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FFB 74: Shurk vs. Longez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Dingle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spray Norte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingle comes to the cage accompanied by The Dingle Puck Goat. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Dingle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spray Norte!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norte.
Norte looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Norte blocks a head kick by Dingle.
Dingle misses with a low kick.
Norte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Norte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dingle - the referee stops the clock and Norte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dingle. Norte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dingle throws and low kick but Norte moves out of range easily.
Norte blocks a head kick by Dingle.
Dingle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dingle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dingle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dingle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dingle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dingle scores with a head kick.
Norte blocks the body kick.
Barry Dingle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dingle misses with a looping right.
Dingle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dingle tries a head kick but it misses.
Dingle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dingle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dingle thumps Norte with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Dingle.
Dingle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dingle scores with a leg kick.
Dingle throws a leg kick which misses Norte's front leg but catches the back leg as Norte tries to avoid it.
Dingle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dingle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dingle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dingle throws a head kick that Norte semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dingle lands with a slapping head kick.
Dingle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dingle.
Norte moves out of range of the body kick.
Dingle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dingle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingle throws a big shot that misses.
Dingle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Norte will feel that in the morning.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dingle.
Norte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dingle.
An inside leg kick lands from Dingle.
Dingle misses with a low kick.
Dingle is looking to land body kicks.
Dingle lands with a kick to the temple. Norte shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A leg kick checked by Norte.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Norte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dingle - the referee stops the clock and Norte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dingle. Norte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dingle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norte's sensitive parts.
Dingle scoring well with a low kick there.
Dingle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norte slips under a jab.
Norte checks a leg kick.
Dingle lands a head shot.
Dingle lands a head kick. Norte smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dingle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dingle misses with a body kick.
Dingle scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dingle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dingle cracks the inside of Norte's front leg.
Dingle throws a leg kick which misses Norte's front leg but catches the back leg as Norte tries to avoid it.
Dingle throws a solid leg kick but Norte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dingle.
Dingle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dingle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dingle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dingle lands a front kick.
Dingle throws a head kick that misses.
Dingle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Norte checks the leg kick.
Norte checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle lands with a kick to the temple. Norte shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dingle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dingle. That's going to slow Norte down.
Dingle lands with a nice body kick.
Dingle lands a head kick. Norte smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingle misses with a low kick.
Dingle throws a wild body kick that Norte sees coming a mile off.
Norte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dingle can pounce on him.
Dingle misses with a body kick.
Norte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dingle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dingle misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dingle.
Dingle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Norte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Dingle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dingle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dingle misses the jab.
Norte moves in looking to clinch but Dingle pushes him off.
Dingle lands a head kick. Norte smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dingle cracks the inside of Norte's front leg.
Dingle lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Dingle does it's job there.
Dingle throws a low kick but Norte avoids it.
Dingle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Norte takes a step back to recover.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Norte might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dingle has got the better of the exchanges.
Norte walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dingle.
Norte moves out of range as Dingle throws a body kick.
Norte avoids the head kick by Dingle.
Dingle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dingle can pounce on him.
Dingle tries a head kick but it misses.
Norte avoids the head kick by Dingle.
Norte is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dingle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dingle wants to slow Norte down by chopping away at his legs.
Dingle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Norte checks a leg kick.
Dingle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dingle tries to land a leg kick but Norte saw it coming and moves away.
Dingle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dingle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dingle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norte's calf.
Dingle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dingle tries a head kick but it misses.
Dingle throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Dingle misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingle scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dingle throws a head kick that misses.
Dingle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dingle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dingle connects with a crisp jab.
Barry Dingle is winning the standup battle so far.
Dingle throws a sloppy head kick and Norte moves out of range easily.
Dingle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dingle throws a push kick but Norte slaps the foot to one side.
Dingle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dingle lands a lovely overhand right.
Dingle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dingle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norte fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dingle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dingle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Dingle.
Dingle cracks the inside of Norte's front leg.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Norte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dingle - the referee stops the clock and Norte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dingle. Norte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dingle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dingle - that will leave a mark!
Dingle scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dingle.
Dingle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Norte if he has to take too many more of those.
Dingle throws a leg kick but Norte checks it.
Dingle misses with a hook.
Dingle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Norte moves out of range of the leg kick from Dingle.
Norte takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dingle feints and then cracks Norte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norte down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dingle.
