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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raoul Duke is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 lbs
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166 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.
Tate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tate lands a jab to Duke's midsection.
Duke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Duke misses with a body shot
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duke misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Duke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duke misses with a body punch
and Duke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tate connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duke scrambles back to his feet.
Duke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.
Duke looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke misses with a hook to the body
and Tate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duke misses with a body punch
and Tate counters with a right hand to the body.
Tate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duke is rocked!
Tate lands a slapping body shot.
Duke is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate finish him?
Tate moves in close and cracks Duke with a massive right hand! Duke, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Tate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Tate!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathon Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: "Just Dance" by Lady GaGa. Jonathon Rook has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathon Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Rook steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Rook lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rook lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rook wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson trying to control the action but Rook is working from the bottom.
Rook tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Rook manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anderson's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anderson's back!
Anderson showing good submission defense here.
Anderson wants to escape the position.
Rook is persistently looking for the submission but Anderson is defending it well.
Rook patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rook has the hooks in. Anderson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Anderson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Anderson has worked his arm free - good work by Anderson!
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Rook decides to stand back up. Rook steps back and let's Anderson get back to his feet.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Rook.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rook looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Rook throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rook counters with a right hand to the body.
Rook looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Nice defenses there by Rook.
Anderson cracks Rook with a good jab.
Nice cross by Rook.
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rook.
Rook jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Rook counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rook.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Rook.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rook lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Anderson walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathon Rook dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Rook ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Rook counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Rook connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Rook slips the punch.
Anderson misses with a hook. Rook ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a jab when Rook was well out of range.
Rook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Rook counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook but Rook blocks it.
Rook moves out of range of the strikes.
Rook swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Rook connects with a crisp jab.
Rook connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Rook ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Rook scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rook scores with a nice body kick.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rook lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Rook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rook thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Rook's shoulder, as Rook tries to avoid the shot.
Rook throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Rook counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Rook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Jonathon Rook is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rook throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Jonathon Rook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rook.
Rook connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rook displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Rook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rook, right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rook.
Rook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rook.
Rook connects with an inside leg kick.
Rook plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathon Rook dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rook gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Rook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rook moves out of range of the strikes.
Noah Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
and Rook counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Rook counters with a leg kick.
Rook is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Rook slips the punch.
Rook throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rook lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into rage.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Rook sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rook counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Rook turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rook avoids it really well and circles away.
Jonathon Rook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Anderson.
Rook lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rook throws a shot to the body.
Rook tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rook staying out of range there.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Rook counter with a right hand.
Jonathon Rook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rook throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Rook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Rook ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rook connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rook.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good shot there by Rook.
Noah Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Rook's head but Rook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathon Rook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rook 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathon Rook!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Aveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen It's A Fight as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Aveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Aveira backpedaling.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Aveira avoids nicely.
Aveira takes one on the button.
Aveira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aveira wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Aveira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Aveira looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Aveira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aveira trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Aveira looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson postures up in Aveira's guard and throws a big left but Aveira blocks it.
Aveira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aveira uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aveira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aveira tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Aveira has managed to clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aveira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Aveira.
Johnson tries to circle away but Aveira has him pinned against the cage.
Aveira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aveira is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aveira goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Aveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Aveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aveira shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aveira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aveira tries to clinch up.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roger Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Aveira misses the target.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roger Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aveira is breathing heavily.
Aveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson throws a body punch but Aveira moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Aveira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Aveira avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Aveira avoids nicely.
Aveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aveira slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aveira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson tries to bum rush Aveira with a series of wild strikes but Aveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aveira.
Aveira is looking to clinch.
Aveira has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aveira eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson tries to bum rush Aveira with a series of wild strikes but Aveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aveira avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Aveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Aveira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aveira gets slowly back to his feet.
Aveira tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Aveira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aveira tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Aveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aveira dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Aveira tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aveira misses with a double jab.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aveira moves away.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aveira rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
letting Aveira counter with a right hand.
Aveira throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Aveira tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aveira.
Johnson clobbers Aveira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Aveira avoids it well.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aveira wants to clinch.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Aveira on that attempt.
Johnson cracks Aveira with a good jab.
