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AFC 156 - Gracie vs. Puncher PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Boomhauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boomhauer comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss My Country Ass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Boomhauer!
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 Miller!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boomhauer.
Boomhauer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Boomhauer is out of range.
Boomhauer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller scores with the left hand. Boomhauer knows he should have avoided that one.
Boomhauer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller tries to bum rush Boomhauer with a series of wild strikes but Boomhauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boomhauer.
Boomhauer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Miller looks gassed!
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boomhauer.
Boomhauer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Boomhauer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomhauer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boomhauer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boomhauer tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Boomhauer looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Boomhauer scoring well with a low kick there.
Boomhauer closes the distance and clinches.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boomhauer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boomhauer lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boomhauer trying to land knees to the body.
Boomhauer scores with a knee to the head.
Boomhauer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boomhauer lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Boomhauer breaks the clinch.
Boomhauer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boomhauer wants to clinch.
Boomhauer fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws the left hand but Boomhauer avoids the punch easily.
Boomhauer darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
Boomhauer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boomhauer throws an elbow but misses.
Boomhauer is working Miller over against the cage.
Boomhauer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boomhauer moves to clinch but Miller breaks away
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Boomhauer.
Boomhauer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boomhauer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boomhauer wants to clinch.
Boomhauer blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boomhauer.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boomhauer is looking to clinch.
Boomhauer misses with a straight left.
Boomhauer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boomhauer tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Boomhauer looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Boomhauer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boomhauer thinking.
Boomhauer throws a combination that misses
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a straight right. Boomhauer didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Jeff Boomhauer has been cut.
Boomhauer moves out of range of the strikes.
Boomhauer misses with a combination
and Miller counters with a crisp one two that drops Boomhauer! Miller thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Boomhauer to his feet! Boomhauer is in big trouble!
Boomhauer is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Boomhauer to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Miller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Miller!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Boyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Boyat is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Boyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira misses with a takedown
and Boyat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boyat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boyat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boyat throws a leg kick which misses Vieira's front leg but catches the back leg as Vieira tries to avoid it.
Vieira moves away from the strike by Boyat.
Trent Boyat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieira avoids a kick to the body.
Vieira misses with a takedown
and Boyat counters with a left to the body.
Vieira looks gassed!
Boyat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyat lands a front kick.
Vieira walks into a jab.
Boyat throws a head kick that misses.
Boyat lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vieira.
Both fighters circling a little - Boyat finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Boyat.
The crowd cheers as Boyat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vieira doesn't seem phased though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boyat - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyat tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vieira's sensitive parts.
Boyat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Decent striking displayed by Boyat there.
The fighters circle, before Boyat throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Vieira's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Boyat lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Trent Boyat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven's entrance music is "Hip To Be Square," by Huey Lewis and the News. A fine choice. Fernando Pontes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Steven's chin.
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Steven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steven shoots in for a takedown but Pontes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pontes shoots and misses
and Steven counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pontes won't be happy with that.
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.
Steven is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pontes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Steven landing strikes.
Pontes is trying to control Steven's posture but Steven avoids it.
Steven scoring with punches and elbows.
Steven working away.
Pontes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Steven off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Steven's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pontes is not going to allow Steven to sit and survive in this position.
Pontes misses with punches from the back.
Pontes lands strikes to the head.
Pontes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pontes has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pontes landing strikes from the mount and Steven is in trouble!
Pontes cracks Steven with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Steven wants to hold on but Pontes pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pontes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pontes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Steven looks a forlorn figure.
Steven tries to reverse the position but Pontes maintains control.
Pontes jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Steven is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Steven and Pontes has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Steven parries the strikes from Pontes easily there. Pontes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Steven to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes wants to control but Steven is keeping him busy.
Pontes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pontes trying to control the position but Steven is working away.
Pontes with the ground and pound but Steven regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven has hold of Pontes's hands but Pontes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steven is refusing to be controlled, as Pontes sits in half guard.
Steven keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Steven regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pontes trying to control but Steven is working from the bottom.
Pontes cracks Steven with a solid left hand.
Pontes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steven is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pontes throws and elbow that misses. Steven uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pontes's guard. Nice move by Steven!
Pontes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pontes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steven can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pontes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pontes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steven is one step ahead there.