Dingle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle lands with a nice body kick.
Norte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dingle misses with a wild body shot.
Dingle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dingle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norte.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dingle, right into the meat.
Dingle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dingle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dingle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dingle thows a body kick. Norte tries to catch it but that hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dingle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dingle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dingle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Dingle dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dingle, right into the meat.
Dingle lands a high kick!
Dingle lands a head kick. Norte smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dingle scores with a decent looking hook.
Norte is rocked!
Dingle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norte blocks the body kick.
Dingle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Norte is still on wobbly legs! Can Dingle finish him?
The fighters circle, before Dingle throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Norte's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Dingle lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Barry Dingle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deniz Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ryan Finch has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ryan Finch seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deniz Koc!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koc.
Finch 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.
Koc tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koc's head.
Koc is adopting a defensive guard.
Koc is trying to keep Finch in close.
Finch stopping the sweep attempt from Koc.
Finch being controlled here momentarily.
Finch chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koc trying to keep a closed guard but Finch is proving a slippery customer.
Finch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koc looking to control.
Koc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Finch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koc on the ground.
Finch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Koc is proving hard to escape from.
Koc wants to sweep but no luck.
Finch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koc has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Finch off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Finch darts in and clinches Koc up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koc cracks Finch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koc.
Koc has a takedown stuffed.
Finch closes the distance and pushes Koc back into the cage.
Finch ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Finch no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Finch thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Koc passes into half guard.
Finch missing with punches from the bottom.
Koc wants to pass to mount but Finch is defending the position.
Koc wants to work for an arm triangle but Finch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koc looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc is keen to just control but Finch is a slippery customer.
Koc seems to be working for a kimura but Finch defends the submission attempt.
Koc is trying to control the action in half guard but Finch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Finch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Finch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Finch tries to get out of the position.
Finch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koc defends well.
Finch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koc!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koc is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Finch with shots to the head and body - Koc looks very uncomfortable down there.
Finch landing strikes, looking to finish!
Koc is bucking up trying to escape but Finch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koc working to try and regain half guard.
Finch looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Koc is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Koc that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Finch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Finch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koc stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koc misses with a takedown attempt
and Finch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koc shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finch but Finch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Finch lands with a nice body punch.
Finch decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Finch thows a huge punch but Koc dodges it nicely.
Finch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koc has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Finch escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Finch!
Finch cracks Koc with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Koc tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Finch easily slips into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finch punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Koc's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Finch cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Finch lands a big shot there that rocks Koc but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Koc is bucking up trying to escape but Finch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koc wants to hold on but Finch pushes him away.
The referee warns Koc that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Koc tries to hold on but Finch pushes him away.
Koc swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Koc working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koc sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Koc gets full guard.
Koc trying to control the position.
Koc throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Koc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finch is controlling him.
Koc looking to control.
Koc manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ryan Finch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finch is squirming around, avoiding Koc's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc is landing with some decent strikes but Finch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Finch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Koc controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Koc has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Koc prevents Finch from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koc scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Koc looking to control but Finch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Finch throwing hammer fists to the chest of Koc. What's that going to do exactly?
Koc tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koc dominating with strikes here.
Koc controlling from mount.
Finch is desperately trying to improve his position but Koc has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Finch dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Koc looks to clinch
and Finch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koc's guard.
Koc has his hands on Finch's head, controlling the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Deniz Koc just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koc misses with a takedown attempt
and Finch counters with a shoot takedown. Koc fights it but they end up in guard.
Finch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finch passes Koc's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Koc has a hand on Finch's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Finch takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Finch is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koc can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koc?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc is bucking up trying to escape but Finch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finch dominating with strikes here.
Koc is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Koc wants to hold on but Finch pushes him away.
Koc is working to get back to half guard.
Finch is landing with some decent strikes but Koc is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Finch lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Koc is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Koc is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Finch with a couple of short strikes.
Koc blocking the ground and pound.
Koc regains half guard.
Finch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Finch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koc's head.
Koc is controlling Finch's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Koc makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc pulls Finch in to control the position.
Koc working a defensive guard here.
Finch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Koc avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koc is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Finch throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Koc passes to side control.
Koc wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Finch, who protects the arm well.
Koc is chipping away with strikes.
Koc lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Finch is looking to reverse the position.
Koc passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Finch!
