtrot Kilo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kilo scores with a nice strike.
Kilo jabs Herald right on the nose. Herald blinks but takes it well.
Kilo looks to throw the jab but Herald is out of range.
Kilo misses with an uppercut.
Herald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Kilo does no damage.
Herald swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kilo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Herald misses with the combination.
Kilo jabs at Herald's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Herald misses
and Kilo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Kilo. That snapped Herald's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilo swings for the body but Herald moves out of range.
Kilo misses with a looping left.
Kilo defending well as Herald loads up on a big left hand.
Kilo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Herald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kilo counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilo throws a looping overhand right but Herald ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Herald misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilo looks to land a combination but Herald avoids it well.
Kilo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herald.
Kilo throws a front kick aimed at Herald's knee but Herald avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Foxtrot Kilo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kilo 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Foxtrot Kilo!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cement Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cement Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Richards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelly sizes up Richards with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Richards tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Richards misses with the combination.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kelly looking to control but Richards is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kelly throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kelly wants to control the pace but Richards is squirming around nicely.
Kelly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards wants to control but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Richards because Kelly loaded up on that one.
Kelly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking to finish with strikes here!
Richards knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kelly on the ground.
Kelly unloads with some shots from mount but Richards bucks and avoids them well.
Kelly controlling from the full mount.
Kelly thowing shots but they're missing.
Richards on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Richards tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kelly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richards is looking to escape.
Kelly controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kelly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cement Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richards as he avoids it easily.
Richards tries to bum rush Kelly with a series of wild strikes but Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kelly's guard.
Kelly working for submissions but it's allowed Richards to get to half guard.
Well, if Richards is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kelly tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.
Kelly manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The fight stays on the outside here - Richards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Cement Kelly has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kelly.
Kelly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Richards struggling a bit here.
Kelly controls the position from side control.
Kelly looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Richards is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly working the strikes but Richards uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Richards wants to improve his position but Kelly is controlling well.
Kelly throwing shots but Richards is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richards won't allow Kelly to pass to mount.
Kelly trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Richards is looking to control Kelly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Richards avoid being mounted?
Kelly controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Richards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cement Kelly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Kelly has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Richards clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kelly controlling from the back.
Kelly misses with an elbow to the head.
Kelly somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly gets his hands free as Richards looks to control.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Kelly.
Richards is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Kelly 's hooks.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kelly tries to control but Richards wriggling away.
Richards wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking to ground and pound but Richards is blocking nicely.
Richards is in all sorts of trouble here.
Richards wants to control but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kelly controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kelly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kelly sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kelly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Richards is trying to escape the mount.
Kelly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cement Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelly 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cement Kelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Webber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Webber Lang!
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, Jose Juan!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang wants to clinch.
Lang closes the distance and pushes Juan back into the cage.
Juan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lang gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Juan regains guard.
Juan controls Lang momentarily but Lang frees himself.
Lang trying to control but Juan is working from the bottom.
Lang gets to his feet. Juan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lang rushes Juan and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Juan looks gassed!
A body shot lands from Lang.
Lang lands a knee to the body.
Lang working Juan over with knees to the body.
Lang crunches a lovely knee into Juan's ribcage.
Lang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lang gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Juan has his foot on Lang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lang works his way back into a safe position though.
Lang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Juan on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lang's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lang pushes down on Juan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lang slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lang lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lang lands a nice short elbow.
Lang throwing shots but Juan is blocking nicely.
Lang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Juan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lang lands strikes from half guard.
Lang thows a huge punch but Juan dodges it nicely.
Lang stands up from half guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
Lang clinches.
Lang looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lang.
Knees to the body from Lang.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Juan tries to break free but Lang pushes him back against the cage.
Juan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lang avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Lang.
The referee calls for Lang to work.
Juan is trying to push Lang away but Lang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Juan lands a left hand.
Juan wants to get back to striking at distance but Lang won't allow it.
