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FFB 48: Sanders vs. Magtanggol PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buck Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Eibner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Eibner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck Wild!
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, Brett Eibner!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eibner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wild paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eibner slips under a jab from Wild.
Wild misses with an uppercut.
Eibner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eibner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wild.
Wild drops Eibner with a nice combination! Wild dives into Eibner's guard, looking to finish!
Eibner is rocked!
It looks like Brett Eibner has been cut.
Wild is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Eibner trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Eibner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wild's guard.
Eibner throws a big right hand that misses.
Wild working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eibner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eibner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wild swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eibner thows a big elbow that misses.
Eibner trying to control the position from guard on top but Wild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eibner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eibner wants to control from the top but Wild keeps moving.
Wild looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eibner swinging wilding here.
Eibner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eibner swinging wilding here.
Eibner closes the distance and clinches up with Wild, looking for a takedown. Eibner pushes Wild against the cage but Wild circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eibner looks gassed!
Eibner missing with a left hand there. Wild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wild tries to bum rush Eibner with a series of wild strikes but Eibner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wild moves out of range as Eibner strikes.
Wild wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eibner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eibner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wild's waist but Wild gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eibner off to one side.
Wild misses with a combination
and Eibner moves into the clinch.
Wild wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eibner has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wild is trying to keep an underhook but Eibner manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Eibner seems to be working for a kimura but Wild defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wild is trying to stand back up but Eibner is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eibner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wild knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Eibner lands with a punch from half guard.
Eibner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eibner is looking for a kimura here.
Wild pushes Eibner off looking to stand but Eibner dives back in and keeps control.
Eibner throwing shots but Wild is blocking nicely.
Eibner wants to pass to mount but Wild is defending the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Wild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Eibner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wild lands with a hook. Eibner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eibner moves away.
Eibner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Eibner misses with a looping right.
Wild throws a series of punches but Eibner moves out of range.
Wild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wild connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eibner 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eibner trying to control but Wild is working from the bottom.
Eibner postures up in Wild's guard and throws a big left but Wild blocks it.
Eibner throwing strikes but missing.
Wild preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wild wants to get back to his feet but Eibner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eibner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eibner stands and throws Wild's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Eibner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Eibner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wild keeps working.
Wild is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Eibner is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eibner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eibner works to advance to full mount. Wild defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Eibner unloads with some shots from mount but Wild bucks and avoids them well.
Wild is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Eibner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wild is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Eibner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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.
Eibner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Eibner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Eibner avoids the attempt from Wild to control.
Eibner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Eibner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Eibner trying to control but Wild is having none of it.
Eibner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Eibner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Eibner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eibner slips a straight right by Wild.
Eibner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eibner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wild.
Eibner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eibner wants to take a breather but Wild is having none of it.
Wild keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wild is looking to escape.
Eibner wants to work for an arm triangle but Wild is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Eibner prevents Wild from standing back up.
Eibner trying to control the action but Wild is working from the bottom.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wild misses with a hook.
Buck Wild is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eibner.
Nice jab there from Wild.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice sprawl there from Wild as Eibner shoots in.
Wild with a hook.
Buck Wild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wild missing with a left hand there. Eibner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eibner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wild misses with a body shot.
Wild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eibner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eibner tries to clinch up.
A big right from Wild misses.
Eibner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Buck Wild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Eibner.
A jab from Wild does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eibner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wild.
Wild misses the jab.
Wild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Eibner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wild is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab lands there for Wild.
Wild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eibner.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Buck Wild.
I think Wild has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Buck Wild!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Bartlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lyoto emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartlett comes to the cage accompanied by Discipline (AE01). emelianenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Darude - Sandstorm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Bartlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, lyoto emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartlett connects with a good right hand that stumbles emelianenko. emelianenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bartlett steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! emelianenko is out on his feet! Bartlett sets himself and nearly takes emelianenko's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vincent Bartlett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Braite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Braite!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braite looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Lee tries to hold on but Braite pushes him away.
Braite wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Braite blocks Lee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Braite tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Braite landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
Braite really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Braite avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Braite content just to control the position here.
