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SA# 1: Holiday PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Von Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Waterston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Ruthless comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein-Feuer Frei. Sam Waterston has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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265 lbs
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225 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hannibal Von Ruthless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Waterston!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterston tries to clinch but Von Ruthless moves out of range.
Waterston is looking to clinch but Von Ruthless is avoiding it.
Waterston doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Ruthless circles away.
Waterston tries to clinch up.
Waterston tries to clinch up.
Von Ruthless circles away from the clinch attempt.
Von Ruthless throws a solid leg kick but Waterston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Von Ruthless.
Waterston wants to clinch up but Von Ruthless keeps it at a distance.
Waterston is looking to clinch but Von Ruthless is avoiding it.
Waterston wants to clinch up but Von Ruthless keeps it at a distance.
Von Ruthless avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Ruthless swats away the attempt to clinch by Waterston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterston wants to clinch.
Waterston is looking to clinch.
Waterston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterston is looking to clinch but Von Ruthless is avoiding it.
Waterston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Waterston scores with a knee to the head.
Von Ruthless has had enough of the clinch but Waterston keeps him there for the moment.
Waterston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Waterston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Waterston looking to throw knees to the head but Von Ruthless is blocking nicely.
Waterston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Ruthless wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Waterston has him pressed against the cage.
Von Ruthless tries to break the clinch but Waterston is controlling the position.
Von Ruthless is trying to break free.
Von Ruthless wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Waterston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Von Ruthless blocks it with crossed arms.
Waterston misses with a knee to the head.
Von Ruthless wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Waterston scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Waterston.
Von Ruthless has had enough of the clinch but Waterston keeps him there for the moment.
Von Ruthless wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Waterston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Von Ruthless has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waterston with a knee to the head.
Waterston looks gassed!
Von Ruthless is trying to break the clinch but Waterston has him pressed against the cage.
Waterston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Ruthless wants to break free but Waterston has control.
Waterston tries a knee to the head but Von Ruthless blocks it.
Von Ruthless is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterston tries a knee to the head but Von Ruthless blocks it.
Waterston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Ruthless can't break the clinch.
Waterston keeps control of Von Ruthless as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Waterston keeps control of Von Ruthless as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Von Ruthless wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Von Ruthless tries to break the clinch but Waterston is controlling the position.
Von Ruthless wants to break free but Waterston has control.
Von Ruthless can't break the clinch.
Von Ruthless breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waterston is looking to clinch.
Waterston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Ruthless swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waterston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Ruthless swats away the attempt to clinch by Waterston.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waterston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Von Ruthless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Ruthless looks to land a body kick but Waterston moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waterston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waterston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waterston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Ruthless throws a nice looking combination but Waterston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Von Ruthless avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waterston wants to clinch up but Von Ruthless keeps it at a distance.
Waterston clinches with his opponent.
Waterston with a knee to the head.
Von Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
Waterston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Waterston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Ruthless paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Ruthless misses with a double jab.
Waterston tries to clinch but Von Ruthless moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Waterston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waterston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waterston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waterston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waterston tries to clinch there but Von Ruthless circles away.
Waterston tries to clinch up but Von Ruthless circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Ruthless throws a sloppy head kick and Waterston moves out of range easily.
Waterston is looking to clinch.
Von Ruthless tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waterston is looking to clinch but Von Ruthless is avoiding it.
Waterston tries to clinch up but Von Ruthless circles away and keeps his distance.
Waterston moves in looking to clinch but Von Ruthless pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Waterston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Waterston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Von Ruthless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Ruthless throws a push kick but Waterston slaps the foot to one side.
Waterston is looking to clinch.
Sam Waterston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waterston tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Ruthless swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Ruthless throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Von Ruthless throws a right hand that Waterston ducks under and follows up with a left that Waterston also avoids with ease.
Waterston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Waterston tries to clinch up but Von Ruthless circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Ruthless swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waterston tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Ruthless swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waterston tries to clinch up but Von Ruthless circles away and keeps his distance.
Waterston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waterston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterston tries to clinch up but Von Ruthless circles away and keeps his distance.
Waterston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waterston wants to clinch.
Waterston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Ruthless swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Ruthless swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waterston wants to clinch.
Waterston tries to clinch but Von Ruthless is having none of it.
Waterston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Ruthless paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Von Ruthless looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Von Ruthless avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waterston wants to clinch up but Von Ruthless keeps it at a distance.
Waterston is looking to clinch but Von Ruthless is avoiding it.
Waterston tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Ruthless swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waterston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Ruthless paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waterston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Ruthless fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waterston manages to avoid it.
Waterston blocks a low kick nicely.
Waterston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waterston moves in looking to clinch but Von Ruthless pushes him off.
Von Ruthless keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterston tries to clinch but Von Ruthless moves out of range.
Waterston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Ruthless avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waterston tries to clinch there but Von Ruthless circles away.
Waterston tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Ruthless swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Waterston. No joy for Von Ruthless on that attempt.
Waterston wants to clinch up but Von Ruthless keeps it at a distance.
Waterston tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Ruthless swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waterston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waterston tries to clinch up but Von Ruthless circles away and keeps his distance.
Waterston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waterston pushes Von Ruthless up against the cage in a clinch.
Waterston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Waterston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Von Ruthless has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Waterston misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Waterston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Waterston connects with a knee to the head.
Waterston is breathing heavily.
