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Bloodlust V: High Five! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ari Finkelstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flex McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flex McGee told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ari Finkelstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flex McGee!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finkelstein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Finkelstein landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Finkelstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finkelstein gets caught flat footed, as McGee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McGee tries to free his leg and advance position but Finkelstein is retaining full guard.
McGee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Finkelstein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McGee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Finkelstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGee works over Finkelstein with some ground and pound from guard.
Finkelstein 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.
McGee wants to control from the top but Finkelstein keeps moving.
Finkelstein manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Finkelstein tries to clinch up but McGee circles away and keeps his distance.
Finkelstein darts in and clinches McGee up against the cage.
Finkelstein unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGee looks gassed!
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!
Finkelstein unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkelstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finkelstein moves into the clinch.
Finkelstein lands a nice shot to the body.
Finkelstein will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McGee up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Finkelstein.
Finkelstein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Finkelstein landing knees to the body.
Finkelstein crunches a lovely knee into McGee's ribcage.
Finkelstein manages to break the clinch.
Finkelstein closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McGee to the mat! McGee manages to get full 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!
Finkelstein wants to stand but McGee is controlling his posture from full guard.
McGee tries to strike from the bottom.
McGee wants to stand up but Finkelstein is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkelstein is looking to stand up but McGee won't let him.
Finkelstein has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Finkelstein decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McGee, up you get!
McGee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Finkelstein wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
McGee blocks Finkelstein's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McGee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Finkelstein looks a forlorn figure.
McGee is landing with some decent strikes but Finkelstein is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Finkelstein on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Finkelstein tries to get out of the position.
McGee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Finkelstein is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
McGee dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Finkelstein is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finkelstein taking shots to the head.
McGee goes for an armbar but Finkelstein turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Finkelstein.
Finkelstein gets to his feet - McGee follows without any prompting.
McGee shoots in looking for a takedown. Finkelstein tries to sprawl out of it but McGee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Finkelstein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGee shoots in but Finkelstein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finkelstein's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Finkelstein duly obliges.
McGee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finkelstein closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McGee to the mat! McGee manages to get full guard.
McGee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkelstein preventing the sweep.
Finkelstein tries to stand but McGee is controlling from the bottom.
McGee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Finkelstein's guard.
Finkelstein is looking to stand up but McGee isn't so interested in that idea.
McGee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McGee has a takedown stuffed.
Ari Finkelstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flex McGee.
Finkelstein misses with a takedown
and McGee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finkelstein lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGee!
McGee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Finkelstein dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Finkelstein tries to clinch but McGee is having none of it.
McGee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Finkelstein shoots for a takedown but McGee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Finkelstein misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finkelstein looks like he's trying to stand up.
McGee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Finkelstein does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McGee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Finkelstein!
McGee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee looking to control but Finkelstein is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Finkelstein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGee on the ground.
McGee looking to secure an arm triangle but Finkelstein defends it well.
Finkelstein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finkelstein wants to hold on but McGee pushes him away.
McGee with shots to the head and body - Finkelstein looks very uncomfortable down there.
Finkelstein throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Finkelstein squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McGee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finkelstein is looking to escape.
McGee landing punches.
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.
Finkelstein is trying to stand up.
McGee dominating with strikes here.
Finkelstein takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by McGee.
The referee warns Finkelstein that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McGee cracks Finkelstein with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Finkelstein really wants to buck McGee off and get back to his feet.
McGee with a couple of short strikes.
McGee breaks from Finkelstein's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Flex McGee has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGee unloading with bombs!
McGee cracks Finkelstein with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Finkelstein taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkelstein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finkelstein in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McGee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McGee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Finkelstein is trying to escape the mount.
McGee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Finkelstein is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
McGee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Finkelstein is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McGee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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.
The referee warns Finkelstein that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by McGee.
Finkelstein can't escape the position.
McGee won't let Finkelstein get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
McGee lands a heavy elbow.
McGee with a couple of short strikes.
McGee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McGee avoids the attempt from Finkelstein to control.
Finkelstein takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Finkelstein wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McGee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McGee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flex McGee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Finkelstein tries to clinch but McGee is having none of it.
Finkelstein shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finkelstein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McGee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McGee looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McGee lands a big shot there that rocks Finkelstein but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McGee prevents Finkelstein from getting the reversal.
McGee landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McGee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee lands a big shot there that rocks Finkelstein but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McGee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Finkelstein?
Finkelstein tries to reverse the position but McGee maintains control.
McGee unloading with bombs!
McGee landing shots from mount.
McGee avoids the attempt from Finkelstein to control.
Finkelstein wants to try and get back to his feet.
McGee landing punches.
Finkelstein taking shots to the head.
McGee lands a big elbow.
Finkelstein is working to get back to half guard.
McGee with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkelstein's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
McGee breaks from Finkelstein's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McGee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McGee with good strikes from the mount here!
McGee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McGee won't let Finkelstein get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
BOOM! McGee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McGee is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Finkelstein can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McGee trying to control but Finkelstein is having none of it.
McGee lands a nice shot to the head.
McGee landing strikes from the mount.
Finkelstein wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McGee tries to control but Finkelstein wriggling away.
McGee looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McGee punching from mount but Finkelstein doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Finkelstein wants to control but McGee is having none of it.
McGee landing strikes, looking to finish!
Finkelstein is in all sorts of trouble here.