Aveira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aveira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Aveira persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Aveira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson tests Aveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Aveira avoids it well.
Aveira takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Aveira shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aveira has time to react.
Johnson scores with a jab. Aveira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a right hand that Aveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Aveira also avoids with ease.
Junior Aveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Aveira.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aveira counters with a takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aveira cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Aveira landing a few strikes.
Aveira scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Aveira trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Aveira throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Aveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Aveira crashes against the mat.
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.
Johnson is not content to let Aveira control the position.
Check out the look on Aveira's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Aveira working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Aveira 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 crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson parries the strikes from Aveira easily there. Aveira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
Aveira landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roger Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aveira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Aveira clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Aveira is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aveira takes one to the side of the head.
Aveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Aveira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Aveira wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Aveira thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, if Aveira 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aveira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aveira lands strikes from half guard.
Aveira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aveira unloads with some shots from mount but Johnson bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Aveira there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Aveira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Aveira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Aveira loaded up on that one.
Aveira landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Aveira throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.
Johnson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Aveira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aveira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Aveira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Aveira lands with some strikes.
Aveira has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
Johnson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Aveira.
Aveira wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aveira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aveira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aveira punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Aveira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Junior Aveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aveira is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roger Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson is rocked!
Aveira is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Aveira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Atkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Atkinson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to GSP style :). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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167 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rowan Atkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Charles!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henry Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles misses with the combination.
Atkinson gets a 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.
Charles wants to control but Atkinson is keeping busy.
Atkinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Charles gets back to full guard.
Atkinsonis looking to pass into half guard but Charles pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Charles is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Charles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Atkinson looking for subs off his back but Charles has passed one foot through into half guard.
Charles looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Atkinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Charles is working away from the top position though.
Charles wants to control but Atkinson is keeping him busy.
Atkinson tries to get to full guard but Charles has control of the leg.
Charles passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles content just to control the position here.
Charles avoids the attempt from Atkinson to control.
Atkinson is working to get back to half 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.
Charles tries to control but Atkinson wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atkinson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Charles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Charles misses with a hook. Atkinson ducked under it nicely.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atkinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Atkinson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Charles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Atkinson in side control, throwing shots but Charles defends.
Charles is working to avoid the ground and pound but Atkinson connects with a decent elbow.
Atkinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charles keeps working.
Atkinson takes a little break here. Charles wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkinson working away.
Charles is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Atkinson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Charles with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Charles is trying to maintain the position but Atkinson is very close to passing his half guard.
Charles is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Atkinson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Atkinson's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson breaks Charles's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Atkinson from controlling successfully.
Atkinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Charles pulls Atkinson in close to prevent any damage.
Atkinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atkinson throws and elbow that misses. Charles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Atkinson's guard. Nice move by Charles!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Atkinson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Charles manages to get himself to full guard.
Charles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Atkinson trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Atkinson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Atkinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Atkinson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Atkinson wants to pass the guard but Charles is keeping the position.
Atkinson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Atkinson wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Atkinson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Atkinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Charles swivels and escapes.
A big right from Charles misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Charles misses the target.
Charles lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Charles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Atkinson drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atkinson wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Atkinson throwing strikes but missing.
Atkinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atkinson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Charles's guard.
That's two 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.
Charles has his hands clasped together around Atkinson's back. He's all about the action.
Atkinson trying to control from half guard but Charles is working away.
Atkinson prevents Charles from improving his position.
Atkinson misses with a head shot. Charles uses the momentum to regain guard.
Atkinson throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Atkinson.
Atkinson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Charles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Atkinson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rowan Atkinson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Charles. Those never looked like landing.
Atkinson closes the distance and clinches up with Charles, looking for a takedown. Atkinson pushes Charles against the cage but Charles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Atkinson moved out of range nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Charles takes a swing at Atkinson's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rowan Atkinson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Atkinson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rowan Atkinson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Slapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slapper has chosen beep beep i'm a jeep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ryan Finch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Slapper!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Slapper.
Finch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Slapper controls the position.
I looks like Slapper might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Slapper wants to control but Finch is keeping him busy.
Slapper controls the position from side control.
Finch is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slapper is looking to take a break and control but Finch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slapper is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Finch will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Slapper working away.
