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AFC 13 - Steven vs. Suarez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Symbol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iakopa Vivah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iakopa Vivah will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Prince Symbol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iakopa Vivah!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vivah shoots in looking for a takedown. Symbol tries to sprawl out of it but Vivah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Symbol manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Symbol stuffs the takedown.
Symbol shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Symbol landing strikes from the mount.
Symbol lands a big shot there that rocks Vivah but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vivah is working to get back to half guard.
Symbol lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Symbol is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vivah is bucking up trying to escape but Symbol cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Symbol landing punches.
Vivah is rocked!
Vivah is in a horrible position here. Symbol smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vivah is still in real trouble! Can Symbol finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vivah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Symbol breaks from Vivah's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symbol is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vivah can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Symbol with good strikes from the mount here!
Symbol in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vivah tries to hold on but Symbol pushes him away.
Vivah seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Symbol.
Symbol looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vivah is trying desperately to improve position.
Symbol sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Symbol landing strikes from the mount.
Vivah is in all sorts of trouble here.
Symbol has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vivah's face.
Symbol with the ground and pound from mount.
Symbol landing strikes from the mount and Vivah is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Symbol landing punches.
Vivah tries to reverse the position but Symbol maintains control.
Vivah looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symbol sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Symbol lands with some strikes.
Symbol looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Symbol lands a big shot there that rocks Vivah but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Symbol is landing with some decent strikes but Vivah is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vivah is in a horrible position here. Symbol smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Symbol looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Symbol looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Symbol.
Vivah is working to get back to half guard.
Symbol content just to control the position here.
Symbol landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symbol controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Symbol cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vivah tries to lock up and control but Symbol gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Symbol fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Symbol.
Symbol postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vivah looks a forlorn figure.
Symbol cracks Vivah with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vivah is in a horrible position here. Symbol smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Symbol breaks from Vivah's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vivah wants to control but Symbol is having none of it.
Symbol lands a big elbow.
Symbol cracks Vivah with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Symbol landing strikes, looking to finish!
Symbol landing punches.
Vivah is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Symbol cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Symbol raining down shots from the mount!
Vivah is bucking up trying to escape but Symbol cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vivah wants to hold on but Symbol pushes him away.
Vivah is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Symbol putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vivah is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vivah manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vivah is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Symbol dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Symbol fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vivah sprawls well initially but Symbol persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Symbol looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Symbol is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vivah is looking to control Symbol's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vivah avoid being mounted?
Vivah throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Symbol is nestled in close to Vivah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vivah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vivah flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Vivah trying to hold on to Symbol's head to control him but Symbol postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Symbol.
Symbol trying to control the position but Vivah is working away.
Vivah manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symbol tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vivah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Symbol slows the pace down in half guard.
Symbol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vivah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Symbol working the head and body with strikes.
Symbol is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vivah tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Vivah taking some punishment here, with Symbol in his half guard.
Symbol trying to mount his opponent but Vivah defends it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Symbol lands a nice short elbow.
Vivah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Symbol is working away from the top position though.
Symbol lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Symbol is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Prince Symbol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symbol tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vivah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vivah looking for submissions off his back.
Vivah looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Symbol scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vivah tries to roll over but Symbol keeps him under control.
Symbol takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Symbol is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Symbol trying to control the pace.
Symbol is keen to just control but Vivah is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symbol seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vivah wants to get back to his feet.
Symbol is nestled in close to Vivah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Symbol lands with a punch from half guard.
Symbol keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Symbol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vivah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Symbol there.
Symbol is nestled in close to Vivah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Symbol working the head and body with strikes.
Vivah is looking for a sweep. Symbol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Symbol works his way into side control.
Vivah tries to improve position but can't.
Vivah is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Symbol working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Vivah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vivah is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vivah wants to control but Symbol postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Symbol bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Symbol.
Vivah is trying to control Symbol's posture but Symbol avoids it.
Vivah is looking to reverse the position.
Vivah manages to work his way to half guard, despite Symbol's best efforts.
Vivah is trying to stand.
Symbol works his way into full mount!
Symbol punching from mount but Vivah doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Symbol landing punches.
Symbol controlling the position easily from mount.
Symbol raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Symbol dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Symbol closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Symbol working the head and body with strikes.