Von Ruthless wants to break the clinch but can't.
Waterston looking to throw knees to the head but Von Ruthless is blocking nicely.
Von Ruthless wants to break free but Waterston has control.
Waterston keeps control of Von Ruthless as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Von Ruthless is looking to break free of the clinch but Waterston has double underhooks.
Waterston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Von Ruthless has had enough of the clinch but Waterston keeps him there for the moment.
Waterston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Waterston keeps control of Von Ruthless as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Waterston keeps control of Von Ruthless as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Von Ruthless is looking to break free of the clinch but Waterston has double underhooks.
Von Ruthless breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sam Waterston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Ruthless attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Waterston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Ruthless tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waterston clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waterston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Waterston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Ruthless is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Waterston tries a knee to the head but Von Ruthless blocks it.
Waterston tries to land a knee to the head but Von Ruthless blocks with his arms.
Waterston looking to throw knees to the head but Von Ruthless is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Waterston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A combination from Von Ruthless does no damage.
Waterston dodges the punch combination from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Waterston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Ruthless keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Ruthless misses with a head kick.
Von Ruthless scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Von Ruthless swats away the attempt to clinch by Waterston.
Waterston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Ruthless paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waterston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Waterston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waterston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Waterston tries to clinch up but Von Ruthless circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ruthless swats away the attempt to clinch by Waterston.
Waterston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Von Ruthless wants to break the clinch but can't.
Waterston scores with a knee to the head.
Von Ruthless can't break the clinch.
Waterston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Waterston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Von Ruthless's face.
Waterston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Ruthless is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Von Ruthless takes a knee right on the jaw!
Waterston tries to land a knee to the head but Von Ruthless blocks with his arms.
Von Ruthless breaks from the clinch.
Waterston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waterston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Waterston tries to clinch but Von Ruthless moves out of range.
Waterston tries to clinch up.
Von Ruthless throws a jab when Waterston was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Von Ruthless swings for the body but Waterston moves out of range.
Waterston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waterston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Ruthless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waterston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Ruthless misses with a wild body shot.
Von Ruthless avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Von Ruthless. That's going to slow Waterston down.
Von Ruthless fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waterston manages to avoid it.
Waterston blocks the body kick.
Waterston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Ruthless throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waterston wants to clinch up but Von Ruthless keeps it at a distance.
Waterston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waterston is looking to clinch.
Waterston tries to clinch up but Von Ruthless circles away and keeps his distance.
Waterston tries to clinch but Von Ruthless is having none of it.
Waterston walks forward, straight into a front kick from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless throws a low kick but it's checked well by Waterston.
Von Ruthless throws a series of punches but Waterston avoids them all with ease.
Von Ruthless misses with a hook.
Von Ruthless tries to bum rush Waterston with a series of wild strikes but Waterston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Von Ruthless keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Ruthless keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waterston tries to clinch there but Von Ruthless circles away.
Waterston pushes Von Ruthless up against the cage in a clinch.
Von Ruthless wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Waterston has him pressed against the cage.
Waterston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Ruthless breaks from the clinch.
Von Ruthless fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waterston manages to avoid it.
Waterston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Von Ruthless does no damage.
Waterston tries to clinch but Von Ruthless is having none of it.
Hannibal Von Ruthless has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Ruthless throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Waterston tries to clinch but Von Ruthless is having none of it.
Von Ruthless keeps the fight on the outside.
Sam Waterston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Waterston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Ruthless swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Von Ruthless showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Waterston 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Waterston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Turolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turolla has chosen Destemido Walace as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Turolla!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva rushes Turolla and presses him up against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turolla taking a breather.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Turolla blocks with his arms.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Turolla.
Silva prevents Turolla from breaking the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Turolla is blocking nicely.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turolla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Turolla taking a breather.
Turolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva forces Turolla back against the cage and clinches.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turolla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva prevents Turolla from breaking the clinch.
Turolla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Turolla blocks with his arms.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turolla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva prevents Turolla from breaking the clinch.
Turolla should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A right hook to the body lands for Turolla.
Turolla is trying to break free.
Turolla throws a head punch that misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turolla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turolla lands an elbow inside.
Turolla wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Turolla can't break the clinch.
Turolla breaks the clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turolla as he jumps to the side.
Turolla has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turolla misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turolla is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Turolla can't break the clinch.
Turolla is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Turolla using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turolla throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Turolla wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Turolla lands a nice elbow.
Turolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turolla as he avoids it easily.
Turolla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turolla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turolla keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turolla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Turolla does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turolla misses with the combination.
Silva clinches.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Turolla is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Turolla misses with a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turolla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turolla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turolla tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Turolla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Turolla dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turolla, pushing him back against the cage.
Turolla breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turolla.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Turolla circles away.
Silva wants to clinch
and Turolla counters with a straight right hand.
Turolla throws a head kick that misses.
Turolla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turolla throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turolla throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turolla is breathing heavily.
Turolla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Turolla sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turolla moves into the clinch successfully.
Turolla has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turolla breaks from the clinch.
Turolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Turolla.
Turolla throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Turolla connects with a crisp jab.
Turolla misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turolla lands with a kick to the ribs.
Turolla works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turolla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch there but Turolla circles away.
Turolla scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Turolla does no damage.
