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FFB 82: Augustus vs. Thrill PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Montag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Lopes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy Montag looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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300 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guy Montag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivo Lopes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopes scores a takedown into full mount!
Montag tries to lock up and control but Lopes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Montag swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopes looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lopes wants to control the pace but Montag is squirming around nicely.
Lopes landing strikes from the mount and Montag is in trouble!
Lopes looking to ground and pound but Montag is blocking nicely.
Montag slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Montag doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lopes.
Montag preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montag wants to control but Lopes is keeping busy.
Montag is breathing heavily.
Lopes seems to be working for a kimura but Montag defends the submission attempt.
Montag gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lopes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lopes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Montag not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Montag manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lopes has Montag in his guard.
Lopes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montag is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Montag drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Montag jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lopes wriggles free and stands up.
Lopes scores a takedown into full mount!
Lopes trying to control but Montag is having none of it.
Lopes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Montag can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montag tries to hold on but Lopes postures up.
Lopes tries to control but Montag wriggling away.
Lopes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lopes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Montag?
Montag tries to reverse the position but Lopes maintains control.
Lopes with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montag is trying to escape the mount.
Lopes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivo Lopes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lopes with a strong takedown there and he's ended up in side control.
Lopes wants to control but Montag is keeping him busy.
Montag tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Montag wants to control but Lopes postures up.
Check out the look on Lopes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lopes wants to control but Montag is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopes tries for a kimura but Montag is defending well.
Lopes tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montag is trying to buck Lopes off.
Lopes is looking to take a break and control but Montag is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Montag avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lopes.
Montag really is a fat lump.
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.
Lopes working the ground and pound.
Montag is looking for a sweep.
Lopes trying to control the position but Montag is working away.
Montag struggling a bit here.
Lopes scoring with punches and elbows.
Lopes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Guy Montag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Montag sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopes drops Montag with a beautiful combination! Montag stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lopes is looking for the KO!
Montag is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Montag did well to prevent Lopes getting side control.
Oh Montag is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montag keeping control of the position.
Montag seems to have got his legs back now.
Lopes blocks the strikes from Montag.
Lopes wants to get back to his feet.
Lopes is thwarting Montag's attempts to control the position.
Lopes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montag actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montag wants to get back to full guard.
Montag is refusing to be controlled, as Lopes sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lopes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Montag is trying to improve his position.
Montag is working hard here to advance position.
Lopes is looking to take a break and control but Montag is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montag is trying to control Lopes's posture but Lopes avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopes is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Montag will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivo Lopes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Lopes drops Montag with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Montag looks back up at him and smiles so Lopes waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Horrible takedown by Lopes or perhaps it was just good defense by Montag which made him look bad.
Lopes rushes Montag and presses him up against the cage.
Lopes successfully pulls guard.
Lopes 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.
Montag's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Montag trying to control but Lopes is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopes trying to keep a closed guard but Montag is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopes has his feet on Montag's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lopes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Montag pinned against the cage. Montag gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab by Lopes.
Montag misses with a double jab
and Lopes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Montag scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montag feints and as Lopes raises his hands in defense, Montag changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lopes is working an open guard so Montag takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lopes tries to clinch there but Montag circles away.
Lopes misses with a takedown
and Montag counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Guy Montag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivo Lopes.
Montag sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Montag trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivo Lopes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Montag decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montag gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lopes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lopes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lopes looking to sit in guard and control but Montag gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lopes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Montag is aware though and is defending well.
Montag wants to control from the top but Lopes keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montag wants to pass the guard but Lopes is keeping the position.
Lopes has a closed guard, preventing Montag from standing up.
Montag trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montag looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivo Lopes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopes 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivo Lopes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Tripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tripper comes into the arena with TEAR AWAY blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
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282 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Tripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenta Kobashi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tripper dips to his left and cracks Kobashi with an uppercut!
It looks like Kenta Kobashi has been cut.
Kobashi swinging wilding here.
Tripper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kobashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tripper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kobashi misses with the combination.
Kobashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Tripper circles away.
Tripper throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Kobashi tumbling to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tripper passes Kobashi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tripper is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tripper lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kobashi quite badly. Kobashi pulls Tripper in close trying to recover. Tripper postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kobashi on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kobashi doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Tripper!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benny Bjerke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dunnhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjerke comes to the cage accompanied by Turbonegro - Get It On. Benny Bjerke has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Bjerke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse Dunnhill!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunnhill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bjerke circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bjerke.
Bjerke tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dunnhill's legs.
Dunnhill tries to escape but Bjerke is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunnhill wants to control but Bjerke postures up.
Dunnhill manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bjerke's best efforts.
Dunnhill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bjerke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bjerke's back!
Dunnhill lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Bjerke rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bjerke landing small, sideways elbows.
Dunnhill scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dunnhill trying to control from half guard but Bjerke is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjerke wants to improve his position but Dunnhill is controlling well.
Bjerke is trying to stand up here but Dunnhill is controlling him well.
Dunnhill stands up and beckons Bjerke to join him on the feet.
