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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinch Clinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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285 lbs
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245 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clinch Clinch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinch misses with a body kick.
Clinch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crusher.
Clinch tries to clinch but Crusher moves out of range.
Clinch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clinch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Clinch scores with a head kick.
It looks like Kid Crusher has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clinch thumps Crusher with a low kick.
Crusher keeps the fight on the outside.
Clinch fakes the leg kick and cracks Crusher in the body.
Crusher looks gassed!
Clinch lands a head kick that stumbles Crusher and the fighters go to the mat.
Crusher is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinch looking to pass the guard.
Clinch trying to control but Crusher is working from the bottom.
Clinch is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Crusher is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Clinch wants to stand but Crusher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Clinch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clinch wants to stand but Crusher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Crusher pulls Clinch in close to prevent any damage.
Crusher looking for a sweep. Not yet Crusher, not yet.
Clinch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crusher on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinch tries to clinch there but Crusher circles away.
A solid body kick from Clinch.
Clinch lands a head kick that stumbles Crusher and the fighters go to the mat.
That has opened up Kid Crusher's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clinch trying to control the position from guard on top but Crusher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clinch wants to stand but Crusher is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crusher wants to sweep here but Clinch controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher keeping moving, preventing Clinch from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clinch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinch Clinch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kid Crusher'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.
Clinch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clinch throws the left hand but Crusher avoids the punch easily.
Clinch misses with a hook.
Clinch doesn't manage to clinch there - Crusher circles away.
Clinch throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Clinch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clinch feints and then cracks Crusher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crusher down.
Clinch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crusher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clinch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crusher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinch tries to close the distance and clinch but Crusher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Clinch.
Crusher tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clinch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crusher somewhat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clinch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clinch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crusher's sensitive parts.
Clinch Clinch is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clinch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusher takes a kick to the side of the head.
The cut above Kid Crusher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clinch Clinch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinch lands a head kick. Crusher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kid Crusher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clinch is looking to clinch.
Clinch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crusher can do to turn this around?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Clinch - that will leave a mark!
Crusher swats away the attempt to clinch by Clinch.
Clinch scores with a kick to the midsection.
Clinch scores with a head kick.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kid Crusher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clinch Clinch!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dorian Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorian Grey had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dorian Grey!
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, Jon Brown!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Grey looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Brown wants to control but Grey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown wants to control but Grey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown tries to roll over but Grey keeps him under control.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown wants to control but Grey is keeping busy.
Brown is not content to let Grey control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grey stops Brown from passing to mount.
Grey struggling a bit here.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Grey is looking for a sweep.
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.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown scoring with punches from side control.
Brown working away.
Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Grey is defending well.
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grey, who protects the arm well.
Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working away.
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grey, who protects the arm well.
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Grey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown sneaks back into half guard.
Brown trying to hold on to Grey's head to control him but Grey postures up.
Grey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grey trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grey sprawls well initially but Brown persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Grey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grey wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Grey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brown is looking for a kimura but Grey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Grey is positioning himself well to prevent Brown advancing to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Grey is defending well.
Brown is looking for a kimura here.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grey defends it well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Grey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grey controlling his opponent.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Grey maintains control.
Grey controlling his opponent.
Brown throwing hammer fists to the chest of Grey. What's that going to do exactly?
Grey tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Grey's attempts to control the action.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown throwing punches despite being mounted.
Brown wants to hold on but Grey pushes him away.
Grey controlling from the full mount.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grey wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Grey prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Grey blocks Brown's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Grey controlling the pace for now.
Grey prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grey looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Grey content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dorian Grey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grey counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dorian Grey just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Grey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Grey trying to control the pace.
Grey wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Grey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grey trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grey trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown missing with punches from the bottom.
Grey controlling the pace.
Grey stalling away here and it's allowed Brown to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grey is aware though and is defending well.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grey controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grey trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dorian Grey just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grey is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grey is controlling Brown's trapped leg to prevent Brown from advancing to side control.