Silva clinches but Turolla breaks the clinch
and Turolla counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Turolla to acknowledge the strikes.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turolla throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Turolla swinging wilding here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva pushes Turolla up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turolla wants to break free but Silva has control.
Turolla can't break the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turolla wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turolla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turolla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turolla can't break the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Turolla blocks with his arms.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turolla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turolla is trying to break free.
Turolla is trying to stall.
Turolla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Turolla tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Turolla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva keeps control of Turolla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Turolla takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turolla is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Turolla is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Turolla is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Turolla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva avoids the head kick by Turolla.
Turolla throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Turolla, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Turolla against the cage but Turolla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch but Turolla is avoiding it.
Turolla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turolla misses with a few strikes there.
Silva looks for a takedown but Turolla sprawls well.
Turolla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turolla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva pushes Turolla up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turolla blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turolla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turolla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turolla tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva prevents Turolla from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva keeps control of Turolla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turolla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Turolla blocks with his arms.
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.
Turolla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Turolla is blocking nicely.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turolla blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva prevents Turolla from breaking the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turolla blocks it with crossed arms.
Turolla is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turolla tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turolla blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Turolla is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turolla wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Turolla blocks it.
Silva keeps control of Turolla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turolla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Turolla blocks it.
Turolla tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva keeps control of Turolla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turolla is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Turolla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Turolla blocks it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turolla trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turolla into the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turolla blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turolla wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is working for a kimura but Turolla is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turolla is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turolla 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Turolla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietro Crespi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crespi has chosen Piano Man by Billy Joel as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pietro Crespi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geraldo Rivera!
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, Pietro Crespi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crespi.
A punch combination from Rivera misses.
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crespi is looking to clinch.
Crespi wants to clinch.
Crespi tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crespi moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Rivera misses with a hook. Crespi ducked under it nicely.
Rivera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rivera misses.
Crespi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Crespi tries to clinch up.
Rivera scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Crespi.
Crespi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crespi is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Crespi wants to clinch.
Crespi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespi wants to clinch.
Crespi loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
Rivera misses with a straight left.
Crespi is looking to clinch.
Crespi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivera misses with the combination.
Rivera throws a hook but Crespi avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crespi has managed to clinch.
Rivera takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Geraldo Rivera has been cut.
Crespi throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crespi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rivera's brow.
Rivera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crespi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crespi throws an elbow but misses.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Crespi.
Crespi tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
Crespi throws an elbow but it misses.
Crespi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crespi tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crespi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Crespi.
Rivera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crespi pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geraldo Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crespi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crespi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crespi tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pietro Crespi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crespi slips a jab and a cross from Rivera.
Rivera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rivera.
It looks like Pietro Crespi has been cut.
Rivera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crespi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crespi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crespi wants to clinch.
Geraldo Rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Crespi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crespi looks for the body kick but Rivera saw that one coming.
Crespi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crespi doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivera circles away.
Some wild striking there from Rivera.
Crespi is looking to clinch.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rivera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crespi tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Crespi.
Crespi is looking to clinch.
Crespi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Rivera.
A shot to the body from Rivera misses
and Crespi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crespi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crespi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a hook but Crespi blocks it.
Crespi defending well as Rivera loads up on a big left hand.
Crespi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crespi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rivera throws a hook but Crespi blocks it.
Crespi defending well as Rivera loads up on a big left hand.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Crespi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crespi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Crespi sprawling to the canvas. Rivera follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Crespi hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crespi is looking for a sweep. Rivera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo Rivera dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Crespi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivera.
Crespi moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Crespi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crespi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geraldo Rivera is winning the standup battle so far.
Crespi moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Crespi tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespi tries to clinch up.
Crespi tries to clinch up but Rivera circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Crespi.
Rivera misses with a series of wild punches.
Crespi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera tries to bum rush Crespi with a series of wild strikes but Crespi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crespi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crespi is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Crespi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera scores with a nice strike.
Crespi dodges the punch combination from Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Crespi moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Crespi tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crespi.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crespi manages to avoid it.
Crespi moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Crespi tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to bum rush Crespi with a series of wild strikes but Crespi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crespi tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
Crespi wants to clinch.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crespi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crespi wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Rivera looks to land a left hand but Crespi moved out of range nicely.
Crespi is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crespi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera throws a hook to the side of Crespi's head but Crespi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crespi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crespi moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
Crespi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crespi tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
Crespi fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geraldo Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rivera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geraldo Rivera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Starvin Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavez has chosen Get Back as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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220 lbs
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214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Starvin Marvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marvin moves out of range as Chavez throws a body kick.
Chavez throws a head kick but Marvin moves out of range.
Marvin blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Marvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marvin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marvin ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Marvin throws a head kick that misses.
Marvin misses with a leg kick.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick from Marvin.
Chavez stalks Marvin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marvin's face. Marvin staggers backwards, shaken.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of Marvin's head but Marvin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chavez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Marvin moves out of range easily.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marvin looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Marvin.
A punch combination from Marvin misses.
Some wild striking there from Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin throws a head kick that Chavez semi-blocks.
It looks like Diego Chavez has been cut.
Marvin throws a front kick that sends Chavez stumbling back into the cage.
Chavez looks gassed!
Marvin scores with a leg kick.
Marvin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez avoids the head kick by Marvin.
Marvin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marvin scores with a nice body kick.
Chavez walks into a stiff left hand from Marvin.
Marvin tries a head kick but it misses.