Dunnhill fails with the takedown
and Bjerke counters with a head kick that drops Dunnhill to the mat! Dunnhill scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Dunnhill is rocked!
Bjerke feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Dunnhill crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Benny Bjerke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bro Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Beerbong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bro Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Beerbong!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ham tests Beerbong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ham digs a good hook to Beerbong's body.
Beerbong misses with an uppercut. Ham saw that one coming.
Ham doesn't manage to clinch there - Beerbong circles away.
Ham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ham throws out a loose jab but Beerbong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ham looks to score with a jab to the body but Beerbong is just out of range.
Beerbong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ham jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ham throws the left hand but Beerbong avoids the punch easily.
Ham scores with a shot to the body.
Ham is looking to wear down Beerbong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beerbong throws a lazy right hand but Ham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beerbong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ham.
Ham throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Beerbong was covering up waiting for the punch and Ham finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Beerbong wants to get back to his feet but Ham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beerbong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ham has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ham trying to control but Beerbong is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beerbong is looking to stand up but Ham isn't so interested in that idea.
Ham 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ham is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beerbong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ham.
Beerbong keeps the fight on the outside.
Ham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Ham.
Ham lands a body shot.
Ham thows a body shot but no joy.
Ham catches Beerbong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beerbong throws the left hand but Ham avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham tries to clinch there but Beerbong circles away.
Beerbong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ham counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Ham.
Bro Ham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beerbongs head.
Ham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lyle Beerbong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beerbong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ham throws a right hand that Beerbong ducks under and follows up with a left that Beerbong also avoids with ease.
Ham tries to clinch up.
Ham cracks Beerbong with a good jab.
Beerbong misses with a straight right.
Ham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beerbong.
Ham shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ham looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham winds up and cracks Beerbong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ham frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ham in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Ham dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ham gets a clinch.
Ham is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Beerbong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ham pushes Beerbong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ham pushes Beerbong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beerbong wants to get back to striking at distance but Ham won't allow it.
Ham lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ham can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bro Ham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beerbong throws a lazy right hand but Ham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ham throws a shot to the body.
Beerbong walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Ham misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Beerbong.
Beerbong keeps the fight on the outside.
Ham tries to clinch but Beerbong is having none of it.
Beerbong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beerbong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ham clobbers Beerbong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham lands a nice shot to the body.
Ham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beerbong throws out the jab.
Ham moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beerbong.
Ham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ham stalls.
Ham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beerbong smiles and moves away.
Beerbong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beerbong there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beerbong throws a jab but it's blocked by Ham.
Nice straight punches there by Ham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ham.
Ham slips a jab and a cross from Beerbong.
A left and a right from Ham both land. Nice combination.
Ham works Beerbong's body with a nice hook.
Ham scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beerbong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ham darts in and clinches Beerbong up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ham.
A short right from Ham on the inside.
Ham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ham stalling the fight.
Ham manages to break the clinch.
Ham misses with an uppercut. Beerbong saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham scores with a jab to the body.
Beerbong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ham postures up in Beerbong's guard and throws a big left but Beerbong blocks it.
Ham trying to control the position from guard on top but Beerbong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ham content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beerbong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beerbong keeping moving, preventing Ham from controlling successfully.
Ham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ham works over Beerbong with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Ham dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Beerbong tries to bum rush Ham with a series of wild strikes but Ham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beerbong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ham ducks under a wild hook from Beerbong.
Ham is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Beerbong's half guard.
Beerbong has hold of Ham's hands but Ham slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ham trying to control from half guard but Beerbong is working away.
Ham is taking a breather. Beerbong 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.
Ham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beerbong defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beerbong wants to get back to his feet.
Beerbong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ham scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ham passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Beerbong!
Ham looking to finish Beerbong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beerbong!
Ham 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.
A nice elbow there by Ham.
Ham with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ham wants to control the pace but Beerbong is squirming around nicely.
Ham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beerbong hang on?
Ham looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Beerbong is in a horrible position here. Ham smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beerbong is rocked!
Ham with good strikes from the mount here!
Beerbong is still in real trouble! Can Ham finish him?
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!
Ham is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Beerbong can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ham working Beerbong over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham lands a big shot there that rocks Beerbong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ham lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ham landing strikes from the mount and Beerbong is in trouble!
Ham has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beerbong's face.
Ham lands a nice shot to the head.
Ham with a couple of short strikes.
Ham postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Beerbong bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ham and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bro Ham!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oscar De La Torre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Oscar De La Torre had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar De La Torre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Torre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch but De La Torre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De La Torre throws a shot from downtown. Phoenix moves away and avoids it.
Phoenix throws a push kick but De La Torre slaps the foot to one side.
Phoenix swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Torre.
De La Torre slaps away a takedown attempt from Phoenix, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix closes the distance but De La Torre moves to the side
and De La Torre counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De La Torre obliges.
Phoenix looks gassed!
De La Torre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phoenix blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Torre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phoenix blocks it with crossed arms.
De La Torre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phoenix's efforts to push away.