Pontes keeping moving, preventing Steven from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Pontes dominated that round.
That's time! Steven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steven.
Steven throws a hook but Pontes blocks it.
Pontes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steven counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Steven.
Pontes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steven trying to control the position from guard on top but Pontes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pontes looking to control.
Steven working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pontes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pontes trying to keep a closed guard but Steven is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Steven puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pontes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Steven is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pontes is trying to get back to full guard.
Pontes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steven's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steven's back!
Pontes is landing with strikes. Steven can't take much more of this.
Pontes throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Steven is keeping busy.
Pontes working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes controlling the position well here. Steven rolled but Pontes kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Pontes is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Pontes cracks Steven with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Steven from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Steven covers up after that shot from Pontes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pontes struggling to land strikes to the head as Steven covers up.
Well, with Pontes on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Steven is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Pontes connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Steven to escape the position.
Steven is keeping busy.
Steven takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Steven can't escape the position.
Pontes lands strikes to the head.
Pontes throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Steven!
Pontes lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Pontes is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Steven is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Pontes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kulich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rad Thibodeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulich comes into the arena with Meat Plow blaring out of the sound system. Rad Thibodeaux has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Kulich's chin.
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Kulich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rad Thibodeaux !
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulich closes the distance and pushes Thibodeaux back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich lands a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulich avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux misses with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulich lands with a light punch inside.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux , against the cage.
Thibodeaux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kulich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux .
Kulich takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux .
Kulich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kulich avoids it.
Kulich lands a nice uppercut.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulich.
Still in the clinch, Kulich scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kulich.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich lands with a right to the head.
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulich finish him?
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux seems to have recovered his senses.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux looking to throw knees to the head but Kulich is blocking nicely.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kulich managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kulich lands with a short shot to the head.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux scores a nice knee to the body.
Thibodeaux looks gassed!
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Kulich.
Kulich lands a nice uppercut.
Kulich pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux .
Kulich managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kulich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kulich managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Kulich managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux .
Kulich lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Kulich takes an elbow to the temple.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux looking to throw knees to the head but Kulich is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux , against the cage.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Kulich 's eye.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a nice knee to the body.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
With the fighters up against the cage, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulich.
Kulich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Kulich on the inside.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulich takes an elbow to the temple.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux crunches a lovely knee into Kulich's ribcage.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux , against the cage.
Thibodeaux working Kulich over with knees to the body.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rad Thibodeaux dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thibodeaux will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Kulich.
Kulich misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kulich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kulich moves into the clinch.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kulich has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kulich.
Kulich avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux .
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Kulich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kulich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kulich has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kulich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kulich takes an elbow to the temple.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kulich avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kulich's defenses.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kulich avoids it.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.
Kulich dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Kulich cracks Thibodeaux with a nice body shot.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kulich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kulich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kulich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kulich pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulich lands with a right to the head.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Kulich.
Kulich lands a nice uppercut.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Kulich on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Kulich 's eye.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thibodeaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kulich swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kulich avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee to the head.
Kulich gets through Thibodeaux 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Kulich.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulich.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but Kulich blocks it.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulich avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux , against the cage.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Kulich.
A short left from Kulich.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but Kulich blocks with his arms.
Kulich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
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.
Thibodeaux is trying to stall.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Kulich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kulich takes an elbow to the temple.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Kulich is leaning against Thibodeaux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulich avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kulich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kulich.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Rad Thibodeaux seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rad Thibodeaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kulich avoids the head kick by Thibodeaux .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kulich checks a leg kick.
Kulich misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a series of strikes. Kulich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thibodeaux takes one on the button.
Kulich clinches up with Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the cage.
Kulich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kulich misses with some punches.
Kulich throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kulich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kulich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Kulich won't want to take too many of those.
Kulich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Kulich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kulich lands a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kulich lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Kulich lands with a short shot to the head.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulich.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Kulich lands with a left to the head.
Kulich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kulich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Kulich.
A short right from Kulich.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Kulich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Kulich shrugs off.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
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.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulich.
Kulich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee to the head.
Kulich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeaux s head.
A short left from Kulich.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thibodeaux 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux .
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Kulich works on Thibodeaux 's body with a couple of short punches.