Lee controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to get to half guard.
Braite takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Braite looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Lee wants to hold on but Braite pushes him away.
Lee blocking the ground and pound.
Braite lands a nice shot to the head.
Lee tries to lock up and control but Braite gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braite jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lee manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Braite is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Braite circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Braite moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Braite moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Victor Braite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braite slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Braite counters with a body kick that stops Lee in his tracks momentarily.
A good leg kick by Braite.
Braite defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braite throws out the jab.
Braite pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Braite lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Braite is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braite crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Braite gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braite tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Braite.
Braite using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Braite lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Braite dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Braite takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Braite throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Braite scores with a jab to the body.
Braite misses with an uppercut.
Braite takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee avoids the head kick by Braite.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Braite tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Braite manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Braite which made him look bad.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Braite sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braite fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Braite. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Braite, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Braite against the cage but Braite circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Braite throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee digs a good hook to Braite's body.
Lee blocks a head kick by Braite.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Braite steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Braite should have avoided that one.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Braite's ribs.
Lee cracks Braite with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Braite looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braite is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lee is controlling him well.
Braite struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
An elbow from Lee crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braite regains half guard.
Lee moves into full mount! Braite won't be happy about that!
Lee working Braite over with strikes here.
Lee content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Braite can do anything to dispel that myth.
Braite taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Lee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Braite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braite misses the jab.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Braite ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Braite shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Braite's waist but Braite gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Braite throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Steven Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Braite!
Lee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Braite takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Braite is trying to escape the mount.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Steven Lee just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lee jabs Braite right on the nose. Braite blinks but takes it well.
Lee lands a jab to Braite's midsection.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Braite swivels and escapes.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Braite, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Braite against the cage but Braite circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braite misses with a head kick.
Braite gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lee pushes down on Braite's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Braite trying to control from the bottom.
Lee has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lee content just to control the position 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.
Braite taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Conduit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cane's choice of entrance music: Mustache: Double Nature. Jericho Cane looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Conduit!
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, Jericho Cane!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conduit lands a head kick that stumbles Cane and the fighters go to the mat.
Conduit wanted to stand there but Cane had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conduit preventing the sweep.
Cane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Conduit's guard.
Conduit is looking to stand up but Cane isn't so interested in that idea.
Conduit trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Conduit uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cane fails to land the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Conduit scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane misses with a takedown attempt - Conduit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cane looks gassed!
Conduit misses with a body shot.
Cane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cane goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Conduit is on top in guard.
Conduit tries to stand but Cane is controlling from the bottom.
Cane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Conduit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Conduit tries to stand but Cane is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane has his foot on Conduit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conduit works his way back into a safe position though.
Conduit is looking to stand up but Cane won't let him.
Cane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conduit is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cane avoids the head kick by Conduit.
Cane moves out of range of the body kick from Conduit.
A right-left combo lands from Conduit.
Cane 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.
Cane tries to free his leg and advance position but Conduit is retaining full guard.
Conduit wants to stand up but Cane is controlling him.
Conduit keeping moving, preventing Cane from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane prevents Conduit from getting back to his feet.
Conduit keeping full guard, as Cane tries to pass.
Conduit kicks Cane off and gets to his feet.
Conduit throws the left hand but Cane avoids the punch easily.
Conduit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cane closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Conduit to the mat! Conduit manages to get full guard.
Conduit wants to get back to his feet but Cane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cane wants to pass the guard but Conduit is keeping the position.
Cane 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.
Conduit wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane shoots in and drives through. Conduit sprawls well.
Carlos Conduit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jericho Cane.
Conduit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cane avoids the body shot from Conduit.
Cane gets a clinch.
Cane is struggling to control the position.
Conduit is trying to maintain a safe position but Cane gets an underhook and turns Conduit into the cage.
Conduit wants to get back to striking at distance but Cane won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conduit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cane is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Conduit is looking to break free of the clinch but Cane has double underhooks.