Marvin scores with a push kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marvin!
Marvin cracks the inside of Chavez's front leg.
Marvin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marvin misses with a few strikes there.
Marvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin misses with a head kick.
Marvin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez lands with a slapping head kick.
Marvin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches up with Marvin, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes Marvin against the cage but Marvin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Marvin.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Marvin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chavez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chavez lands a high kick!
Chavez looks to throw a body kick
and Marvin counters with an outside leg kick.
Marvin throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marvin connects with a high kick.
Chavez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marvin tries a head kick but it misses.
Chavez throws a leg kick
and Marvin counters with a solid body kick.
Chavez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marvin scores with a leg kick.
Marvin throws a lazy head kick
and Chavez counters with an inside leg kick.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marvin manages to avoid it.
Marvin connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marvin checks a leg kick.
Chavez throws a lazy head kick
and Marvin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chavez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marvin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chavez tries to clinch up.
Chavez throws a head kick but Marvin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin looks to land a combination but Chavez avoids it well.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Marvin.
Marvin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marvin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Marvin.
Marvin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chavez throws a body kick the misses
and Marvin counters with a body kick that stops Chavez in his tracks momentarily.
Marvin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chavez throws a push kick but Marvin slaps the foot to one side.
Marvin is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Marvin stuns Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marvin misses with the body kick
and Chavez counters with a nice body kick.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Marvin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starvin Marvin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Chavez's cut.
That's time! Marvin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marvin misses with the body kick
and Chavez counters with a nice leg kick.
Marvin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marvin scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
Marvin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marvin throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Starvin Marvin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marvin moves out of range as Chavez throws a body kick.
Marvin lands a head shot.
Marvin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marvin!
Chavez scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marvin. Chavez shrugs it off though.
Starvin Marvin is winning the standup battle so far.
Marvin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Marvin.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Chavez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Marvin has got the better of the exchanges.
Chavez tries to land a front kick but Marvin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marvin misses with a leg kick.
Marvin missing with a left hand there. Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from Marvin. No joy for Chavez on that attempt.
Marvin scores with a jab.
Chavez avoids the head kick by Marvin.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Marvin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chavez doesn't seem bothered though.
Chavez thuds his shin into the meat of Marvin's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marvin.
Marvin throws a lazy head kick
and Chavez counters with a nice body kick.
Chavez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marvin throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marvin throws the kick towards the body but Chavez avoids it.
Marvin tries a head kick but it misses.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marvin avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Marvin lands a head kick. Chavez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chavez.
Marvin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chavez will feel that in the morning.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Marvin tries to land a body kick
and Chavez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marvin thinking.
Marvin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chavez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marvin throws a hook but Chavez blocks it.
Marvin avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marvin!
Chavez avoids a kick to the body.
Chavez throws a head kick but Marvin moves out of range.
Marvin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marvin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away.
Chavez misses with a two punch combination.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marvin misses with the combination.
Chavez looks for the body kick but Marvin saw that one coming.
Marvin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marvin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marvin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marvin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marvin.
Marvin throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Marvin moves out of range easily.
Chavez fails with the takedown.
Chavez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Marvin.
Horrible takedown by Chavez or perhaps it was just good defense by Marvin which made him look bad.
Starvin Marvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Chavez.
Marvin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chavez avoids the body shot from Marvin.
Marvin misses the body punch
and Chavez counters with a solid body kick.
Chavez throws a nice looking combination but Marvin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starvin Marvin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Chavez'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!
Marvin swings for the body but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marvin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marvin throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Marvin misses with a body kick.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marvin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marvin misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marvin looks to land a body kick but Chavez moved away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crunch! Chavez slams his shin into Marvin's torso.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez is looking to land body kicks.
Marvin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Marvin throws a front kick that sends Chavez stumbling back into the cage.
Marvin throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Marvin moves out of range easily.
Marvin moves out of range as Chavez throws a body kick.
Marvin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marvin misses with a kick to the body.
Marvin blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Marvin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chavez slips a straight right by Marvin.
Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marvin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
Marvin throws a good cross that connects.
Marvin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chavez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marvin pushes Chavez away with a front kick.
A head kick from Marvin lands but Chavez takes it in his stride.
Marvin staying out of range there.
Marvin avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Danga de danga de dang - Marvin scores with a four punch combination!
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marvin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chavez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marvin throws a head kick that misses
and Chavez counters with a head kick.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marvin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick
and Marvin counters with a body kick that stops Chavez in his tracks momentarily.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Marvin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a jab to the body
and Marvin counters with a solid body kick.
Marvin throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Chavez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick from Chavez.
A head kick misses from Marvin.
Chavez dodges the punch combination from Marvin.
Marvin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chavez can pounce on him.
Starvin Marvin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chavez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid body kick from Marvin.
Marvin pushes Chavez away with a front kick.
Marvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Marvin.
Marvin throws a head kick that Chavez semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chavez throws a nice head kick!
Marvin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Marvin.
Marvin throws a head kick that half lands.
Chavez avoids the head kick by Marvin.
Marvin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chavez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marvin lands with a cross.
Nice cross by Marvin.
Marvin scores with a spinning back kick!
Chavez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diego Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Starvin Marvin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marvin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Starvin Marvin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Carlitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nukem comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Duke Nukem Jam kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Duke Nukem acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Carlitos !
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, Duke Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Duke Nukem has been cut.