Kulich lands with a light punch inside.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulich.
Kulich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kulich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeaux s head.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulich lands a right hand.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Kulich 's eye.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kulich lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Kulich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but Kulich blocks it.
Kulich misses with a punch on the inside.
Rad Thibodeaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux .
Kulich lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thibodeaux obliges.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Kulich 's eye.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kulich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Kulich.
Kulich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kulich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mark Kulich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulich throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kulich lands a left hand.
Kulich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kulich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulich blocks an elbow strike.
Kulich lands an uppercut.
Kulich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
Kulich working aggressively here.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulich is defending well for now.
Kulich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Kulich misses with the head strike.
Kulich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux wants to stall.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
Kulich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Kulich fails to land.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulich avoids the damage to the body.
Kulich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Kulich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rad Thibodeaux .
Well Thibodeaux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rad Thibodeaux !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robb Spewak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Viittala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spewak comes into the arena with The German National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robb Spewak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rauno Viittala!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viittala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spewak tries to clinch
letting Viittala counter with a right hand.
Spewak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Viittala scores with a jab to the head.
Viittala tests Spewak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Viittala scores with a hook to the body. Spewak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spewak dodges an elbow strike from Viittala.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spewak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spewak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spewak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viittala avoids it.
Viittala lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Viittala.
Viittala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spewak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spewak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Viittala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Viittala.
Viittala throws an elbow but it misses.
Viittala has a couple of punches blocked by Spewak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viittala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spewak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Viittala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spewak tries to land a knee to the head but Viittala blocks with his arms.
Viittala stalls.
Viittala presses Spewak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spewak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viittala is defending well for now.
Spewak misses with a knee strike.
Spewak tries a knee to the head but Viittala blocks it.
Spewak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spewak is breathing heavily.
Spewak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spewak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Viittala.
Viittala effectively controlling the action here.
Viittala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spewak backwards.
Spewak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Viittala.
Viittala breaks the clinch.
Viittala feints and then cracks Spewak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spewak down.
Viittala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Viittala. That's going to slow Spewak down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viittala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Viittala. That's going to slow Spewak down.
Viittala scores with a leg kick.
Viittala rushes Spewak and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Viittala.
Viittala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viittala digs a right hand underneath Spewak's ribcage. Spewak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spewak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Viittala is leaning against Spewak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Viittala manages to break the clinch.
Spewak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Viittala can pounce on him.
Viittala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Viittala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Viittala lands with a kick to the temple. Spewak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Viittala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Viittala lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spewak will feel that in the morning.
Spewak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Viittala scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spewak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Viittala lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Viittala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Viittala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Viittala lunges at Spewak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spewak's hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Viittala.
Rauno Viittala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Viittala.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Viittala, right into the meat.
Viittala throws a leg kick which misses Spewak's front leg but catches the back leg as Spewak tries to avoid it.
Viittala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spewak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viittala is defending well for now.
Viittala lands a damaging elbow.
Viittala blocks an elbow strike.
Viittala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Viittala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Spewak takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viittala goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Viittala.
Spewak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Viittala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Viittala scoring well with a low kick there.
Viittala explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Spewak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Viittala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Viittala lands a front kick.
Spewak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Viittala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Viittala.
Spewak sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Viittala throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spewak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Viittala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Viittala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spewak. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Viittala dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Viittala thumps Spewak with a low kick.
Viittala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Viittala digs a good body shot into Spewak's ribs.
Spewak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Viittala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spewak's knee momentarily.
A good leg kick by Viittala.
Spewak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Viittala.
Spewak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Viittala circles away quickly and effectively.
Viittala pushes Spewak away with a front kick.
Viittala connects with a solid leg kick.
Viittala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Viittala.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Viittala throws a head kick that misses.
Viittala lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spewak tries to clinch up
and Viittala counters with a low kick, right behind Spewak 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viittala scores with a push kick.
Viittala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spewak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Viittala. That one must have hurt.
Viittala lands an overhand right.
Viittala moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Viittala.
Spewak will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Viittala thuds his shin into the meat of Spewak's side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Viittala!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viittala lands a nice looking body shot.
Viittala connects with a looping right hand.
Rauno Viittala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Viittala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Viittala. That's going to slow Spewak down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Viittala.