Lang works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lang with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan jumps guard but Lang stands there with Juan around his waist. Juan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Juan misses with a knee to the head.
Lang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lang with a knee to the head.
Lang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lang smiles and moves away.
Webber Lang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Juan.
Juan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang shoots in for a takedown but Juan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Juan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lang's waist but Lang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juan off to one side.
Juan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lang counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Webber Lang 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.
Juan misses with a takedown attempt
and Lang counters with a series of strikes. Juan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Juan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Juan.
Lang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Juan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lang working a defensive guard here.
Lang controlling Juan's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Juan wants to pass the guard but Lang is keeping the position.
Lang has a closed guard, preventing Juan from standing up.
Lang is trying to control the position but Juan postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Webber Lang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lang keeps Juan at a distance using the push kick.
Juan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lang counters with an outside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lang.
Juan taking a bit of punishment here - Lang scoring with strikes.
Lang lands a decent elbow from side control.
Juan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lang's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Juan looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juan keeps working.
Juan trying to control from the bottom.
Lang scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lang trying to control the action but Juan is working from the bottom.
Juan tries to roll over but Lang keeps him under control.
Juan pushes Lang off looking to stand but Lang dives back in and keeps control.
Lang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juan defending well though.
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.
Juan is refusing to be controlled, as Lang sits in half guard.
Juan is looking for a sweep. Lang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lang winds up and cracks Juan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Juan is looking to improve his position.
Lang is keen to just control but Juan is a slippery customer.
Lang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Webber Lang dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Juan tries to hold on but Lang postures up.
Lang pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Juan can't escape the position.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juan can do to turn this around?
Lang lands a big shot there that rocks Juan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Juan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lang fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lang working the ground and pound effectively.
Juan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lang cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan tries to lock up and control but Lang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lang cracks Juan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Juan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lang wants to control the pace but Juan is squirming around nicely.
Lang breaks from Juan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lang lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Juan hang on?
Lang has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Juan's face.
Juan tries to hold on but Lang postures up.
Lang lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a big elbow.
Juan is looking to get to half guard.
Lang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lang lands with some strikes.
Lang raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lang raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Juan's face.
Lang with good strikes from the mount here!
Juan is trying to stand.
Lang lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Juan tries to hold on but Lang pushes him away.
Juan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lang scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Juan?
Juan is bucking up trying to escape but Lang cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lang raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lang lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lang looking to control but Juan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Webber Lang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Juan tries to lock up and control but Lang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lang controlling his opponent.
Juan working to try and regain half guard.
Lang controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juan can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Webber Lang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lang 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 30:25
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Webber Lang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haku Men (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delson Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro has chosen Racionais MC's - Expresso da Meia-Noite as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haku Men!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Delson Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Men fails with an attempt to clinch.
Men moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
Ribeiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ribeiro pushes Men up against the cage in a clinch.
Ribeiro has Men pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Men manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Men lands an elbow inside that Ribeiro shrugs off.
Men with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Men lands a good knee to the midsection. Ribeiro won't want to take too many of those.
Ribeiro gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro working over Men with some ground and pound. Men looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Men keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Men is trying to control but can't.
Ribeiro trying to mount his opponent but Men defends it.
Men is looking to improve his position.
Men gets full guard.
Men looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ribeiro is one step ahead there.
Men utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ribeiro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro postures up.
Men is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Men wants to sweep here but Ribeiro controlling him for the moment.
Ribeiro trying to control but Men is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Men is looking to clinch but Ribeiro is avoiding it.
Ribeiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Men was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Men is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Men is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ribeiro controlling the action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ribeiro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Men gets full guard.
Ribeiro distracts Men with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Men looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribeiro 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.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Men keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Men looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ribeiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Men is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribeiro wants to pass the guard but Men is keeping the position.
Men trying to control the position.
Men looking for a sweep. Not yet Men, not yet.