Nukem misses with a double jab.
Carlitos drops his hands momentarily and Nukem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carlitos missing with a left hand there. Nukem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nukem takes a swing at Carlitos 's ribcage but misses.
Carlitos misses with a takedown attempt - Nukem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nukem stuffs the takedown attempt from Carlitos . Carlitos gets slowly back to his feet.
Nukem tries to bum rush Carlitos with a series of wild strikes but Carlitos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlitos lands a body shot.
Carlitos catches Nukem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carlitos throws a body punch but Nukem moves out of range.
Nukem misses with a body shot
and Carlitos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Nukem misses.
Carlitos tries for a takedown but Nukem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Carlitos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Carlitos .
Nukem stuffs the takedown.
Nukem misses with a wild combination.
Nukem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlitos misses with a looping left.
Alexandre Carlitos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nukem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Nukem does it's job there.
Carlitos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nukem.
Carlitos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carlitos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nukem looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlitos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nukem as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carlitos misses with a wild combination.
Nukem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nukem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nukem takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nukem takes a swing at Carlitos 's ribcage but misses.
Nukem swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Carlitos to counter with a crisp jab.
Nukem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlitos .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos scores with a jab to the body.
Carlitos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nukem counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Carlitos .
That has opened up Duke Nukem's cut even more.
A punch combination from Carlitos misses.
Carlitos misses with a few strikes there.
Carlitos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carlitos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlitos fails with a takedown attempt.
Nukem walks into a jab.
Carlitos misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem takes one on the button.
The cut above Duke Nukem's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Carlitos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carlitos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nukem as he jumps to the side.
Nukem drops his hands momentarily and Carlitos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nukem throws a series of punches but Carlitos avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carlitos .
Nukem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nukem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlitos .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlitos lands an overhand right.
Duke Nukem's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Carlitos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carlitos missing with a left hand there. Nukem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Carlitos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duke Nukem's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Nukem.
Carlitos swinging wilding here.
Nice defenses there by Nukem.
Carlitos scores with a jab. Nukem acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Carlitos misses its intended target.
Nukem swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carlitos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Nukem.
Carlitos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carlitos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlitos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nukem on the side of the head.
Carlitos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nukem as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carlitos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nukem takes a swing at Carlitos 's ribcage but misses.
Carlitos misses with a wild combination.
Carlitos throws a nice looking combination but Nukem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlitos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carlitos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexandre Carlitos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlitos avoids the body shot from Nukem.
Nukem scores with a jab. Carlitos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Nukem misses.
Nukem throws a big shot that misses.
Carlitos shoots for a takedown but Nukem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Carlitos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem throws a body punch but Carlitos moves out of range.
Nukem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlitos manages to avoid it.
Duke Nukem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nukem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nukem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlitos .
Carlitos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nukem pinned against the cage. Nukem gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nukem takes a swing at Carlitos 's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Nukem misses its intended target.
Carlitos misses with a double jab
and Nukem counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Nukem both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nukem is fending him off so far but Carlitos persists. Nope, Nukem circles away and we're back to standing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nukem.
Nukem misses with a jab to the body
and Carlitos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carlitos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nukem.
Carlitos tries for a takedown but Nukem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlitos misses with a double jab
and Nukem counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nukem lands with a right hand.
Carlitos fails to land the takedown.
Nukem lands an overhand right.
Nukem waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Carlitos .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem throws the left hand but Carlitos avoids the punch easily.
Nukem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nukem misses with a wild body shot.
Nukem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlitos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nukem misses with a few strikes there.
Carlitos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Duke Nukem's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexandre Carlitos !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kiyah Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punch Rockgroin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiyah Matsumoto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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, Kiyah Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Punch Rockgroin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rockgroin is fending him off so far but Matsumoto persists. Nope, Rockgroin circles away and we're back to standing.
Matsumoto 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.
Matsumoto stays in close to Rockgroin's body and controls the position.
Rockgroin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matsumoto controlling from the top position.
Matsumoto 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.
Matsumoto won't allow Rockgroin to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto 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.
Rockgroin wants to get back to his feet but Matsumoto passes into half guard.
Rockgroin manages to get to full guard.
Matsumoto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Matsumoto forces his way into half guard.
Rockgroin wants to improve his position but Matsumoto is controlling well.
Matsumoto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rockgroin gets back to full guard.
Matsumoto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin trying to keep a closed guard but Matsumoto is proving a slippery customer.
Matsumoto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kiyah Matsumoto just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Matsumoto shoots in for a double leg but Rockgroin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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.
Nice shot lands for Rockgroin.
Rockgroin throws a series of punches but Matsumoto moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matsumoto gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiyah Matsumoto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rockgroin fails to land with a series of punches.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown but Rockgroin shows good takedown defense.
Rockgroin throws a right hand that Matsumoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Matsumoto also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Rockgroin as Matsumoto shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockgroin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rockgroin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Punch Rockgroin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockgroin doesn't manage to clinch there - Matsumoto circles away.
Matsumoto slips a jab and a cross from Rockgroin.
Rockgroin misses with a wild combination.
Matsumoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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.
Matsumoto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiyah Matsumoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Rockgroin.
Horrible takedown by Matsumoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Rockgroin which made him look bad.
Kiyah Matsumoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto misses with a takedown attempt - Rockgroin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matsumoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rockgroin tries to avoid it but Matsumoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rockgroin to the ground. Rockgroin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matsumoto tries for a takedown but Rockgroin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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.