Spewak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Viittala lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viittala lands a leg kick that knocks Spewak off balance momentarily.
Spewak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Viittala.
Viittala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Viittala scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Viittala!
Viittala connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick from Viittala lands but Spewak takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Viittala.
Viittala has closed the distance and engaged Spewak in a clinch.
Spewak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hook to the body lands for Viittala.
Spewak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short left from Viittala.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Viittala.
Spewak is rocked!
It looks like Robb Spewak has been cut.
Viittala dips a shoulder and cracks Spewak with a mighty uppercut! Spewak falls back against the cage and Viittala unloads with a barrage of strikes! Spewak is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Viittala screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauno Viittala!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Ohko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mama Said Knock You Out. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
271 lbs
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282 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Ohko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexi Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ohko throws a head kick that misses.
Fedor misses with a left hand
and Ohko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fedor misses with a combination
and Ohko counters with a nice body shot.
Fedor misses with a left hand
and Ohko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ohko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fedor.
It looks like Alexi Fedor has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedor misses with a lunging right hand
and Ohko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fedor looks gassed!
Fedor slaps away a takedown attempt from Ohko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ohko throws a head kick that misses.
Fedor misses with a left hand
and Ohko counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ohko feints a jab promting Fedor to slip. Ohko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fedor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ohko.
Ohko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fedor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ohko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ohko.
Ohko works Fedor's body with a nice hook.
Ohko jabs Fedor right on the nose. Fedor blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ohko wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.
Ohko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fedor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ohko landing with the ground and pound.
Ohko trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fedor can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ohko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ohko thows a huge punch but Fedor dodges it nicely.
Fedor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ohko.
Ohko moves nicely into side control.
Fedor is not content to let Ohko control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ohko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ohko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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.
Ohko cracks Fedor with a big elbow.
The strikes coming from Ohko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ohko trying to control the position but Fedor is working away.
Ohko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ground and pound from Ohko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Ohko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexi Fedor's cut.
That's time! Ohko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ohko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fedor misses with an uppercut
and Ohko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ohko lands with a good body shot.
Fedor misses with a lunging right hand
and Ohko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fedor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ohko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fedor is fending him off so far but Ohko persists. Nope, Fedor circles away and we're back to standing.
Tommy Ohko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ohko scores with a head kick.
That has opened up Alexi Fedor's cut even more.
Ohko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ohko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ohko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Fedor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fedor misses with a left hand
and Ohko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fedor is breathing heavily.
Ohko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fedor's head backwards.
The cut above Alexi Fedor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fedor throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ohko to counter with a crisp jab.
Ohko cracks a nice hook into Fedor's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ohko.
Alexi Fedor's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ohko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fedor misses with a hook
and Ohko counters with a one-two to the body.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexi Fedor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tommy Ohko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palowakski comes to the cage accompanied by Burning Down the House. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lin's choice of entrance music: Advance On v2. Roger Lin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
285 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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22
300 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Palowakski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Lin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin looks to clinch
and Palowakski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palowakski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lin.
Palowakski with a poor takedown
and Lin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Palowakski!
Lin lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palowakski tries to hold on but Lin pushes him away.
Palowakski regains half guard.
Lin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Palowakski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Palowakski.
Lin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski is trying to control the position but Lin postures up.
Lin looking to sit in guard and control but Palowakski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lin trying to control the position.
Lin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lin has his hands on Palowakski's head, controlling the position.
Palowakski stands and throws Lin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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.
Palowakski looking to control but instead Lin has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Palowakski working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lin's thigh. Lin counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Palowakski trying to control but Lin is working from the bottom.
Palowakski controlling from the top position.
Lin is trying to keep Palowakski in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski wants to pass the guard but Lin is keeping the position.
Lin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palowakski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lin keeping moving, preventing Palowakski from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fred Palowakski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Palowakski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Palowakski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palowakski is working Lin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Palowakski working the ground and pound but Lin is defending the strikes.
Palowakski swings around for an armbar but Lin sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Palowakski's guard.
Palowakski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lin is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palowakski is trying to control the position but Lin postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Palowakski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lin lands in his opponent's guard.
Palowakski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Palowakski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lin defending well though.
Palowakski is trying to control the action in half guard but Lin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Palowakski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palowakski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lin can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski wants to control but Lin is keeping him busy.
