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UVT Fight Night 9/6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Supko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn comes to the cage accompanied by Andrea Bocelli - Time To Say Goodbye. Supko has chosen Sup Gonna Give it To Ya' as his entrance music. Ben Supko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Supko!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Supko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Supko tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn wants to clinch.
Supko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Supko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn avoids the head kick by Supko.
Gunn clinches with his opponent.
Supko lands a nice uppercut.
Supko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gunn tries to break the clinch but Supko is controlling the position.
Supko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Supko.
A hook to the body from Supko.
A knee to the head by Supko.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Supko lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Victor Gunn has been cut.
Supko digs a right hand into Gunn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunn's gas tank.
Supko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but Supko blocks it.
Supko lands a knee to the head.
Gunn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Supko lands a right hand.
Gunn is rocked!
Gunn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oh Gunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gunn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunn seems to have got his legs back now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Supko.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
Supko stalling.
Supko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Supko lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Supko.
Supko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Supko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gunn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Supko smiles and moves away.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Supko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Supko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Supko circles away.
Supko lands a head kick that stumbles Gunn and the fighters go to the mat.
Gunn wants to improve his position but instead Supko has moved into half guard.
Gunn wants to control but Supko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gunn moves into full guard.
Supko stands and steps away. Gunn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn clinches with his opponent.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Supko keeps him there for the moment.
Supko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Supko digs a right hand underneath Gunn's ribcage. Gunn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Supko lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Supko.
Gunn wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Supko.
Supko lands a shot to the body.
Supko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunn takes a shot to the head.
Supko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Supko missing with knees to the body.
Gunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Supko has him pressed against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Supko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Supko keeps control of Gunn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Supko trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Supko.
Supko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Supko scores with a nice short uppercut.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Supko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Supko lands a head kick that stumbles Gunn and the fighters go to the mat.
Supko gets to his feet - Gunn follows without any prompting.
Supko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Supko tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Supko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Supko is avoiding it.
Supko misses the shot to the body.
Supko throws a series of punches but Gunn avoids them all with ease.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Supko circles away and keeps his distance.
Supko stuffs the takedown attempt from Gunn. Gunn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Supko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn throws a head kick that Supko semi-blocks.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Supko is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Supko.
Supko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Supko throws a lazy head kick
and Gunn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Supko thinking.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Supko circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Supko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Gunn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Supko tries to keep at a distance but Gunn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gunn is trying to break free.
Supko scores a nice knee to the body.
Supko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Supko tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Supko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Supko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gunn lands an elbow just above Supko 's eye.
Supko lands with a light punch inside.
Gunn is trying to break the clinch but Supko has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Supko tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Supko landing knees to the body.
Supko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunn.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Supko throws a head kick that half lands.
Gunn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gunn is looking to break free of the clinch but Supko has double underhooks.
Supko misses with an elbow strike.
Supko throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Supko is breathing heavily.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Supko misses with an elbow strike.
Gunn tries to score a body lock takedown but Supko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunn avoids the elbow strike from Supko, against the cage.
Gunn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Supko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Supko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunn counters with a one-two to the body.
Ben Supko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supko throws a lazy head kick
and Gunn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Supko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunns head.
Supko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Supko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunn is looking to break free of the clinch but Supko has double underhooks.
Gunn is trying to break free.
Gunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Supko won't allow it.
Gunn manages to break the clinch.
Gunn has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Supko circles away and keeps his distance.
Supko throws a head kick that misses
and Gunn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to get back to striking at distance but Supko won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Supko.
Supko prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
Supko is stalling here.
Supko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Supko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Supko lands with a left to the head.
Supko lands with a left to the head.
Supko lands a right hand.
Supko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunns head.
Gunn avoiding damage as Supko throws knees to the body.
Supko prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
Supko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Supko has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn can't break the clinch.
Gunn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Supko lands with a short shot to the head.
Supko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Supko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to break free but Supko has control.
Supko leaning against his opponent.
Supko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunn's face.
