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KFC 17: The Recovery PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dagestan Opasevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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199 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dagestan Opasevich!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opasevich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Opasevich closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Opasevich pushes Jones against the ropes but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Opasevich's head.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Opasevich moves out of range easily.
Jones scores with a push kick.
Opasevich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Opasevich punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Opasevich throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Opasevich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Opasevich misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opasevich scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Opasevich misses with a head shot.
Opasevich misses with a head shot.
Jones wants to control but Opasevich is having none of it.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Opasevich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Opasevich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones avoids a strike by Opasevich and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Opasevich's guard! Fantastic escape!
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Opasevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Opasevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Opasevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Opasevich is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesse Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Opasevich blocks a head kick by Jones.
A bone on bone clash there as Opasevich blocks the leg kick.
Jesse Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Opasevich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Opasevich is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Opasevich wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Opasevich with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Opasevich preventing the sweep.
Opasevich throwing strikes but missing.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dagestan Opasevich 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.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Opasevich avoids the head kick by Jones.
Opasevich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Opasevich moved out of range nicely.
Opasevich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Opasevich shoots in but no luck this time.
Opasevich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Opasevich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jesse Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dagestan Opasevich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones lands a high kick!
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Opasevich moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Opasevich fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Opasevich on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opasevich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Opasevich shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Opasevich dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Opasevich's head and hops out.
Opasevich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Opasevich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Opasevich's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jesse Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Opasevich slips the punch.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Opasevich.
Opasevich avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Opasevich with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Opasevich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick but Opasevich moves out of range.
Jesse Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Opasevich is defended easily by Jones.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Opasevich looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Opasevich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones trying to control the position.
Opasevich pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones is controlling Opasevich's trapped leg to prevent Opasevich from advancing to side control.
Opasevich prevents Jones from improving his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Opasevich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Opasevich misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Opasevich looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones wants to control from the top but Opasevich keeps moving.
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.
Opasevich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Opasevich keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesse Jones.
I think Jones 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dagestan Opasevich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Cabide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon Brandao looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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252 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
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262 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramon Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Cabide!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabide tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brandao looks to land a combination but Cabide avoids it well.
Cabide moves in looking to clinch but Brandao pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brandao tries to clinch there but Cabide circles away.
Cabide tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Cabide wants to clinch but Brandao slips to the side
and Brandao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabide wants to clinch up but Brandao keeps it at a distance.
Cabide closes the distance but Brandao moves to the side
and Brandao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brandao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cabide just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A short right from Brandao on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Brandao.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Cabide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brandao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabide throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabide.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cabide misses with some punches.
Cabide pushes Brandao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Cabide throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
Brandao tries to stall but Cabide uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cabide lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao is trying to force a seperation but Cabide has the dominant position.
Cabide lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Brandao.
Cabide lands a hook that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Brandao is breathing heavily.
Cabide misses with the head strike.
Cabide misses with the head strike.
Cabide makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cabide.
Cabide working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Cabide fails to land.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabide lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao lands a shot to the body.
Cabide misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabide.
Brandao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cabide or not.
Cabide has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
Brandao is trying to stall.
Cabide keeps control of Brandao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cabide closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brandao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabide looks to clinch
and Brandao counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cabide circles away quickly and effectively.
Cabide moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cabide fails to land.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabide misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabide working aggressively here.
Cabide working aggressively here.
Brandao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
Brandao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
Brandao lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cabide scores with a shot to the side of Brandao's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
Brandao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandao missing with a left hand there. Cabide was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabide tries to clinch up
and Brandao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabide tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brandao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brandao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cabide doesn't seem bothered though.
Brandao pushes Cabide up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cabide misses with the head strike.
Brandao is looking to control Cabide's arms but Cabide gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brandao has his back to the ropes.
Brandao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cabide tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Brandao.
Brandao missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cabide fails to land.
Brandao digs a right hand underneath Cabide's ribcage. Cabide let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cabide misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabide.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao throws a hook but Cabide avoids it easily.
Brandao lands a jab.
Brandao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sloppy strikes from Brandao. Those never looked like landing.