Vivah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vivah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vivah taking some punishment here, with Symbol in his half guard.
Symbol landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Symbol drops an elbow to the side of Vivah's head.
Symbol content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Symbol lands a nice short elbow.
Vivah tries to roll over but Symbol keeps him under control.
Symbol working over Vivah with some ground and pound. Vivah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vivah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Symbol looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Symbol is taking a breather. Vivah says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symbol works his way into full mount!
Symbol landing strikes from the mount.
Symbol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vivah can do to turn this around?
Symbol with good strikes from the mount here!
Vivah in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Symbol landing strikes from the mount and Vivah is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Symbol cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Symbol has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vivah's face.
Symbol controlling his opponent.
Vivah wants to control but Symbol is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Symbol cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Symbol pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symbol raining down shots from the mount!
Symbol trying to control but Vivah is having none of it.
Vivah is trying desperately to improve position.
Symbol is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vivah can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Symbol.
Vivah is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vivah is trying to stand up.
Symbol prevents Vivah from getting the reversal.
Symbol lands a heavy elbow.
Vivah is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vivah tries to hold on but Symbol pushes him away.
Symbol controlling his opponent.
Vivah is looking to improve his position but Symbol isn't that keen on the idea.
Vivah wants to hold on but Symbol pushes him away.
Symbol with a couple of short strikes.
Symbol punishing his opponent with strikes.
Symbol in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Symbol connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Symbol lands a big elbow.
Symbol landing punches.
Vivah is desperately trying to improve his position but Symbol has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symbol looking to control but Vivah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Symbol prevents Vivah from getting the reversal.
Vivah is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Vivah wants to control but Symbol is having none of it.
Vivah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Symbol tries to control but Vivah wriggling away.
Symbol avoids the attempt from Vivah to control.
Vivah is in all sorts of trouble here.
Symbol controlling from the full mount.
Symbol dominating with strikes here.
Iakopa Vivah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vivah regains half guard.
Vivah pushes Symbol off looking to stand but Symbol dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Symbol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Symbol has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Symbol!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fail Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stand Alone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fail Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a head kick but Baroni moves out of range.
Baroni changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Baroni has hold of Gracie's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Gracie seems comfortable defending it but Baroni has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Gracie is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Gracie is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Baroni couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fail Baroni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Agressão/Repressão kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Felipe Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva being controlled for a moment.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Silva tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva looks gassed!
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Johnson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Silva won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnson dives on top into guard.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson prevents Silva from improving his position.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't escape the position.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva is rocked!
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Johnson passes into half guard.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mike Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Silva in his guard.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Johnson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Johnson pulls Silva in to control the position.
Silva has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Johnson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Silva is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Johnson pulls down on the head and he's put Silva to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mike Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Boomhauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unnu Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
2 - 0 - 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Unnu Koc!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koc misses with a looping right.
Boomhauer feints and as Koc raises his hands in defense, Boomhauer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boomhauer postures up in Koc's guard and throws a big left but Koc blocks it.
Koc throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Boomhauer trying to control but Koc is working from the bottom.
Boomhauer pushes down on Koc's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Koc tries to roll over but Boomhauer keeps him under control.
Koc is defending against the submission attempts here by Boomhauer.
Koc is looking to control Boomhauer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koc avoid being mounted?
Boomhauer seems to be looking for submissions.
Koc moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Boomhauer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Boomhauer scores a takedown into full mount!
Koc really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Koc throwing hammer fists to the chest of Boomhauer. What's that going to do exactly?
Koc is looking to get to half guard.
Koc wants to hold on but Boomhauer pushes him away.
Koc really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boomhauer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Boomhauer is breathing heavily.
Koc is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boomhauer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Koc tries to lock up and control but Boomhauer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Koc keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boomhauer avoids the attempt from Koc to control.
Boomhauer wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Koc keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boomhauer fails to move to back control.
Boomhauer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Koc bucks up and throws Boomhauer to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc tries to close the distance and clinch but Boomhauer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boomhauer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Koc sprawls well initially but Boomhauer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Boomhauer seems content to control.
Boomhauer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boomhauer working for a submission but Koc is keeping him at bay.
Koc defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Boomhauer.
Boomhauer fails to take his opponent's back.