Supko prevents Gunn from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Supko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gunn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Supko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Supko throws a combination that misses
and Gunn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Supko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gunn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Supko's knee momentarily.
Supko throws a combination that misses
and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Supko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Supko misses with a combination
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
Gunn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gunn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Supko throws a lazy head kick
and Gunn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gunn dodges an elbow strike from Supko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Supko lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Supko.
Ben Supko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Supko lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Supko lands a big elbow that sends Gunn down! Gunn recovers to guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Gunn wants to get back to his feet but Supko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Supko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Supko preventing the sweep.
Gunn is wriggling around but Supko manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Supko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Gunn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Supko. No joy for Gunn on that attempt.
Supko throws a sloppy head kick and Gunn moves out of range easily.
Supko connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Gunn to the floor! Supko dives in looking for the finish!
Victor Gunn's cut is getting worse.
Gunn is trying is best to control the position here.
Gunn has a hand on Supko's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Supko takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gunn is trying to escape the mount.
Supko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gunn really wants to buck Supko off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supko landing shots from mount.
Gunn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Supko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gunn tries to lock up and control but Supko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gunn regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to improve his position but Supko is controlling well.
Supko not doing much here.
Gunn wants to improve his position but Supko is controlling well.
Gunn manages to get to full guard.
Supko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supko's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Supko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Supko is standing up over Gunn. Gunn looks to escape but Supko dives into side control.
Gunn holds on to Supko's head and controls the position momentarily.
Supko working away.
Victor Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Gunn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Supko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gunn throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Gunn is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gunn looks to land a combination but Supko avoids it well.
Gunn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Supko lands with a big left! Gunn is wobbled badly! Supko comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Gunn to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ben Supko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Nich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nich comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Pow. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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272 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Nich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ghotha.
Ghotha slips a jab from Nich.
Ghotha shoots in and drives through. Nich sprawls well.
Ghotha shoots in for a double leg but Nich sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tom Nich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghoul Ghotha.
Ghotha moves into range and clinches up with Nich.
Nich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nich is looking to slow Ghotha down with leg kicks.
Ghotha bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nich is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nich regains half guard.
Ghotha winds up and cracks Nich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nich wants to control but Ghotha is keeping busy.
Ghotha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nich is looking to control Ghotha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nich avoid being mounted?
Ghotha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nich wants to get back to full guard.
Ghotha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nich wants to get back to full guard.
Ghotha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ghotha trying to control the action but Nich is working from the bottom.
Nich could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nich regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ghotha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nich's head.
Nich had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ghotha is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nich Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ghotha's back instead.
Nich is breathing heavily.
Nich is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ghotha defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nich's guard. Nice work there by Ghotha.
Nich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ghotha passes Nich's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ghotha performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ghotha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Ghotha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha slips a nice elbow through Nich's hands, connecting with Nich's forehead.
Nich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ghotha lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nich is trying to maintain the position but Ghotha is very close to passing his half guard.
Nich might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nich looking for submissions off his back.
Nich is looking for a sweep. Ghotha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ghotha scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nich is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha is looking to take a break and control but Nich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ghotha prevents Nich from improving his position.
Ghotha has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ghotha tries to control but Nich wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Ghotha.
Ghotha lands a heavy elbow.
Nich is rocked!
Nich tries to reverse the position but Ghotha maintains control.
Ghotha avoids the attempt from Nich to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghoul Ghotha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ghotha shoots for a double leg takedown but Nich sprawls well. He's pushed Ghotha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ghotha has a takedown stuffed.
Nich scores with a three punch combo!
Nich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Nich does no damage.
Ghotha dodges the punch combination from Nich.
Nich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ghotha.
Tom Nich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghoul Ghotha.
Horrible takedown by Nich or perhaps it was just good defense by Ghotha which made him look bad.
Ghotha shoots in and bounces Nich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ghotha with a nice head shot there.
Nich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ghotha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghotha wants to control from the top but Nich keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha controlling from the top position.
Ghotha stands and throws Nich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ghotha advances nicely into full mount.
Ghotha tries to control but Nich wriggling away.
