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Kings Quest 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jairo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jairo Souza!
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, Derek Hui!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hui throws a big shot that misses.
Hui takes a jab right on the kisser.
Souza defending well as Hui loads up on a big left hand.
Hui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souza slips a straight right by Hui.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Souza!
Nice straight punches there by Hui. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hui.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza blocks a head kick by Hui.
Derek Hui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Hui moves out of range of the leg kick from Souza.
Souza throws a leg kick but Hui sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hui getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hui lands with a hook. Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Souza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hui showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Souza.
Hui lands with a right hand.
Hui tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Souza controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hui is trying to maintain the position but Souza is very close to passing his half guard.
Hui tries to kick Souza off but Souza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hui is trying to control but Souza passes into side control!
Souza trying to control the action but Hui is working from the bottom.
Hui is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Souza creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Souza is looking to take a break and control but Hui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hui is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Souza is looking to take a break and control but Hui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hui is trying to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Souza lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jairo Souza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Souza swinging wilding here.
The fighters circling - Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crunch! Souza slams his shin into Hui's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hui misses with an uppercut.
Hui checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Souza finds it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Souza.
Jairo Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Souza avoids the head kick by Hui.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Souza throws a jab when Hui was well out of range.
Hui scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hui throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice shot by Hui.
Hui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Souza misses.
Hui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Souza staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza scoring well with a low kick there.
Hui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Hui checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Souza throws a wild body kick that Hui sees coming a mile off.
Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Hui, looking for a takedown. Souza pushes Hui against the cage but Hui circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Souza lands a jab to Hui's midsection.
Souza works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza thumps Hui with a low kick.
Hui throws a hook but Souza blocks it.
Hui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Souza.
Hui showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Souza.
Souza lands a really nice looking cross but Hui seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Hui will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Souza waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hui.
Souza throws a series of punches but Hui moves out of range.
Hui lands a glancing blow to the side of Souza's head.
Souza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hui is out of range and Souza settles back down.
Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hui.
Hui throws a head kick that misses.
Hui might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Souza misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza scoring well with a low kick there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Souza.
Souza throws a lazy head kick
and Hui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hui connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Souza's hands.
Souza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hui to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Souza misses
and Hui counters with a stiff right hand.
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hui.
Hui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Souza does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza blocks a jab.
Hui checks the leg kick.
Hui looks to throw the jab but Souza is out of range.
A low kick from Souza is predictable there
enabling Hui to counter with a crisp jab.
Hui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hui scores with a crisp jab that stopped Souza in his tracks.
Derek Hui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hui takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Souza misses with a body shot
and Hui counters with a big head kick but Souza shrugs it off.
Hui throws a head kick that misses
and Souza counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza misses the body punch
and Hui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Hui comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hui has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Derek Hui!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Patino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Patino!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Larsson lands.
Larsson drops Patino with a right and a left! Larsson comes rushing in but Patino regains his composure and manages to keep Larsson in guard.
Patino is rocked!
It looks like Julio Patino has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patino wants to get back to his feet but Larsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Larsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Patino has Larsson pulled in close to control his posture.
Larsson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Larsson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Patino screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Larsson! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Henrik Larsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lester Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Kara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentin Kara struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Valentin Kara looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lester Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valentin Kara!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a right hand that Kara ducks under and follows up with a left that Kara also avoids with ease.
Kara looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy shoots in and bounces Kara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kara wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murphy landing some decent shots from guard.
Murphy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Murphy decides to return to a standing position.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Lester Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kara clinches but Murphy breaks the clinch
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kara struggling a bit here.
Murphy controlling the position from side mount.
Kara takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Murphy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Kara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy tries to bum rush Kara with a series of wild strikes but Kara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy has Kara up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy crunches a lovely knee into Kara's ribcage.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kara throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Kara tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy tries to bum rush Kara with a series of wild strikes but Kara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kara doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kara won't be happy with that.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murphy taking a breather here.
Murphy trying to control the position but Kara is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kara is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Murphy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Lester Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Kara avoids them all with ease.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kara.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kara. That did some damage!
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murphy.
Murphy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kara, pushing him back against the cage.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy decides to stand back up.
Kara with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murphy counters by moving into the clinch.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches up with Kara, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes Kara against the cage but Kara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Kara misses
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kara counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Murphy!
Kara jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Murphy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Murphy and Kara has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kara decides to stand back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kara fails to pull guard.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from Kara.
Kara trying to control the position.
Lester Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy forces his way into half guard.
Murphy seems to be working for a kimura but Kara defends the submission attempt.