Finch is looking to reverse the position.
Slapper trying to control the position but Finch is working away.
Finch can't do much from the bottom here.
Slapper controls the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slapper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two 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.
Finch lands a head shot.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Slapper moved out of range.
Slapper lands a slapping body shot.
Slapper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Slapper blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slapper.
A shot in the inside from Slapper.
Slapper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Slapper manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Finch wants to control from the top but Slapper keeps moving.
Finch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Finch slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slapper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slapper trying to keep a closed guard but Finch is proving a slippery customer.
Finch wants to control from the top but Slapper keeps moving.
Slapper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Finch is aware though and is defending well.
Finch thows a big elbow that misses.
Slapper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Finch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Finch throws a strike but Slapper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slapper stays in close to Finch's body and controls the position.
Finch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slapper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Finch gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Finch wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Slapper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Slapper's shoulder, as Slapper tries to avoid the shot.
Finch misses with a hook to the body
and Slapper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Slapper pushes down on Finch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Slapper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Slapper with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Slapper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Finch is refusing to be controlled, as Slapper sits in half guard.
Slapper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slapper trying to control the pace.
Finch pushes Slapper off looking to stand but Slapper dives back in and keeps control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Finch wants to get back to full guard.
Slapper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Billy Slapper was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Slapper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Finch swivels and escapes.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slapper moves away.
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.
Slapper throws a wild body kick that Finch sees coming a mile off.
Slapper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finch circles away quickly and effectively.
Finch slips a straight right by Slapper.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Slapper saw that one coming.
Slapper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Finch works the jab nicely.
Slapper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slapper lunges at Finch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Finch's hand.
Finch fails to land with a series of punches.
Slapper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finch.
Slapper scores with a three punch combo!
Slapper misses with a wild combination.
Ryan Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slapper.
Slapper misses with a jab to the body
and Finch counters with a straight right hand.
Finch throws a combination that misses
and Slapper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Finch looking for a sweep. Not yet Finch, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch has his feet on Slapper's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Finch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slapper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slapper.
Slapper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Slapper is out of range.
Slapper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Nice shot by Slapper.
Slapper misses with a body punch
and Finch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slapper drives through with a takedown into guard.
Finch looking to control.
Slapper trying to control the position from guard on top but Finch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slapper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slapper trying to control but Finch is working from the bottom.
Slapper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Slapper drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slapper trying to control the position from guard on top but Finch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slapper stops Finch from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slapper advances to half guard.
Finch wants to get back to full guard.
Slapper takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Slapper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Finch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Slapper lands with an uppercut that bounces Finch off the cage and back into rage.
Slapper forces Finch back against the cage and clinches.
Slapper pulls guard effortlessly.
Finch wants to pass the guard but Slapper is keeping the position.
Slapper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Finch's guard.
Finch wants to stand up but Slapper is controlling him.
Billy Slapper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slapper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Finch keeping full guard, as Slapper tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finch manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slapper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finch throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Finch punishing his opponent with strikes.
Finch punching from mount but Slapper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Slapper is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slapper regains half guard.
Slapper looking for submissions off his back.
Slapper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Finch's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Finch's back!
Finch is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Slapper.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Slapper's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Finch looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Slapper is looking for the choke from the back position but Finch is controlling his hands well.
Slapper scores with punches to the body.
Slapper really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Finch.
Slapper is landing with strikes. Finch can't take much more of this.
Slapper is landing with strikes. Finch can't take much more of this.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slapper biding his time, looking for the opening.
Slapper is punishing Finch with strikes - can he finish him?!
Slapper lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Slapper's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Slapper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slapper 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Slapper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fire Fly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Margules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
275 lbs
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24
248 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fire Fly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Margules!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margules punishes Fly's body with a nice straight punch.
Margules connects with the punch.
Margules misses with a body shot.
Fly instigates a clinch.
Margules wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Margules wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fly has him pressed against the cage.
Margules has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Margules pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fly shoots in for a double leg but Margules sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Margules scores with a jab. Fly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Helio Margules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margules digs a good body shot into Fly's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fly moves into the clinch.
Fly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fly as Margules tries to tie him up.
Margules wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Margules lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fly backwards.