Nich can't escape the position.
Ghotha landing punches.
Nich tries to reverse the position but Ghotha maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nich manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nich wants to improve his position but Ghotha is controlling well.
Nich is pressing down on Ghotha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nich 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.
Ghotha postures up in Nich's guard and throws a big left but Nich blocks it.
Nich wants to stand up but Ghotha is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ghotha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ghotha looking to pass the guard.
Nich controls Ghotha momentarily but Ghotha frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nich swinging wilding here.
Ghotha has his takedown stuffed
and Nich counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ghotha keeping moving, preventing Nich from controlling successfully.
Nich stopping the sweep attempt from Ghotha.
Ghotha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ghotha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ghotha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Nich is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Tom Nich has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Nich scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Ghotha land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Ghotha stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghoul Ghotha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Default Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Default Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter shoots for a takedown but Pope saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope scores with a jab to the head.
Pope gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fighter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pope has hold of one of Fighter's legs. Fighter is fighting the takedown attempt but Pope gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Pope from controlling successfully.
Pope looking to pass the guard.
Fighter has his foot on Pope's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pope works his way back into a safe position though.
Fighter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fighter is looking for a triangle but Pope pushes his legs off easily.
Pope has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fighter is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter looking for a guillotine here but Pope defends easily.
Pope won't allow Fighter to sweep him here.
Pope pushes down on Fighter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fighter wants to control but Pope is keeping busy.
Pope seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fighter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pope is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fighter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fighter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pope's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pope's back!
Fighter is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fighter looks gassed!
Pope tries to escape but Fighter has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope trying to control but not successfully.
Pope is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Fighter gets his way!
Fighter avoiding Pope 's attempts to control his hands.
Fighter is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pope defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pope can't escape the position.
Fighter is trying to stick to Pope's back but Pope is turning into Fighter. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fighter's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pope trying to control the position from guard on top but Fighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fighter is on top in guard.
Fighter is pushing down on Pope's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pope is fighting to maintain full guard but Fighter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pope controlling the position well.
Pope wants to get back to full guard.
Pope looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fighter is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter passes to side control.
Pope is trying to get back to half guard.
Fighter is chipping away with strikes.
Fighter lands some shots froms side control.
Pope is rocked!
It looks like Wanderlei Pope has been cut.
Fighter lands a strong strike to the head of Pope. That's dazed him! Fighter looking to finish here. Pope is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Fighter lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Default Fighter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aage Furset (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourque kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is "Business Time" by Flight of the Conchords. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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22
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aage Furset!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque is looking to clinch.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furset.
Bourque looks to land a right hand but Furset moved out of range.
Furset throws an off balance right hand
and Bourque makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Furset misses with a hook
and Bourque counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Furset misses with a right hand
and Bourque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Furset fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bourque lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Furset backs up against the cage.
Furset is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Bourque slips under a jab.
Furset throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bourque counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Furset to take - he tumbles to the cavas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Bourque!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Timothy Bourque!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gracie Jitsu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gracie Jitsu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gracie Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitsu moves in looking to clinch but Emanuel pushes him off.
Jitsu misses with a body kick.
Jitsu fails with the takedown.
Jitsu doesn't manage to clinch there - Emanuel circles away.
Jitsu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jitsu controlling the position.
Jitsu decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jitsu doesn't manage to clinch there - Emanuel circles away.
Gracie Jitsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu wants to clinch.
Jitsu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No luck for Jitsu with that takedown attempt.
Jitsu tries to clinch there but Emanuel circles away.
Emanuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Jitsu circles away.
Emanuel wants to clinch but Jitsu slips to the side
and Jitsu counters with a shoot takedown. Emanuel fights it but they end up in guard.
Emanuel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Emanuel wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Emanuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emanuel is working an open guard so Jitsu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jitsu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jitsu is breathing heavily.
Emanuel is trying to buck Jitsu off.
Jitsu has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Emanuel keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Jitsu.