Men can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ribeiro controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Delson Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
Men tries to clinch
and Ribeiro counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Men's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ribeiro controls the position from side control.
Men wants to control but Ribeiro postures up.
Men tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ribeiro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ribeiro working the body and head with strikes.
Ribeiro in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Men is trying to control Ribeiro's posture but Ribeiro avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro is looking to take a break and control but Men 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.
Delson Ribeiro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ribeiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Men is just out of range.
Ribeiro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ribeiro stands up out of the half guard.
Men misses with a head kick.
Ribeiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Men stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Men uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Men.
Men misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Men tries to clinch but Ribeiro moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ribeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Men keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ribeiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Men was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribeiro.
Men throws a sloppy head kick and Ribeiro moves out of range easily.
Ribeiro drives through and clinches with Men against the cage.
Ribeiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Men enables Ribeiro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Men manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ribeiro decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Men moves away from the strike by Ribeiro.
Delson Ribeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ribeiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Men moves to clinch but Ribeiro breaks away
and Ribeiro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ribeiro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Men wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Men is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Men has hold of Ribeiro's hands but Ribeiro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Men is looking to improve his position.
Ribeiro is controlling the pace.
Delson Ribeiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ribeiro lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Men wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro prevents Men from improving his position.
Ribeiro controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Haku Men wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Men misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ribeiro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Men to the mat! Men manages to get full guard.
Ribeiro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ribeiro looking to pass the guard.
Men looking to control.
Ribeiro postures up and lands a big shot to Men's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throwing strikes but missing.
Men is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Men manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ribeiro manages to get himself to full guard.
Men stopping the sweep attempt from Ribeiro.
Men passes Ribeiro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ribeiro wants to get back to his feet.
Men is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ribeiro makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Men tries to close the distance and clinch but Ribeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haku Men is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribeiro misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delson Ribeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ribeiro misses the shot to the body.
Men throws a head kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Men quickly recovers to half guard.
Ribeiro performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ribeiro thows a huge punch but Men dodges it nicely.
Ribeiro winds up and cracks Men with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ribeiro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Men is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ribeiro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ribeiro is stalling here. Men is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ribeiro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Men has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Men is trying to get an arm triangle but Ribeiro is defending well.
Ribeiro is trying to control Men's posture but Men avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Men wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribeiro keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Men tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ribeiro tries to improve position but can't.
Men wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping him busy.
Ribeiro is pushing Men's head away, looking to escape. Men manages to hold on to the position though.
Men wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribeiro keeps working.
Ribeiro isn't going anywhere.
Ribeiro is looking to reverse the position.
That's two 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.
Men wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping him busy.
Ribeiro is trying to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ribeiro is looking to reverse the position.
Men thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Men has hold of Ribeiro's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ribeiro seems comfortable defending it but Men has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ribeiro is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ribeiro is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Men couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Haku Men!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Shewmaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Shewmaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Booth!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shewmaker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Booth.
Shewmaker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Booth's efforts to push away.
Booth is trying to break the clinch but Shewmaker is controlling him.
Shewmaker has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Booth clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Booth defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Booth wants to get back to his feet.
Booth is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Shewmaker patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Shewmaker has got one arm under Booth's chin. This could be trouble... Booth trying to control the other hand but Shewmaker gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Booth has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Shewmaker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Green Day - East Jesus Nowhere. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeremy Toney!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toney stuffs the takedown attempt from Walker. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
Toney looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Toney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Toney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Toney.
Toney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walker's head.
Walker cracks Toney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Toney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toney works over Walker's head and body with a nice combination.
Toney just misses with a punch to the body.
Toney works Walker's body with a nice hook.
Toney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker rushes Toney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walker wants a takedown but no success here.
Walker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Toney avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toney is pressed up against the cage. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Toney down to the mat. Toney avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Toney swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Toney moves into range and connects with a jab.
Toney misses with a two punch combination.
Jeremy Toney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toney throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toney punishes Walker's body with a nice straight punch.