Palowakski working the head and body with strikes.
Palowakski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lin is just riding it out for now. Palowakski eventually gives up the hold.
Palowakski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lin is just riding it out for now. Palowakski eventually gives up the hold.
Palowakski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Palowakski.
Palowakski 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.
Palowakski trying to control the action but Lin is working from the bottom.
Lin tries to get to full guard but Palowakski has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Palowakski working the head and body with strikes.
Palowakski moves into full mount! Lin won't be happy about that!
Palowakski thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Palowakski trying to control but Lin is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Palowakski looking to control but Lin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palowakski raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Palowakski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Palowakski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palowakski shoots and misses
so Lin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fred Palowakski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palowakski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Palowakski moves into full mount! Lin won't be happy about that!
Palowakski controlling from the full mount.
Palowakski working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin blocking the ground and pound.
Lin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Palowakski controlling from mount.
Palowakski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lin hang on?
Lin tries to hold on but Palowakski postures up.
Lin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Palowakski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski working the ground and pound effectively.
Palowakski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lin and Palowakski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Palowakski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Palowakski has his takedown stuffed
and Lin counters with a nice uppercut.
Palowakski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Palowakski won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Palowakski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palowakski regains half guard, as Lin was trying to land strikes.
Lin trying to control from half guard but Palowakski is working away.
Fred Palowakski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palowakski is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lin lands with a punch from half guard.
Lin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palowakski defending well though.
Palowakski trying to control but Lin postures up.
Palowakski is looking to improve his position.
Palowakski gets full guard.
Palowakski looking for a sweep. Not yet Palowakski, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lin throws a strike but Palowakski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Palowakski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Palowakski wants to control from the top but Lin keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roger Lin.
Well Palowakski 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Palowakski!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Denton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arcot Ramathorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Denton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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20
146 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Denton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arcot Ramathorn!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denton shoots in and bounces Ramathorn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denton advances to half guard.
Denton stops Ramathorn from getting back to his feet.
Denton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ramathorn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Denton.
Denton is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denton is working for a submission of some sort.
Ramathorn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Denton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Denton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ramathorn sees it coming and defends easily.
Denton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ramathorn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramathorn is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Denton quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Denton but it's paid off an Ramathorn is forced to tap! Nice work by Denton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Denton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamarcus Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas Klaat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winters comes to the cage accompanied by Lunatic Fringe. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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22
260 lbs
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23
278 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamarcus Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Atlas Klaat!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klaat throws a lazy head kick
letting Winters counter with a right hand.
It looks like Atlas Klaat has been cut.
Klaat slips under a jab.
Klaat tries a head kick but it misses.
Klaat throws a head kick that half lands.
Winters closes the distance and clinches.
Klaat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Klaat tries a knee to the head but Winters blocks it.
Klaat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klaat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Klaat trying to land knees to the body.
Klaat struggles to land a body shot inside as Winters controls his hands.
Winters lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Winters.
Klaat looks gassed!
Winters prevents Klaat from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Winters.
Klaat lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Winters.
A body shot lands from Winters.
Winters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Winters.
Atlas Klaat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Klaat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winters scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klaat.
A body shot lands from Winters.
Winters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Winters lands a shoulder strike.
Winters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winters scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winters clinches up against the cage.
Winters lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klaat or not.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Winters throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Winters is leaning against Klaat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Winters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klaat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winters moves into the clinch.
Winters prevents Klaat from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Winters.
A left hand lands to the body for Winters.
Winters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klaat backwards.
Winters lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Winters scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Winters.
Winters lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klaat.
A short left from Winters.
Winters lands a nice shot to the body.
Winters lands a shot to the body.
Winters digs a right hand underneath Klaat's ribcage. Klaat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Winters manages to break the clinch.
Klaat throws a lazy head kick
and Winters counters with a three punch combo that has Klaat backing up. Klaat nods at Winters to acknowledge the strikes.
Winters works Klaat's body with a nice hook.
Klaat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winters moves into the clinch.
Winters lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Winters.
Winters works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Winters gets through Klaat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Klaat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winters lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Winters.
Winters throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Winters is leaning against Klaat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Winters as the two fighters clinch.
Winters digs a right hand into Klaat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klaat's gas tank.
Klaat wants to break free but Winters has control.