Emanuel fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel sizes up Jitsu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Emanuel tries to bum rush Jitsu with a series of wild strikes but Jitsu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jitsu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from Jitsu.
Emanuel forces Jitsu back against the cage and clinches.
Jitsu wants to break free but Emanuel has control.
Emanuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emanuel trying to land knees to the body.
Emanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emanuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Jitsu avoids the damage to the body.
Emanuel is trying to maintain a safe position but Jitsu gets an underhook and turns Emanuel into the cage.
Emanuel lands a nice elbow.
Jitsu has Emanuel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Emanuel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gracie Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emanuel works on Jitsu's body with a couple of short punches.
Emanuel avoiding damage as Jitsu throws knees to the body.
Emanuel prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel lands an elbow just above Jitsu 's eye.
It looks like Gracie Jitsu has been cut.
A short uppercut from Emanuel.
Emanuel lands a nice elbow.
Emanuel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jitsu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Emanuel.
Emanuel lands an elbow just above Jitsu 's eye.
Jitsu has had enough of the clinch but Emanuel keeps him there for the moment.
Jitsu misses with a body punch.
Emanuel missing with knees to the body.
Jitsu tries to land knees in the clinch but Emanuel avoids the damage to the body.
Jitsu successfully pulls guard.
Jitsu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jitsu wants to stand and escape but Emanuel is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie Jitsu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gracie Jitsu's cut.
That's time! Jitsu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jitsu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jitsu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like Jitsu is going to stand back up.
Jitsu trying to control the action but Emanuel is working from the bottom.
Jitsu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jitsu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Emanuel for as long as he can get away with.
Jitsu stops Emanuel from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu slips a nice elbow through Emanuel's hands, connecting with Emanuel's forehead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emanuel pushes Jitsu off looking to stand but Jitsu dives back in and keeps control.
Emanuel trying to control but Jitsu postures up.
Emanuel wants to improve his position but Jitsu is controlling well.
Jitsu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jitsu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emanuel.
Emanuel stalks Jitsu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jitsu's face. Jitsu staggers backwards, shaken.
Jitsu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Emanuel is trying to get back to half guard.
Emanuel manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is keen to just control but Emanuel is a slippery customer.
Emanuel wants to get back to his feet.
Jitsu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Emanuel is trying to stand back up but Jitsu is controlling him
Emanuel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Decent striking displayed by Emanuel there.
Jitsu misses with a body shot.
Jitsu circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Emanuel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jitsu tries to clinch but Emanuel is having none of it.
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Jitsu circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emanuel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jitsu, pushing him back against the cage.
Jitsu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Emanuel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Emanuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jitsu.
Emanuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jitsu dodges an elbow strike from Emanuel.
Jitsu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Emanuel smiles and moves away.
Emanuel misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gracie Jitsu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gracie Jitsu'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. And we move into the final round!
Emanuel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jitsu stops Emanuel from standing up.
Jitsu is stalling in the full guard.
Jitsu wants to control from the top but Emanuel keeps moving.
Gracie Jitsu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emanuel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jitsu manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jitsu has his feet on Emanuel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Emanuel as Jitsu shoots in.
Emanuel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emanuel moves into range and clinches up with Jitsu.
Jitsu is working for takedown but Emanuel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jitsu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Emanuel lands an elbow inside that Jitsu shrugs off.
The is referee keeping an eye on Emanuel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Emanuel prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gracie Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emanuel lands an elbow that stopped Jitsu in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emanuel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie Jitsu's cut is getting worse.
Jitsu managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
A right hook to the body lands for Emanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emanuel.
Jitsu looking to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emanuel lands an elbow that stopped Jitsu in his tracks for a moment.
Emanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emanuel stalling in the clinch but Jitsu improves position.
Nice elbow from Emanuel.
Emanuel keeps control of Jitsu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Jitsu can't break the clinch.
Jitsu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Emanuel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Emanuel blocks a jab.
Jitsu is looking to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jitsu.
Emanuel can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Emanuel will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jitsu wants to control but Emanuel is keeping him busy.
Emanuel wants to get back to his feet but Jitsu drags him back down.