Grey is trying to control but can't.
Grey is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brown scores with a takedown into Grey's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dorian Grey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown trying to move into half guard but instead Grey has managed to sweep!
Grey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grey stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Grey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grey has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Brown has his foot on Grey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grey works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dorian Grey.
Well Grey 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dorian Grey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smarky Malarkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malarkey has chosen LL Cool J -- Momma said knock you out. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Tango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smarky Malarkey!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tango fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malarkey missing with a left hand there. Tango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tango tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malarkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Tango.
Tango shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malarkey but Malarkey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Malarkey scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Malarkey misses the target.
Malarkey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tango gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malarkey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tony Tango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tango tries to score a power double leg takedown but Malarkey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tango somewhat.
Tango swings for the body but Malarkey moves out of range.
Tango misses with a hook. Malarkey ducked under it nicely.
Malarkey throws a series of punches but Tango moves out of range.
Malarkey moves out of range of the strikes.
Tango misses with a hook. Malarkey ducked under it nicely.
Tango takes a swing at Malarkey's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tango lands a two punch combo.
Tango throws an overhand right that lands on Malarkey's shoulder, as Malarkey tries to avoid the shot.
Tango tries for a takedown but Malarkey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Tango. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tango fails with the takedown.
A jab from Tango misses.
A shot to de liver by Malarkey. Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from Malarkey misses.
A big right from Tango misses.
Tango walks into a left hand.
Tango misses with an uppercut. Malarkey saw that one coming.
Tango waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Malarkey.
Malarkey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tango manages to avoid it.
Tango swings for the body but Malarkey moves out of range.
Malarkey lands with a shot to the body.
Tango shoots in for a double leg but Malarkey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tango closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tango misses the shot to the body.
Tango doesn't manage to clinch there - Malarkey circles away.
Tango shoots for a double leg takedown but Malarkey sprawls well. He's pushed Tango's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tango is breathing heavily.
Tango falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malarkey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tango is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malarkey throws a shot to the body.
Tango ducks right into an uppercut from Malarkey.
Oh Tango is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malarkey closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Tango out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Smarky Malarkey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Back Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Popadopalous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popadopalous has chosen Theme from Rocky as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
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213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Back Pack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Popadopalous!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popadopalous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pack throws a head kick but Popadopalous moves out of range.
Pack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Popadopalous counters with a one-two to the body.
Popadopalous slips a jab and a cross from Pack.
Popadopalous paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pack takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Popadopalous throws a nice looking combination but Pack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Popadopalous.
Pack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Popadopalous instigates a clinch.
Pack scores with a hook to the body.
Pack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pack connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popadopalous throws a looping overhand right but Pack ducks down to avoid it.
Popadopalous punishes Pack's body with a nice straight punch.
Pack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Popadopalous keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Popadopalous will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pack lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack misses with a jab to the body
and Popadopalous counters with a left and a right that stings Pack.
Pack is rocked!
Pack waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Popadopalous.
Oh Pack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Popadopalous lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apollo Popadopalous!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jung Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Need (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jung Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Need!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Need.
Need looks for a takedown but Hoi sprawls well.
Need is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hoi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Need drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoi wants to sweep but no luck.
Need is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hoi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Need doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Need manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Need scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Need gets to his feet. Hoi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Need scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hoi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Need tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Need trying to control from half guard but Hoi is working away.
Need thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoi looking for submissions off his back.
Need passes into side control, despite Hoi's attempt to control the position.
Need working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoi stuffs the takedown attempt from Need. Need gets slowly back to his feet.
Jung Hoi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Need.
Hoi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Need moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Need closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hoi did well to prevent Need getting side control.
Hoi is looking to improve his position.
Hoi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hoi is breathing heavily.
Need trying to mount his opponent but Hoi defends it.
Hoi tries to get to full guard but Need has control of the leg.
Need with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Need is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Need defends well.
Need stays in close to Hoi's body and controls the position.