Deniz Koc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Finch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koc is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Finch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Finch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finch 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Finch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faction Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bjerke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bjerke's choice of entrance music: Turbonegro - Get It On. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Benny Bjerke enters the cage!
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190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faction Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Bjerke!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjerke tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bjerke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bjerke is looking to clinch.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bjerke is looking to clinch.
Bjerke tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Bjerke avoids nicely.
Bjerke avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Bjerke doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bjerke.
Bjerke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benny Bjerke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bjerke.
Bjerke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bjerke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjerke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bjerke pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bjerke looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Bjerke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bjerke tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bjerke throws an elbow but misses.
Bjerke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bjerke misses with a knee to the head.
Bjerke looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bjerke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Bjerke on the inside.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Bjerke is controlling the position.
Bjerke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bjerke backwards.
Bjerke trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a body punch but Bjerke moves out of range.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bjerke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bjerke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Faction Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Bjerke.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bjerke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Bjerke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bjerke clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Bjerke misses with a knee to the head.
Bjerke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bjerke looks gassed!
Bjerke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bjerke misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson jumps guard and drags Bjerke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Bjerke can't handle though.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bjerke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his arm.
Jackson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bjerke off and has taken his back!
Bjerke is trying to stand back up.
Jackson connects with a big shot to the side of Bjerke's head.
Can Bjerke hold on?! Jackson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jackson is punishing Bjerke with strikes - can he finish him?!
It looks like Benny Bjerke has been cut.
Jackson punishes Bjerke with strikes from the back mount.
Jackson has his opponent's back but Bjerke is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Jackson.
Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Bjerke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bjerke is looking to escape.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bjerke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bjerke wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bjerke?
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bjerke is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faction Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Bjerke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bjerke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Faction Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjerke moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Bjerke is looking to clinch.
Bjerke tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bjerke tries to clinch up.
Bjerke with a poor takedown
so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson passes Bjerke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Jackson there.
Bjerke looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bjerke is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bjerke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Bjerke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bjerke manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bjerke is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjerke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bjerke working a defensive guard here.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjerke is keeping the position for now.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Bjerke's brow.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Bjerke is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bjerke has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke scores with a knee to the head.
Bjerke misses with a knee strike.
Bjerke tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Bjerke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Bjerke keeps him there for the moment.
Bjerke tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Bjerke tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Bjerke misses with a knee strike.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Bjerke wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Jackson stands up over Bjerke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson is working Bjerke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson prevents Bjerke from getting back to his feet.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson cracks Bjerke with a solid left hand.
Jackson won't allow Bjerke to get back to his feet.
Jackson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bjerke's guard.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bjerke tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Bjerke is defending well.
Jackson working over Bjerke with some ground and pound. Bjerke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson working Bjerke over with strikes.
Bjerke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bjerke's head.
Bjerke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bjerke is trying to stand back up but Jackson is controlling him
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Bjerke's hands, connecting with Bjerke's forehead.
Bjerke wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson working Bjerke over with strikes.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bjerke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bjerke is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faction Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Bjerke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bjerke wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Bjerke wants to clinch
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Bjerke didn't expect that.
Bjerke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bjerke wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Bjerke is keeping the position.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bjerke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Bjerke fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bjerke pushes Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
Bjerke darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
Bjerke wants to get back to his feet but Jackson drags him back down.
Bjerke is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson landing strikes.
Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjerke can do to turn this around?
Bjerke is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bjerke on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jackson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bjerke sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Faction Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke wants to get back to his feet but Jackson drags him back down.
Jackson lands a few punches from side control.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjerke is just out of range.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bjerke tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Bjerke.
Bjerke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bjerke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjerke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bjerke looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bjerke is trying to control but can't.
Bjerke pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bjerke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bjerke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson works his way into side control.
Jackson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Faction Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Benny Bjerke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjerke is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bjerke is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson controlling from side mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson won't allow Bjerke to get back to his feet.
Bjerke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Bjerke keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson prevents Bjerke from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson passes Bjerke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jackson moves nicely into side control.
A lull in the action here as Jackson stalls from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faction Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faction Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Fennessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Langley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fennessy comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies. Langley has chosen L'Envoutee as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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207 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Fennessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Langley!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fennessy avoids the head kick by Langley.
A punch combination from Langley misses.
Fennessy throws a leg kick which misses Langley's front leg but catches the back leg as Langley tries to avoid it.
Fennessy moves into the clinch.