Jitsu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jitsu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emanuel keeps working.
Emanuel is trying to control Jitsu's posture but Jitsu avoids it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Emanuel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gracie Jitsu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jitsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jitsu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Europha Emanuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emanuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Europha Emanuel.
I think Jitsu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gracie Jitsu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Harlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fort Minor - Remember the name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
180 lbs
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22
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground |
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Brawler
Intelligent |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cody Harlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griffin's hands.
Griffin is rocked!
Harlow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Griffin is still in real trouble! Can Harlow finish him?
Harlow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harlow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harlow is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Griffin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harlow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harlow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harlow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Griffin seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Griffin is looking to regain half guard here but Harlow keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harlow tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Griffin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Harlow is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harlow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harlow stopping the sweep attempt from Griffin.
Griffin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Harlow from controlling successfully.
Harlow postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Griffin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harlow, into his guard.
Harlow thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
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.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griffin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harlow looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harlow looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harlow!
Harlow passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Griffin!
Harlow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Harlow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harlow shoots in but no luck this time.
Griffin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harlow wants to control but Griffin postures up.
Griffin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harlow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harlow is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Griffin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Griffin tries to stand but can't do so whilst Harlow controls his leg.
Harlow looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Griffin pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlow can't escape the position.
Harlow tries to lock up and control but Griffin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harlow regains half guard.
Harlow moves into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harlow looking to control.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Harlow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harlow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harlow looking for a guillotine here but Griffin defends easily.
Griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harlow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griffin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harlow's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlow is pulling down on Griffin's head to control his posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harlow.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Harlow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Griffin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Griffin showed some decent athleticism there.
Harlow actively working from the bottom here.
Harlow tries to roll over but Griffin keeps him under control.
Griffin trying to control the action but Harlow is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlow tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
Griffin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harlow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Griffin being controlled here momentarily.
Harlow working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harlow misses with a takedown attempt - Griffin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Harlow's head but Harlow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffin throws a low kick, looking for Harlow's leg but Harlow calmly moves out of range.
Harlow gets caught flat footed, as Griffin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Griffin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harlow trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Harlow has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Griffin has passed into side control.
Griffin trying to control the position but Harlow is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlow tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Harlow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harlow tries to reverse the position but Griffin maintains control.
Cody Harlow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harlow prevents Griffin from taking his back.
Harlow is trying desperately to improve position.
Harlow is working hard here to advance position.
Griffin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Harlow is now in Griffin's guard. A big mistake from Griffin there, giving up the dominant position!
Harlow has gone for a leg lock! Griffin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harlow's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlow wants to hit a switch here but Griffin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Harlow there!
Harlow tries to lock up and control but Griffin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harlow is looking to improve his position but Griffin isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harlow sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harlow is not content to let Griffin control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Griffin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Tags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sub Zero has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charlie Tags's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Tags!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tags tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tags's waist but Tags gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zero off to one side.
Tags has his takedown stuffed
and Zero counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zero is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tags wants to sweep but no luck.
Tags is trying to keep Zero in close.
Tags avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zero trying to control but Tags is working from the bottom.
Zero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tags throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tags knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zero on the ground.
Tags 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tags moves out of range of the body kick from Zero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tags's waist but Tags gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zero off to one side.
Tags tries to clinch but Zero is having none of it.
Tags closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zero misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Zero regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tags wants to stand but Zero has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zero working for a triangle but Tags defends it easily.
Tags tries to free his leg and advance position but Zero is retaining full guard.
Zero trying to keep a closed guard but Tags is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tags can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zero looks gassed!
Tags drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zero looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zero looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zero!
Zero fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tags is trying to control Zero's posture but Zero avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tags is trying to get back to his feet.
Tags tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tags is trying to control Zero's posture but Zero avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Zero shoots in for a takedown but Tags shows good takedown defense.
Charlie Tags has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Zero.
Tags shoots and misses
and Zero counters with a single leg into guard. Tags didn't expect that.