Murphy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murphy stands up and beckons Kara to join him on the feet.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Kara back into the cage.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kara tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Kara keeps it at a distance.
Kara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lester Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Kara.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kara avoids it really well and circles away.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Kara moved away.
Kara misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy drives through and clinches with Kara against the cage.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Kara fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Murphy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Kara in a clinch.
Murphy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kara is trying to defend but Murphy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy is taking a breather. Kara says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Murphy stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kara throws a sloppy head kick
and Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy moves into range and clinches up with Kara.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy forces Kara back against the cage and clinches.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy clinches.
Murphy avoiding damage as Kara throws knees to the body.
Murphy gets through Kara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kara misses with a takedown
and Murphy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kara wants to get back to his feet.
Kara trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Murphy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kara trying to hold on to Murphy's head to control him but Murphy postures up.
Murphy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murphy wants to control the pace but Kara is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy landing strikes from the mount and Kara is in trouble!
Murphy controlling the pace for now.
Kara working to try and regain half guard.
Kara wants to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
Murphy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Murphy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gomez Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolly Parton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parton has chosen 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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179 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gomez Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dolly Parton!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Parton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Adams wants to control but Parton is keeping busy.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Parton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
Parton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Adams throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Adams is looking to control Parton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Adams avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parton lands strikes from half guard.
Parton is trying to control the action in half guard but Adams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parton throwing shots but Adams is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parton.
Parton lands strikes from half guard.
Parton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Parton thows a huge punch but Adams dodges it nicely.
Parton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Parton prevents Adams from getting the reversal.
Parton with good strikes from the mount here!
Adams is rocked!
Parton cracks Adams with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dolly Parton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa 's entrance music is Samba Pa Ti by Carlos Santana. A fine choice. Rafael Figueroa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Figueroa !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tito Acton!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton takes the fight into the clinch.
Figueroa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Acton walks away with a smile on his face. Figueroa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Acton shoots for a takedown but Figueroa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Acton shoots for a double leg takedown but Figueroa sprawls well. He's pushed Acton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Figueroa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Acton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Acton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Figueroa 's guard.
Figueroa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Figueroa controls Acton momentarily but Acton frees himself.
Acton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Figueroa is proving hard to escape from.
Figueroa has his foot on Acton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Acton works his way back into a safe position though.
Figueroa 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Figueroa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Acton is trying to defend but Figueroa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Acton tries to kick Figueroa off but Figueroa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Figueroa is trying to control the action in half guard but Acton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Figueroa wants to free his trapped foot but Acton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Acton manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa misses with an uppercut. Acton saw that one coming.
Figueroa lands a jab to Acton's midsection.
Acton looks gassed!
Acton moves out of range of the body kick from Figueroa .
Acton moves into range and clinches up with Figueroa .
Figueroa working aggressively here.
Figueroa lands with a left to the head.
Acton throws an elbow but it misses.
Figueroa manages to break the clinch.
Acton needs to keep his hands up - Figueroa had a free shot at his head there.
Figueroa throws a solid leg kick but Acton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Figueroa .
Figueroa cracks Acton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Acton is defended easily by Figueroa .
Rafael Figueroa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Acton.
Acton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Figueroa lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figueroa lands with an uppercut that bounces Acton off the cage and back into rage.
Figueroa lands a nice hook to Acton's body. Acton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Figueroa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Acton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Figueroa controlling the action here.
Acton is trying to escape back to his feet but Figueroa uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Acton is pushing Figueroa 's head away, looking to escape. Figueroa manages to hold on to the position though.
Figueroa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
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.
Figueroa grinds an elbow into Acton's temple.
Figueroa wants to control but Acton is keeping him busy.
Figueroa in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Figueroa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Acton keeps working.
Figueroa is putting a hurting on Acton here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Figueroa 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.
Figueroa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Acton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Figueroa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Acton.
Tito Acton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Acton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Figueroa .
Figueroa throws an overhand right that lands on Acton's shoulder, as Acton tries to avoid the shot.
Acton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Figueroa gets full guard.
Acton tries to stand but Figueroa is controlling from the bottom.
Figueroa pulls Acton in close to his closed guard and prevents Acton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Figueroa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Acton wants to get up but he can't break Figueroa 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Figueroa controlling Acton's posture.
Acton wants to get up but he can't break Figueroa 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Acton walks into a left hand.
Figueroa misses with a wild combination.
Acton looks for a takedown but Figueroa sprawls well.
Figueroa connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton fails with the takedown
and Figueroa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Acton thinking.
Acton moves forwards but Figueroa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Acton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Figueroa lands with an overhand left.