Fennessy working hard to break the clinch.
Fennessy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fennessy instigates a clinch.
Fennessy manages to break the clinch.
Langley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Langley does no damage.
Langley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fennessy to score with a decent uppercut.
Rick Langley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fennessy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Langley in his tracks.
Langley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fennessy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Langley is trying to stall.
Fennessy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fennessy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Langley looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fennessy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fennessy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fennessy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fennessy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fennessy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fennessy cracks Langley with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fennessy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fennessy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fennessy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fennessy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fennessy rushes Langley and presses him up against the cage.
Fennessy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fennessy scores with the left hand. Langley knows he should have avoided that one.
Fennessy shoots in and bounces Langley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fennessy preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fennessy connects with a couple of short punches.
Fennessy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Langley's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fennessy passes into half guard.
Fennessy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fennessy connects with a nice short shot to Langley's temple.
Fennessy controlling the action here.
Fennessy stops Langley from getting back to his feet.
Fennessy is working for a submission of some sort.
Fennessy trying to mount his opponent but Langley defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fennessy stands up out of the half guard.
Fennessy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fennessy counters with a series of strikes. Langley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Langley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Langley tries to clinch but Fennessy moves away
and Fennessy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fennessy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Langley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fennessy is looking to break free of the clinch but Langley has double underhooks.
Langley lands an uppercut.
Langley managing to block the knees to the body from Fennessy.
A short right from Langley on the inside.
Fennessy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Langley digs a right hand into Fennessy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fennessy's gas tank.
Langley pushes Fennessy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Langley keeps control of Fennessy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Langley lands an elbow inside that Fennessy shrugs off.
A short left from Langley.
Langley working aggressively here.
Fennessy is trying to break the clinch but Langley is controlling him.
Fennessy avoiding damage as Langley throws knees to the body.
Fennessy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Langley prevents Fennessy from breaking the clinch.
Fennessy breaks from the clinch.
Langley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fennessy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Langley does no damage.
Langley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fennessy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Langley's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fennessy is looking for a kimura here.
Fennessy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Langley makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Langley.
Langley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Langley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fennessy lands a takedown into guard.
Langley wants to sweep here but Fennessy controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fennessy prevents Langley from getting back to his feet.
Langley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fennessy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fennessy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Langley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Langley blocks a head kick by Fennessy.
Langley throws a one two combo.
Langley fails with a takedown attempt.
Fennessy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Langley looks to land a combination but Fennessy avoids it well.
Fennessy lands a slapping body shot.
Fennessy drives through and clinches with Langley against the cage.
Fennessy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Langley closes the distance but Fennessy moves to the side
and Fennessy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fennessy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Langley!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fennessy with shots to the head and body - Langley looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fennessy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Langley is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Fennessy.
Fennessy working for a guillotine from mount but Langley is in no mood to give up.
Fennessy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Langley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Langley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fennessy won't let Langley get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fennessy lands a heavy elbow.
Fennessy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Langley can do to turn this around?
Fennessy get's back to his feet.
Fennessy moves into the clinch.
Fennessy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Langley has him pressed against the cage.
Fennessy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fennessy shoots for a double leg takedown but Langley sprawls well. He's pushed Fennessy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Langley misses with a combination
and Fennessy counters with a leg kick.
Fennessy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Langley's guard.
Langley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fennessy gets to his feet - Langley follows without any prompting.
Fennessy keeps the fight on the outside.
Fennessy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fennessy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Langley is out of range and Fennessy settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fennessy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fennessy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fennessy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Langley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Langley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fennessy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Langley!
Langley is trying desperately to improve position.
Fennessy punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fennessy with good strikes from the mount here!
Fennessy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Langley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fennessy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Langley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fennessy has hold of Langley's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Langley manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fennessy prevents Langley from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chris Fennessy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fennessy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fennessy wants to clinch.
Langley tries to clinch
letting Fennessy counter with a right hand.
Chris Fennessy is winning the standup battle so far.
Langley closes the distance but Fennessy moves to the side
and Fennessy counters by clinching up.
Langley lands a shoulder strike.
Langley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fennessy rushes Langley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Langley swings wildly with an uppercut but Fennessy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Langley wants to stall.
Fennessy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fennessy lands a jab-cross combination.
Langley missing with a left hand there. Fennessy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Fennessy.
Langley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fennessy.