Zero pushing down on Tags's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tags is staying active underneath Zero, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zero trying to mount his opponent but Tags defends it.
Zero wants to control but Tags is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero is nestled in close to Tags, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zero throwing shots but Tags is blocking nicely.
Tags gets back to full guard.
Zero is looking to work some ground and pound but Tags has wrist control.
Zero is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zero advances position into side control!
Zero moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tags is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zero shoots and misses
and Tags counters with a series of strikes. Zero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tags shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zero with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tags wants to control the action here but instead Zero manages to pass to full mount!
Tags tries to lock up and control but Zero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tags is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zero thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Zero is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Zero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sub Zero!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wellen Dowd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wellen Dowd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andreas Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansson.
Dowd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dowd has managed to clinch.
Hansson pulls guard successfully.
Hansson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dowd won't allow Hansson to sweep him here.
Hansson controlling the position.
Hansson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dowd has picked Hansson up and slammed him! Hansson can't keep hold of the triangle and Dowd manages to pass to side control!
Hansson is looking to reverse the position.
Dowd decides to stand back up. Dowd steps back and let's Hansson get back to his feet.
Dowd scores with the left hand. Hansson knows he should have avoided that one.
Hansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hansson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dowd can pounce on him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansson.
Dowd scores with a sloppy right hand. Hansson should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Dowd misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dowd.
Dowd throws a one two combo.
Hansson closes the distance and clinches up with Dowd, looking for a takedown. Hansson pushes Dowd against the cage but Dowd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hansson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wellen Dowd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Hansson.
Hansson looks gassed!
Dowd clinches with his opponent.
Hansson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dowd crunches a lovely knee into Hansson's ribcage.
Dowd prevents Hansson from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dowd.
Hansson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dowd keeps control of Hansson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowd controls his hands.
Hansson is trying to stall.
Dowd cracks Hansson with a nice body shot.
Hansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dowd has him pressed against the cage.
Dowd lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Dowd.
Dowd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hansson or not.
Nice body punch from Dowd - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowd lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hansson is trying to break the clinch but Dowd has him pressed against the cage.
Hansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dowd lands a nice shot to the body.
Hansson tries to pull guard but Dowd won't allow it.
Dowd gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hansson.
Hansson wants to break free but Dowd has control.
Dowd gets through Hansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hansson has had enough of the clinch but Dowd keeps him there for the moment.
Dowd breaks the clinch.
Dowd stalks Hansson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hansson's face. Hansson staggers backwards, shaken.
Wellen Dowd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dowd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowd misses with a wild combination.
Dowd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dowd throws a head kick that misses.
Hansson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hansson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hansson shoots in and bounces Dowd off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dowd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hansson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dowd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hansson trying to control but Dowd is working from the bottom.
Hansson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dowd is keeping the position for now.
Hansson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hansson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dowd wants to control but Hansson passes easily into half guard.
Hansson seems to be working for a kimura but Dowd defends the submission attempt.
Dowd wants to get back to full guard.
Dowd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
Hansson wants to pass to mount but Dowd is defending the position.
Hansson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dowd is refusing to be controlled, as Hansson sits in half guard.
Dowd actively working from the bottom here.
Hansson controlling the action here.
Hansson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hansson is tying to control. Dowd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wellen Dowd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dowd throws a big shot that misses.
Dowd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dowd misses with a wild combination.
Hansson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowd misses with an uppercut. Hansson saw that one coming.
Hansson misses with a head kick.
Dowd lunges at Hansson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hansson's hand.
Wellen Dowd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hansson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hansson is working for a submission of some sort.
Dowd tries to roll over but Hansson keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hansson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dowd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hansson throwing shots but Dowd is blocking nicely.
Dowd is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hansson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hansson works his way into side control.
Hansson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dowd knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansson wants to control but Dowd is keeping him busy.
Dowd sneaks back into half guard.
Dowd is trying to stand back up but Hansson is controlling him
Dowd landing a few short strikes.
Dowd is trying to stand up here but Hansson is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hansson is keen to just control but Dowd is a slippery customer.