Margules is looking to break free of the clinch but Fly has double underhooks.
Fly has Margules pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Margules manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fire Fly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fly has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Margules is trying to keep an underhook but Fly manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Margules gets full guard.
Fly trying to control but Margules is working from the bottom.
Fly throws a strike but Margules rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fly has his foot on Margules's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Margules works his way back into a safe position though.
Margules preventing the sweep.
Fly looking for a guillotine here but Margules defends easily.
Fly wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margules trying to control but Fly is working from the bottom.
Fly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Margules is one step ahead there.
Fly keeping moving, preventing Margules from controlling successfully.
Fly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fly is working hard here to advance position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Helio Margules wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fly misses with a jab to the body
and Margules counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fly clinches up against the cage.
Fly wants a takedown but no success here.
Margules is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fly stalling in the clinch.
Margules stops a takedown attempt from Fly.
Fly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Margules fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fly there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Margules dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fly clinches up with Margules and pushes him back against the cage.
Margules tries to break free but Fly pushes him back against the cage.
Margules wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Margules's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fly swings wildly with an uppercut but Margules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fly has Margules pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fly prevents Margules from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margules wants to break the clinch but can't.
Margules is trying to break the clinch but Fly is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Margules pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Margules. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Margules with a jab.
Fly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fly clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fly has Margules pushed against the cage.
Fly tries for a takedown but Margules manages to get underhooks.
Margules wants to break the clinch but can't.
Margules is trying to break the clinch but Fly is controlling him.
Margules is trying to break the clinch but Fly has him pressed against the cage.
Margules wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Margules is trying to stall.
Margules can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fly wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fire Fly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Margules can't break the clinch.
Margules is trying to break free.
Margules tries to break the clinch but Fly is controlling the position.
Fly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Margules fails to land.
That's four 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.
Margules wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fly keeps control of Margules as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fly.
Fly letting Margules take a breather here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Margules gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Margules is looking to control Fly's arms but Fly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Margules has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Margules showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Margules scores with a body shot.
Fly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Margules sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Margules lands a glancing blow to the side of Fly's head.
Margules connects with a looping right hand.
Margules scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Margules smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Margules stuns Fly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margules misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Margules.
Fly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Margules scores with a four punch combination!
Margules shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fly eats them both and turns towards Margules to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margules keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Margules drops Fly with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fly looks back up at him and smiles so Margules waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fly is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Margules. Beautiful body shot.
Helio Margules is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Margules lands a really nice looking cross but Fly seems unphased.
Oh Fly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Margules! Fly is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helio Margules!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bison has chosen M. Bison Theme as his entrance music. Mike Bison will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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222 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Bison!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison misses with a two punch combination.
Bison scores with a body shot.
Bison lands the left hand.
Rivera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bison looks for the body kick but Rivera saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bison.
Bison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bison throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but Bison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bison.
Mike Bison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bison jabs Rivera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mike Bison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Bison slams his shin into Rivera's torso.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Bison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rivera eats them both and turns towards Bison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bison lands a jab to the nose.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bison thuds his right hand into Rivera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bison throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rivera.
Bison lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
BOOM! Bison lands a beautiful left hook that drops Rivera. Rivera tries to recover but Bison is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Rivera lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Bison!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison comes into the arena with Indestructible blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dwayne Johnson enters the cage!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davison's guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Davison keeps moving.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson distracts Davison 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.
Davison is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Davison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Davison chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davison thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson has his hands on Davison's head, controlling the position.
Davison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Davison is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davison is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davison wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Davison throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Davison looking to pass the guard.
Johnson pulls Davison in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Davison looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Davison misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Davison will probably get the nod.
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.
Davison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson swings for the body but Davison moves out of range.
Davison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Davison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Davison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davison missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
It looks like Chris Davison has been cut.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davison. Davison obviously looking to wear him down.
Davison throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Davison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davison throws out the jab.
Davison shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Davison was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson tries to hold on but Davison postures up.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Davison throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davison.
Johnson is doing well to control the position and prevent Davison from advancing to side control.
Johnson is looking to control Davison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson is looking to get back to full guard here but Davison has managed to pass to side control instead.
Davison misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Davison tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Davison isn't that keen on the idea.