Acton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Figueroa scores with a jab to the body.
Figueroa connects with a body shot.
Figueroa 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.
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!
Figueroa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Figueroa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Figueroa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Acton is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Figueroa has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Figueroa 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Acton holding both Figueroa 's hands and preventing any damage.
Figueroa is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
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.
Figueroa tightening his grip on Acton, looking for the choke.
Acton manages to escape to his feet.
Figueroa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Acton!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Figueroa is looking to work his way around to Acton's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Figueroa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Figueroa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acton was well out of range. Poor timing from Figueroa .
Figueroa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Acton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Figueroa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Acton somewhat.
Acton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Figueroa .
Figueroa just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Figueroa , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Acton darts in and clinches Figueroa up against the cage.
Figueroa 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Acton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rafael Figueroa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acton 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.
Figueroa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Acton is squirming around, avoiding Figueroa 's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Figueroa moves to take his opponent's back.
Figueroa trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Rafael Figueroa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Acton wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Figueroa scores with punches and elbows.
Figueroa trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acton grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Acton wants to get back to his feet.
Figueroa tries to keep control of the position but Acton is staying busy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Figueroa controlling the positon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Figueroa is punishing Acton with strikes - can he finish him?!
Figueroa gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Acton defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Acton controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Figueroa controls the action.
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.
Acton is trying to stand back up.
Acton wants to get back to his feet. He's half way up but Figueroa drags him back down with a jolt, managing to get his forearm deep under Acton 's chin! Acton is in real trouble! His face is turning bright red and he's forced to tap! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rafael Figueroa !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barnie Bradstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radamen Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Slipknot-Wait and Bleed. 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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180 lbs
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178 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barnie Bradstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Radamen Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Bradstone misses its intended target.
Bradstone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Bradstone as Sanchez shoots in.
Bradstone stuffs the takedown.
Bradstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradstone.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Bradstone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnie Bradstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radamen Sanchez.
Sanchez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bradstone is in trouble now - Sanchez has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
Bradstone is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez wants to control but Bradstone has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bradstone is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bradstone avoid being mounted?
Bradstone tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bradstone is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Bradstone circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Bradstone moves out of range.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Radamen Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradstone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Bradstone moves out of range.
Barnie Bradstone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Bradstone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez tries to clinch but Bradstone is having none of it.
Bradstone stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Bradstone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bradstone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Bradstone is avoiding it.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bradstone cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bradstone lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Bradstone misses.
Bradstone lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bradstone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
Bradstone throws a big shot that misses.
Bradstone misses with a two punch combination.
Bradstone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bradstone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Bradstone misses the shot to the body.
Bradstone swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barnie Bradstone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez slips under a jab from Bradstone.
A combination from Bradstone does no damage.
Bradstone leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bradstone misses with a straight right.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Bradstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradstone.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Bradstone is having none of it.
Bradstone throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradstone missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Bradstone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Bradstone moves out of range.
Bradstone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barnie Bradstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radamen Sanchez.
Bradstone throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Bradstone throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Sanchez stumbling backwards into the cage! Sanchez bounces back off the cage towards Bradstone, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Bradstone lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Bradstone celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barnie Bradstone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorje Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slayer has chosen Otep - Battle Ready as his entrance music. Ted Bundy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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163 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorje Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bundy.
Slayer fails with the takedown
and Bundy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bundy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Slayer keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Slayer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bundy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bundy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Slayer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bundy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bundy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bundy tries to free his leg and advance position but Slayer is retaining full guard.
Bundy trying to control but Slayer is working from the bottom.
Slayer working for a triangle but Bundy defends it easily.
Bundy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bundy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slayer keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
Bundy pushing down on Slayer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Slayer tries to get to full guard but Bundy has control of the leg.
Bundy throwing shots but Slayer is blocking nicely.
Slayer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bundy.
Bundy is trying to control the action in half guard but Slayer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Slayer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bundy avoids it really well and circles away.
A punch combination from Bundy misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bundy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bundy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bundy has his takedown stuffed
and Slayer counters with a single leg into guard. Bundy didn't expect that.
Slayer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Slayer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bundy dives on top into guard.
Slayer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bundy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Slayer looks gassed!
Slayer keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is working Slayer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slayer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bundy is working Slayer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slayer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bundy passes into half guard.
Slayer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Slayer being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bundy trying to control but Slayer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ted Bundy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bundy moves in looking to clinch but Slayer pushes him off.
Slayer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slayer ducks under a wild hook from Bundy.
Bundy looks to throw the jab but Slayer is out of range.