Langley rushes Fennessy and presses him up against the cage.
Fennessy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fennessy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley wants to sweep here but Fennessy controlling him for the moment.
Langley has his foot on Fennessy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fennessy works his way back into a safe position though.
Fennessy wants to pass the guard but Langley is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fennessy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Langley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fennessy is one step ahead there.
Fennessy stands up and waves to Langley to follow him.
Langley looks to clinch
and Fennessy counters with a straight right hand.
Fennessy pushes Langley up against the cage in a clinch.
Langley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fennessy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chris Fennessy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Langley tries to clinch but Fennessy moves out of range.
Fennessy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langley throws a sloppy head kick and Fennessy moves out of range easily.
Fennessy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Langley is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fennessy prevents Langley from improving his position.
Langley is trying to stand back up but Fennessy is controlling him
Fennessy stands up and beckons Langley to join him on the feet.
Fennessy throws a leg kick which misses Langley's front leg but catches the back leg as Langley tries to avoid it.
Fennessy is looking to clinch but Langley is avoiding it.
Fennessy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fennessy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Langley, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langley is trying to break the clinch but Fennessy has him pressed against the cage.
Fennessy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fennessy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Langley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Langley stalks Fennessy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fennessy's face. Fennessy staggers backwards, shaken.
Fennessy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Langley wants to get back to his feet.
Langley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fennessy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Langley!
Langley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Langley is trying to stand up.
Fennessy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Langley?
Chris Fennessy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fennessy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Langley is trying to stand.
Fennessy lands a nice shot to the head.
Fennessy looking to isolate an arm here. Langley doesn't see it coming and as Fennessy extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Fennessy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Fennessy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Masilungan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masilungan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masilungan defends it nicely.
Masilungan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Jed Masilungan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Alvarez.
Masilungan misses with a head kick.
Masilungan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Masilungan. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Masilungan sprawls well. Masilungan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Masilungan - that will leave a mark!
Masilungan fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Masilungan sprawls well.
Masilungan 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.
Masilungan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Masilungan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan scoring with some ground and pound.
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Masilungan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Masilungan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Masilungan 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.
Masilungan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Masilungan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alvarez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Masilungan escapes and throws Alvarez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Alvarez looks gassed!
Alvarez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Masilungan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Masilungan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alvarez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alvarez being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan has hold of Alvarez's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Alvarez tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Masilungan cranks the arm and Alvarez screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Alvarez, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jed Masilungan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huge Colossos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fisher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. Colossos has chosen The Game - Money as his entrance music. George Fisher has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huge Colossos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colossos throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fisher is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Colossos's half guard.
Fisher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fisher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
It looks like Huge Colossos has been cut.
Fisher looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fisher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Colossos defending well though.
Fisher scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fisher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fisher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fisher prevents Colossos from improving his position.
Fisher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher escapes and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Colossos misses the target.
Colossos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fisher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Colossos looks gassed!
Colossos is not content to let Fisher control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fisher connects with a nice short shot to Colossos's temple.
Colossos is trying to stand up here but Fisher is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colossos is looking to get back to is feet but Fisher passes into side control.
Fisher working the head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colossos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fisher.
The strikes coming from Fisher are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher in side control, throwing shots but Colossos defends.
Fisher working the ground and pound but Colossos is defending the strikes.
Fisher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fisher lands some shots froms side control.
That has opened up Huge Colossos's cut even more.
Fisher tries to score with some ground and pound. Colossos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fisher throws a strike aimed at the side of Colossos's head but Colossos avoids it well.
Fisher working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Colossos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fisher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Colossos, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fisher scores with punches from side control.
Fisher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colossos keeps working.
Fisher lands a few punches from side control.
Fisher postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Colossos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fisher in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Colossos is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Fisher!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mifsud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and clark McCahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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22
141 lbs
3 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Mifsud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, clark McCahon!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCahon wants to clinch up but Mifsud keeps it at a distance.
Mifsud tries a head kick but it misses.
Mifsud fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCahon.
McCahon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCahon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mifsud moves away.
Mifsud takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mifsud. McCahon shrugs it off though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mifsud.
Mifsud throws a series of punches but McCahon moves out of range.
Mifsud throws a head kick but McCahon moves out of range.
Mifsud defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCahon.
McCahon misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifsud lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Mifsud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mifsud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mifsud displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mifsud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael Mifsud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mifsud throws a wild body kick that McCahon sees coming a mile off.