Brandao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandao tries to keep at a distance but Cabide has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brandao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabide tries to clinch
and Brandao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brandao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brandao counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao pushes down on Cabide's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brandao escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cabide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabide tries to clinch up
and Brandao counters by moving into the clinch.
Cabide misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short left from Cabide.
Cabide swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Brandao.
Brandao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cabide is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabide lands with a light punch inside.
Cabide has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
Cabide has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
Cabide swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabide tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Brandao dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brandao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabide.
Cabide closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brandao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cabide ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Cabide rushes Brandao and presses him up against the ropes.
Cabide misses with some punches.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Brandao avoiding damage.
Cabide scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandao doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabide circles away.
Cabide has Brandao up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Brandao.
Brandao is looking to control Cabide's arms but Cabide gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brandao has his back to the ropes.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brandao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabides head.
Brandao is trying to stall.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Cabide.
Brandao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cabide.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cabide gets through Brandao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Cabide swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Brandao taking a breather.
Bruno Cabide seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cabide fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabide misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabide swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Cabide keeps control of Brandao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Brandao gets through Cabide's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brandao wants to stall.
Cabide misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabide lands with a left to the head.
Cabide lands with a short shot to the head.
Cabide swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cabide fails to land.
Cabide has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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.
Cabide lands with a light punch inside.
Cabide gets through Brandao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brandao tries to circle away but Cabide has him pinned against the ropes.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Cabide misses with some punches.
Brandao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brandao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Brandao is trying to break free.
Brandao lands a left hand.
Cabide fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cabide fails to land.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Cabide avoids them all with ease.
Brandao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cabide tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brandao counters with a left to the body.
Brandao swats away the attempt to clinch by Cabide.
Cabide fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cabide circles away quickly and effectively.
Cabide is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.
Brandao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brandao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabide closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brandao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabide wants to clinch up but Brandao keeps it at a distance.
Brandao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabide is out of range.
Cabide is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandao looks to land a combination but Cabide avoids it well.
Cabide wants to clinch but Brandao slips to the side
enabling Brandao to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabide tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cabide fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brandao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cabide wants to clinch.
Brandao missing with a left hand there. Cabide was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandao wants to clinch.
Cabide tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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.
Cabide tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Cabide closes the distance and clinches.
Cabide fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao looking to slow down the pace here.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Brandao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cabide lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabide lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cabide working aggressively here.
Cabide misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brandao has clasped his hands together around Cabide's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cabide wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cabide can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brandao happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Brandao dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cabide closes the distance but Brandao moves to the side
and Brandao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabide darts in trying to clinch
and Brandao counters with a left to the body.
Brandao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cabide avoids it really well and circles away.
Cabide rushes Brandao and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cabide has Brandao pressed against the ropes, preventing Brandao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cabide blocking some punches.
Cabide swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cabide is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.
Cabide tries to clinch but Brandao moves out of range.
Cabide moves to clinch but Brandao breaks away
and Brandao counters with a nice uppercut.
Cabide closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Cabide throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brandaos head.
Cabide lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabide misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabide working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brandao wants to break free but Cabide has control.
Cabide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabide swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabide lands an uppercut.
Brandao is working Cabide over against the ropes.
Cabide pushes Brandao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabide swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabide lands a nice uppercut.
Cabide throws a head punch that misses.
Brandao is trying to stall.
Cabide swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao breaks the clinch.
Cabide wants to clinch but Brandao slips to the side
and Brandao counters with a nice uppercut.
Brandao swings for the body but Cabide moves out of range.
Cabide wants to clinch
and Brandao counters with a series of strikes. Cabide will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cabide tries to clinch but Brandao moves away
and Brandao counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramon Brandao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabide moves into the clinch.
Brandao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Cabide throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cabide tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cabide tries to clinch but Brandao moves away
and Brandao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brandao keeps the fight on the outside.
Cabide darts in trying to clinch
and Brandao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brandao moves into the clinch.
Cabide throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
Cabide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cabide misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabide blocks an uppercut.
Brandao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brandao breaks from the clinch.
Cabide darts in trying to clinch
and Brandao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruno Cabide is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brandao gets tackled into the ropes by Cabide. Cabide maintains the clinch.