Rockgroin doesn't manage to clinch there - Matsumoto circles away.
Horrible takedown by Matsumoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Rockgroin which made him look bad.
Rockgroin tries to clinch but Matsumoto is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Matsumoto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Matsumoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kiyah Matsumoto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Matsumoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Matsumoto fails to land the takedown.
Rockgroin throws a right hand that Matsumoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Matsumoto also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsumoto feints and as Rockgroin raises his hands in defense, Matsumoto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockgroin being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsumoto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rockgroin trying to control the position.
Matsumoto sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matsumoto is working Rockgroin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Matsumoto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rockgroin trying to keep a closed guard but Matsumoto is proving a slippery customer.
Matsumoto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kiyah Matsumoto just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rockgroin but Rockgroin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Rockgroin does no damage.
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.
Matsumoto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Matsumoto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rockgroin trying to keep a closed guard but Matsumoto is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Punch Rockgroin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiyah Matsumoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matsumoto stays in close to Rockgroin's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiyah Matsumoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matsumoto, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiyah Matsumoto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Fonglebang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Poisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fonglebang's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bidibodi Bidibu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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173 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederick Fonglebang!
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, Josh Poisson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poisson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fonglebang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poisson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonglebang.
Poisson moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poisson.
A shot in the inside from Poisson.
A body shot lands from Poisson.
Poisson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poisson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fonglebangs head.
Fonglebang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poisson lands an elbow that stopped Fonglebang in his tracks for a moment.
Poisson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poisson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
Poisson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poisson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poisson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poisson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fonglebang takes a shot to the head.
Fonglebang being controlled against the cage.
A hook to the body from Poisson.
Fonglebang is breathing heavily.
Poisson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poisson stalling.
Poisson keeps control of Fonglebang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poisson lands a body shot.
Poisson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Poisson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poisson is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poisson presses Fonglebang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Poisson lands a hook that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
Poisson lands a nice uppercut.
Fonglebang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poisson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Poisson is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee calls for Poisson to work.
Poisson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poisson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Poisson - that landed with a thud.
Poisson scores with a shot to the side of Fonglebang's head.
Poisson lands a damaging elbow.
Poisson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Poisson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A right hand to the body from Poisson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Poisson as the two fighters clinch.
Poisson pushes Fonglebang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poisson lands an elbow that stopped Fonglebang in his tracks for a moment.
Poisson is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poisson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fonglebang.
Knees to the body from Poisson.
Still in the clinch, Poisson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poisson is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poisson.
Poisson lands an elbow that stopped Fonglebang in his tracks for a moment.
Poisson lands an elbow inside.
Poisson lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poisson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poisson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Poisson on the inside.
Poisson lands a body shot.
Poisson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Poisson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fonglebang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fonglebang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fonglebang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poisson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fonglebang managing to block the knees to the body from Poisson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poisson.
Poisson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poisson.
Poisson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poisson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poisson lands a damaging elbow.
Poisson digs a right hand underneath Fonglebang's ribcage. Fonglebang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Poisson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Poisson.
Poisson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Poisson.
Poisson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poisson pushes Fonglebang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Poisson to work.
Nice body punch from Poisson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fonglebang letting Poisson take a breather here.
Poisson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Come on Poisson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poisson digs a right hand underneath Fonglebang's ribcage. Fonglebang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poisson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Poisson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Poisson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fonglebang tries to bum rush Poisson with a series of wild strikes but Poisson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poisson lands with a nice body kick.
Poisson closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Poisson.
Fonglebang swings wildly with an uppercut but Poisson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poisson'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.
Poisson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poisson.
Poisson is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poisson lands an uppercut.
Fonglebang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poisson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fonglebang or not.
Poisson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fonglebang takes a shot to the head.
Poisson is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poisson lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Poisson on the inside.
Poisson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poisson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
Poisson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Poisson.
The referee calls for Poisson to work.
Poisson pushes Fonglebang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poisson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poisson landing knees to the body.
Poisson lands a shot to the body.
Poisson presses Fonglebang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Josh Poisson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poisson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Poisson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fonglebang.
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!
Poisson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poisson lands with a left to the head.
Poisson crunches a lovely knee into Fonglebang's ribcage.
Poisson lands a hook that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
A short uppercut from Poisson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from Poisson.
A right hand to the body from Poisson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Poisson.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Poisson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Poisson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Poisson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poisson scores with a hook to the body.
Poisson lands an elbow inside.
Poisson crunches a lovely knee into Fonglebang's ribcage.
Poisson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fonglebang takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Poisson on the inside.
Poisson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poisson lands with a light punch inside.
Poisson lands an elbow inside.
Poisson lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Poisson.
Poisson scores with a shoulder strike.
Poisson gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fonglebang misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poisson works on Fonglebang's body with a couple of short punches.
Poisson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Poisson.
Poisson lands an elbow inside that Fonglebang shrugs off.
Poisson lands a body punch.
Poisson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
Poisson lands with a left to the head.
Poisson stalling the fight.
Fonglebang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fonglebang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Poisson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Poisson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poisson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Poisson.
Poisson stalls.
A right hand to the body from Poisson.
Poisson lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonglebang can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Poisson.
Poisson lands a shot to the body.
Poisson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Poisson lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Poisson.
Poisson taking a breather.
Fonglebang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poisson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poisson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fonglebangs head.
