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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balon Swann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Launchpad McQuack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balon Swann had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balon Swann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Launchpad McQuack!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Swann.
Swann wants to clinch up but McQuack keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McQuack swings for the body but Swann moves out of range.
Swann is looking to clinch.
A shot to de liver by McQuack. Beautiful body shot.
McQuack connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Balon Swann has been cut.
Swann tries to clinch there but McQuack circles away.
Swann scores with a sloppy right hand. McQuack should have avoided that one.
Swann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McQuack circles away from the clinch attempt.
McQuack jabs at Swann's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McQuack.
Swann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swann tries to clinch up.
Swann lands with an uppercut that bounces McQuack off the cage and back into rage.
Swann dodges the punch combination from McQuack.
McQuack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Swann looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McQuack misses with a jab, cross combination.
McQuack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McQuack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuack moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Swann fails with an attempt to clinch.
McQuack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from McQuack misses.
McQuack is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Swann rather than just go for the knockout.
Swann wants to clinch.
Swann avoids the body shot from McQuack.
A left lands for McQuack.
Swann has managed to clinch.
A short right from Swann on the inside.
McQuack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McQuack misses with some punches.
Swann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McQuack misses with some punches.
Swann keeps control of McQuack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McQuack avoiding damage as Swann throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Swann fails to land.
Swann digs a right hand into McQuack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McQuack's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, McQuack scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann misses with a punch on the inside.
Swann lands with a light punch inside.
McQuack has a couple of punches blocked by Swann.
McQuack avoiding damage as Swann throws knees to the body.
Swann lands with a short shot to the head.
McQuack is working Swann over against the cage.
Swann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swann missing with knees to the body.
McQuack digs a right hand underneath Swann's ribcage. Swann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Swann pushes McQuack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McQuack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swann misses with some punches.
Swann lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQuack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McQuack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McQuack is trying to break free.
McQuack is looking to break free of the clinch but Swann has double underhooks.
McQuack misses with a short punch on the inside.
McQuack working aggressively here.
Swann lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Swann.
Swann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McQuack backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Swann.
Swann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Swann takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from McQuack.
Swann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Swann scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Swann.
Swann throws a punch but it's blocked by McQuack.
Swann presses McQuack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Swann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McQuack misses with a short punch on the inside.
McQuack avoiding damage as Swann throws knees to the body.
McQuack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swann backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McQuack.
Nice elbow from Swann.
Swann scores with a shoulder strike.
McQuack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swann has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from McQuack - that landed with a thud.
McQuack wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McQuack.
Swann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swann lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McQuack - that landed with a thud.
Swann tries to land knees in the clinch but McQuack avoids the damage to the body.
McQuack lands a left hand.
McQuack misses with a punch to the body.
Swann is working McQuack over against the cage.
McQuack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swann lands a knee to the head.
Swann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swann presses McQuack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McQuack looks gassed!
McQuack misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from McQuack.
Swann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McQuack takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from McQuack fails to land.
Swann throws a punch but it's blocked by McQuack.
Swann scores with a hook to the body.
Swann blocks a body shot from McQuack.
Swann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swann throws a punch but it's blocked by McQuack.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swann scores with a hook to the body.
Swann keeps control of McQuack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swann.
McQuack scores with a nice hook to the head.
McQuack takes a shot to the head.
Swann scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Balon Swann will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Balon Swann's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McQuack throws a looping overhand right but Swann ducks down to avoid it.
McQuack lands an overhand right.
McQuack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swann in his tracks.
Swann is looking to clinch but McQuack is avoiding it.
McQuack lands with a right hand.
Swann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McQuack.
Launchpad McQuack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by McQuack.
McQuack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McQuack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from McQuack does no damage.
McQuack misses with an uppercut.
Swann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from McQuack.
A lazy left from Swann finds it's target.
Swann pushes McQuack up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swann keeps control of McQuack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McQuack is trying to break free.
Swann lands a hook to the side of the head.
McQuack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McQuack is breathing heavily.
Swann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McQuack blocks an elbow strike.
Swann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Swann scores with a nice short uppercut.
McQuack lands with a light punch inside.
McQuack is looking to break free of the clinch but Swann has double underhooks.
McQuack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Swann.
McQuack misses with some punches.
Swann makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Swann lands a body punch in the clinch.
Swann has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McQuack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swann.
McQuack blocking some punches.
McQuack misses with the head strike.
Swann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Balon Swann has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Swann.
McQuack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McQuack takes an elbow to the forehead.
