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FFB 56: Fitzwell vs. Dillon II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Orellana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orellana comes into the arena with Black Betty blaring out of the sound system. Pellegrino has chosen Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots as his entrance music. Rousimar Pellegrino 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franklin Orellana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Pellegrino!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellegrino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orellana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orellana lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pellegrino takes a step back to recover.
Pellegrino looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Orellana.
It looks like Rousimar Pellegrino has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orellana catches Pellegrino napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Pellegrino to the canvas!
Pellegrino is rocked!
Orellana stands up and waves to Pellegrino to follow him.
Pellegrino is still on wobbly legs! Can Orellana finish him?
Orellana throws an overhand right that has Pellegrino reeling! Orellana follows up with more punches and Pellegrino is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Franklin Orellana!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Lux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Lux told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Lux!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lux circles away.
Lux shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kobashi but Kobashi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kobashi tries to clinch but Lux is having none of it.
Lux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kobashi.
Kobashi tries to clinch but Lux is having none of it.
Lux has a takedown stuffed.
Lux shoots in and drives through. Kobashi sprawls well.
Kenta Kobashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Lux.
Lux keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Kobashi. No joy for Lux on that attempt.
Kobashi tries to clinch up.
Kobashi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lux as he jumps to the side.
Kobashi tries to clinch but Lux is having none of it.
Lux shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kobashi but Kobashi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kobashi tries to clinch there but Lux circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobashi tries to clinch but Lux moves out of range.
Kenta Kobashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lux takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lux looks gassed!
Kobashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kobashi gets a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kobashi.
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!
Kobashi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lux pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kobashi wants to clinch up but Lux keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi wants to clinch.
Lux keeps the fight on the outside.
Lux is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Roman Lux has been cut.
Kobashi tries to clinch there but Lux circles away.
Kobashi scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kobashi tries to clinch there but Lux circles away.
Kobashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kobashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Kobashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Lux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kobashi looking to slow down the pace here.
Kobashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lux backwards.
Nice body punch from Kobashi - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi tries to break the clinch but Lux is controlling the position.
Kobashi works on Lux's body with a couple of short punches.
Kobashi gets through Lux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kobashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Lux gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kobashi.
Kobashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kobashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kobashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kobashi moves in looking to clinch but Lux pushes him off.
Lux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kobashi really is a fat lump.
Kobashi moves in looking to clinch but Lux pushes him off.
Kobashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kobashi looks to land a combination. Lux sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lux takes one on the button.
Kobashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lux is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kobashi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lux misses with a two punch combination.
Lux shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kobashi as he jumps to the side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kobashi.
Lux clinches up against the cage.
Kobashi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kobashi is working for takedown but Lux is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kobashi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lux is keeping busy.
Lux tries to pull guard but Kobashi holds him up against the cage and eventually Lux drops back down to his feet.
Kobashi tries for a takedown but Lux manages to get underhooks.
Lux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kobashi presses Lux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kobashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Lux won't allow it.
Lux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kobashi backwards.
Kobashi cracks Lux with a nice body shot.
Kobashi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi wants a takedown.
Kobashi tries to stall but Lux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kobashi.
Lux gets control of Kobashi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lux will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lux looking to control.
Kobashi throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lux can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lux has his hands on Kobashi's head, controlling the position.
Kobashi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lux wants to sweep here but Kobashi controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Kobashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Lux's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kobashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kobashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lux clinches up with Kobashi and pushes him back against the cage.
Kobashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lux lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kobashi throws a head punch that misses.
Kobashi is trying to maintain a safe position but Lux gets an underhook and turns Kobashi into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lux.
Kobashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lux lands with a right to the head.
Lux wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hand to the body from Kobashi.
Kobashi stalling the fight.
Lux jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kobashi walks away with a smile on his face. Lux gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kobashi scores with a hook to the body. Lux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kobashi wants to clinch up but Lux keeps it at a distance.
Kobashi wants to clinch
so Lux counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lux trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kobashi striking off his back but it's not causing Lux any problems.
Kobashi throwing short punches from the bottom.