Toney throws a shot to the body.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toney throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney misses with a looping right.
Jeremy Toney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker darts in and clinches Toney up against the cage.
Walker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Walker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Walker is trying to work for a kimura but Toney is defending well.
Walker wants to control but Toney is keeping him busy.
Walker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Toney!
Toney is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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.
Walker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Toney has left one of his arms exposed and Walker doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Toney screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vince Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrianus Vanderburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Hall Days. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Adrianus Vanderburg enters the cage!
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26
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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23
201 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrianus Vanderburg!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Noir scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Noir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Noir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vanderburg's head backwards.
Vanderburg throws a head kick that misses.
Noir shoots in for a takedown but Vanderburg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vanderburg scores with a push kick.
Vanderburg feints and then cracks Noir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Noir down.
Vanderburg throws a head kick that Noir semi-blocks.
It looks like Vince Noir has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanderburg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noir.
Vince Noir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanderburg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Noir misses with a few strikes there.
Noir connects with a body shot.
Vanderburg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vanderburg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vanderburg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noir counters with a two punch combo.
Noir lands a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Noir.
Noir blocks a head kick by Vanderburg.
A cross from Noir lands.
Vanderburg looks to throw a body kick
and Noir counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir connects with a leg kick. Vanderburg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vanderburg throws a push kick but Noir slaps the foot to one side.
Noir is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Noir is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adrianus Vanderburg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noir lands with a kick to the temple. Vanderburg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vanderburg throws a head kick that misses
and Noir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vanderburg looks gassed!
Noir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vanderburg doesn't seem bothered though.
Noir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noir cracks Vanderburg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A lazy left from Noir finds it's target.
A jab from Noir does it's job there.
Vanderburg moves forwards but Noir connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noir drives through with a takedown into guard.
Noir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noir wants to control from the top but Vanderburg keeps moving.
Noir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Noir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir throwing strikes from guard but Vanderburg blocks nicely.
Noir throws and elbow that misses. Vanderburg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Noir's guard. Nice move by Vanderburg!
Noir 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.
Noir pulls Vanderburg in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderburg preventing the sweep.
Noir is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noir can't keep his opponent in guard - Vanderburg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Noir controlling the position for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Noir manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Noir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vanderburg manages to get himself to full guard.
Vanderburg is looking to stand up but Noir isn't so interested in that idea.
Noir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir cracks Vanderburg with a solid left hand.
Vanderburg keeping moving, preventing Noir from controlling successfully.
Noir postures up in Vanderburg's guard and throws a big left but Vanderburg blocks it.
Vanderburg can't keep his opponent in guard - Noir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vanderburg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noir.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanderburg is trying to stand back up but Noir is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Noir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vince Noir's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vanderburg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Noir connects with a looping right hand.
Vanderburg throws a head kick that misses
and Noir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vince Noir is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanderburg throws a head kick that misses
and Noir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vanderburg tries to sprawl but Noir drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vanderburg is not content to let Noir control the position.
Noir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Noir is trying to control. Vanderburg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vanderburg regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Noir.
Vanderburg is breathing heavily.
Noir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Noir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Noir trying to control but Vanderburg is working from the bottom.
Noir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Noir throwing strikes but missing.
Noir 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.
Noir trying to control but Vanderburg is working from the bottom.
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.
Noir passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Noir postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vanderburg wants to get back to his feet.
Noir working the head with strikes.
Noir is looking to take a break and control but Vanderburg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir looks up at the clock and then as Vanderburg takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Noir smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Noir throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vanderburg wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Noir landing strikes.
Vanderburg regains half guard, as Noir was trying to land strikes.
Noir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vanderburg defending well though.
Noir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Noir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Noir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Noir stalling.
Noir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Noir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vince Noir's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Noir changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Noir connects with a body shot that sends Vanderburg's belly button to the back.
Donk. Noir catches Vanderburg right on the button with a cross.