Hansson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dowd defends it well.
Hansson thows a huge punch but Dowd dodges it nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hansson ducks right into an uppercut from Dowd.
Hansson misses the shot to the body.
Dowd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hansson throws a front kick aimed at Dowd's knee but Dowd avoids it well.
Dowd defending well as Hansson loads up on a big left hand.
Dowd throws a series of punches but Hansson avoids them all with ease.
Dowd misses with the combination.
Andreas Hansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowd misses with a double jab.
Dowd lands with an uppercut that bounces Hansson off the cage and back into rage.
Hansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dowd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dowd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansson.
Hansson misses with an uppercut.
Hansson avoids the head kick by Dowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dowd but Dowd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansson.
Dowd swinging wilding here.
Hansson closes the distance and clinches up with Dowd, looking for a takedown. Hansson pushes Dowd against the cage but Dowd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wellen Dowd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Hansson.
Dowd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hansson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dowd counters by clinching up.
Hansson tries to score a body lock takedown but Dowd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hansson drags the fight down to the ground.
Hansson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hansson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dowd preventing the sweep.
Dowd trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hansson's guard.
Dowd stands up and waves to Hansson to follow him.
Hansson throws a leg kick but Dowd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowd tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dowd tries to avoid it but Hansson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dowd to the ground. Dowd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Dowd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hansson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dowd. Dowd obviously looking to wear him down.
Dowd looks to land a combination but Hansson avoids it well.
A punch combination from Dowd misses.
Dowd lands a right hook to the body.
Hansson throws out a loose jab but Dowd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansson throws a lazy head kick
and Dowd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dowd lands the left hand.
Hansson misses with an uppercut
and Dowd counters with a one-two to the body.
Dowd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hansson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dowd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dowd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hansson throws a shot from downtown. Dowd moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Dowd does no damage.
Dowd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dowd misses with a straight right.
Dowd swats away the attempt to clinch by Hansson.
Dowd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dowd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wellen Dowd will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hansson misses with a combination
and Dowd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hansson tries to bum rush Dowd with a series of wild strikes but Dowd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hansson fails with the takedown
and Dowd counters with a two punch combo.
Dowd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hansson's sensitive parts.
Dowd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hansson throws an overhand right that lands on Dowd's shoulder, as Dowd tries to avoid the shot.
Hansson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dowd counters with a big head kick but Hansson shrugs it off.
Hansson throws a leg kick
and Dowd counters with a stiff right hand.
Hansson throws a sloppy head kick
and Dowd counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hansson throws a low kick, looking for Dowd's leg but Dowd calmly moves out of range.
Hansson swings for the body but Dowd moves out of range.
Hansson tries for a takedown but Dowd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wellen Dowd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Hansson.
Dowd moves out of range as Hansson strikes.
Hansson tries to clinch up but Dowd circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hansson avoids the head kick by Dowd.
Hansson tries to clinch but Dowd moves away
and Dowd counters with a series of strikes. Hansson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dowd tries to clinch but Hansson moves away
and Hansson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dowd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowd pulls Hansson in to control the position.
Dowd trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dowd pushes Hansson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dowd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hansson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hansson takes one to the chin there.
Dowd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dowd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dowd stuffs the takedown.
Hansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch combination from Dowd misses.
Dowd scores with a nice strike.
Hansson shoots for a takedown but Dowd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dowd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Horrible takedown by Hansson or perhaps it was just good defense by Dowd which made him look bad.
Dowd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dowd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Hansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hansson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dowd is fending him off so far but Hansson persists. Nope, Dowd circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dowd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dowd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dowd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dowd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dowd connects with a solid leg kick.
Hansson blocks a head kick by Dowd.
Dowd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hansson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dowd is fending him off so far but Hansson persists. Nope, Dowd circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from Dowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dowd moves into the clinch.
Hansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wellen Dowd is winning the standup battle so far.
Hansson ducks under a wild hook from Dowd.
A punch combination from Dowd misses.