McQuack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swann misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Swann.
McQuack takes a shot to the head.
Swann lands a body punch.
Swann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Swann lands an elbow inside that McQuack shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swann.
McQuack blocks an uppercut.
Swann lands with a right to the head.
Swann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Swann swings wildly with an uppercut but McQuack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swann lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Swann scores with a shot to the side of McQuack's head.
Swann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Swann keeps control of McQuack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swann.
Nice elbow from Swann.
A short right from Swann.
A short uppercut from Swann.
Swann lands a shot to the body.
Swann lands a shoulder strike.
McQuack misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McQuack.
McQuack wants to break free but Swann has control.
McQuack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swann lands with a right to the head.
Swann lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swann pushes McQuack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Swann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McQuack or not.
McQuack throws a head punch that misses.
Swann lands with a left to the head.
Swann lands an uppercut.
Swann digs a right hand underneath McQuack's ribcage. McQuack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Swann on the inside.
Swann lands a right hand.
Swann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McQuacks head.
Swann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McQuack misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McQuack.
McQuack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swann misses with a punch on the inside.
Swann lands an uppercut.
Swann throws a punch but it's blocked by McQuack.
A nice left hand lands by Swann.
McQuack blocks the elbow strike.
Swann lands a nice shot to the body.
Swann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Swann trying to land knees to the body.
McQuack is looking to break free of the clinch but Swann has double underhooks.
McQuack throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuack misses with some punches.
McQuack takes a shot to the head.
McQuack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McQuack avoids a wild elbow strike from Swann.
Swann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McQuack avoids a wild elbow strike from Swann.
Swann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Swann tries to land knees in the clinch but McQuack avoids the damage to the body.
McQuack wants to break free but Swann has control.
Swann lands a left hand that snaps the head of McQuack backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McQuack.
Swann lands a body punch in the clinch.
McQuack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Swann digs a right hand into McQuack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McQuack's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, McQuack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from McQuack fails to land.
McQuack takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McQuack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swann misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Swann fails to land.
Swann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McQuack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Swann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balon Swann dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Balon Swann's cut.
That's time! Swann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Swann tries to clinch up.
Balon Swann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McQuack looks to land a combination. Swann sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McQuack swats away the attempt to clinch by Swann.
McQuack misses with a looping left.
McQuack tries to move into range but Swann moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McQuack misses with a double jab.
McQuack throws a jab when Swann was well out of range.
Swann throws a right and a left that McQuack avoids nicely.
Swann tries to clinch but McQuack moves out of range.
McQuack lands a nice looking body shot.
Swann tries to clinch but McQuack is having none of it.
McQuack cracks Swann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McQuack scores with a jab to the jaw.
McQuack looks to land a combination. Swann sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Swann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Launchpad McQuack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McQuack lands a jab to the nose.
Swann scores with a punch to the head.
McQuack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McQuack lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McQuack misses with a few strikes there.
Swann swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuack misses with a hook.
Swann misses with a body shot.
McQuack misses the shot to the body.
McQuack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swann throws a hook to the side of McQuack's head but McQuack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McQuack ducks under a wild hook from Swann.
McQuack takes a swing at Swann's ribcage but misses.
Swann takes a jab right on the kisser.
Swann misses with a straight left.
McQuack swats away the attempt to clinch by Swann.
Nice uppercut there from McQuack.
McQuack scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swann doesn't seem bothered though.
McQuack throws a one two combo.
Swann tries to clinch but McQuack moves out of range.
Swann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swann avoids the body shot from McQuack.
McQuack lands a nice hook to Swann's body. Swann takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann moves forwards but McQuack connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Swann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McQuack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swann is looking to clinch but McQuack is avoiding it.
Swann is looking to clinch but McQuack is avoiding it.
McQuack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McQuack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Swann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McQuack.
Swann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McQuack throws a nice looking combination but Swann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McQuack misses with a jab to the body
and Swann counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from McQuack misses its intended target.
Swann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McQuack misses with a series of wild punches.
Swann clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Swann.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swann keeps control of McQuack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swann lands a right hand.
McQuack misses with a punch on the inside.
Swann lands a nice elbow.
Swann gets through McQuack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Swann.
Swann lands a left hand that snaps the head of McQuack backwards.
McQuack tries a body shot but Swann blocks it.
McQuack misses with some punches.
Swann lands a nice shot to the body.
Swann cracks McQuack with a nice body shot.
McQuack misses with a punch on the inside.
Swann misses with the head strike.