Conduit tries to stall but Cane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Conduit dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Conduit scores with a shot to the body.
Conduit scores with a three punch combo!
Carlos Conduit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conduit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Cane or perhaps it was just good defense by Conduit which made him look bad.
Cane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Conduit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cane dodges the punch combination from Conduit.
Conduit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Conduit throws a sloppy head kick and Cane moves out of range easily.
Conduit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conduit throws a solid leg kick but Cane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Conduit.
Conduit swings for the body but Cane moves out of range.
Cane drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane stops Conduit from standing up.
Cane 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.
Conduit wants to get back to his feet but Cane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cane looking to pass the guard.
Cane slips nicely into half guard.
Cane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Conduit doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cane.
Conduit is trying to stand back up but Cane is controlling him
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.
Cane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conduit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conduit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cane shoots in and drives through. Conduit sprawls well.
Conduit stuffs the takedown attempt from Cane. Cane gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlos Conduit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jericho Cane.
Conduit throws a series of punches but Cane moves out of range.
Conduit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conduit throws a wild body kick that Cane sees coming a mile off.
Cane slips a jab and a cross from Conduit.
Conduit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conduit circles away.
Conduit misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conduit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Conduit does no damage.
Conduit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conduit gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cane wants to control from the top but Conduit keeps moving.
Cane stops Conduit from standing up.
Cane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conduit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conduit wants to get back to his feet but Cane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Conduit as Cane shoots in.
Conduit is looking to wear down Cane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Conduit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conduit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conduit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conduit catches Cane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cane forces Conduit back against the cage and clinches.
Conduit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cane's elbow.
Cane is trying to drag Conduit to the mat but Conduit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cane as Conduit tries to tie him up.
Conduit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jericho Cane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Conduit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No joy there for Conduit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cane has a takedown stuffed.
Conduit lands a slapping body shot.
Conduit throws a head kick but Cane moves out of range.
Conduit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conduit throws the kick towards the body but Cane avoids it.
Conduit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cane blocks a head kick by Conduit.
Cane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conduit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Conduit.
Cane feints and as Conduit raises his hands in defense, Cane changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Conduit wants to get back to his feet but Cane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane trying to control the position from guard on top but Conduit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cane trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Conduit manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cane has a closed guard, preventing Conduit from standing up.
Cane working for a triangle but Conduit defends it easily.
Conduit is looking to stand up but Cane won't let him.
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.
Cane wants to sweep but no luck.
Jericho Cane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Conduit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cane is looking for a triangle but Conduit pushes his legs off easily.
Cane is working an open guard so Conduit takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cane tries for a takedown but Conduit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Conduit.
Cane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conduit tries to avoid it but Cane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conduit to the ground. Conduit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carlos Conduit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jericho Cane.
An inside leg kick lands from Conduit.
Conduit stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conduit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conduit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cane moves out of range as Conduit throws a body kick.
Conduit just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos Conduit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conduit throws a nice looking combination but Cane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cane decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Conduit is looking to escape.
Cane is working for a submission of some sort.
Cane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cane is trying to control the action in half guard but Conduit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane wants to work for an arm triangle but Conduit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cane wants to pass to mount but Conduit is defending the position.
Cane trying to control the action but Conduit is working from the bottom.
Conduit is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conduit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cane clinches with his opponent.
Conduit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cane is keeping busy.
Cane lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Conduit is looking to escape.
Cane moves nicely into side control.
Cane tries for a kimura but Conduit is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jericho Cane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cane 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jericho Cane!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kositzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kositzky comes to the cage accompanied by Alles Neu. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Kositzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sage Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kositzky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kositzky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kositzky makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice sprawl there from Kositzky as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kositzky has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are battling for position here. Kositzky manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kositzky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kositzky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Kositzky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kositzky landing shots from mount.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kositzky looking for a guillotine from mount but Jackson is having none of it.
Kositzky looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kositzky with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kositzky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kositzky is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kositzky tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jackson controls his leg.
Kositzky slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Jackson trying to control but Kositzky postures up.
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.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Kositzky wants to stand but Jackson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kositzky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kositzky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kositzky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kositzky is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jackson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kositzky's back instead.