A short right from Cabide on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabide misses with the head strike.
Cabide throws a head punch that misses.
Brandao tries to stall but Cabide uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Brandao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cabide scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cabide lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Brandao breaks the clinch.
Bruno Cabide has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabide closes the distance and pushes Brandao back into the ropes.
Cabide working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
Brandao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brandao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Cabide.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cabide as Brandao tries to tie him up.
Brandao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cabide has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
A short right from Brandao on the inside.
Brandao trying to stall but Cabide improves his position.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabide.
Cabide scores with a shoulder strike.
Cabide misses with the head strike.
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.
Cabide lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabide lands with a left to the head.
Cabide lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brandao stalling in the clinch but Cabide improves position.
Cabide gets through Brandao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Brandao as the two fighters clinch.
Cabide pushes Brandao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Cabide tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brandao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cabide.
Cabide moves to clinch but Brandao breaks away
and Brandao counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cabide's guard now.
Brandao gets to his feet - Cabide follows without any prompting.
Cabide tries to clinch up.
Brandao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Brandao finds it's way through Cabide's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramon Brandao is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabide tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramon Brandao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cabide tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Brandao throws a nice looking combination but Cabide bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Brandao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brandao, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Brandao!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Langley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malo The Samoan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langley comes into the arena with No More Heroes: Kill or Be Killed Mix blaring out of the sound system. The Samoan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Samoan Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Langley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Malo The Samoan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langley moves in looking to clinch but The Samoan pushes him off.
Rick Langley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Langley.
Langley tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Samoan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Langley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Langley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Samoan scores with a nice head shot.
Langley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Samoan throws out a powerful jab.
Langley tries to clinch but The Samoan moves out of range.
Langley is looking to clinch.
The Samoan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Samoan scores with a hook to the body. Langley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. The Samoan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Langley throws a looping overhand right but The Samoan ducks down to avoid it.
Langley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Langley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. The Samoan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Langley tries to clinch up but The Samoan circles away and keeps his distance.
The Samoan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langley moves away.
The Samoan keeps the fight on the outside.
The Samoan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Langley.
Langley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Samoan keeps the fight on the outside.
The Samoan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langley manages to avoid it.
The Samoan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Langley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Samoan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Samoan keeps the fight on the outside.
Langley moves in looking to clinch but The Samoan pushes him off.
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.
The Samoan looks to throw the jab but Langley is out of range.
Langley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Langley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Langley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Langley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Samoan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by The Samoan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Samoan.
Langley is looking to clinch.
Langley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Langley wants to clinch up but The Samoan keeps it at a distance.
The Samoan swings for the body but Langley moves out of range.
The Samoan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Langleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Langley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Langley wants to clinch.
The Samoan moves out of range of the body kick from Langley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Samoan clobbers Langley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Langley tries to clinch up.
Langley tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by The Samoan. Beautiful body shot.
The Samoan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Samoan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Langley counters with a head kick that drops The Samoan to the mat! The Samoan scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Langley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langley throws a head kick but The Samoan moves out of range.
Langley is breathing heavily.
Langley fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Langley.
Langley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Samoan counters with a nice uppercut.
The Samoan misses with a few strikes there.
Langley tries to clinch up
enabling The Samoan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Samoan connects with a nice looking jab.
Langley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Samoan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A cross from The Samoan lands.
The Samoan thuds his right hand into Langley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Langley takes one on the button.
Langley tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting The Samoan counter with a right hand.
The Samoan throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Samoan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Samoan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Langley was well out of range. Poor timing from The Samoan.
Langley moves to clinch but The Samoan breaks away
and The Samoan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malo The Samoan dominated that round.
That's time! Langley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Langley throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Samoan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Langley tries to clinch
and The Samoan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Langley looks to clinch
and The Samoan counters with a nice right hand that sends Langley toppling to the canvas! Langley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can The Samoan finish him?!
Langley is rocked!
Langley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Samoan counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Langley! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by The Samoan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malo The Samoan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Five Points (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigory Stensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stensky has chosen GORBACHOV as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Grigory Stensky enters the ring!