Swann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Swann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McQuack or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Swann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Swann lands a body punch in the clinch.
Swann lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Swann.
Swann presses McQuack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Swann.
Swann scores with a shot to the side of McQuack's head.
Swann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swann scores with a hook to the body.
Swann gets through McQuack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McQuack blocking some punches.
Swann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McQuack backwards.
Swann digs a right hand into McQuack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McQuack's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Swann fails to land.
Swann lands an elbow inside that McQuack shrugs off.
Launchpad McQuack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swann has a couple of punches blocked by McQuack.
A head punch on the inside from Swann fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swann.
McQuack tries to stall but Swann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McQuack is looking to break free of the clinch but Swann has double underhooks.
Swann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Swann scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swann scores with a shot to the side of McQuack's head.
Swann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Swann unloads a knee to the mid-section. McQuack lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swann lands an elbow inside that McQuack shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swann.
Swann lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swann lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McQuack.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swann misses with the head strike.
Swann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balon Swann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swann, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balon Swann!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barnabus McKraken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Breech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breech has chosen "Flight of the Bumble-bee" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barnabus McKraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Breech!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKraken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breech manages to avoid it.
McKraken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McKraken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Breech avoids a punch combination nicely.
McKraken misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Breech.
Breech connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McKraken misses with a body shot.
Breech tries to close the distance and clinch but McKraken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Breech looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Breech misses.
Breech moves away from the strike by McKraken.
Frank Breech is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Breech scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Barnabus McKraken has been cut.
McKraken throws a right hand that Breech ducks under and follows up with a left that Breech also avoids with ease.
McKraken slips a jab from Breech.
McKraken misses with a hook.
McKraken misses with a double jab
and Breech counters with a nice body kick.
McKraken is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKraken swings for the body but Breech moves out of range.
Nice shot by McKraken.
Barnabus McKraken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKraken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Breech rushes McKraken with punches - McKraken moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, McKraken goes down! Breech follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Breech!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazaro Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Pounder!
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, Lazaro Souza!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounder scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pounder has hold of Souza's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Souza seems comfortable defending it but Pounder has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Souza is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Souza is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Pounder couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jim Pounder!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Blankenship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevve De Hotdog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blankenship comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Man's Party. Kenny Blankenship could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stevve De Hotdog's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Blankenship!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stevve De Hotdog!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Hotdog stuffs the takedown.
Kenny Blankenship seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blankenship shoots in but De Hotdog avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Hotdog looks to land a combination but Blankenship avoids it well.
Blankenship is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Hotdog.
Blankenship tries to close the distance and clinch but De Hotdog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Hotdog wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blankenship shoots in and drives through. De Hotdog sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Blankenship. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Hotdog throws a series of strikes that have Blankenship backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Hotdog lands a two punch combo.
Blankenship slips a jab and a cross from De Hotdog.
Blankenship is looking to clinch.
De Hotdog misses with a series of wild punches.
De Hotdog scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blankenship.
Blankenship is breathing heavily.
De Hotdog cracks Blankenship with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Hotdog lunges at Blankenship with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blankenship's hand.
Blankenship fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Hotdog moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blankenship will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Hotdog stuffs the takedown.
De Hotdog scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Hotdog lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Hotdog works over Blankenship's head and body with a nice combination.
De Hotdog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blankenship showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Hotdog.
De Hotdog connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blankenship closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Hotdog circles away.
De Hotdog throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Hotdog drops Blankenship with a left and a right! Oh, Blankenship is hurt - De Hotdog dives into side control looking to finish!
Blankenship is rocked!
Blankenship is trying to work for a sweep but De Hotdog has mounted him!
Oh Blankenship is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Hotdog controlling from mount.
Blankenship seems to have got his legs back now.
De Hotdog really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blankenship. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blankenship is looking to improve his position but De Hotdog isn't that keen on the idea.
Blankenship is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Hotdog controlling his opponent.
De Hotdog prevents Blankenship from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Hotdog takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blankenship working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevve De Hotdog dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blankenship closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Hotdog circles away.
Blankenship is looking to clinch but De Hotdog is avoiding it.
De Hotdog thuds his right hand into Blankenship's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blankenship has a takedown stuffed.
De Hotdog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Hotdog tests Blankenship's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Hotdog throws a series of strikes that have Blankenship backpedaling.
Nice takedown defense from De Hotdog. No joy for Blankenship on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Blankenship. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from De Hotdog.