Davison thowing shots but they're missing.
Davison misses with a head shot.
That's four 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.
Davison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davison throwing strikes but Johnson bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Davison looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davison manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davison thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Davison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Davison's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Davison thows a left - swing and a miss!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Davison here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Johnson slips a straight right by Davison.
Davison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Davison 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.
Davison throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson prevents Davison from moving into mount.
Davison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
The ground and pound from Davison seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison tries to move to mount but Johnson blocks the move with his legs.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davison advances to mount.
Davison throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davison wants to control but instead Johnson manages to regain half guard.
Davison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Davison is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison looks to land a strike but Johnson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Davison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davison postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Davison throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davison's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson postures up in Davison's guard and throws a big left but Davison blocks it.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Chris Davison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Davison trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Davison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Davison!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davison wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Davison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Davison!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Luxury Yacht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Punchy Pokemon Hitmonchan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raymond Luxury Yacht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Punchy Pokemon Hitmonchan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luxury Yacht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hitmonchan moves away.
A jab from Luxury Yacht finds it's way through Hitmonchan's defenses.
Hitmonchan misses with a head kick.
Luxury Yacht stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hitmonchan lands with a shot to the body.
Hitmonchan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luxury Yacht misses with a leg kick.
Luxury Yacht does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hitmonchan throws a big shot that misses.
Luxury Yacht thuds his shin into the meat of Hitmonchan's side.
Luxury Yacht misses the shot to the body.
Luxury Yacht avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luxury Yacht slips under a jab from Hitmonchan.
Luxury Yacht gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hitmonchan.
Luxury Yacht misses with a jab to the body
and Hitmonchan counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Luxury Yacht.
Hitmonchan throws a good cross that connects.
Hitmonchan scores with a nice body kick.
Luxury Yacht throws a series of punches but Hitmonchan moves out of range.
Luxury Yacht looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitmonchan is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luxury Yacht throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luxury Yacht lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hitmonchan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Luxury Yacht slips a jab and a cross from Hitmonchan.
Luxury Yacht lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Hitmonchan misses the target.
Hitmonchan clobbers Luxury Yacht with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Luxury Yacht throws a lazy head kick
and Hitmonchan counters with a three punch combo that has Luxury Yacht backing up. Luxury Yacht nods at Hitmonchan to acknowledge the strikes.
Hitmonchan clobbers Luxury Yacht with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hitmonchan.
Luxury Yacht is looking to slow Hitmonchan down with leg kicks.
Hitmonchan loads up on a big right hand but Luxury Yacht slips the punch.
Hitmonchan throws a sloppy head kick and Luxury Yacht moves out of range easily.
Hitmonchan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luxury Yacht blocks a head kick by Hitmonchan.
Hitmonchan ducks under a wild hook from Luxury Yacht.
Luxury Yacht connects with a single shot there.
Luxury Yacht moves away from the strike by Hitmonchan.
Luxury Yacht tries to score with a low kick but Hitmonchan moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luxury Yacht bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Luxury Yacht chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hitmonchan can pounce on him.
Hitmonchan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luxury Yacht tries a head kick but it misses.
Luxury Yacht scores with a spinning back kick!
Hitmonchan slips under a jab.
Luxury Yacht takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hitmonchan throws out a powerful jab.
Hitmonchan blocks a head kick by Luxury Yacht.
Luxury Yacht misses with a head kick.
Luxury Yacht swings for the body but Hitmonchan moves out of range.
Luxury Yacht misses with a straight right.
Luxury Yacht misses with a shot to the body
and Hitmonchan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luxury Yacht throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luxury Yacht punishes Hitmonchan's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick by Luxury Yacht misses
and Hitmonchan counters with an outside leg kick.
Luxury Yacht is looking to land body kicks.
Luxury Yacht misses with a head kick.
Hitmonchan throws a hook to the side of Luxury Yacht's head but Luxury Yacht sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luxury Yacht misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitmonchan.
Hitmonchan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luxury Yacht lands a nice looking body shot.
Hitmonchan takes a swing at Luxury Yacht's ribcage but misses.
Luxury Yacht keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hitmonchan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luxury Yacht.