Lux trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lux must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kobashi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lux working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kobashi's head.
Kobashi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kobashi tries to clinch up.
Kobashi wants to clinch up but Lux keeps it at a distance.
Kobashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kobashi darts in trying to clinch
and Lux counters by clinching up.
Kobashi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lux managing to block the knees to the body from Kobashi.
Lux lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Lux.
Kobashi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kenta Kobashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Lux.
Lux changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kobashi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kobashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lux circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lux counters by moving into the clinch.
Kobashi trying to control the position but instead, Lux has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kobashi into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lux drags the fight down to the ground.
Lux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kobashi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lux keeping moving, preventing Kobashi from controlling successfully.
Lux wants to stand up but Kobashi is controlling him.
Kobashi 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.
Lux controls Kobashi momentarily but Kobashi frees himself.
Kobashi is working Lux over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kobashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lux scores with a short punch from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kobashi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kobashi stopping the sweep attempt from Lux.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kobashi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lux fails with the takedown.
Kobashi throws a right and a left that Lux avoids nicely.
Lux tries for a takedown but Kobashi circles away easily
and Kobashi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kobashi.
Kobashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Lux won't allow it.
Lux jumps guard but Kobashi stands there with Lux around his waist. Lux gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kobashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lux backwards.
Lux stalling in the clinch.
Lux drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kobashi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kobashi tries to score a body lock takedown but Lux shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roman Lux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roman Lux's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kobashi tries to keep at a distance but Lux has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lux prevents the takedown attempt.
Kobashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Lux avoids the damage to the body.
Kobashi lands a shot to the body.
Lux tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kobashi smiles and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lux.
Lux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kobashi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kobashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lux looking for a guillotine here but Kobashi defends easily.
Lux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi trying to control but Lux is working from the bottom.
Lux thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lux is striking but Kobashi is not phased and passes to half guard.
Kobashi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lux with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kobashi blocks the strikes from Lux.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kobashi tries to clinch but Lux moves away
and Lux counters with a two punch combo.
Lux keeps the fight on the outside.
Kenta Kobashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kobashi tries to clinch but Lux moves out of range.
Lux with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kobashi counters with an inside leg kick.
Kenta Kobashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Lux.
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.
Lux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lux with a poor takedown
and Kobashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lux shoots in looking for a takedown. Kobashi tries to sprawl out of it but Lux keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kobashi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kobashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lux stalling in the clinch.
Lux looking to stall.
Kobashi stalling the fight.
Lux tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kobashi smiles and moves away.
Kobashi has a takedown stuffed.
Lux gets the takedown into side control.
Kobashi misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lux is looking to take a break and control but Kobashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lux happy to just control the position for now.
Lux is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kobashi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lux working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kobashi throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kobashi clinches but Lux breaks the clinch
and Lux counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lux trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lux decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Lux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lux has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Lux!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Smart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell Smart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alejandro Diaz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maxwell Smart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Smart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smart misses with the combination.
Smart misses with a series of wild punches.
Smart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
Smart tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Smart or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Diaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz 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.
Diaz drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Diaz as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Smart screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Diaz! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Alejandro Diaz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Douglas McDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shizzle My (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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, Douglas McDougal!
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, Shizzle My!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
My looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McDougal keeping full guard, as My tries to pass.
My controlling from the top position.
I looks like My might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
McDougal wants to stand up but My is controlling him.
My with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
My prevents McDougal from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
My's corner is telling him to maintain position.
My looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McDougal throws out a loose jab but My uses good head movement to avoid it.
My blocks a jab.
Douglas McDougal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
My shoots in and drives through. McDougal sprawls well.
McDougal throws an overhand right that lands on My's shoulder, as My tries to avoid the shot.
McDougal throws a big shot that misses.
My changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McDougal looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McDougal wants to get back to his feet.
My trying to control the position but McDougal is working away.
McDougal is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but My has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McDougal takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My trying to control the action but McDougal is working from the bottom.
McDougal is pushing My's head away, looking to escape. My manages to hold on to the position though.
My tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McDougal pushes My away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, My gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
My wants to control but McDougal is keeping him busy.
My has worked his way into a potential kimura here. McDougal is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. My yanks on the arm and McDougal is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by My.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shizzle My!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marco Chaves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bibiano Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Chaves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bibiano Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaves shoots in and bounces Fernandes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chaves trying to control but Fernandes is working from the bottom.
Chaves postures up.
Chaves stopping the sweep attempt from Fernandes.
Fernandes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chaves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chaves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fernandes wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaves trying to control but Fernandes is working from the bottom.
Chaves wants to pass the guard but Fernandes is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fernandes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chaves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernandes on the ground.
Chaves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fernandes forces his way into half guard.
Fernandes tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Chaves.
Fernandes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fernandes stands up from mount. Strange move.
Fernandes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chaves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chaves gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chaves is breathing heavily.
Fernandes is refusing to be controlled, as Chaves sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fernandes scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandes has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Chaves is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bibiano Fernandes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Entre Dos Aguas as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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152 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Benton keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benton avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Benton avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jack Benton has been cut.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Benton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gonzalez!
Gonzalez avoids a strike by Benton and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Benton's guard! Fantastic escape!
Gonzalez wanted to stand there but Benton had control of the position.
Gonzalez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Benton will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gonzalez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Benton is proving hard to escape from.
Benton looking to control.
Benton lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Benton is looking for a triangle but Gonzalez pushes his legs off easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Benton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jack Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Benton with that takedown attempt.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benton. That did some damage!
Benton shoots in for a double leg but Gonzalez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez clinches.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Benton 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gonzalez.
A left hand lands to the body for Gonzalez.
Benton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gonzalez prevents it.
Benton takes an elbow to the temple.
Gonzalez connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Gonzalez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gonzalez lands an elbow that stopped Benton in his tracks for a moment.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez sizes up Benton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonzalez closes the distance and pushes Benton back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez landing knees to the body.
Gonzalez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gonzalez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Gonzalez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gonzalez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Benton shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez crunches a lovely knee into Benton's ribcage.
Gonzalez scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez crunches a lovely knee into Benton's ribcage.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzalez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzalez crunches a lovely knee into Benton's ribcage.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gonzalez duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Come on Gonzalez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gonzalez landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Benton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Benton.
Jack Benton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez forces Benton back against the cage and clinches.
Gonzalez lands an elbow that stopped Benton in his tracks for a moment.
Benton goes for a takedown attempt but Gonzalez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benton, pushing him back against the cage.
Benton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzalez is pressed up against the cage. Benton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gonzalez down to the mat. Gonzalez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick from Gonzalez lands but Benton takes it in his stride.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gonzalez duly obliges.
Jack Benton's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez forces Benton back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a nice knee to the body.
Gonzalez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benton's face.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Benton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benton scores with a jab.
Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Benton pushes him off.
Benton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jack Benton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Benton.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Gonzalez is struggling to control the position.
Benton fails to pull guard.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head.
Gonzalez scores with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez landing knees to the head.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside that Benton shrugs off.
Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stalling.
Benton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Gonzalez is stalling here.
Gonzalez with a knee to the head.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head.
Benton wants a takedown.
Gonzalez is stalling here.
Gonzalez cracks Benton with a nice body shot.
Benton takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez effectively controlling the action here.
Gonzalez connects with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Jack Benton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gonzalez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Benton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gonzalez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Benton circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Benton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gonzalez.
Benton fails with the takedown.
Benton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gonzalez forces Benton back against the cage and clinches.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benton takes an elbow to the temple.
Gonzalez controlling the action here for a moment.
Gonzalez crunches a lovely knee into Benton's ribcage.
Gonzalez crunches a lovely knee into Benton's ribcage.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez clinches up with Benton and pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside that Benton shrugs off.
Gonzalez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
Gonzalez scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Benton tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzalez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Benton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Juan Gonzalez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ryan Finch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Finch!
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, Michael Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Monroe looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Finch closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Monroe to the mat! Monroe manages to get full guard.