McCahon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mifsud lands a high kick!
McCahon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McCahon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mifsud's head.
McCahon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mifsud makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud throws a right hand that McCahon ducks under and follows up with a left that McCahon also avoids with ease.
McCahon moves in looking to clinch but Mifsud pushes him off.
McCahon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mifsud controlling the position well.
McCahon decides to return to a standing position.
McCahon closes the distance but Mifsud moves to the side
and Mifsud counters with a thumping low kick.
Mifsud misses with a two punch combination.
Michael Mifsud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCahon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mifsud circles away.
Michael Mifsud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of clark McCahon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCahon shoots and misses
and Mifsud counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCahon looks gassed!
Mifsud lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCahon throws a nice looking combination but Mifsud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mifsud, right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mifsud.
McCahon throws a body kick the misses
and Mifsud counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mifsud throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McCahon.
Mifsud feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCahon's calf.
McCahon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mifsud throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mifsud lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mifsud lands with a shot to the body.
McCahon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mifsud works over McCahon's head and body with a nice combination.
Mifsud misses with a series of wild punches.
Mifsud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mifsud explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McCahon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mifsud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mifsud throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mifsud throws a series of punches but McCahon moves out of range.
Mifsud throws a head kick that misses
and McCahon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mifsud dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mifsud throws a head kick that half lands.
McCahon tries to clinch there but Mifsud circles away.
Mifsud throws a front kick that sends McCahon stumbling back into the cage.
McCahon tries for a takedown but Mifsud sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Mifsud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michael Mifsud is winning the standup battle so far.
Mifsud chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mifsud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mifsud with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mifsud feints and then cracks McCahon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCahon down.
McCahon is breathing heavily.
Mifsud tries a head kick but it misses.
Mifsud scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCahon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mifsud counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McCahon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mifsud.
Mifsud feints and then cracks McCahon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCahon down.
McCahon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mifsud throws a nice looking combination but McCahon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mifsud misses with the combination.
McCahon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mifsud. That one must have hurt.
A punch combination from Mifsud misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCahon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mifsud on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mifsud tries to get out of the position.
McCahon working away.
McCahon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McCahon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mifsud is trying to control McCahon's posture but McCahon avoids it.
Mifsud is trying to improve his position.
Mifsud struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCahon working the ground and pound but Mifsud is defending the strikes.
Mifsud is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McCahon off and has taken his back!
McCahon breaks Mifsud's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
McCahon wants to control from the top but Mifsud keeps moving.
Mifsud pulls McCahon in close to prevent any damage.
Mifsud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
McCahon is looking to stand up but Mifsud won't let him.
Mifsud utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mifsud wants to stand up but McCahon is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mifsud lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mifsud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCahon.
Mifsud scores with a leg kick.
Mifsud lands a head kick!
Mifsud throws a head kick but McCahon moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Mifsud dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mifsud fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCahon.
McCahon fails with the takedown
and Mifsud counters with a good low kick that McCahon was not able to check.
McCahon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mifsud counters with a solid body kick.
Mifsud throws a head kick that half lands.
Mifsud throws a front kick that sends McCahon stumbling back into the cage.
Mifsud throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mifsud dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCahon. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifsud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCahon.
Mifsud misses with a few strikes there.
Mifsud with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Mifsud.
McCahon wants to clinch.
McCahon tries for a takedown but Mifsud sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mifsud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Michael Mifsud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Mifsud slips under a jab from McCahon.
Mifsud fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCahon.
Mifsud throws a head kick but McCahon moves out of range.
McCahon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mifsud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michael Mifsud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of clark McCahon.
Mifsud cracks the inside of McCahon's front leg.
Mifsud throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mifsud lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCahon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCahon misses with a hook to the body
and Mifsud counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mifsud, right into the meat.
McCahon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mifsud dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCahon. That did some damage!
Mifsud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mifsud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mifsud throws a head kick that half lands.
McCahon throws an overhand right that lands on Mifsud's shoulder, as Mifsud tries to avoid the shot.
Mifsud cracks the inside of McCahon's front leg.
Mifsud plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mifsud swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifsud throws a sloppy head kick and McCahon moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Mifsud.
A jab from McCahon does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Mifsud.