Noir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noir blocks a head kick by Vanderburg.
Vanderburg throws a leg kick
and Noir counters with a nice uppercut.
Noir lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Noir feints and then cracks Vanderburg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vanderburg down.
Noir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Noir sizes up Vanderburg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Noir shoots in and bounces Vanderburg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Noir is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vanderburg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Noir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderburg keeping moving, preventing Noir from controlling successfully.
Noir scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vanderburg is looking to stand up but Noir isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Noir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adrianus Vanderburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Noir scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Noir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Noir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Noir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Noir is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Noir wants to work for an arm triangle but Vanderburg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vanderburg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderburg is not content to let Noir control the position.
Vanderburg wants to get back to his feet.
Noir trying to control from half guard but Vanderburg is working away.
Noir stalling.
Noir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Noir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Noir controlling the action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Noir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vanderburg defending well though.
Vanderburg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Noir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vanderburg defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Noir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Noir 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 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Noir!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by Devildriver - Devils Son. 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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26
202 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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187 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good kicks
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Shields!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan thows a body shot but no joy.
Logan takes a swing at Shields's ribcage but misses.
Logan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shields.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Shields uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shields takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shields looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good shot there by Logan.
Shields on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shields tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shields throws a leg kick but Logan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shields moves away.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target.
Logan misses with a hook. Shields ducked under it nicely.
Logan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Logan lands with an overhand left.
A left lands for Logan.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Shields is out of range.
Good work by Logan as he checks the leg kick.
Shields throws a lazy right hand but Logan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shields takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shields connects with a solid leg kick.
Shields just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shields looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shields avoids the body shot from Logan.
Shields misses with a takedown attempt - Logan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Logan, as that shot connected.
Logan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Logan misses with a shot to the body
and Shields counters with a three punch combo that has Logan backing up. Logan nods at Shields to acknowledge the strikes.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan lands a jab to Shields's midsection.
Logan avoids the body shot from Shields.
Logan lands with a shot to the body.
Shields takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Logan misses with a body shot
and Shields counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Logan looking for a sweep. Not yet Logan, not yet.
Shields passes Logan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Logan trying to hold on to Shields's head to control him but Shields postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields trying to pass the guard but Logan defending well.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Logan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shields trying to mount his opponent but Logan defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Shields is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Logan is not content to let Shields control the position.
Logan is looking to improve his position.
Logan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Logan controlling the position well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Logan wants to sweep but Shields has passed to side control!
Shields moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Shields has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shields advances to mount.
Shields tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shields moves to the back position.
Logan rolls, trying to escape but Shields keeps control of the position.
Shields slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Logan is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan is trying to break free.
Shields trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Logan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Shields has good solid back control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shields has the hooks in. Logan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Shields dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shields wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Logan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Logan checks a leg kick nicely.
Logan is looking to wear down Shields with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Logan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
Shields looks to land a right hand but Logan moved out of range.
Logan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shields moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Logan throws a hook to the side of Shields's head but Shields sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Logan lands with a hook. Shields tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shields moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Logan missing with a left hand there. Shields was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shields thuds a left hand into Logan's body.
Shields uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shields shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Logan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Logan wants to sweep here but Shields controlling him for the moment.
Shields drops back looking for a leg! Logan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Logan manages to kick Shields off! Shields jumps back into Logan's guard.
Logan keeping full guard, as Shields tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shields gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Logan looking for a guillotine here but Shields defends easily.
Shields is stalling in the full guard.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shields is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two 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.
Shields postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. David Shields hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shields lands a jab-cross combination.
Shields jabs at Logan's body.
Shields lands with a good body shot.
Shields tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shields. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but Shields slips the punch.
Shields throws out a powerful jab.
Good leg kick by Shields there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan staying out of range there.
Logan jabs Shields to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Logan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shields moves into the clinch.
Shields has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Logan is trying to keep an underhook but Shields manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shields controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Logan won't allow Shields to pass to mount.