Hoi wants to hit a switch here but Need passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hoi there!
Need takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Need scoring with strikes but Hoi is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi tries to reverse the position but Need maintains control.
Hoi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hoi tries to reverse the position but Need maintains control.
Need controlling his opponent.
Need dominating with strikes here.
Hoi wants to control but Need is having none of it.
Need controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Need dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Need shoots in but Hoi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hoi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Need swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Need misses with a few strikes there.
Hoi fails to land with a series of punches.
Need stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoi. Hoi gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoi tries to bum rush Need with a series of wild strikes but Need uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoi misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Need connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Need swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Need shoots in and bounces Hoi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hoi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Need controls the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Need got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Need has managed to get both his arms back between Hoi's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Need accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Need seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Need stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Need controls the pace.
Need passes Hoi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hoi trying to control here.
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.
Need perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Need has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Need controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi can't escape the position.
Need controlling from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Apollo Need just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Need closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hoi did well to prevent Need getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoi wants to control but Need is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hoi looking for submissions off his back.
Hoi is trying to control but Need passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Need decides to stand back up. Need steps back and let's Hoi get back to his feet.
Need dives in and grabs Hoi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hoi pushes down on Need's head and hops out.
Hoi closes the distance but Need moves to the side
and Need counters with a one-two to the body.
Need shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hoi is trying to defend but Need finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hoi looking for submissions off his back.
Need performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Need moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Need showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Need throws a right and a left that both miss.
Need cracks Hoi with a good jab.
Need defending well as Hoi loads up on a big left hand.
Hoi stuffs the takedown attempt from Need. Need gets slowly back to his feet.
Need tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hoi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Need somewhat.
Need will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi misses with a double jab
and Need counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Need ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Need misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Need changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoi tries to avoid it but Need manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoi to the ground. Hoi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jung Hoi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Need.
Need looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hoi!
Need controlling from mount.
Hoi working to try and regain half guard.
Hoi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Need.
Need controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi tries to control the position but Need now has his back.
Need scores with punches to the body.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Need.
Need gets his hands free as Hoi looks to control.
Hoi is trying to break free.
Hoi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hoi is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Need is hanging on to Hoi's back as he tries to escape.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Hoi is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hoi trying to control the hands but Need breaks the grip.
Hoi tries to escape but Need has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Need thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Hoi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
I would not like to be Hoi right now.
Need is not going to allow Hoi to sit and survive in this position.
Need controlling from the back.
Hoi tries to escape the position.
Need controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Need comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Need has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Need!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Benett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boba Fettucini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Benett!
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, Boba Fettucini!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fettucini looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fettucini throws a right and a left that Benett avoids nicely.
Fettucini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benett is looking to clinch.
Benett tries to clinch up.
Benett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fettucini.
Fettucini lands the left hand.
Benett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Benett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fettucini looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benett throwing shots but Fettucini is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fettucini tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Fettucini is trying to maintain the position but Benett is very close to passing his half guard.
Benett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fettucini regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fettucini working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fettucini is pulling down on Benett's head. It's preventing any offense from Benett, at least for the moment.
Benett chips away with some ground and pound.
Benett stopping the sweep attempt from Fettucini.
Benett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Benett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fettucini has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benett has managed to get both his arms back between Fettucini's legs - danger averted.
Fettucini is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benett stopping the sweep attempt from Fettucini.
Benett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Benett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fettucini is trying to control the position but Benett postures up.
Benett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benett trying to control the position from guard on top but Fettucini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fettucini escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fettucini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fettucini thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Benett wants to clinch up but Fettucini keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benett pushes Fettucini up against the cage in a clinch.
Benett has Fettucini pressed against the cage, preventing Fettucini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fettucini misses with some punches.
Fettucini lands a body punch.
Fettucini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fettucini tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benett just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fettucini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fettucini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benett missing with knees to the body.
Fettucini swings wildly with an uppercut but Benett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fettucini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fettucini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fettucini wants a takedown.