Good body shot from Poisson.
Poisson lands an elbow inside.
Poisson lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poisson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poisson.
Poisson lands with a left to the head.
Poisson lands a nice uppercut.
Poisson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Poisson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fonglebang throws a low kick but Poisson avoids it.
Poisson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fonglebang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Poisson moves into the clinch.
Poisson lands a shot to the body.
Poisson lands a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Poisson.
A nice left hand lands by Poisson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poisson.
Nice body punch from Poisson.
Poisson lands with a light punch inside.
Poisson lands a nice uppercut.
Poisson lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Poisson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poisson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poisson lands a damaging elbow.
Poisson avoiding damage.
Poisson digs a right hand underneath Fonglebang's ribcage. Fonglebang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poisson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fonglebang up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poisson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poisson lands a shoulder strike.
Poisson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fonglebang takes a shot to the head.
Poisson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
Fonglebang lands an uppercut.
Poisson lands a nice shot to the body.
Poisson lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Poisson.
Poisson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fonglebang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Poisson.
Poisson digs a right hand into Fonglebang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fonglebang's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Poisson.
Poisson lands with a short shot to the head.
Poisson lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Poisson on the inside.
Poisson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poisson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Poisson - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Poisson on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poisson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poisson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poisson is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poisson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poisson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Poisson.
Poisson lands a shot to the body.
Poisson lands a body punch.
Poisson avoiding damage.
Poisson lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poisson.
Poisson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Poisson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poisson gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poisson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Poisson.
Poisson lands a nice shot to the body.
Poisson lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poisson.
Poisson lands an elbow inside.
Fonglebang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poisson lands with a short shot to the head.
Poisson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poisson lands with a right to the head.
Poisson is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poisson lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Poisson.
Poisson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fonglebang's face.
Poisson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poisson stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poisson.
Poisson lands an elbow inside that Fonglebang shrugs off.
Poisson controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poisson lands a right hand.
Poisson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fonglebang.
Frederick Fonglebang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fonglebang takes an elbow to the temple.
Poisson is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poisson is stalling here.
Good body shot from Poisson.
Poisson is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Poisson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fonglebang fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fonglebang is looking to break free of the clinch but Poisson has double underhooks.
Fonglebang struggles to land a body shot inside as Poisson controls his hands.
Poisson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
Josh Poisson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fonglebang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Poisson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poisson 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 24:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 24:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Poisson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willem DeFoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Orbach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
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169 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Willem DeFoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Orbach!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orbach fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
DeFoe throws a hook to the side of Orbach's head but Orbach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orbach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeFoe throws a shot from downtown. Orbach moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from DeFoe does no damage.
Orbach fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orbach shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DeFoe but DeFoe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Willem DeFoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Orbach.
Orbach looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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.
Orbach gets a takedown into half guard.
DeFoe throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orbach is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Orbach is working for a kimura but DeFoe is defending it quite comfortably.
Orbach is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
DeFoe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orbach.
Orbach is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Orbach seems to be working for a kimura but DeFoe defends the submission attempt.
DeFoe is looking to improve his position.
DeFoe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for DeFoe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orbach won't allow DeFoe to sweep him here.
Orbach 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.
Orbach stopping the sweep attempt from DeFoe.
DeFoe is working hard here to advance position.
Orbach drops back looking for a leg! DeFoe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and DeFoe manages to kick Orbach off! Orbach jumps back into DeFoe's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Orbach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Orbach 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.
DeFoe throws a hook to the side of Orbach's head but Orbach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orbach slips a jab from DeFoe.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Orbach shoots for a double leg takedown but DeFoe sprawls well. He's pushed Orbach's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jerry Orbach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orbach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orbach slips under a jab.
Orbach looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
DeFoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Orbach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orbach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orbach shoots for a double leg takedown but DeFoe sprawls well. He's pushed Orbach's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Willem DeFoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Orbach.
Orbach looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DeFoe is fending him off so far but Orbach persists. Nope, DeFoe circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeFoe loads up on a big right hand but Orbach slips the punch.
Orbach 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 Jerry Orbach has been cut.
DeFoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orbach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeFoe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeFoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orbach.
DeFoe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orbach looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
DeFoe misses with the combination.
DeFoe stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willem DeFoe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Orbach's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
DeFoe scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Orbach.
DeFoe misses with a wild body shot.
Orbach is looking to clinch but DeFoe is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeFoe looks to land a combination but Orbach avoids it well.
Orbach slips under a jab.
DeFoe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orbach in his tracks.
DeFoe throws an overhand right that drops Orbach like a sack of potatoes! DeFoe dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willem DeFoe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Al Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Al Hassan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Severn's chin.
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250 lbs
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250 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdul Al Hassan!
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, Dan Severn!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn rushes Al Hassan and presses him up against the cage.
Severn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Al Hassan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Al Hassan lands a jab to Severn's midsection.
Severn looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Hassan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Hassan steps into range and cracks Severn with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Severn flops backwards and Al Hassan dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Dan Severn has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Hassan gets to his feet - Severn follows without any prompting.
Al Hassan swinging wilding here.
Al Hassan measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Severn! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Abdul Al Hassan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between iLike Turtles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, iLike Turtles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Reis!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis looks to land a combination but Turtles avoids it well.
Reis is looking to clinch.
Turtles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reis. Reis obviously looking to wear him down.
Reis staying out of range there.