Kositzky is trying to get back to his feet but Jackson has full control of the position and if anything, Kositzky has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kositzky wants to escape the position.
Kositzky defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jackson's arms.
Jackson is looking for the choke from the back position but Kositzky is controlling his hands well.
Kositzky trying to get back to his feet but Jackson is in full control for now.
Jackson tightening his grip on Kositzky, looking for the choke.
Kositzky turns into Jackson and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kositzky stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Kositzky has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kositzky lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Kositzky lands with a short shot to the head.
Kositzky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kositzky lands a left hand.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Kositzky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kositzky gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kositzky lands with a right to the head.
Kositzky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Kositzky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kositzky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Kositzky dominated that round.
That's time! Kositzky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kositzky misses with a looping right.
Kositzky jabs at Jackson's body.
Kositzky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kositzky scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Kositzky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Kositzky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
A body shot lands from Kositzky.
Kositzky stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kositzky.
Jackson is rocked!
Kositzky lands with a left to the head.
Kositzky digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kositzky digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Kositzky lands a left hand.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kositzky finish him?
Kositzky pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kositzky is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kositzky.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Kositzky lands with a right to the head.
Kositzky lands with a light punch inside.
Kositzky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a body punch.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kositzky unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jackson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kositzky is unloading with more strikes now! Jackson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Kositzky!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Littoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorden has chosen Limp Bizkit - My Way as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Littoris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Gorden!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorden looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gorden looking to pass the guard.
Littoris trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gorden stopping the sweep attempt from Littoris.
Littoris throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gorden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Littoris's guard.
Gorden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gorden is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Littoris wants to get back to full guard.
Littoris is working hard here to advance position.
Gorden is working for a submission of some sort.
Gorden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Littoris is looking to escape.
Gorden is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Littoris is trying to maintain the position but Gorden is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gorden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gorden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Littoris.
Gorden fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gorden shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Littoris but Littoris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gorden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Littoris throws a big shot that misses.
Littoris throws a combination that misses
and Gorden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gorden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Littoris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gorden has a takedown stuffed.
Chuck Littoris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Gorden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Littoris throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Littoris is looking to reverse the position.
Littoris wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gorden lands an elbow.
Littoris wants to get back to his feet but Gorden drags him back down.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gorden is staying tight to Littoris's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gorden cracks Littoris with a big elbow.
Littoris is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gorden is controlling him well.
Gorden scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Littoris to see if he's OK.
Gorden lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Littoris down.
Gorden fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gorden trying to control the action but Littoris is working from the bottom.
Littoris taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gorden prevents Littoris from escaping the position.
Littoris is breathing heavily.
Gorden is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Littoris looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gorden gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Littoris is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gorden lets go of the hold and Littoris can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Gorden!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Bakunin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ramirez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Money by Stat Quo & Young Jeezy. Igor Bakunin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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306 lbs
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290 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Ramirez!
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, Igor Bakunin!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakunin scores with a takedown into Ramirez's guard.
Bakunin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bakunin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakunin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bakunin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bakunin stops Ramirez from standing up.
Bakunin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakunin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bakunin scoring with some ground and pound.
Bakunin with a nice head shot there.
Bakunin is pushing down on Ramirez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ramirez is fighting to maintain full guard but Bakunin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bakunin wants to free his trapped foot but Ramirez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bakunin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bakunin trying to control the action but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Bakunin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ramirez is just riding it out for now. Bakunin eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bakunin there.
Bakunin wants to take a breather but Ramirez is having none of it.
Bakunin stops Ramirez from getting back to his feet.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Bakunin there.
Bakunin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bakunin trying to control but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bakunin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bakunin cracks Ramirez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin lands a big shot there that rocks Ramirez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bakunin trying to control but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet.
Bakunin landing punches.
Bakunin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ramirez looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakunin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bakunin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ramirez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bakunin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ramirez is surviving well by controlling Bakunin's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bakunin.
Bakunin lands with some strikes.
Bakunin with a couple of short strikes.