Slayer blocks a jab.
Slayer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bundy.
Bundy darts in trying to clinch
and Slayer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bundy won't be happy with that.
Bundy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bundy trying to control from the bottom.
Slayer is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bundy has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy wants to improve his position but Slayer is controlling well.
Bundy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bundy tries to get out of the position.
Slayer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Slayer is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bundy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Slayer is breathing heavily.
Bundy is looking to control Slayer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bundy avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Bundy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bundy working a defensive guard here.
Slayer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bundy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bundy is trying to keep Slayer in close.
Bundy wants to sweep but no luck.
Slayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Slayer preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bundy misses with a body kick.
Bundy throws a looping overhand right but Slayer ducks down to avoid it.
Bundy has his takedown stuffed
and Slayer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Slayer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Slayer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slayer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bundy is looking for a kimura here.
Slayer is looking for a sweep. Bundy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slayer looking for submissions off his back.
Slayer actively working from the bottom here.
Slayer is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bundy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bundy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Slayer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bundy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Slayer hang on?
Slayer is bucking up trying to escape but Bundy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bundy prevents Slayer from getting the reversal.
Bundy landing shots from mount.
Slayer is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorje Slayer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bundy wants to clinch up but Slayer keeps it at a distance.
Slayer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheers as Bundy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slayer doesn't seem phased though.
Bundy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slayer's head backwards.
Slayer closes the distance and clinches up with Bundy, looking for a takedown. Slayer pushes Bundy against the cage but Bundy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bundy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bundy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy passes to full mount!
Slayer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bundy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Slayer is looking to escape.
Bundy cracks Slayer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bundy tries to control but Slayer wriggling away.
Slayer is working to get back to half guard.
Bundy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Slayer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throwing strikes here but Slayer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bundy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slayer is trying desperately to improve position.
Bundy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bundy wants to control the pace but Slayer is squirming around nicely.
Bundy punching from mount but Slayer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Slayer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Slayer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bundy prevents Slayer from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy wants to control but Slayer is keeping him busy.
Bundy working Slayer over with strikes.
Slayer is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bundy pulls his head out easily.
Slayer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bundy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bundy controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bundy lands a big elbow.
Ted Bundy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slayer is working to get back to half guard.
Bundy with shots to the head and body - Slayer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bundy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bundy working the ground and pound effectively.
Bundy controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Bundy clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Slayer moves away from the strike by Bundy.
Slayer slips a straight right by Bundy.
Bundy stuffs the takedown attempt from Slayer. Slayer gets slowly back to his feet.
Slayer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bundy.
Bundy scores with a hook.
Bundy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bundy shoots and misses
and Slayer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Slayer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bundy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slayer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bundy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bundy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bundy!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bundy is looking for a kimura but Slayer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bundy to get the leverage.
Bundy stalling away here and it's allowed Slayer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bundy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slayer is keeping the position for now.
Bundy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bundy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Slayer keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slayer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Slayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bundy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Slayer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bundy has managed to get both his arms back between Slayer's legs - danger averted.
Bundy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Slayer tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bundy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Slayer is on top in guard.
Slayer drops back looking for a leg! Bundy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bundy manages to kick Slayer off! Slayer jumps back into Bundy's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bundy is on top in guard.
Slayer is looking for a triangle but Bundy pushes his legs off easily.
Bundy controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Slayer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bundy is trying to control the action in half guard but Slayer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bundy seems to be looking for submissions.
Slayer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slayer tries to roll over but Bundy keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorje Slayer dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bundy lands a jab to the head.
Slayer with a poor takedown
and Bundy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bundy pushing down on Slayer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bundy trying to mount his opponent but Slayer defends it.
Slayer is looking for a sweep. Bundy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slayer actively working from the bottom here.
Bundy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slayer keeps working.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bundy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Slayer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bundy.
Slayer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy trying to control but Slayer is working from the bottom.
Slayer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Slayer keeping full guard, as Bundy tries to pass.
Slayer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bundy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bundy won't allow Slayer to sweep him here.
Bundy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bundy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bundy trying to control but Slayer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slayer looking for a guillotine here but Bundy defends easily.
Slayer looking for a guillotine here but Bundy defends easily.
Bundy won't allow Slayer to sweep him here.
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.
Bundy trying to control but Slayer is working from the bottom.
Bundy is really struggling to control Slayer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bundy passes Slayer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Slayer actively working from the bottom here.
Bundy is looking to take a break and control but Slayer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bundy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Bundy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bundy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ted Bundy!
Ted Bundy retains his lightweight title!
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