Logan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shields trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Shields wasn't active enough on the ground.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Shields takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Logan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shields lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body punch from Logan.
Logan lands with a shot to the body.
Shields misses with a leg kick.
Logan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Logan stuffs the takedown.
Logan blocks a jab.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shields buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shields dips to his left and cracks Logan with an uppercut!
Shields on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Logan misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shields shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Logan sprawls well. Logan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shields gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Shields showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shields throws a low kick, looking for Logan's leg but Logan calmly moves out of range.
Shields has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Logan finds it's way round the side to connect with Shields's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shields. That's going to slow Logan down.
Logan misses with a body punch
and Shields counters with a solid body kick.
Shields throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shields misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Shields throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shields connects with a jab.
Shields feints and then cracks Logan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Logan down.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target.
Shields throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shields misses with a body shot.
Shields dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Logan. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Logan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shields.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shields manages to avoid it.
Logan leaves Shields with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shields dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Logan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shields takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Shields.
Shields throws a head punch that misses.
Logan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shields backwards.
Shields misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shields throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Logans head.
Logan takes a shot to the head.
Logan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shields lands a body punch.
Shields softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Logan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Logan scores with the left hand. Shields knows he should have avoided that one.
Shields swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Logan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shields drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
David Shields has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shields controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shields wants to control from the top but Logan keeps moving.
Shields preventing the sweep.
Logan keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
James Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields got a little sloppy there for a moment and Logan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shields has managed to get both his arms back between Logan's legs - danger averted.
Shields is pushing down on Logan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Logan is fighting to maintain full guard but Shields has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shields lands a nice short elbow.
Logan is not content to let Shields control the position.
Logan is trying to get back to full guard.
Logan is trying to control but can't.
Shields wants to take a breather but Logan is having none of it.
Shields lands with a punch from half guard.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Logan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shields missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Logan looking for submissions off his back.
Logan is trying to get back to full guard.
Shields is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shields sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Logan is squirming around, avoiding Shields's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shields controlling the position easily from mount.
Logan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shields pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Logan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shields with good strikes from the mount here!
Shields controlling his opponent.
David Shields is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Shields comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shields 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Shields!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Bone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Maia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bone momentarily.
Maia scores with a hook to the body. Bone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maia digs a good hook to Bone's body.
Maia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bone to the mat! Bone manages to get full guard.
Maia content to stall in guard here.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bone is keeping the position for now.
Maia is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crunch! Bone slams his shin into Maia's torso.
Maia shoots in and bounces Bone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maia wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maia controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Daniel Maia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Maia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bone throws a head kick that misses.
Jay Bone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia tests Bone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bone moves away.
A left lands for Maia.
Maia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bone scores with a push kick.
Bone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Maia misses its intended target.
Bone tries a low kick but Maia avoids it.
Bone throws a head kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Maia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Bone.
Bone looks to land a body kick but Maia moved away.
Bone slips a jab from Maia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bone manages to avoid it.
Maia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bone did well to prevent Maia getting side control.
Maia trying to control from Bone's half guard. Bone has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bone is keeping the position for now.
Maia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maia 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.
Bone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bone throws a head kick but Maia moves out of range.
Bone throws a head kick that half lands.
Bone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jay Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone throws a leg kick which misses Maia's front leg but catches the back leg as Maia tries to avoid it.
Bone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maia.
Maia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maia.
Bone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maia's sensitive parts.
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Bone lands a front kick.
Maia scores with a hook.
Bone pushes Maia away with a front kick.
Bone misses with a body kick.
Bone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bone. That one must have hurt.
Bone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Bone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Maia.
Bone looks for the body kick but Maia saw that one coming.
Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Maia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maia trying to control the action but Bone is working from the bottom.
Bone is controlling Maia's trapped leg to prevent Maia from advancing to side control.
Maia 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.
Bone is not content to let Maia control the position.