Hansson misses with a left hand
and Dowd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hansson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hansson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dowd is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson is looking to advance position but Dowd won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dowd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hansson stopping the sweep attempt from Dowd.
Hansson won't allow Dowd to get back to his feet.
Dowd kicks Hansson off and gets to his feet.
Hansson shoots in for a double leg but Dowd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danga de danga de dang - Dowd scores with a four punch combination!
Hansson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dowd counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dowd prevents Hansson from breaking the clinch.
Hansson looking to throw knees to the head but Dowd is blocking nicely.
Hansson tries to pull guard but Dowd won't allow it.
A short left from Dowd.
Dowd prevents Hansson from breaking the clinch.
Hansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Dowd has double underhooks.
Hansson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson breaks the clinch.
Dowd pushes Hansson away with a front kick.
Hansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dowd.
Dowd throws a big shot that misses.
Hansson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dowd counters with a one-two to the body.
Hansson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dowd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dowd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hansson.
Dowd moves into range and clinches up with Hansson.
A short left from Dowd.
Dowd is pressed up against the cage. Hansson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dowd down to the mat. Dowd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dowd tries to bum rush Hansson with a series of wild strikes but Hansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Dowd misses.
Hansson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hansson with a poor takedown
and Dowd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dowd lands a nice shot to the body.
Hansson tries for a takedown but Dowd circles away easily
and Dowd counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dowd counters with a series of strikes. Hansson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Andreas Hansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansson misses the shot to the body.
Dowd is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dowd ducks under a wild hook from Hansson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wellen Dowd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dowd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wellen Dowd!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skinny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Nutlover (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skinny Boy!
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, Harry Nutlover!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutlover gets the takedown into side control.
Boy struggling a bit here.
Boy is looking to regain half guard here but Nutlover keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nutlover is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boy parries the strikes from Nutlover easily there. Nutlover is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boy to escape.
Nutlover is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boy is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boy regains half guard.
Nutlover throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nutlover shoots in for a double leg but Boy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boy wants to clinch.
Boy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutlover keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy won't allow Nutlover to sweep him here.
Boy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boy wants to control from the top but Nutlover keeps moving.
Boy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nutlover's guard.
Boy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nutlover gets the takedown into side control.
Boy regains half guard.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Nutlover working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Boy's thigh. Boy counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nutlover looking to sit in guard and control but Boy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boy won't allow Nutlover to sweep him here.
Nutlover is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nutlover can't keep his opponent in guard - Boy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nutlover looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nutlover doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boy.
Nutlover slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy postures up.
Nutlover looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nutlover keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Nutlover has his foot on Boy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boy works his way back into a safe position though.
Boy forces his way into half guard.
Boy is working for a kimura but Nutlover is defending it quite comfortably.
Boy wants to free his trapped foot but Nutlover is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nutlover keeps working.
Boy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boy passes to full mount!
Boy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Boy working for a submission but Nutlover is keeping him at bay.
Boy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skinny Boy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nutlover is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boy is keen to just control but Nutlover is a slippery customer.
Boy moves nicely into side control.
Boy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nutlover is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nutlover looks to move to half guard but instead Boy has passed into mount! Damn!
Nutlover working to try and regain half guard.
Nutlover regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nutlover looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Skinny Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutlover looking for submissions off his back.
Boy is just content to waste time from the top position. Nutlover takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Boy preventing the sweep.
Boy 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.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Nutlover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nutlover looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boy tries to free his leg and advance position but Nutlover is retaining full guard.
Boy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boy won't allow Nutlover to sweep him here.
Nutlover working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nutlover looking for a guillotine here but Boy defends easily.
Nutlover looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boy passes into side control.
Nutlover can't do much from the bottom here.
Nutlover regains half guard.
Nutlover looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutlover regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boy won't allow Nutlover to sweep him here.
Nutlover has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Boy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Nutlover.
Boy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nutlover is trying to improve his position.
Boy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nutlover is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutlover tries to buck Boy off but Boy is having none of it.
Boy in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Nutlover is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Skinny Boy!
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pop
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