Turtles misses with an uppercut.
Turtles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid body kick from Reis.
Reis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like iLike Turtles has been cut.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Turtles.
Turtles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reis.
Turtles looks to land a combination but Reis avoids it well.
Ricardo Reis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reis tries to clinch there but Turtles circles away.
Reis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turtles just misses with a punch to the body.
Reis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turtles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Reis as Turtles shoots in.
Turtles is breathing heavily.
Reis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Turtles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis has closed the distance and engaged Turtles in a clinch.
Reis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Turtles up against the cage.
Reis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turtles lands a left hand.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turtles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reis misses with a double jab.
Reis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reis moves into the clinch successfully.
Reis is trying to break free.
Reis lands a knee to the body.
Reis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reis fails to land with a series of punches.
Reis is looking to clinch.
Reis clinches with his opponent.
Turtles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Turtles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtles leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reis taking a breather.
Reis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turtles taking a breather.
Reis taking a breather.
Turtles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turtles misses with a punch on the inside.
Reis manages to break the clinch.
Reis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turtles's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reis tries to clinch but Turtles moves out of range.
Turtles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Turtles takes a step back to recover.
Reis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turtles.
Turtles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis wants to clinch.
Reis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reis throws a head kick that half lands.
Reis lands a front kick.
Reis is looking to clinch but Turtles is avoiding it.
Reis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turtles.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turtles crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reis - the referee stops the clock and Turtles gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reis. Turtles manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turtles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid body kick from Reis.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reis - that will leave a mark!
Reis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turtles is looking to clinch.
Reis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reis lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turtles gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reis counters with a three punch combo that has Turtles backing up. Turtles nods at Reis to acknowledge the strikes.
Turtles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reis.
Turtles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Turtles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Reis duly obliges.
Reis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turtles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reis counters with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turtles throws out the jab.
Reis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turtles keeps the fight on the outside.
Reis scores with a sloppy right hand. Turtles should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Reis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on iLike Turtles'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.
Reis lands with a slapping head kick.
Turtles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turtles steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reis. That one must have hurt.
Turtles misses with a wild body shot.
Turtles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice sprawl there from Reis as Turtles shoots in.
Reis has managed to clinch.
Turtles has a couple of punches blocked by Reis.
Reis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turtles has him pressed against the cage.
Turtles blocks a body shot from Reis.
Turtles wants the takedown. Reis is fighting it off but Turtles persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Reis's guard against the cage.
Turtles trying to control the position from guard on top but Reis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reis wants to stand and escape but Turtles is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turtles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reis's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turtles.
Turtles trying to control from Reis's half guard. Reis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Turtles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turtles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turtles wants to control from the top but Reis keeps moving.
Turtles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Turtles is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Turtles pushing down on Reis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Turtles 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.
Reis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turtles.
Turtles wants to control but Reis is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turtles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turtles trying to pass the guard but Reis defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turtles is working hard here to advance position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricardo Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turtles misses with a wild body shot.
Reis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turtles. That did some damage!
Ricardo Reis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turtles. That did some damage!
Turtles swats away the attempt to clinch by Reis.
Turtles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turtles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Turtles misses the shot to the body.
Reis dodges the punch combination from Turtles.
Reis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turtles's sensitive parts.
Turtles takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reis tries to clinch but Turtles is having none of it.
Reis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Reis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on iLike Turtles's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Turtles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Turtles has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reis.
Turtles looks to score with a jab to the body but Reis is just out of range.
Reis connects with a high kick.
Nice body kick from Reis.
Reis thuds his shin into the meat of Turtles's side.
Turtles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turtles keeps the fight on the outside.
Turtles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turtles swings for the body but Reis moves out of range.
Turtles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Turtles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turtles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reis.
Turtles swats away the attempt to clinch by Reis.
Ricardo Reis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reis is looking to slow Turtles down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis moves in looking to clinch but Turtles pushes him off.
Turtles is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reis.
Reis tries to clinch there but Turtles circles away.
Reis is looking to clinch.
Reis moves into range and clinches up with Turtles.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reis missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Turtles.
Reis trying to stall but Turtles improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Turtles throws an elbow but misses.
Turtles will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Reis breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Reis.
Reis tries to clinch there but Turtles circles away.
Reis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turtles throws a sloppy body shot
and Reis counters with an outside leg kick.
Reis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turtles at a distance.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turtles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Turtles.
Turtles misses with a hook to the body
and Reis counters with a good, hard body kick but Turtles shrugs it off.
Reis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Turtles misses with a hook. Reis ducked under it nicely.
Reis is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reis.
Turtles misses with a body punch
and Reis counters with a big head kick but Turtles shrugs it off.
Turtles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reis can pounce on him.
Reis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reis tries to clinch but Turtles is having none of it.
Turtles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reis.
Reis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reis rushes Turtles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reis tries a knee to the head but Turtles blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis trying to control the position but instead, Turtles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reis into the cage.
Turtles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reis blocks it with crossed arms.
Turtles gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Reis regains guard.
Turtles throws a big right hand that misses.
Turtles passes Reis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turtles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turtles wants to pass the guard but Reis is defending well.
Reis wants to get back to his feet.
Reis is refusing to be controlled, as Turtles sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Turtles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtles moves into full mount! Reis won't be happy about that!
Ricardo Reis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Turtles cracks Reis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
iLike Turtles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turtles is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Reis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reis 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Reis!
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