Koc wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Koc looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koc holding both Boomhauer 's hands and preventing any damage.
Boomhauer controlling well, preventing Koc from escaping the position.
Boomhauer is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Koc. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Koc looking very determined here, making life difficult for Boomhauer.
Koc is in bad spot here.
Koc turns into Boomhauer and is now in his guard.
Boomhauer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koc is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koc distracts Boomhauer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boomhauer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koc's guard.
Koc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Boomhauer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koc throws a head kick that misses.
Koc looks to land a combination but Boomhauer avoids it well.
Koc tries to bum rush Boomhauer with a series of wild strikes but Boomhauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boomhauer keeps the fight on the outside.
Boomhauer gets a takedown into half guard.
Koc regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boomhauer drops back looking for a leg! Koc is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koc manages to kick Boomhauer off! Boomhauer jumps back into Koc's guard.
Boomhauer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koc is keeping the position for now.
Koc is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boomhauer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koc trying to keep a closed guard but Boomhauer is proving a slippery customer.
Boomhauer trying to control but Koc is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomhauer has gone for a leg lock! Koc slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boomhauer's guard.
Boomhauer keeping moving, preventing Koc from controlling successfully.
Koc wants to stand and escape but instead Boomhauer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boomhauer drops back looking for a leg! Koc is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koc manages to kick Boomhauer off! Boomhauer jumps back into Koc's guard.
Boomhauer trying to control but Koc is working from the bottom.
Boomhauer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Koc is trying to get back to full guard.
Jeff Boomhauer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boomhauer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koc is controlling Boomhauer's trapped leg to prevent Boomhauer from advancing to side control.
Boomhauer is looking for a kimura but Koc is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boomhauer to get the leverage.
Boomhauer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Koc doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boomhauer.
Koc misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Koc is refusing to be controlled, as Boomhauer sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koc moves in looking to clinch but Boomhauer pushes him off.
Koc misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc stuffs the takedown.
Koc swinging wilding here.
Boomhauer misses with a takedown attempt - Koc sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Koc.
Koc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koc throws a right and a left that Boomhauer avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Koc.
Boomhauer shoots for a takedown but Koc saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Boomhauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koc throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boomhauer's head.
Boomhauer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boomhauer has an Americana. Koc didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Boomhauer is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Boomhauer hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jeff Boomhauer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigante Hagrid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Cong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Cong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gigante Hagrid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christian Cong!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cong throws a right hand that Hagrid ducks under and follows up with a left that Hagrid also avoids with ease.
Hagrid looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A right-left combo lands from Hagrid.
Hagrid rushes Cong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hagrid fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hagrid manages to break the clinch.
Hagrid gets caught flat footed, as Cong shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hagrid wants to improve his position but instead Cong has moved into half guard.
Cong is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hagrid is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christian Cong!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luchino Fabrazio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luchino Fabrazio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Benton!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabrazio throws a head kick that misses.
Fabrazio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from Fabrazio does no damage.
Benton tries for a takedown but Fabrazio circles away easily
and Fabrazio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton wants to break free but Fabrazio has control.
Fabrazio pulls guard.
Fabrazio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Benton stopping the sweep attempt from Fabrazio.
Fabrazio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabrazio trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Benton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fabrazio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fabrazio's head.
Benton is in close to Fabrazio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Benton stands up over Fabrazio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Benton lands a couple of elbows.
Fabrazio working for a triangle but Benton defends it easily.
Benton cracks Fabrazio with a solid left hand.
Fabrazio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Fabrazio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fabrazio looking for a guillotine here but Benton defends easily.
Fabrazio is breathing heavily.
Benton pushing down on Fabrazio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton stands up out of the half guard.
Fabrazio wants to clinch.
Benton fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fabrazio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benton has had enough of the clinch but Fabrazio keeps him there for the moment.
Benton breaks from the clinch.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from Fabrazio.
Benton blocks a head kick by Fabrazio.
Benton shoots in but no luck this time.
Benton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fabrazio throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fabrazio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Benton is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Fabrazio has latched onto it... Big trouble! Fabrazio pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Benton is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Fabrazio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luchino Fabrazio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Dent had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dent clinches.
Murakami is working for takedown but Dent is calmly controlling the position for now.