Kenny Blankenship is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blankenship closes the distance and clinches up with De Hotdog, looking for a takedown. Blankenship pushes De Hotdog against the cage but De Hotdog circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Hotdog scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Hotdog looks to land a combination but Blankenship avoids it well.
Blankenship takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blankenship fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from De Hotdog both land. Nice combination.
De Hotdog lands a jab-cross combination.
Blankenship drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stevve De Hotdog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Hotdog stuns Blankenship with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Hotdog throws a shot to the body.
Blankenship gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Hotdog displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - De Hotdog scores with a four punch combination!
Blankenship takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Hotdog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab lands there for De Hotdog.
De Hotdog lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Hotdog!
Stevve De Hotdog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Hotdog's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and De Hotdog duly obliges.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Hotdog lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Hotdog scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blankenship avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blankenship fails with the takedown.
De Hotdog lands a nice shot that snaps Blankenship's head back.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown but De Hotdog shows good takedown defense.
De Hotdog lands a nice shot that snaps Blankenship's head back.
De Hotdog displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blankenship looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Hotdog moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blankenship closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Hotdog circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from De Hotdog finds it's target.
Donk. De Hotdog catches Blankenship right on the button with a cross.
A nice combination there by De Hotdog.
De Hotdog lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Hotdog.
De Hotdog scores with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blankenship.
De Hotdog stuns Blankenship with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blankenship takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Hotdog is working the combinations to good effect here.
De Hotdog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blankenship takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blankenship wants to clinch up but De Hotdog keeps it at a distance.
Blankenship takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Blankenship. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Blankenship fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Hotdog fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for De Hotdog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from De Hotdog does no damage.
Blankenship misses with a looping right.
Blankenship is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for De Hotdog. That snapped Blankenship's head back.
De Hotdog getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Hotdog tests Blankenship's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blankenship looks for a takedown but De Hotdog sprawls well.
Blankenship has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Hotdog scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blankenship fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevve De Hotdog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from De Hotdog.
De Hotdog stuffs the takedown attempt from Blankenship. Blankenship gets slowly back to his feet.
Blankenship shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Hotdog as he jumps to the side.
Blankenship takes one to the chin there.
Blankenship is looking to clinch but De Hotdog is avoiding it.
De Hotdog works over Blankenship's head and body with a nice combination.
De Hotdog lands a really nice looking cross but Blankenship seems unphased.
Blankenship fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Blankenship. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Hotdog lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Hotdog moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Hotdog connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blankenship drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Hotdog fails to land with a series of punches.
De Hotdog lands with a shot to the body.
De Hotdog cracks Blankenship with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blankenship misses with a takedown attempt - De Hotdog sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - De Hotdog scores with a four punch combination!
Blankenship has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blankenship there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blankenship looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Hotdog works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Hotdog scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blankenship fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Hotdog lands with a right hand.
De Hotdog lands a right hook to the body.
De Hotdog throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Hotdog scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Hotdog throws a series of punches but Blankenship avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from De Hotdog as Blankenship shoots in.
Blankenship fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from De Hotdog.
De Hotdog lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blankenship avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blankenship fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Hotdog connects with a jab.
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!
Blankenship fails with a takedown attempt.
Blankenship takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Hotdog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Hotdog stuffs the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from De Hotdog.
De Hotdog lands a nice shot that snaps Blankenship's head back.
De Hotdog throws a right and a left that Blankenship avoids nicely.
De Hotdog stuffs the takedown attempt from Blankenship. Blankenship gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Hotdog!
Blankenship tries to clinch up.
De Hotdog scores with a one two! Blankenship had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blankenship walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blankenship swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Hotdog counters with a straight right hand.
De Hotdog swats away the attempt to clinch by Blankenship.
De Hotdog keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Hotdog stuffs the takedown.
Blankenship has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Hotdog cracks Blankenship with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blankenship shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Hotdog pinned against the cage. De Hotdog gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kenny Blankenship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Hotdog swats away the attempt to clinch by Blankenship.
Blankenship takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab by De Hotdog.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blankenship is looking to clinch but De Hotdog is avoiding it.
Blankenship throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Hotdog counters with a one-two to the body.
Blankenship clinches but De Hotdog breaks the clinch
and De Hotdog counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevve De Hotdog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Hotdog has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 24:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevve De Hotdog!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lick Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Meatstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lick Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lou Meatstock!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meatstock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meatstock.
It looks like Lick Hard has been cut.
Meatstock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meatstock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hard moves out of range as Meatstock strikes.
Hard dodges the punch combination from Meatstock.