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266 lbs
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250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Good knees
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Five Points!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grigory Stensky!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stensky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Points fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stensky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stensky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Points as he avoids it easily.
Points ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Points lands a jab to Stensky's midsection.
Stensky looks gassed!
Points throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Points tries to clinch up but Stensky circles away and keeps his distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Points. Stensky shrugs it off though.
Points moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Points lands a left and a right that send Stensky crashing to the mat, dazed. Points thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stensky is rocked!
It looks like Grigory Stensky has been cut.
Points lands a big right hook! Stensky looks hurt but is still standing! Points lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Stensky falls down and Points dives in with a huge hammer fist! Stensky's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Points runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Five Points!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Shamrock comes to the ring accompanied by Dueces. Bika has chosen My Decision 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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158 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Bika!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bika fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bika drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saint Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Bika from controlling successfully.
Bika thows a big elbow that misses.
Bika throws a strike but Saint Shamrock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saint Shamrock prevents Bika from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock throwing strikes from guard but Bika blocks nicely.
Saint Shamrock wants to control from the top but Bika keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bika changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saint Shamrock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Saint Shamrock avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bika.
Saint Shamrock is trying to buck Bika off.
Bika scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bika working the ground and pound from side control.
Bika working away.
Saint Shamrock is trying to improve his position.
Bika throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Saint Shamrock parries the strikes from Bika easily there. Bika is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Saint Shamrock to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika looks up at the clock and then as Saint Shamrock takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bika smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Saint Shamrock defending against the ground and pound.
Bika misses with the ground and pound.
Bika lands some shots froms side control.
Bika in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bika misses with the ground and pound.
Bika looks up at the clock and then as Saint Shamrock takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bika smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Saint Shamrock regains half guard, as Bika was trying to land strikes.
Bika thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saint Shamrock's head.
Saint Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Bika thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Saint Shamrock to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bika lands a couple of elbows.
Bika stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint Shamrock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bika lands a couple of elbows.
Saint Shamrock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bika.
Bika throws and elbow that misses. Saint Shamrock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bika's guard. Nice move by Saint Shamrock!
Bika is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saint Shamrock is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Bika dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Saint Shamrock misses.
Bika looks to land a combination. Saint Shamrock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bika closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bika throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bika tries to move to mount but Saint Shamrock blocks the move with his legs.
Bika misses with the ground and pound.
Saint Shamrock managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bika.
Bika is looking to take a break and control but Saint Shamrock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bika with the ground and pound but Saint Shamrock regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock won't allow Bika to pass to mount.
Bika misses with a head shot. Saint Shamrock uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bika loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bika stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint Shamrock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bika throwing strikes from guard but Saint Shamrock blocks nicely.
Bika throws and elbow that misses. Saint Shamrock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bika's guard. Nice move by Saint Shamrock!
Saint Shamrock trying to control but Bika is working from the bottom.
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.
Bika kicks Saint Shamrock off and gets to his feet.
Bika waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Shamrock.
Saint Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bika.
Sloppy strikes from Bika. Those never looked like landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bika checks a leg kick.
Saint Shamrock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bika 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.
Bika in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bika in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bika thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bika throws a strike but Saint Shamrock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saint Shamrock trying to control but Bika is working from the bottom.
Saint Shamrock advances 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.
Saint Shamrock stops Bika from getting back to his feet.
Saint Shamrock trying to control from half guard but Bika is working away.
Bika pushes Saint Shamrock off and gets back to his feet.
Bika misses with a series of wild punches.
Bika fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saint Shamrock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bika sizes up Saint Shamrock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saint Shamrock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A cross from Bika lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bika. Saint Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bika cracks Saint Shamrock with a good jab.
Bika is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Saint Shamrock's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Bika 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Saint Shamrock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saint Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Bika misses with a straight left.
Bika scores with a nice right hand.
Saint Shamrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint Shamrock needs to keep his hands up - Bika had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Saint Shamrock.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bika.
Bika swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bika throws a combination. Saint Shamrock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saint Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bika circles away quickly and effectively.
Bika lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saint Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively.
Bika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bika throws a looping overhand right but Saint Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch there but Bika circles away.