Bakunin working for a submission but Ramirez is keeping him at bay.
Bakunin lands a big shot there that rocks Ramirez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bakunin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ramirez's face.
Bakunin with a couple of short strikes.
Bakunin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bakunin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakunin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ramirez?
The referee warns Ramirez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bakunin swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Bakunin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Summer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Cristophe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donald Summer!
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, Leo Cristophe!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summer misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Summer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cristophe misses with a two punch combination.
Summer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cristophe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Summer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cristophe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Summer looks to throw the jab but Cristophe is out of range.
Cristophe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Summer circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristophe slips under a jab from Summer.
Summer with a nice cross.
Summer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cristophe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Summer's guard.
Cristophe trying to control the position from guard on top but Summer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cristophe stops Summer from standing up.
Cristophe trying to control the position from guard on top but Summer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Summer is looking to stand up but Cristophe isn't so interested in that idea.
Cristophe forces his way into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Summer is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summer is defending against the submission attempts here by Cristophe.
Cristophe is keen to just control but Summer is a slippery customer.
Cristophe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cristophe wants to pass the guard but Summer is defending well.
Summer is trying to stand up here but Cristophe is controlling him well.
Summer is looking to improve his position.
Summer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cristophe on the ground.
Cristophe seems to be looking for submissions.
Summer is trying to stand up here but Cristophe is controlling him well.
Cristophe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Summer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cristophe.
Cristophe looks gassed!
Summer is trying to stand back up but Cristophe is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristophe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Summer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cristophe.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Summer wants to get back to his feet.
Summer is in trouble now - Cristophe has advanced to mount!
Cristophe moves to the back position.
Summer is trying to get back to his feet but Cristophe has full control of the position and if anything, Summer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cristophe is looking to control Summer but Summer is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cristophe is hanging on to Summer's back as he tries to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cristophe is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Summer has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Cristophe has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Summer taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Cristophe doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leo Cristophe!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Racka Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Racka Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Alvarez shoots for a takedown but Lamb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lamb keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alvarez shoots for a takedown but Lamb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Racka Lamb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Alvarez.
A big right from Lamb misses.
Alvarez looks for a takedown but Lamb sprawls well.
Lamb loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Alvarez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Lamb shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez looks gassed!
Lamb misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lamb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamb closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Lamb keeps him under control.
Lamb controlling the action here.
Lamb wants to free his trapped foot but Alvarez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lamb prevents Alvarez from improving his position.
Alvarez won't allow Lamb to pass to mount.
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Lamb is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to get back to full guard but Lamb has passed into side control.
Lamb controlling from mount.
Lamb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvarez on the ground.
Alvarez is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamb breaks from Alvarez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lamb lands a nice shot to the head.
Lamb fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alvarez is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lamb lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alvarez hang on?
Lamb lands with some strikes.
It looks like Michael Alvarez has been cut.
Lamb sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alvarez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lamb controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Alvarez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Alvarez tries to reverse the position but Lamb maintains control.
Lamb controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Racka Lamb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lamb counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lamb.
Alvarez working for a triangle but Lamb defends it easily.
Lamb sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lamb forces his way into half guard.
Racka Lamb overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb content to control rather than advance.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Racka Lamb just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lamb shoots in and bounces Alvarez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alvarez wants to hit a switch here but Lamb passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Alvarez there!
Lamb controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Racka Lamb just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Alvarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lamb counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt
and Alvarez is countered with a crisp right hand from Lamb that sends him to the canvas! Lamb follows him to the mat into side control.
That has opened up Michael Alvarez's cut even more.
Racka Lamb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lamb presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Lamb with the ground and pound from mount.
Lamb tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lamb looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Lamb.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamb tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Racka Lamb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alvarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lamb counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Racka Lamb just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lamb gets a takedown into half guard.
Lamb is taking a breather. Alvarez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Alvarez tries to roll over but Lamb keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lamb controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alvarez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lamb content to stall in guard here.
Alvarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Lamb makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lamb not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Racka Lamb just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lamb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Lamb circles away easily
and Lamb counters with a shoot takedown. Alvarez fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Lamb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.