Hard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meatstock. That did some damage!
Meatstock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meatstock swats away the attempt to clinch by Hard.
Hard drives through and clinches with Meatstock against the cage.
Hard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meatstock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meatstock wants to break free but Hard has control.
Hard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Meatstock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hard decides to pull guard.
Meatstock stopping the sweep attempt from Hard.
Hard looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Meatstock passes into side control.
Hard tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Meatstock presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hard working to try and regain half guard.
Hard is working hard here to advance position.
Hard taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Meatstock tries to control but Hard wriggling away.
Meatstock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hard is trying to escape the mount.
Meatstock controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Meatstock prevents Hard from getting the reversal.
Meatstock landing strikes, looking to finish!
Meatstock lands a big shot there that rocks Hard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Meatstock wants to control the pace but Hard is squirming around nicely.
Meatstock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hard is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard is breathing heavily.
Meatstock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Meatstock with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meatstock tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hard is desperately trying to improve his position but Meatstock has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meatstock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hard is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Meatstock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lick Hard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meatstock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Meatstock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hard throws a sloppy head kick and Meatstock moves out of range easily.
Meatstock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Meatstock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Meatstock as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meatstock flashes Hard a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Hard's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Hard crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Meatstock punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lou Meatstock!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jung Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musse Hasselvall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung Hoi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jung Hoi!
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, Musse Hasselvall!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi misses with a hook. Hasselvall ducked under it nicely.
Hoi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoi fails to land with a series of punches.
Hasselvall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hasselvall misses with a takedown attempt - Hoi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hasselvall shoots in and drives through. Hoi sprawls well.
Hoi moves in looking to clinch but Hasselvall pushes him off.
Hasselvall feints and as Hoi raises his hands in defense, Hasselvall changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hasselvall wants to control from the top but Hoi keeps moving.
Hoi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hasselvall trying to control but Hoi is working from the bottom.
Hasselvall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hoi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hasselvall stacks Hoi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hasselvall!
Hoi is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hasselvall wants to control but Hoi is keeping him busy.
Hoi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hasselvall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hasselvall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoi keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hasselvall working the ground and pound.
Hasselvall lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hoi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hasselvall tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hoi's legs.
Hasselvall moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hasselvall throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hoi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoi is breathing heavily.
Hasselvall is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hoi is surviving well by controlling Hasselvall's body position as best he can.
Hoi is desperately trying to improve his position but Hasselvall has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hoi is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hasselvall in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hasselvall avoids the attempt from Hoi to control.
Hasselvall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselvall scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hasselvall wants to control the pace but Hoi is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoi is looking to improve his position but Hasselvall isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Hasselvall.
Hasselvall throwing strikes here but Hoi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hoi is trying desperately to improve position.
Hasselvall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hoi is looking to escape.
Hasselvall lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselvall raining down shots from the mount!
Hasselvall landing shots from mount.
Hasselvall scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hasselvall lands a heavy elbow.
Hasselvall content just to control the position here.
Hasselvall lands a nice shot to the head.
Hasselvall controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hasselvall with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hoi is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musse Hasselvall 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.
Hasselvall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoi tries to roll over but Hasselvall keeps him under control.
Hasselvall is pressing down on Hoi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoi is holding on for now.
Hoi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hoi tries to roll over but Hasselvall keeps him under control.
Musse Hasselvall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hasselvall not doing much here.
Hasselvall thows a huge punch but Hoi dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoi is not content to let Hasselvall control the position.
That's one minute 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.
Hoi stuffs the takedown attempt from Hasselvall. Hasselvall gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hasselvall!
Hasselvall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hasselvall is in a horrible position here. Hoi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hoi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hasselvall?
Hoi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hasselvall can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hasselvall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselvall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hoi wants to control the pace but Hasselvall is squirming around nicely.
Hasselvall is trying to escape the mount.
Hasselvall bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hasselvall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hoi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselvall is looking to take a break and control but Hoi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hasselvall slows the pace down.
Hasselvall passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hoi!
Hoi is looking to improve his position but Hasselvall isn't that keen on the idea.
Hasselvall looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hoi can't escape the position.
Hasselvall dominating with strikes here.
Hasselvall lands a big shot there that rocks Hoi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hasselvall with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hasselvall is landing with some decent strikes but Hoi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hasselvall is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hoi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hasselvall tries to control but Hoi wriggling away.
Hasselvall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hasselvall wants to control the pace but Hoi is squirming around nicely.
Hasselvall thowing shots but they're missing.