Winters lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Winters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Winters lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klaat backwards.
A short body shot lands from Winters as the two fighters clinch.
Winters lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winters lands a body punch in the clinch.
Winters cracks Klaat with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Winters.
Winters presses Klaat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Winters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winters lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winters pushes Klaat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winters breaks from the clinch.
Klaat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winters misses with a series of wild punches.
Winters scores with a hook to the body. Klaat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters is looking to clinch.
Winters looks to land a combination. Klaat sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winters moves to clinch but Klaat breaks away
and Klaat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klaat just misses with a punch to the body.
Klaat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Klaat slips a jab and a cross from Winters.
Winters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klaat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klaat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Winters looks to score with a jab to the body but Klaat is just out of range.
Winters misses with a hook. Klaat ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamarcus Winters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atlas Klaat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Winters throws a lazy right hand but Klaat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klaat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winters connects with a body shot that sends Klaat's belly button to the back.
Klaat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Klaat throws a sloppy head kick
and Winters counters with a straight right hand.
Winters scores with a nice right hand.
Klaat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Winters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klaat can do to turn this around?
Klaat lands with a slapping head kick.
Winters avoids the head kick by Klaat.
Klaat throws a leg kick
and Winters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winters clinches up with Klaat and pushes him back against the cage.
Klaat is breathing heavily.
Winters lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winters lands a body punch in the clinch.
Winters works on Klaat's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters lands a body punch.
Winters digs a right hand underneath Klaat's ribcage. Klaat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jamarcus Winters has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Winters cracks Klaat with a nice body shot.
Winters breaks from the clinch.
Winters punishes Klaat's body with a nice straight punch.
Klaat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winters finds it's way round the side to connect with Klaat's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Klaat misses
and Winters counters with a nice body shot.
Klaat keeps the fight on the outside.
Winters's corner calls for a 1-2. Winters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winters moves into the clinch successfully.
Klaat is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Winters.
Winters breaks from the clinch.
Winters drops Klaat with a beautiful combination! Klaat stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Winters is looking for the KO!
Klaat is rocked!
Klaat dodges the punch combination from Winters.
Winters has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters scores with a hook to the body.
Winters throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Winters lands a body punch.
Winters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winters tries to clinch but Klaat moves out of range.
Winters scores with a one two! Klaat had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Winters lands a nice shot that snaps Klaat's head back.
Klaat throws a head kick but Winters moves out of range.
Winters lands a jab.
Winters throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters scores with a three punch combo!
Winters looks to score with a jab to the body but Klaat is just out of range.
Winters closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Winters.
Klaat misses with an elbow strike.
Winters is working Klaat over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winters.
A right hand to the body from Winters.
A right handed body shot lands from Winters.
Winters lands a hook that snaps the head of Klaat backwards.
Winters lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winters lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Winters lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Winters lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winters presses Klaat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Winters.
Winters scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Winters is working Klaat over against the cage.
Winters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Klaat looking to throw knees to the head but Winters is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Winters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters lands a right hand.
Winters scores with a shot to the side of Klaat's head.
Nice body punch from Winters.
Winters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Winters.
A body shot lands from Winters.
Winters scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Winters.
A left hand lands to the body for Winters.
Winters works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Klaat is trying to force a seperation but Winters has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Winters.
Winters is leaning against Klaat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Winters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winters.
Winters lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Winters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winters cracks Klaat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winters throws a series of punches but Klaat avoids them all with ease.
Winters scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klaat doesn't seem bothered though.
Winters throws a series of punches but Klaat avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamarcus Winters dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Atlas Klaat's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Winters wants to clinch up but Klaat keeps it at a distance.
Klaat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winters throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klaat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Winters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klaat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klaat misses with an uppercut. Winters saw that one coming.
Klaat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klaat throws a sloppy head kick and Winters moves out of range easily.
Winters thows a body shot but no joy.
Winters dodges the punch combination from Klaat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaat lands with a slapping head kick.
Klaat throws a sloppy head kick and Winters moves out of range easily.
Klaat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winters.
Klaat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winters throws a series of punches but Klaat avoids them all with ease.
Klaat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Winters finds it's way through Klaat's defenses.
Winters scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klaat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winters takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Winters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Winters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winters breaks the clinch.