Luxury Yacht pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luxury Yacht misses the body punch
and Hitmonchan counters with a nice body kick.
Luxury Yacht is breathing heavily.
Luxury Yacht uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hitmonchan.
Hitmonchan throws a right hand that Luxury Yacht ducks under and follows up with a left that Luxury Yacht also avoids with ease.
Luxury Yacht misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hitmonchan. Luxury Yacht shrugs it off though.
Hitmonchan throws a shot to the body.
Hitmonchan lands a jab-cross combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hitmonchan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Luxury Yacht on the side of the head.
Luxury Yacht takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Danga de danga de dang - Hitmonchan scores with a four punch combination!
Luxury Yacht misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonchan lands with a slapping head kick.
Luxury Yacht is rocked!
Luxury Yacht swings for the body but Hitmonchan moves out of range.
Oh Luxury Yacht is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick lands from Hitmonchan.
Luxury Yacht takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Luxury Yacht seems to have got his legs back now.
Hitmonchan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Luxury Yacht bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hitmonchan lands a leg kick that knocks Luxury Yacht off balance momentarily.
Luxury Yacht throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hitmonchan lands a leg kick that knocks Luxury Yacht off balance momentarily.
Hitmonchan lands a brutal head kick. Luxury Yacht looks out on his feet and Hitmonchan throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). The Punchy Pokemon Hitmonchan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stand Your Ground And Fight - Acarine (GSE). The key to victory for Matheus Buckner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Buckner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckner digs a good body shot into Harris's ribs.
Buckner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buckner misses with a few strikes there.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Buckner wants to sweep but no luck.
Buckner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harris drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Buckner manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harris has Buckner in his guard.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buckner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Buckner throws and elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Buckner's guard. Nice move by Harris!
Harris is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Buckner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Buckner has escaped and now he's on top!
Harris is trying to control the position but Buckner postures up.
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.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Buckner from controlling successfully.
Buckner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Buckner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
Harris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Buckner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckner looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Buckner defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buckner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buckner lands with a right hand.
Harris misses with a body shot
and Buckner counters with an outside leg kick.
Buckner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buckner misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Buckner misses with a body shot.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matheus Buckner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Buckner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slow jab from Buckner misses its intended target.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buckner.
Buckner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buckner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Buckner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buckner misses with a wild combination.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Buckner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harris throws the left hand but Buckner avoids the punch easily.
Buckner swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Buckner is keeping the position.
Buckner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harris wants to control from the top but Buckner keeps moving.
Harris drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Buckner dives on top into guard.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Buckner from controlling successfully.
Buckner looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Harris drops back, looking for a kneebar! Buckner looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Buckner looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Buckner!
Buckner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Buckner is really struggling to control Harris but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buckner working the ground and pound from side control.
Harris is not content to let Buckner control the position.
Harris can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking for a sweep.
Buckner just content to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Matheus Buckner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckner manages to avoid it.
Harris slips a jab from Buckner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Buckner slips under a jab from Harris.
Paul Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckner misses with a series of wild punches.
Buckner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Buckner misses with a hook.
Matheus Buckner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Buckner.
Buckner misses with a few strikes there.
Buckner misses with a wild body shot.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buckner.
Buckner misses with a body punch
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Buckner misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Buckner dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Buckner counters with a crisp one two that drops Harris! Buckner thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harris to his feet! Harris is in big trouble!
Buckner connects with a body shot.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Buckner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buckner misses with a body shot.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Buckner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buckner lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Buckner scores with a hook.
Buckner misses with a series of wild punches.
Buckner cracks Harris with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Buckner has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Harris to stand back up!
Harris is rocked!
Matheus Buckner is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Buckner misses.
Buckner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Buckner misses
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Buckner finds it's way through Harris's defenses.
Matheus Buckner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harris eats them both and turns towards Buckner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Buckner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Buckner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Harris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Buckner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buckner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Buckner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Buckner takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Buckner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckner wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Buckner gets full guard.
Buckner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Buckner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris thows a big elbow that misses.
Harris postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Buckner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harris, into his guard.
Buckner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harris is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buckner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buckner slips a straight right by Harris.
Paul Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buckner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matheus Buckner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buckner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheus Buckner!
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