Hasselvall looking to control but Hoi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musse Hasselvall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hasselvall fails with the takedown.
Hasselvall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoi trying to hold on to Hasselvall's head to control him but Hasselvall postures up.
Hasselvall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoi keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hasselvall is looking to advance position but Hoi won't allow it.
Hasselvall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoi keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hasselvall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hasselvall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hoi wants to control but Hasselvall is keeping busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hasselvall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoi but Hoi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Hoi. No joy for Hasselvall on that attempt.
Jung Hoi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musse Hasselvall.
Hasselvall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoi as he avoids it easily.
Hoi doesn't manage to clinch there - Hasselvall circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hoi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hasselvall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hoi's guard now.
Hasselvall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hasselvall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hasselvall trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hasselvall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hoi trying to strike off his back.
Hoi working a defensive guard but Hasselvall manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Hasselvall crashes against the mat.
Hasselvall lands some shots froms side control.
Hoi is not content to let Hasselvall control the position.
Hasselvall advances to mount.
Hasselvall connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hasselvall working for a submission but Hoi is keeping him at bay.
Hasselvall throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hoi is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Hoi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hasselvall throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hoi because Hasselvall loaded up on that one.
Hasselvall trying to control but Hoi is having none of it.
Hoi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hasselvall wants to finish this one by submission but Hoi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hasselvall.
Hoi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jung Hoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Musse Hasselvall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hasselvall looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musse Hasselvall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hasselvall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musse Hasselvall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Tuffnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Webbie Smoove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smoove has chosen The theme from Shaft as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Webbie Smoove enters the cage!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joey Tuffnuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Webbie Smoove!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoove misses with an uppercut. Tuffnuts saw that one coming.
Smoove keeps the fight on the outside.
Tuffnuts misses with a takedown attempt - Smoove sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smoove misses with a straight left.
Smoove's corner calls for a 1-2. Smoove obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from Smoove does no damage.
A jab-cross combination lands for Smoove and sends Tuffnuts crashing to the mat! Smoove follows him down to the mat - Tuffnuts regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Tuffnuts is rocked!
It looks like Joey Tuffnuts has been cut.
Smoove lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Tuffnuts is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuffnuts misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smoove prevents Tuffnuts from improving his position.
Tuffnuts seems to have got his legs back now.
Smoove is looking to take a break and control but Tuffnuts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tuffnuts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smoove controlling the action here.
Smoove tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Smoove is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smoove wants to stand up but Tuffnuts has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuffnuts is looking to control Smoove's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tuffnuts avoid being mounted?
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smoove throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tuffnuts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tuffnuts moves into the clinch successfully.
Tuffnuts tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smoove just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tuffnuts is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smoove wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tuffnuts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smoove 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 Joey Tuffnuts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smoove breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuffnuts ducks under a wild hook from Smoove.
The fighters circling - Smoove throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smoove swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuffnuts gets a takedown into half guard.
Smoove wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoove is looking for a sweep. Tuffnuts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tuffnuts trying to control from half guard but Smoove is working away.
Smoove slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smoove is controlling Tuffnuts's posture.
Smoove keeping moving, preventing Tuffnuts from controlling successfully.
Tuffnuts won't allow Smoove to get back to his feet.
Tuffnuts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tuffnuts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smoove works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smoove wants to stand but Tuffnuts is controlling the position.
Smoove really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tuffnuts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tuffnuts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smoove is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smoove keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoove throws a looping overhand right but Tuffnuts ducks down to avoid it.
Tuffnuts tries to close the distance and clinch but Smoove swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tuffnuts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tuffnuts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tuffnuts wants to control from the top but Smoove keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuffnuts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smoove is trying to control the position but Tuffnuts postures up.
Smoove is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smoove looks gassed!
Tuffnuts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smoove wants to stand up but Tuffnuts is controlling him.
Tuffnuts 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tuffnuts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tuffnuts has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Smoove is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tuffnuts yanks on the arm and Smoove is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tuffnuts.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joey Tuffnuts!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hickson Gwacie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hickson Gwacie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Holt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gwacie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gwacie manages to avoid it.
Gwacie shoots in for a double leg but Holt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gwacie is not content to let Holt control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gwacie tries to bench press Holt off him but Holt keeps the position.
Holt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gwacie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Holt working the ground and pound from side control.
Gwacie struggling a bit here.
Gwacie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gwacie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holt.
Gwacie wants to improve his position but Holt is controlling well.
Holt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Holt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Holt wants to take a breather but Gwacie is having none of it.