Finkelstein is squirming around, avoiding McGee's attempts to control the action.
McGee avoids the attempt from Finkelstein to control.
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.
McGee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McGee lands a nice shot to the head.
McGee raining down shots from the mount!
McGee is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Finkelstein is surviving well by controlling McGee's body position as best he can.
Finkelstein wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGee landing strikes, looking to finish!
McGee punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flex McGee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McGee 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flex McGee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Al Oluf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Windsor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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176 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Oluf!
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, Albert Windsor!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Windsor throws a shot from downtown. Oluf moves away and avoids it.
Windsor digs a good hook to Oluf's body.
Nice straight punches there by Windsor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Windsor.
It looks like Al Oluf has been cut.
Oluf checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Oluf misses its intended target.
Windsor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Windsor misses with a double jab.
Oluf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oluf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Windsor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Oluf misses.
Oluf lands the left hand.
Windsor lands a head shot.
Windsor cracks Oluf with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Oluf looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Windsor finish him?
Oluf is rocked!
Oluf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Windsor counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Windsor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Digo Columba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Merengue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Merengue will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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, Digo Columba!
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, Mike Merengue!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merengue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Columba moves in looking to clinch but Merengue pushes him off.
Columba moves in looking to clinch but Merengue pushes him off.
Columba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Merengue.
Columba tries to clinch up but Merengue circles away and keeps his distance.
Columba wants to clinch.
Columba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Merengue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Columba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Merengue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Columba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Merengue! Columba is out on his feet! Merengue rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Columba is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Columba is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Merengue!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hanky Panky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, 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, Hanky Panky!
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, Rocco Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Escobar.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Panky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Panky is rocked!
Panky has a takedown stuffed.
Escobar jabs at Panky's body.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar with a poor takedown
and Panky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panky lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Escobar is looking for a sweep. Panky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Panky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Escobar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Panky.
Escobar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Escobar wants to control but Panky is keeping busy.
Escobar gets full guard.
Escobar pulls Panky in close to his closed guard and prevents Panky from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Escobar pulls Panky in close to his closed guard and prevents Panky from doing any damage or advancing position.
Panky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Escobar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Escobar had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Panky is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Escobar Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Panky's back instead.
Panky wants to escape the position.
Panky is breathing heavily.
Panky is working hard here to advance position.
A lull in the action here.
Panky rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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.
Escobar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Escobar passes to side control.
Escobar wants to control but Panky is keeping him busy.
Panky is looking for a sweep.
Escobar is looking to take a break and control but Panky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Escobar stalls from top position.
Panky tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Escobar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panky misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Panky keeps working.
Escobar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Panky, who protects the arm well.
Escobar wants to control but Panky is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Panky!
Escobar landing strikes from the mount and Panky is in trouble!
Panky blocking the ground and pound.
BOOM! Escobar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Panky is trying desperately to improve position.
Escobar is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Escobar extends the arm and Panky is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocco Escobar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Grendel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grendel comes to the cage accompanied by I Can't Help It. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Grendel!
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, Renan Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Grendel circles away.
Liddell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grendel to score with a decent uppercut.
Grendel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Grendel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grendel jabs at Liddell's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grendel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Renan Liddell has been cut.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grendel.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grendel.
Grendel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grendel wants to get back to his feet.
Liddell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grendel is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Liddell is keen to just control but Grendel is a slippery customer.
Grendel wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Liddell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Liddell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liddell looks gassed!
Grendel lands a nice looking body shot.
Grendel scores with a hook to the body. Liddell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grendel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grendel.
Grendel scores with a body shot.
George Grendel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grendel lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grendel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grendel connects with a body shot.
Grendel lands a body shot.
George Grendel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grendel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grendel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grendel is looking to wear down Liddell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Liddell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grendel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Liddell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grendel throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Grendel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That has opened up Renan Liddell's cut even more.
Grendel scores with a decent looking hook.
Grendel throws out a powerful jab.
Grendel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grendel lands with a straight right. Liddell didn't see that one coming.
Liddell takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grendel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grendel cracks Liddell with an open hand slap.
Grendel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Liddell doesn't seem bothered though.
Grendel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grendel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grendel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The cut above Renan Liddell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grendel looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Grendel lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grendel misses with a series of wild punches.
Grendel lands with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Grendel finds it's target.
Grendel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Liddell in his tracks.
Grendel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left lands for Grendel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell ducks right into an uppercut from Grendel.
Grendel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Renan Liddell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Liddell moves forwards but Grendel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Liddell walks into a stiff left hand from Grendel.
Liddell takes one to the chin there.
Grendel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Liddell on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Grendel.
Liddell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grendel scores with a sloppy right hand. Liddell should have avoided that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Renan Liddell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Grendel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Westing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuo Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsuo Ishii acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Westing!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Katsuo Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Ishii.
Westing is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ishii.
It looks like Sam Westing has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ishii slips under a jab from Westing.
Ishii throws a hook but Westing blocks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Ishii scores with a four punch combination!
Ishii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ishii misses with a few strikes there.
Ishii slips under a jab.
Westing tests Ishii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ishii throws a right hand that Westing ducks under and follows up with a left that Westing also avoids with ease.
Westing drops Ishii with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ishii looks back up at him and smiles so Westing waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Katsuo Ishii has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishii fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishii drops his hands momentarily. Westing doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Ishii staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Ishii doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Westing!
Sam Westing is the new welterweight champion!
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