McCahon tries to clinch
enabling Mifsud to counter with a crisp jab.
McCahon tries to clinch up but Mifsud circles away and keeps his distance.
McCahon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mifsud counters with a good, hard body kick but McCahon shrugs it off.
clark McCahon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mifsud connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mifsud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mifsud, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mifsud!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Alan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Bakunin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fucking Hostile by Pantera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
294 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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20
290 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Alan!
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, Igor Bakunin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakunin shoots in for a double leg but Alan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alan swinging wilding here.
Bakunin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alan wants to get up but he can't break Bakunin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bakunin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bakunin tries to strike from the bottom.
Bakunin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bakunin throws his legs up looking for a submission but Alan uses it to pass to side control.
Bakunin tries to buck Alan off but Alan is having none of it.
Bakunin can't do much from the bottom here.
Bakunin is trying to work for a sweep but Alan has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bakunin is trying desperately to improve position.
Alan lands a heavy elbow.
Bakunin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin tries to hold on but Alan postures up.
Bakunin tries to reverse the position but Alan maintains control.
Alan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bakunin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alan blocks Bakunin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakunin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bakunin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bakunin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alan wants to stand but Bakunin is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alan throwing strikes but missing.
Bakunin is striking off his back. Alan thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Bakunin looking for submissions off his back.
That's four 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.
Bakunin wants to get back to full guard.
Bakunin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bakunin tries a low kick but Alan avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alan is defended easily by Bakunin.
Bakunin fails with the takedown
and Alan counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Alan does no damage.
No luck for Bakunin with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Alan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bakunin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alan misses with an uppercut. Bakunin saw that one coming.
Bakunin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bakunin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alan counters with a straight right hand.
Bakunin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alan dodges the punch combination from Bakunin.
Alan tries to clinch up.
Bakunin gets caught flat footed, as Alan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bakunin trying to keep a closed guard but Alan is proving a slippery customer.
Bakunin is controlling Alan's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin looking for a sweep. Not yet Bakunin, not yet.
Bakunin tries to strike from the bottom.
Bakunin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bakunin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bakunin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bakunin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James Alan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Bakunin.
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.
Bakunin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alan fails with the takedown
and Bakunin counters with a shoot takedown. Alan fights it but they end up in guard.
Bakunin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bakunin prevents Alan from getting back to his feet.
Alan keeping moving, preventing Bakunin from controlling successfully.
Bakunin distracts Alan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bakunin trying to control but Alan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bakunin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bakunin cracks Alan with a solid left hand.
Bakunin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alan keeping moving, preventing Bakunin from controlling successfully.
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.
Alan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bakunin is controlling him.
Bakunin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Alan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bakunin, into his guard.
Bakunin controlling Alan's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Alan dominated that second round.
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!
Bakunin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alan manages to avoid it.
Bakunin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bakunin showed some decent athleticism there.
Bakunin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bakunin blocks the strikes from Alan.
Alan is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bakunin pulls his head out easily.
Bakunin is trying to control. Alan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bakunin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alan defending well though.
Alan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bakunin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bakunin is just content to waste time from the top position. Alan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bakunin throwing strikes but missing.
Bakunin trying to control but Alan is working from the bottom.
James Alan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Bakunin is working Alan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bakunin connects with a couple of short punches.
Igor Bakunin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bakunin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakunin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bakunin distracts Alan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bakunin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bakunin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alan working for a triangle but Bakunin defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bakunin landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin won't allow Alan to sweep him here.
Bakunin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alan has escaped and now he's on top!
Alan stopping the sweep attempt from Bakunin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bakunin with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Alan can't handle though.
Alan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alan tries to stand but Bakunin is controlling from the bottom.
Alan preventing the sweep.
James Alan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bakunin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Alan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bakunin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Alan's back instead.
Bakunin throwing strikes and Alan squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Bakunin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alan 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Alan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bodybag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Racka Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bodybag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Racka Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodybag with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lamb to score with a decent uppercut.
Lamb needs to keep his hands up - Bodybag had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Racka Lamb has been cut.
Bodybag swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lamb.
Lamb is rocked!
Bodybag lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lamb circles away quickly and effectively.
Lamb is still on wobbly legs! Can Bodybag finish him?
Lamb dodges the punch combination from Bodybag.
Johnny Bodybag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bodybag jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bodybag.
Bodybag looks to throw the jab but Lamb is out of range.