Gwacie gets back to full guard.
Holt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Holt is looking to work some ground and pound but Gwacie has wrist control.
Holt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gwacie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holt connects with a couple of short punches.
Gwacie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gwacie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gwacie pushes a forearm under Holt's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Holt is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hickson Gwacie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thabiso Rowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davis Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Princes of the Universe," by Queen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thabiso Rowan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davis Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcus misses with a low kick.
Rowan ducks under a wild hook from Marcus.
Marcus works Rowan's body with a nice hook.
Marcus looks to throw the jab but Rowan is out of range.
Marcus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rowan has a takedown stuffed.
Marcus stuffs the takedown.
Rowan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marcus just misses with a punch to the body.
Rowan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rowan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marcus gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcus has his feet on Rowan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rowan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rowan showed some decent athleticism there.
Rowan with the ground and pound but Marcus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan lands a couple of elbows.
Marcus wants to sweep here but Rowan controlling him for the moment.
Rowan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marcus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rowan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rowan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rowan lands a couple of digs.
Marcus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rowan manages to get himself to full guard.
Marcus wants to stand and escape but instead Rowan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus is wriggling around but Rowan manages to pass to half guard.
Rowan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marcus regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rowan.
Rowan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rowan stands up over Marcus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rowan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rowan wants to control from the top but Marcus keeps moving.
Rowan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rowan throws a big right hand that misses.
Rowan looking to sit in guard and control but Marcus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rowan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marcus!
Marcus is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Rowan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Marcus tries to reverse the position but Rowan maintains control.
Rowan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rowan with a couple of short strikes.
Rowan with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rowan lands a nice shot to the head.
Rowan with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thabiso Rowan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marcus keeps the fight on the outside.
Rowan misses with a takedown attempt - Marcus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rowan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marcus but Marcus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rowan lands a really nice looking cross but Marcus seems unphased.
Rowan shoots in for a double leg but Marcus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thabiso Rowan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcus throws a sloppy head kick and Rowan moves out of range easily.
A jab from Marcus misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marcus misses with a body shot.
Rowan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marcus.
Marcus jabs at Rowan's body.
Rowan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marcus's guard.
Marcus has momentary wrist control but Rowan slips an elbow through the middle.
Marcus is looking to stand up but Rowan isn't so interested in that idea.
Rowan wants to pass the guard but Marcus is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan throws a strike but Marcus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marcus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rowan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rowan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Marcus is now in half guard.
Marcus moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Rowan.
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.
Rowan tries to buck Marcus off but Marcus is having none of it.
Rowan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rowan lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Rowan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rowan tries to get to full guard but Marcus has control of the leg.
Rowan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rowan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rowan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowan tries to get to full guard but Marcus has control of the leg.
Rowan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rowan moves into full guard.
Rowan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marcus throws a leg kick which misses Rowan's front leg but catches the back leg as Rowan tries to avoid it.
Rowan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rowan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rowan tries to free his leg and advance position but Marcus is retaining full guard.
Rowan trying to control but Marcus is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowan throws a strike but Marcus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rowan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Marcus wants to stand but Rowan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rowan is trying to control the position but Marcus postures up.
Marcus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rowan is proving hard to escape from.
Rowan controls Marcus momentarily but Marcus frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thabiso Rowan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marcus lands a jab-cross combination.
Rowan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rowan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Marcus some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Rowan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rowan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Marcus to see if he's OK.
Rowan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Marcus works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Rowan moves into full mount! Marcus won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Rowan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan scoring with strikes but Marcus is staying in there.
Thabiso Rowan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rowan lands with some strikes.
Marcus working to try and regain half guard.
Marcus is bucking up trying to escape but Rowan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rowan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marcus's face.
Rowan cracks Marcus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marcus taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rowan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marcus hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowan wants to control the pace but Marcus is squirming around nicely.
Rowan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rowan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rowan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Rowan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marcus can do to turn this around?
Rowan trying to control but Marcus is having none of it.
Marcus is desperately trying to improve his position but Rowan has a good base and remains in mount.
Marcus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marcus looks a forlorn figure.
Marcus wants to control but Rowan is having none of it.
Rowan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marcus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rowan landing shots from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marcus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rowan looking to finish Marcus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marcus!
Rowan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marcus is bucking up trying to escape but Rowan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rowan controlling his opponent.
Marcus is in a horrible position here. Rowan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Marcus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rowan with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rowan controlling from mount.
Rowan looking to finish Marcus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marcus!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thabiso Rowan clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rowan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rowan has managed to clinch.