Brett Benett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boba Fettucini.
Fettucini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benett tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fettucini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fettucini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fettucini.
Fettucini being controlled against the cage.
Fettucini successfully pulls guard.
Benett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fettucini working for a triangle but Benett defends it easily.
Fettucini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fettucini keeping moving, preventing Benett from controlling successfully.
Benett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Benett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fettucini misses with the combination.
Boba Fettucini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fettucini throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fettucini napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Benett is putting a hurting on Fettucini here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Fettucini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benett landing strikes.
Fettucini tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Benett working the ground and pound.
Fettucini is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fettucini to see if he's OK.
Fettucini takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benett working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fettucini tries to improve position but can't.
Benett cracks Fettucini with a big elbow.
Fettucini takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Fettucini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Benett is working Fettucini over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fettucini is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fettucini has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benett is working away from the top position though.
Fettucini is breathing heavily.
Benett wants to take a breather but Fettucini is having none of it.
Benett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Benett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benett trying to control from half guard but Fettucini is working away.
Benett working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benett blocks the strikes from Fettucini.
Fettucini trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Fettucini flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Benett scoring with strikes but Fettucini is staying in there.
Fettucini throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Benett looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benett lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fettucini is in a horrible position here. Benett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brett Benett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benett fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Benett raining down shots from the mount!
Fettucini tries to hold on but Benett pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fettucini wants to control but Benett is having none of it.
Benett putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Benett lands with some strikes.
Benett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fettucini hang on?
Fettucini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fettucini in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fettucini is squirming around, avoiding Benett's attempts to control the action.
Benett landing shots from mount.
Benett punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Benett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Benett blocks Fettucini's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fettucini taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benett with a couple of short strikes.
Fettucini is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fettucini is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fettucini is in all sorts of trouble here.
Benett with good strikes from the mount here!
Benett lands a heavy elbow.
Fettucini is desperately trying to improve his position but Benett has a good base and remains in mount.
Fettucini taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Benett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Benett has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fettucini's face.
Fettucini wants to hold on but Benett pushes him away.
Fettucini is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fettucini is in a horrible position here. Benett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fettucini is in a horrible position here. Benett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Benett dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fettucini looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Benett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benett wants to clinch up but Fettucini keeps it at a distance.
Benett closes the distance and pushes Fettucini back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benett taking a breather.
Benett misses with a knee to the head.
Benett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fettucini can do to turn this around?
Benett has Fettucini pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fettucini gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Benett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fettucini is working away from the top position though.
Fettucini sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benett defending well though.
Benett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Benett keeping moving, preventing Fettucini from controlling successfully.
Benett is trying to keep Fettucini in close.
Fettucini trying to control the position from guard on top but Benett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fettucini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benett keeping moving, preventing Fettucini from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fettucini uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fettucini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benett has a takedown stuffed.
Fettucini closes the distance and pushes Benett back into the cage.
Fettucini breaks the clinch.
Fettucini punishes Benett's body with a nice straight punch.
Fettucini forces Benett back against the cage and clinches.
Fettucini is trying to stall.
Benett tries to stall but Fettucini uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benett blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fettucini lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benett.
Fettucini misses with the head strike.
Benett stalling in the clinch.
Fettucini swings wildly with an uppercut but Benett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fettucini tries to pull guard but Benett holds him up against the cage and eventually Fettucini drops back down to his feet.
Fettucini is working for takedown but Benett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brett Benett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boba Fettucini.
Fettucini jumps guard but Benett stands there with Fettucini around his waist. Fettucini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fettucini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benett backwards.
Fettucini tries to pull guard but Benett holds him up against the cage and eventually Fettucini drops back down to his feet.
Fettucini tries a body shot but Benett blocks it.
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.
Benett is struggling to control the position.
Fettucini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fettucini looking to slow down the pace here.
Fettucini goes for a takedown attempt but Benett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boba Fettucini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fettucini, pushing him back against the cage.