Murakami goes for a takedown attempt but Dent pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murakami uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dent.
Murakami wants to clinch but Dent slips to the side
and Dent decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murakami's guard.
Murakami preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dent wants to pass the guard but Murakami is keeping the position.
Dent postures up.
Dent drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dent jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dent slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent working away.
Dent working the ground and pound but Murakami is defending the strikes.
Dent goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Murakami has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dent but great work by Murakami.
Murakami working the strikes but Dent uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murakami passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dent keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dent reaches up to try and control the position but Murakami seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Dent rolls and tries to escape and now Murakami has his back!
Dent tries to escape but Murakami has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dent turns into Murakami and is now in his guard.
Murakami 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murakami is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Murakami looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murakami throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murakami looks gassed!
Dent with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dent.
Dent working the body and head with strikes.
Dent has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dent to the mat! Dent manages to get full guard.
Dent looking for a guillotine here but Murakami defends easily.
Dent trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Murakami stopping the sweep attempt from Dent.
Dent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murakami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murakami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dent wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Murakami wants to get up but he can't break Dent's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Murakami stops Dent from standing up.
Murakami stopping the sweep attempt from Dent.
Murakami trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dent manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murakami manages to get himself to full guard.
Murakami working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dent.
Dent is looking to work some ground and pound but Murakami has wrist control.
Dent pushes down on Murakami's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Dent dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murakami doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Dent counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dent avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dent is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Murakami is breathing heavily.
Dent preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent stands and steps away. Murakami gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dent fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murakami sprawls well initially but Dent persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dent wants to pass the guard but Murakami is defending well.
Dent is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dent seems to be working for a kimura but Murakami defends the submission attempt.
Dent is thwarting Murakami's attempts to control the position.
Dent trying to mount his opponent but Murakami defends it.
Dent stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Murakami to get to his feet.
Dent closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dent lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent pushes down on Murakami's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dent landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dent lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Dent.
Dent prevents Murakami from improving his position.
Dent seems to be looking for submissions.
Dent passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Murakami is squirming around, avoiding Dent's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dent punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dent pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Murakami is in a horrible position here. Dent smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dent 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.
Dent lands a heavy elbow.
Dent lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Murakami that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dent is landing with some decent strikes but Murakami is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dent takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dent is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Murakami has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami is desperately trying to improve his position but Dent has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Dent connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Arthur Dent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dent landing strikes from the mount and Murakami is in trouble!
Dent has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Murakami's face.
Dent landing strikes from the mount.
Dent breaks from Murakami's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Murakami manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murakami keeps working.
Murakami is in trouble now - Dent has advanced to mount!
Murakami in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Dent dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Murakami as Dent shoots in.
Murakami shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Murakami can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dent is looking to escape.
Murakami looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Murakami raining down shots from the mount!
Murakami looking to control but Dent is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Murakami might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dent kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent is trying to escape the mount.
Murakami working for a guillotine from mount but Dent is in no mood to give up.
Dent working to try and regain half guard.
Dent in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dent keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murakami can't control as he wanted to and Dent manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Murakami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murakami is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dent is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murakami's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murakami's back!
Murakami wants to control his opponent's hands but Dent gets his hands free.
Dent is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Murakami with him. Murakami is trying to defend but Dent has an arm under the chin now! Murakami grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arthur Dent!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is "Hip To Be Square," by Huey Lewis and the News. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ernesto Suarez enters the cage!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Steven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernesto Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steven throws a sloppy head kick and Suarez moves out of range easily.
Steven just misses with a punch to the body.
Steven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Steven.
Steven feints and then cracks Suarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suarez down.
A head kick misses from Steven.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steven, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Suarez looks gassed!
Steven throws a head kick that Suarez semi-blocks.
Suarez is rocked!
Steven throws a sloppy head kick and Suarez moves out of range easily.
Steven lands a big shot that drops Suarez! Can he finish him?
Suarez is still in real trouble! Can Steven finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steven decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Suarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Steven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steven is fending him off so far but Suarez persists. Nope, Steven circles away and we're back to standing.
Suarez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steven throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Suarez crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Steven!
Mike Steven retains his light heavyweight title!
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pop
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