Bika throws a series of punches but Saint Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Bika.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika shoots in but Saint Shamrock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saint Shamrock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bika misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bika misses with a looping right.
Saint Shamrock misses with a body kick.
Bika might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bika lands a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bika.
Bika misses with a body shot.
Saint Shamrock lands a head kick!
Bika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saint Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bika throws a hook to the side of Saint Shamrock's head but Saint Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bika avoids the head kick by Saint Shamrock.
Saint Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bika creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bika lands a shoulder strike.
Bika lands a nice elbow.
Bika has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bika trying to stall but Saint Shamrock improves his position.
Saint Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Bika.
Saint Shamrock is trying to maintain a safe position but Bika gets an underhook and turns Saint Shamrock into the ropes.
Saint Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bika is defending well for now.
Bika lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saint Shamrock backwards.
Bika stalling the fight.
Saint Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Bika is blocking nicely.
Bika looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bika is looking to control Saint Shamrock's arms but Saint Shamrock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bika has his back to the ropes.
Saint Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saint Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saint Shamrock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch up but Bika circles away and keeps his distance.
Bika scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saint Shamrock misses with a leg kick
and Bika connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Saint Shamrock scores with a four punch combination!
Nice shot lands for Bika.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bika misses with a series of wild punches.
Saint Shamrock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bika looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Shamrock is just out of range.
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bika counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint Shamrock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saint Shamrock wants to land a leg kick but Bika is out of range.
Bika throws a shot from downtown. Saint Shamrock moves away and avoids it.
Bika misses with a wild combination.
Bika blocks a head kick by Saint Shamrock.
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bika moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bika swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Elvis Bika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bika throws out a powerful jab.
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.
Saint Shamrock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bika misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Saint Shamrock. Those never looked like landing.
Bika pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bika misses with a few strikes there.
Bika misses with a few strikes there.
Saint Shamrock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bika throws a hook to the side of Saint Shamrock's head but Saint Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bika has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint Shamrock.
Bika cracks Saint Shamrock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left and a right from Bika both land. Nice combination.
Saint Shamrock looks to clinch
and Bika counters with a straight right hand.
Saint Shamrock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bika counters with a nice uppercut.
Bika shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saint Shamrock pinned against the cage. Saint Shamrock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvis Bika.
Bika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saint Shamrock.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bika 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 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Bika!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floppy McPoppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Woopass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Floppy McPoppins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Woopass!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woopass fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McPoppins sprawls well initially but Woopass persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McPoppins is looking for a sweep. Woopass is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McPoppins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McPoppins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Woopass preventing the sweep.
McPoppins keeping full guard, as Woopass tries to pass.
McPoppins is controlling Woopass's posture.
Woopass preventing the sweep.
Woopass wanted to stand there but McPoppins had control of the position.
McPoppins wants to sweep here but Woopass controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Woopass shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McPoppins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McPoppins working the ground and pound.
McPoppins working the ground and pound from side control.
McPoppins wants to control but Woopass is keeping him busy.
McPoppins working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Woopass's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McPoppins is working Woopass over with some ground and pound from side control.
McPoppins in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McPoppins looks up at the clock and then as Woopass takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McPoppins smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Woopass is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPoppins cracks Woopass with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! McPoppins immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Woopass is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by McPoppins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floppy McPoppins!
Floppy McPoppins is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ironsides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irwin Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irwin Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Ironsides!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Irwin Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironsides tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Ironsides just misses with a punch to the body.
Ironsides closes the distance and clinches.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva fails to pull guard.
Ironsides digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ironsides putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ironsides lands with a short shot to the head.
Ironsides lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ironsides lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Irwin Silva has been cut.
Ironsides lands a damaging elbow.
Ironsides lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironsides lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ironsides.
Ironsides lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ironsides lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva is rocked!
Ironsides works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Ironsides finish him?
Ironsides using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Ironsides.
Ironsides scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ironsides has Silva pressed against the ropes. He pushes Silva back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Ironsides throws a beautiful elbow that sends Silva crashing to the floor! Ironsides piles on the pressure with more strikes! Silva is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Ironsides!
Jason Ironsides retains his welterweight title!
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