Fettucini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fettucini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fettucini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brett Benett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Fettucini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fettucini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boba Fettucini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benett 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Benett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conastogga Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charar Ridderr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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197 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conastogga Train!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charar Ridderr!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Train moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Train lands a jab to Ridderr's midsection.
Ridderr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Train counters with a right hand that sends Ridderr tumbling to the canvas! Can Train finish him? He dives into Ridderr's guard looking to do just that!
Ridderr is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Train throws a big right hand that misses.
Ridderr is still in real trouble! Can Train finish him?
Train gets to his feet. Ridderr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ridderr moves away from the strike by Train.
Ridderr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Train.
Nice defenses there by Ridderr.
Ridderr seems to have recovered his senses.
Train dodges the punch combination from Ridderr.
Train drops Ridderr with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ridderr! Train dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Conastogga Train!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds has chosen Stork's Song as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emmanuel Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Landon Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vargas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vargas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reynolds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vargas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reynolds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reynolds ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reynolds moves out of range of the body kick from Vargas.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Vargas is just out of range.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reynolds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reynolds tries a head kick but it misses.
Vargas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vargas forces Reynolds back against the cage and clinches.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vargas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vargas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vargas throws an elbow that misses.
Vargas slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emmanuel Vargas.
Reynolds pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by Vargas.
Reynolds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vargas.
Reynolds throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vargas counters by clinching up.
Vargas tries to stall but Reynolds uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vargas controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice elbow from Vargas.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Vargas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emmanuel Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reynolds wants to slow Vargas down by chopping away at his legs.
Vargas closes the distance and clinches.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vargas lands a knee to the body.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike from Vargas.
Vargas scores a nice knee to the body.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Reynolds letting Vargas take a breather here.
Vargas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vargas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reynolds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reynolds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vargas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynolds.
Vargas controlling the action here for a moment.
Reynolds wants to break free but Vargas has control.
Reynolds is trying to break free.
Vargas tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds is trying to force a seperation but Vargas has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vargas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reynolds's efforts to push away.
Vargas lands an elbow inside.
Vargas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Reynolds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vargas lands a knee to the head.
Vargas misses with a knee to the head.
Vargas is breathing heavily.
Vargas trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vargas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vargas misses with an elbow strike.
Vargas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vargas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reynolds's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vargas throws an elbow but misses.
Vargas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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.
Vargas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reynolds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vargas looking to slow down the pace here.
Vargas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds pushes Vargas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but Vargas won't allow it.
Vargas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vargas.
Vargas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vargas throws an elbow but misses.
Vargas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Reynolds wants to break free but Vargas has control.
Reynolds working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike.
Reynolds tries to break free but Vargas pushes him back against the cage.
Vargas tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Vargas landing knees to the body.
Reynolds is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Vargas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vargas is looking to clinch.
Vargas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reynolds tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reynolds darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reynolds throws a push kick but Vargas slaps the foot to one side.
Vargas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reynolds is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vargas rather than just go for the knockout.
Reynolds lands a head shot.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
Reynolds stalks Vargas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vargas's face. Vargas staggers backwards, shaken.
Vargas moves forwards but Reynolds connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reynolds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds is looking to score with low kicks.
Reynolds keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to de liver by Reynolds. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reynolds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vargas doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vargas manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Vargas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vargas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reynolds tries a head kick but it misses.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Vargas.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Vargas is just out of range.
Reynolds wants to slow Vargas down by chopping away at his legs.
Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick and Vargas moves out of range easily.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but Vargas moved away.
Emmanuel Vargas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut. Vargas saw that one coming.
Reynolds tries to land a front kick but Vargas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Vargas as Reynolds shoots in.
Vargas tries to clinch up but Reynolds circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vargas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vargas checks a low kick from Reynolds.
Landon Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vargas tries to clinch but Reynolds is having none of it.
Vargas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
Vargas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reynolds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynolds is trying to maintain a safe position but Vargas gets an underhook and turns Reynolds into the cage.