Bodybag throws a jab when Lamb was well out of range.
Lamb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bodybag.
Bodybag shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Lamb is out cold and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Johnny Bodybag!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Shurk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pizzazz Longez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizzazz Longez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shaun Shurk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pizzazz Longez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shurk lands a head kick. Longez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shurk misses with a straight right.
Longez takes a swing at Shurk's ribcage but misses.
Shurk tries a head kick but it misses.
Shurk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shurk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Longez tries to clinch up but Shurk circles away and keeps his distance.
Longez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Longez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Shaun Shurk has been cut.
Shurk throws a hook but Longez blocks it.
Longez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shurk was well out of range. Poor timing from Longez.
Longez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Longez tries to clinch but Shurk is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Shurk.
A big left from Longez misses.
Shurk slips under a jab from Longez.
A combination from Shurk does no damage.
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.
Longez thuds his right hand into Shurk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Longez swings for the body but Shurk moves out of range.
Longez moves forwards but Shurk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Longez waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Shurk.
Shurk pushes Longez away with a front kick.
Longez takes a swing at Shurk's ribcage but misses.
Shurk loads up on a big right hand but Longez slips the punch.
Shurk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shurk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Shurk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Longez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Longez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shurk.
Shurk looks to land a left hand but Longez moved out of range nicely.
Shurk closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Longez did well to prevent Shurk getting side control.
Shurk wants to control but Longez is keeping him busy.
Shurk trying to pass the guard but Longez defending well.
Shurk is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Longez kicks off Shurk and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pizzazz Longez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaun Shurk'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.
Shurk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shurk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Longez takes a swing at Shurk's ribcage but misses.
Longez with a hook.
Shurk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shurk ducks under a wild hook from Longez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shurk throws out the jab.
Shurk throws a head kick but Longez moves out of range.
Shurk throws out a loose jab but Longez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longez moves out of range as Shurk throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Longez.
Shurk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaun Shurk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longez stuffs the takedown.
Longez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shurk.
Longez slips under a jab.
Shurk avoids the body shot from Longez.
Shurk misses with a looping right.
Longez throws a hook but Shurk avoids it easily.
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.
Shurk throws a head kick but Longez moves out of range.
Shurk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Longez scores with a hook.
Longez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Longez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shurk circles away quickly and effectively.
Shurk darts in and clinches Longez up against the cage.
Longez digs a right hand into Shurk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shurk's gas tank.
Longez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longez.
Longez lands a right hand.
Shurk digs a right hand into Longez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Longez's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Shurk as the two fighters clinch.
Longez misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Longez.
Nice body punch from Longez.
A left hand lands to the body for Shurk.
A short right from Longez.
Longez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shurk backwards.
Longez scores with a shoulder strike.
Longez swings wildly with an uppercut but Shurk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Longez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shurk lands a body shot.
Longez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shurk blocks a body shot from Longez.
Longez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shurk's elbow.
A hook to the body from Longez.
Longez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shurk blocks a body shot from Longez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longez struggles to land a body shot inside as Shurk controls his hands.
Shurk has hold of one of Longez's legs. Longez is fighting the takedown attempt but Shurk gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Longez keeping moving, preventing Shurk from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shurk being controlled here momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shurk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Longez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shurk, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pizzazz Longez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shaun Shurk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Longez works over Shurk's head and body with a nice combination.
Longez swats away the attempt to clinch by Shurk.
Jab, jab by Longez - just one landing.
Shaun Shurk's cut is getting worse.
Shurk throws a hook but Longez blocks it.
Shurk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shurk misses with a combination
and Longez counters with a stiff right hand.
Shurk misses with a head kick.
Shurk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Longez.
Longez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shurk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Longez missing with a left hand there. Shurk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
Shurk throws a wild body kick that Longez sees coming a mile off.
Longez tries to close the distance and clinch but Shurk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shurk misses with a head kick.
Shurk scores with a jab to the head.
Longez blocks a jab.
Longez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the body from Shurk misses
and Longez counters with a nice body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Longez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Longez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shurk. Shurk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shaun Shurk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shurk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Longez avoids it really well and circles away.
Longez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shurk is rocked!
Shurk moves out of range as Longez strikes.
A head kick misses from Shurk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Shurk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Longez darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Shurk's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Longez before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pizzazz Longez!
Pizzazz Longez is the new welterweight champion!
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