Finch passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Monroe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Finch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Finch is nestled in close to Monroe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Finch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Finch lands strikes from half guard.
Monroe is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Monroe is still in real trouble! Can Finch finish him?
Monroe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finch.
Monroe seems to have recovered his senses.
Finch slips a nice elbow through Monroe's hands, connecting with Monroe's forehead.
Finch lands a big elbow - Monroe is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Finch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Finch!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basso Toscano (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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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Basso Toscano!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
Toscano shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl out of it but Toscano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvarez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez fails with the takedown
and Toscano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alvarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toscano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Toscano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alvarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Toscano slips nicely into half guard.
Toscano looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Toscano works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Toscano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Toscano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alvarez looks a forlorn figure.
Toscano prevents Alvarez from getting the reversal.
Toscano is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alvarez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Toscano landing punches.
Alvarez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Toscano is working for a guillotine from mount but Alvarez frees his head quite easily.
Alvarez is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toscano with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Alvarez has given up his back.
Alvarez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Toscano with a couple of short strikes.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position but Toscano isn't that keen on the idea.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Toscano working for a submission but Alvarez is keeping him at bay.
Toscano swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Basso Toscano!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Libris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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176 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Libris!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Libris misses with a straight right.
Libris throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Libris scores with a hook.
It looks like Harry Morgan has been cut.
Morgan gets a takedown into half guard.
Libris tries to kick Morgan off but Morgan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morgan is looking for a kimura here.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Libris keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is pressing down on Libris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Libris is holding on for now.
Libris wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Libris keeps working.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Libris lands with a nice body punch.
Libris throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Libris does it's job there.
Morgan throws and low kick but Libris moves out of range easily.
Libris misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Libris.
Libris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Libris lands with a cross.
Libris blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Libris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Libris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Libris cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Libris missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Libris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harry Morgan's cut is getting worse.
Morgan wants to slow Libris down by chopping away at his legs.
Libris connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Morgan! He's out on his feet! Libris rushes in and drops Morgan with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rex Libris!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Fitzwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fitzwell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RATM - Killing in The Name. Dillon has chosen Pipes & Drums 1st Battalion Scots Guards as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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268 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight 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, Richard Fitzwell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kjell Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fitzwell.
Fitzwell moves out of range of the leg kick from Dillon.
Fitzwell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dillon shoots for a double leg takedown but Fitzwell sprawls well. He's pushed Dillon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dillon pushes Fitzwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Dillon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitzwell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fitzwell can't break the clinch.
Dillon misses with a knee to the head.
Dillon landing knees to the head.
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!
Dillon manages to break the clinch.
Fitzwell stuffs the takedown.
Fitzwell defending well as Dillon loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzwell throws a hook but Dillon avoids it easily.
Fitzwell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dillon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dillon fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Kjell Dillon has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Fitzwell.
Dillon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richard Fitzwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kjell Dillon.
Dillon looks gassed!
A head kick from Dillon lands but Fitzwell takes it in his stride.
Fitzwell missing with a left hand there. Dillon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzwell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fitzwell moves in looking to clinch but Dillon pushes him off.
Fitzwell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That has opened up Kjell Dillon's cut even more.
Fitzwell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fitzwell throws an overhand right that lands on Dillon's shoulder, as Dillon tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon keeps the fight on the outside.
Dillon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dillon darts in and clinches Fitzwell up against the cage.
Fitzwell can't break the clinch.
Dillon misses with a punch to the body.
Dillon looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzwell is blocking nicely.
Dillon tries to pull guard but Fitzwell holds him up against the cage and eventually Dillon drops back down to his feet.
Fitzwell manages to break the clinch.
Fitzwell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fitzwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dillon clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Dillon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzwell is blocking nicely.
Dillon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillon throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzwell moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Dillon.
Fitzwell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The cut above Kjell Dillon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
No joy there for Dillon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzwell.
Fitzwell misses with a body shot.
Dillon lands a front kick.
Fitzwell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kjell Dillon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kjell Dillon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richard Fitzwell!
Richard Fitzwell retains his heavyweight title!
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pop
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