Vargas lands a nice knee to the body.
Vargas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vargas crunches a lovely knee into Reynolds's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vargas.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Reynolds takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vargas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vargas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the temple.
Vargas tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vargas.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Vargas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas misses with a knee strike.
Vargas connects with a knee to the head.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch but Vargas keeps him there for the moment.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds wants to break free but Vargas has control.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Vargas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reynolds's efforts to push away.
Vargas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reynolds avoids the elbow strike from Vargas, against the cage.
Vargas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Reynolds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Vargas is controlling him.
Vargas trying to land knees to the body.
Reynolds avoids the elbow strike from Vargas, against the cage.
Vargas misses with an elbow strike.
Vargas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Reynolds - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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.
Vargas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reynolds wants to break free but Vargas has control.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Vargas has Reynolds pressed against the cage, preventing Reynolds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reynolds tries to circle away but Vargas has him pinned against the cage.
Vargas scores with a knee to the head.
Vargas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reynolds's defenses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reynolds as Vargas tries to tie him up.
Vargas missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vargas throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reynolds as Vargas tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vargas misses with an elbow strike.
Vargas misses with an elbow over the top.
Vargas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reynolds's face.
Vargas throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Emmanuel Vargas will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Reynolds throws a body punch but Vargas moves out of range.
Reynolds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vargas circles away quickly and effectively.
Reynolds connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vargas. Vargas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vargas motions for Reynolds to come forward. Vargas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reynolds shoots in looking for a takedown. Vargas tries to sprawl out of it but Reynolds keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vargas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reynolds lands a nice shot to the body.
Vargas is looking to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Vargas blocks the leg kick.
Vargas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reynolds scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reynolds.
Vargas wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.
Reynolds bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vargas slips a straight right by Reynolds.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reynolds tries to score with a low kick but Vargas moves his leg out of the way.
Vargas is looking to clinch but Reynolds is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reynolds's sensitive parts.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vargas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reynolds takes a swing at Vargas's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds swats away the attempt to clinch by Vargas.
Vargas moves into the clinch.
Vargas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vargas tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Vargas.
Stalling in the clinch from Vargas.
Vargas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reynolds lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vargas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vargas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vargas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vargas keeps control of Reynolds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Vargas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vargas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynolds.
Vargas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vargas tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vargas misses with a knee strike.
Vargas keeps control of Reynolds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reynolds wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds avoids a wild elbow strike from Vargas.
Vargas throws an elbow that misses.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vargas avoids it.
Emmanuel Vargas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vargas is trying to stall.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reynolds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vargas is defending well for now.
Vargas lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vargas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reynolds tries to break free but Vargas pushes him back against the cage.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Vargas.
Vargas stalling.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reynolds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vargas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vargas connects with a knee to the head.
Reynolds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Vargas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vargas stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vargas obliges.
Vargas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reynolds blocks it with crossed arms.
Vargas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Vargas is controlling him.
Vargas looking to stall.
Reynolds tries to circle away but Vargas has him pinned against the cage.
Reynolds avoiding damage as Vargas throws knees to the body.
Vargas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reynolds is pushing Vargas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Vargas is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vargas lands a knee to the body.
Vargas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vargas pushes off an throws an elbow but Reynolds leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reynolds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Landon Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emmanuel Vargas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vargas tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmanuel Vargas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vargas, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmanuel Vargas!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim McIlrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hashimoto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chopin's Funeral March in B flat minor. Keiji Hashimoto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keiji Hashimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim McIlrath!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashimoto lands a with a good body shot.
Hashimoto closes the distance and clinches up with McIlrath, looking for a takedown. Hashimoto pushes McIlrath against the cage but McIlrath circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McIlrath throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hashimoto fails with the takedown.
Hashimoto tries to clinch but McIlrath is having none of it.
Hashimoto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McIlrath with a nice cross.