Bone is looking for a sweep. Maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maia controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Maia was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Maia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bone. Bone obviously looking to wear him down.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
Maia cracks Bone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bone misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone cracks the inside of Maia's front leg.
Maia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bone misses with a head kick.
Bone misses with a head kick.
Bone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bone manages to avoid it.
Bone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Bone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maia avoids the head kick by Bone.
Bone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maia avoids the head kick by Bone.
Bone throws a head kick that misses.
Maia has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bone.
Maia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Bone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia blocks a low kick nicely.
Maia works over Bone's head and body with a nice combination.
Maia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bone keeps working.
Maia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maia trying to pass the guard but Bone defending well.
Maia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bone is not content to let Maia control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Maia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bone tried to score with a low kick but Maia checks it.
Bone tries a head kick but it misses.
Maia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bone at a distance.
Bone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maia scores with a jab. Bone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Maia does no damage.
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maia checks it well.
Bone looks to land a body kick but Maia moved away.
Maia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bone throws a push kick but Maia slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia lands a body shot.
Maia digs a good hook to Bone's body.
Bone misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Bone.
Bone throws a low kick but Maia moves out of range easily.
Bone throws a head kick that misses.
Bone tries to land a leg kick but Maia saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Bone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maia.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bone.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bone.
Maia throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
Bone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maia avoids the head kick by Bone.
Bone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maia.
Bone throws a head kick that misses.
Maia misses with the combination.
Bone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maia moves out of range of the body kick.
Maia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bone rather than just go for the knockout.
Bone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maia takes a step back to recover.
A leg kick checked by Maia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bone throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone is looking to land body kicks.
Maia lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Maia finds it's way through Bone's defenses.
Bone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maia moves out of range of the body kick from Bone.
Maia blocks a head kick by Bone.
Bone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maia is out of range and Bone settles back down.
Maia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bone on the side of the head.
Bone blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Maia. Those never looked like landing.
Maia lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bone.
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Bone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maia somewhat.
Bone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into Bone's guard.
Maia stands and throws Bone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maia controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia swings around for an armbar but Bone sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Maia's guard.
Maia wants to sweep but no luck.
Maia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bone defends well.
Bone postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maia really 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.
Nice defenses there by Bone.
Bone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bone's half guard.
Maia stalling.
Bone is refusing to be controlled, as Maia sits in half guard.
Maia stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maia is trying to control. Bone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bone is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maia.
Bone is not content to let Maia control the position.
Maia wants to pass to mount but Bone is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bone sees it coming and defends easily.
Maia trying to work for an americana but Bone has managed to regain full guard.
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.
Maia wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bone keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maia dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bone looks to land a body kick but Maia moved away.
Bone scoring well with a low kick there.
Bone throws a head kick but Maia moves out of range.
Maia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bone cracks the inside of Maia's front leg.
Bone tries a head kick but it misses.
Bone is looking to chop away at Maia's legs.
Bone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bone scrambles back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Bone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bone throws a leg kick but Maia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bone tries a head kick but it misses.
Bone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maia checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maia misses with the combination.
Maia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia moves out of range of the body kick from Bone.
Maia scores with a hook.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Bone throws a leg kick but Maia moved away.
Bone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maia misses with an uppercut. Bone saw that one coming.
Bone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maia is out of range.
Maia feints and as Bone raises his hands in defense, Maia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maia is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone trying to keep a closed guard but Maia is proving a slippery customer.
Jay Bone has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Maia scores with a sloppy right hand. Bone should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia checks a low kick from Bone.
Maia checks the leg kick.
Maia looks for a takedown but Bone sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Maia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bone misses with a body kick.
Bone tries a head kick but it misses.
Maia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maia advances to half guard.
Maia is trying to control the action in half guard but Bone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Maia is pressing down on Bone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bone is holding on for now.
Maia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Daniel Maia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Jay Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Daniel Maia hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Maia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 45:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Maia! Daniel Maia retains his middleweight title!
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