Lamb works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lamb frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position but Lamb isn't that keen on the idea.
Lamb looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
A nice elbow there by Lamb.
Alvarez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lamb content just to control the position here.
Lamb has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Racka Lamb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lamb has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Racka Lamb!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totoy Magtanggol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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163 lbs
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23
162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Sanders!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Totoy Magtanggol!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders misses with a hook.
Magtanggol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magtanggol throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Magtanggol slips a straight right by Sanders.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magtanggol.
Sanders has a takedown stuffed.
Sanders misses with a straight left.
Magtanggol lands a slapping body shot.
Magtanggol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magtanggol stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Magtanggol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanders needs to keep his hands up - Magtanggol had a free shot at his head there.
Magtanggol throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Totoy Magtanggol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magtanggol dodges the punch combination from Sanders.
Magtanggol ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
Sanders scores with a one two! Magtanggol had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Totoy Magtanggol has been cut.
Sanders throws a jab when Magtanggol was well out of range.
Sanders throws the left hand but Magtanggol avoids the punch easily.
Sanders misses with a combination
and Magtanggol counters with a three punch combo that has Sanders backing up. Sanders nods at Magtanggol to acknowledge the strikes.
Magtanggol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magtanggol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magtanggol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanders counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magtanggol misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a series of punches but Magtanggol avoids them all with ease.
Magtanggol with a jab.
Sanders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magtanggol counters with a series of strikes. Sanders will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanders has his takedown stuffed
and Magtanggol holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Magtanggol lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Magtanggol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders misses with a double jab
and Magtanggol counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Magtanggol lands a high kick!
Magtanggol tests Sanders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magtanggol throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol drives through and clinches with Sanders against the cage.
Magtanggol connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanders's face.
Magtanggol landing knees to the head.
Sanders tries to break the clinch but Magtanggol is controlling the position.
Magtanggol misses with a knee to the head.
Sanders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Magtanggol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Magtanggol tries to land a knee to the head but Sanders blocks with his arms.
Sanders tries to break the clinch but Magtanggol is controlling the position.
Magtanggol lands a knee to the head.
Magtanggol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanders blocks it with crossed arms.
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.
Sanders can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magtanggol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanders blocks it with crossed arms.
Magtanggol tries to land a knee to the head but Sanders blocks with his arms.
Magtanggol using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanders has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magtanggol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Magtanggol.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Sanders moves out of range of the strikes.
Magtanggol misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanders. That snapped Magtanggol's head back.
Magtanggol moves in looking to clinch but Sanders pushes him off.
Magtanggol stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanders. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Totoy Magtanggol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Totoy Magtanggol's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magtanggol tries to clinch but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders looks to land a left hand but Magtanggol moved out of range nicely.
Magtanggol tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
Magtanggol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magtanggol throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magtanggol forces Sanders back against the cage and clinches.
Magtanggol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magtanggol loads up on a big right hand but Sanders slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magtanggol lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Magtanggol.
Sanders takes one on the button.
Sanders lands a two punch combo.
Magtanggol is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magtanggol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanders.
Sanders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magtanggol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magtanggol lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a hook. Magtanggol ducked under it nicely.
Magtanggol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanders lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanders keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Magtanggol avoids nicely.
Magtanggol misses the body punch
and Sanders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanders closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Magtanggol to the mat! Magtanggol manages to get full guard.
Sanders looking to pass the guard.
Sanders is looking to advance position but Magtanggol has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sanders really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders holds on for dear life, controlling Magtanggol's posture momentarily.
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.
Sanders is trying desperately to improve position.
Magtanggol looking to control but Sanders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders is working to get back to half guard.
Magtanggol looking to control but Sanders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders wants to hold on but Magtanggol pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Sanders dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Totoy Magtanggol'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.
Sanders uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magtanggol has time to react.
Magtanggol's corner calls for a 1-2. Magtanggol obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanders is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt
and Magtanggol counters with a big head kick but Sanders shrugs it off.