Winters tries to bum rush Klaat with a series of wild strikes but Klaat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winters misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Klaat misses
and Winters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Winters.
No joy there for Winters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klaat throws a head kick that Winters semi-blocks.
Winters doesn't manage to clinch there - Klaat circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klaat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters tries to clinch there but Klaat circles away.
Klaat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winters takes a swing at Klaat's ribcage but misses.
Winters looks to land a right hand but Klaat moved out of range.
Klaat scores with a jab.
Klaat is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winters.
Winters works over Klaat's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick from Klaat lands but Winters takes it in his stride.
Jamarcus Winters is winning the standup battle so far.
Winters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Klaat finds it's way round the side to connect with Winters's head.
Klaat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winters counters with a three punch combo that has Klaat backing up. Klaat nods at Winters to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaat misses with an uppercut
and Winters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winters looks to land a right hand but Klaat moved out of range.
Winters clinches up against the cage.
Atlas Klaat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klaat misses with some punches.
Klaat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Winters misses with a punch to the body.
Winters misses with a body punch.
Klaat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Winters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klaat misses with a knee strike.
Klaat is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Winters.
Winters is leaning against Klaat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Winters.
Klaat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Winters pushes Klaat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winters lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klaat backwards.
Winters lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winters is working Klaat over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Winters - that landed with a thud.
Klaat tries to land a knee to the head but Winters blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Winters.
Winters lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamarcus Winters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Winters 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamarcus Winters!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Dufflebag Boy. Puncher has chosen Let's go dancing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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181 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hard Puncher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puncher throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Puncher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Puncher thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Puncher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Puncher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puncher throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puncher dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Puncher.
Puncher throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Puncher thinking.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie with a jab.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Puncher counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Puncher. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Puncher slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Puncher.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Puncher checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Puncher misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Puncher counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Puncher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Puncher misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puncher.
A low kick from Puncher misses
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Puncher throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puncher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puncher scores with a leg kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Puncher.
Good leg kick by Puncher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puncher fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Puncher counters with a stiff right hand.
Hard Puncher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puncher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Puncher.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hard Puncher 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.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puncher tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puncher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puncher connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Puncher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Puncher misses with a low kick.
Puncher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Puncher counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puncher throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puncher.
Puncher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Puncher lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puncher counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Puncher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puncher tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puncher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Puncher is predictable there
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie moves out of range as Puncher throws a body kick.
Puncher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Puncher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Punchers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Puncher thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Puncher tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Puncher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Puncher throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Puncher counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Puncher's shoulder, as Puncher tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Puncher counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Puncher misses
and Puncher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Puncher's head but Puncher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Puncher counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hard Puncher 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.
Puncher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puncher.
Puncher tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puncher throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puncher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puncher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Puncher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puncher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Puncher.
Puncher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hard Puncher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puncher throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Puncher. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Puncher does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puncher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gracie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Puncher throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Puncher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puncher throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Puncher throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a body punch but Puncher moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Puncher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Puncher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puncher throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Puncher throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Puncher.
Puncher tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie checks a low kick from Puncher.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Puncher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Puncher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hard Puncher really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puncher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Puncher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puncher tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Puncher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puncher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puncher misses with a head kick.
Puncher misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Puncher. Those never looked like landing.
Puncher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Puncher.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Puncher moved away.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Puncher counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Puncher counters with a nice leg kick.
Puncher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Puncher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Puncher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puncher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Puncher.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Puncher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puncher lands with a shot to the body.
Puncher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Puncher misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Puncher counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puncher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puncher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick from Puncher misses.
Puncher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Puncher slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Puncher throws a leg kick
and Puncher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hard Puncher dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Puncher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Nice body punch from Puncher.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puncher.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Puncher connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Puncher misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puncher thows a body shot but no joy.
Puncher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puncher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puncher. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puncher lands a nice looking body kick.
Puncher throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puncher counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Puncher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Puncher tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Puncher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Puncher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Puncher sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puncher connects with a looping right hand.
Puncher misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Puncher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puncher.
Puncher cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Puncher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puncher tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hard Puncher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puncher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puncher.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hard Puncher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puncher 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hard Puncher!
Hard Puncher is the new welterweight champion!
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