McIlrath tries to bum rush Hashimoto with a series of wild strikes but Hashimoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McIlrath takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McIlrath throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hashimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hashimoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McIlrath as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Hashimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hashimoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McIlrath pinned against the cage. McIlrath gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hashimoto misses with a looping right.
McIlrath scores with a shot to the body.
McIlrath thows a body shot but no joy.
McIlrath misses the shot to the body.
McIlrath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashimoto manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from McIlrath. No joy for Hashimoto on that attempt.
Hashimoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McIlrath.
Hashimoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McIlrath is fending him off so far but Hashimoto persists. Nope, McIlrath circles away and we're back to standing.
McIlrath listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McIlrath as he avoids it easily.
Hashimoto doesn't manage to clinch there - McIlrath circles away.
A clash of legs there as McIlrath blocks the low kick.
McIlrath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hashimoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McIlrath throws a body punch but Hashimoto moves out of range.
McIlrath digs a good hook to Hashimoto's body.
Hashimoto shoots for a takedown but McIlrath saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hashimoto misses with a two punch combination.
Hashimoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and McIlrath counters with a left and a right that stings Hashimoto.
McIlrath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashimoto.
McIlrath works Hashimoto's body with a nice hook.
McIlrath is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hashimoto rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Hashimoto misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto tries to clinch up.
Hashimoto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McIlrath throws a series of punches but Hashimoto moves out of range.
Tim McIlrath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hashimoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McIlrath doesn't seem bothered though.
McIlrath blocks a jab.
Hashimoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McIlrath wants to sweep here but Hashimoto controlling him for the moment.
McIlrath is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McIlrath wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIlrath is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hashimoto throwing strikes from guard but McIlrath blocks nicely.
Hashimoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hashimoto tries to score with a low kick but McIlrath moves his leg out of the way.
McIlrath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashimoto manages to avoid it.
Hashimoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hashimoto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McIlrath napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hashimoto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McIlrath has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hashimoto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McIlrath has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim McIlrath dominated that round.
That's time! Hashimoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hashimoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hashimoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McIlrath cracks Hashimoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McIlrath misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Hashimoto misses
and McIlrath counters with a two punch combo.
McIlrath lands a slapping body shot.
Hashimoto shoots and misses
and McIlrath counters with a right hand to the body.
A left and a right from Hashimoto both land. Nice combination.
McIlrath throws a nice looking combination but Hashimoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McIlrath scores with a jab. Hashimoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McIlrath checks a low kick from Hashimoto.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hashimoto, as that shot connected.
Hashimoto shoots in for a takedown but McIlrath shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Hashimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIlrath scores with a hook to the body. Hashimoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hashimoto avoids the body shot from McIlrath.
Hashimoto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McIlrath napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hashimoto tries for a kimura but McIlrath is defending well.
McIlrath is trying to improve his position.
McIlrath really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hashimoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hashimoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but McIlrath keeps working.
You can see the frustration on McIlrath's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hashimoto is trying to get an arm triangle but McIlrath is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hashimoto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McIlrath tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hashimoto easily slips into full mount!
Hashimoto wants to control the pace but McIlrath is squirming around nicely.
Hashimoto swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and McIlrath is now in Hashimoto's guard. A big mistake from Hashimoto there, giving up the dominant position!
Hashimoto looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! McIlrath has his hands clasped together but Hashimoto extends an breaks McIlrath's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hashimoto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keiji Hashimoto!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Del Homosapien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Homosapien's entrance music is Buju Banton - Not An Easy Road. A fine choice. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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142 lbs
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137 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Del Homosapien!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Terror!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terror thows a body shot but no joy.
Del Homosapien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terror takes a swing at Homosapien's ribcage but misses.
Terror keeps the fight on the outside.
Terror looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Homosapien punching from the bottom - just letting Terror know he's still in a fight.
Terror trying to control but Homosapien is working from the bottom.
Homosapien has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Terror should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Homosapien has tightened it up now! Terror should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Del Homosapien!
Del Homosapien retains his bantamweight title!
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