Magtanggol scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magtanggol staying out of range there.
Magtanggol throws a head kick that misses.
Sanders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Magtanggol's waist but Magtanggol gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanders off to one side.
Sanders misses with a double jab
and Magtanggol counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magtanggol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magtanggol scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanders in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magtanggol throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
Sanders connects with a crisp jab.
Magtanggol plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Magtanggol misses the jab.
A slow jab from Sanders misses its intended target.
Sanders misses with an uppercut. Magtanggol saw that one coming.
Magtanggol misses with a wild combination.
Sanders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Totoy Magtanggol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Sanders, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magtanggol lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magtanggol connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanders misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magtanggol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanders avoids the head kick by Magtanggol.
Sanders tries to bum rush Magtanggol with a series of wild strikes but Magtanggol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magtanggol throws a combination that misses
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
Sanders connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Magtanggol slips a straight right by Sanders.
Magtanggol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol darts in and clinches Sanders up against the cage.
Magtanggol working aggressively here.
Magtanggol slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Magtanggol's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Magtanggol throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanders is trying to drag Magtanggol to the mat but Magtanggol just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders wants to get back to striking at distance but Magtanggol won't allow it.
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.
Sanders tries for a takedown. No joy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magtanggol.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders jumps guard but Magtanggol stands there with Sanders around his waist. Sanders gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanders takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Totoy Magtanggol really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Totoy Magtanggol's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Magtanggol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanders tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magtanggol swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magtanggol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanders throws a jab when Magtanggol was well out of range.
Magtanggol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Magtanggol as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt - Magtanggol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Magtanggol misses with a body shot
enabling Sanders to counter with a crisp jab.
Magtanggol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Magtanggol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magtanggol scores with a head kick.
Donk. Magtanggol catches Sanders right on the button with a cross.
Magtanggol misses the shot to the body.
Sanders drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Magtanggol is looking to stand up but Sanders isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magtanggol is keeping the position for now.
Sanders sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magtanggol's guard.
Sanders is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanders prevents Magtanggol from standing back up.
Sanders looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sanders is working for a kimura but Magtanggol is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol pushes Sanders off and gets back to his feet.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magtanggol as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanders misses the target.
Magtanggol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanders misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol takes a swing at Sanders's ribcage but misses.
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.
Magtanggol ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanders misses the target.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown. Magtanggol tries to sprawl out of it but Sanders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magtanggol manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Magtanggol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magtanggol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magtanggol lands with a slapping head kick.
Sanders looks to land a left hand but Magtanggol moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Totoy Magtanggol dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Totoy Magtanggol's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Magtanggol, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Magtanggol against the cage but Magtanggol circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Magtanggol looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Magtanggol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanders cracks Magtanggol with an open hand slap.
Magtanggol throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magtanggol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magtanggol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magtanggol slips under a jab.
Magtanggol is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sanders lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magtanggol throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Sanders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magtanggol.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanders!
Sanders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanders throws a shot from downtown. Magtanggol moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Magtanggol.
Magtanggol tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Magtanggol is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanders shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magtanggol wants to clinch.
Magtanggol misses with the combination.
Magtanggol throws a good cross that connects.
Sanders stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Magtanggol closes the distance and clinches.
Sanders is working for takedown but Magtanggol is calmly controlling the position for now.
Totoy Magtanggol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol lands an uppercut.
Magtanggol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanders fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanders wants to break free but Magtanggol has control.
Magtanggol gets underhooks to prevent Sanders's takedown attempt.
Magtanggol scores with a knee to the head.
Sanders can't break the clinch.
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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Magtanggol.
Sanders has had enough of the clinch but Magtanggol keeps him there for the moment.
Magtanggol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Magtanggol tries a knee to the head but Sanders blocks it.
Magtanggol just leaning against Sanders, taking a breather.
Bruce Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders is trying to drag Magtanggol to the mat but Magtanggol just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Sanders showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magtanggol 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Totoy Magtanggol!
Totoy Magtanggol is the new lightweight champion!
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