Marcus tries to break the clinch but Rowan is controlling the position.
Marcus gets underhooks to prevent Rowan's takedown attempt.
Rowan looking for a takedown.
Rowan tries to pull guard but Marcus won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thabiso Rowan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rowan wants a takedown but no success here.
Rowan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Marcus can't fight it off and eventually Rowan manages to take the fight to the floor. Marcus looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rowan stops Marcus from standing up.
Rowan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rowan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rowan looking to pass the guard.
Rowan postures up in Marcus's guard and throws a big left but Marcus blocks it.
Rowan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marcus looking for a sweep. Not yet Marcus, not yet.
Marcus keeping full guard, as Rowan tries to pass.
Marcus lands some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rowan has a takedown stuffed.
Rowan shoots in but no luck this time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice uppercut lands for Marcus. That snapped Rowan's head back.
Marcus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcus scores with a nice head shot.
Rowan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rowan shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcus tries to sprawl out of it but Rowan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marcus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Marcus.
Marcus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rowan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marcus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marcus loads up on a big right hand but Rowan slips the punch.
Rowan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marcus throws a solid leg kick but Rowan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marcus.
Davis Marcus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcus lands a nice hook to Rowan's body. Rowan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rowan has a takedown stuffed.
Rowan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Marcus!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowan looking to finish with strikes here!
Marcus squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rowan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Marcus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rowan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rowan is looking to stall here but Marcus recovers full guard.
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.
Rowan stands up over Marcus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rowan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rowan trying to control the position from guard on top but Marcus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rowan throws and elbow that misses. Marcus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rowan's guard. Nice move by Marcus!
Rowan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marcus is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Thabiso Rowan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Marcus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rowan shoots in and drives through. Marcus sprawls well.
Rowan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rowan closes the distance and clinches up with Marcus, looking for a takedown. Rowan pushes Marcus against the cage but Marcus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thabiso Rowan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcus lands a two punch combo.
Marcus connects with a looping right hand.
Marcus stuffs the takedown attempt from Rowan. Rowan gets slowly back to his feet.
Rowan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marcus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rowan in his tracks.
Marcus jabs Rowan right on the nose. Rowan blinks but takes it well.
Rowan walks into a jab.
Marcus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rowan moves away.
Marcus throws a shot to the body.
Rowan shoots in but Marcus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rowan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rowan looks for a takedown but Marcus sprawls well.
Marcus lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus throws a series of strikes that have Rowan backpedaling.
Marcus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rowan doesn't seem bothered though.
Marcus sizes up Rowan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marcus lands with a right hand.
Rowan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marcus swivels and escapes.
Marcus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rowan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marcus scores with a jab. Rowan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marcus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marcus lunges at Rowan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rowan's hand.
Rowan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rowan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marcus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marcus scores with a hook to the body. Rowan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marcus scores with a one two! Rowan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marcus scores with a jab to the body.
Rowan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis Marcus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rowan shoots for a double leg takedown but Marcus sprawls well. He's pushed Rowan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rowan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus connects with a looping right hand.
Rowan avoids the head kick by Marcus.
Rowan shoots in but Marcus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marcus lands with a shot to the body.
Rowan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marcus misses with a two punch combination.
Rowan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marcus's corner calls for a 1-2. Marcus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rowan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rowan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marcus pinned against the cage. Marcus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rowan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rowan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marcus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marcus.
Marcus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcus lands an overhand right.
Marcus scores with a nice head shot.
Rowan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rowan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rowan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marcus lands the left hand.
Marcus scores with a jab. Rowan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice cross by Marcus.
Marcus lands a with a good body shot.
Marcus cracks Rowan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marcus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rowan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marcus as he avoids it easily.
Davis Marcus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus tests Rowan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rowan walks into a stiff left hand from Marcus.
Marcus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab by Marcus.
Rowan misses with a takedown attempt - Marcus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rowan walks into a straight right hand from Marcus.
Thabiso Rowan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rowan shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcus tries to sprawl out of it but Rowan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marcus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marcus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marcus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcus dips to his left and cracks Rowan with an uppercut!
A shot to de liver by Marcus. Beautiful body shot.
Marcus stuffs the takedown.
Rowan moves out of range of the strikes.
Rowan tries to move into range but Marcus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rowan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rowan prevents Marcus from getting back to his feet.
Rowan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rowan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marcus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rowan controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davis Marcus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rowan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 48:45
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 48:46
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thabiso Rowan!
Thabiso Rowan is the new middleweight champion!
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