De La Torre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De La Torre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De La Torre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on De La Torre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De La Torre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phoenix's brow.
Phoenix dodges an elbow strike from De La Torre.
A frustrated look appears on Phoenix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De La Torre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De La Torre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
De La Torre lands a good knee to the midsection. Phoenix won't want to take too many of those.
De La Torre looking to throw knees to the head but Phoenix is blocking nicely.
De La Torre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De La Torre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Phoenix dodges an elbow strike from De La Torre.
De La Torre connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for De La Torre.
A knee to the head by De La Torre.
Phoenix is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De La Torre scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De La Torre pressing his opponent against the cage.
Phoenix has had enough of the clinch but De La Torre keeps him there for the moment.
Phoenix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De La Torre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De La Torre can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
De La Torre throws a knee to the head but misses.
De La Torre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phoenix's defenses.
De La Torre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De La Torre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phoenix trying to control the position but instead, De La Torre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phoenix into the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on De La Torre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from De La Torre.
De La Torre controlling the action here for a moment.
De La Torre looking to throw knees to the head but Phoenix is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from De La Torre fails to land.
De La Torre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phoenix tries to break the clinch but De La Torre is controlling the position.
De La Torre crunches a lovely knee into Phoenix's ribcage.
De La Torre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De La Torre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
A knee to the head by De La Torre.
De La Torre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Phoenix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De La Torre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De La Torre scores a nice knee to the body.
De La Torre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De La Torre scores with a knee to the head.
De La Torre lands a nice elbow.
De La Torre lands a damaging elbow.
De La Torre lands an elbow just above Phoenix 's eye.
Phoenix managing to block the knees to the body from De La Torre.
De La Torre crunches a lovely knee into Phoenix's ribcage.
De La Torre has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De La Torre obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre lands a body shot.
Phoenix takes a knee right on the jaw!
De La Torre lands with a light punch inside.
Come on De La Torre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Phoenix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De La Torre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phoenix's face.
De La Torre looking to throw knees to the head but Phoenix is blocking nicely.
De La Torre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De La Torre lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from De La Torre.
De La Torre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Phoenix is trying to break the clinch but De La Torre is controlling him.
De La Torre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De La Torre lands an uppercut.
De La Torre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phoenix blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for De La Torre.
De La Torre lands an elbow inside.
De La Torre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De La Torre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phoenix's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar De La Torre 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.
De La Torre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phoenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phoenix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
De La Torre shoots in and drives through. Phoenix sprawls well.
De La Torre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix misses with a two punch combination.
Phoenix is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Torre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phoenix's face.
De La Torre lands a damaging elbow.
De La Torre lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
De La Torre misses with a knee to the head.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the temple.
Phoenix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De La Torre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De La Torre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phoenix's defenses.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the forehead.
De La Torre tries to land a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks with his arms.
De La Torre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De La Torre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De La Torre has Phoenix pressed against the cage, preventing Phoenix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De La Torre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De La Torre lands a damaging elbow.
De La Torre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De La Torre obliges.
De La Torre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De La Torre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for De La Torre to work.
De La Torre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De La Torre connects with a knee to the head.
De La Torre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De La Torre lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
De La Torre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phoenix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De La Torre lands an elbow just above Phoenix 's eye.
De La Torre lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
De La Torre throws a knee to the head but misses.
De La Torre leaning against his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from De La Torre.
De La Torre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De La Torre landing knees to the head.
De La Torre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De La Torre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De La Torre landing knees to the head.
De La Torre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
De La Torre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De La Torre effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De La Torre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phoenix avoids the elbow strike from De La Torre, against the cage.
De La Torre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De La Torre scores a nice knee to the body.
De La Torre lands an elbow inside.
De La Torre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix tries to circle away but De La Torre has him pinned against the cage.
De La Torre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De La Torre working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
De La Torre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De La Torre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Phoenix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De La Torre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phoenix up against the cage.
Oscar De La Torre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De La Torre has Phoenix pressed against the cage, preventing Phoenix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from De La Torre.
De La Torre lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
De La Torre connects with a knee to the head.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the temple.
De La Torre lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
De La Torre lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the temple.
De La Torre misses with a body punch.
De La Torre connects with a knee to the head.
De La Torre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De La Torre taking a breather.
De La Torre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De La Torre obliges.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De La Torre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phoenix's defenses.
De La Torre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De La Torre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De La Torre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phoenix's defenses.
De La Torre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar De La Torre dominated that second round.
That's time! De La Torre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
De La Torre moves into the clinch successfully.
De La Torre lands an elbow just above Phoenix 's eye.
De La Torre has Phoenix pressed against the cage, preventing Phoenix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De La Torre working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
De La Torre pressing his opponent against the cage.
De La Torre lands an elbow inside that Phoenix shrugs off.
De La Torre lands a nice shot to the body.
De La Torre stalls.
De La Torre lands a nice knee to the body.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the temple.
De La Torre misses with a knee strike.
Come on De La Torre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Phoenix is trying to break free.
De La Torre stalling against the cage.
Phoenix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De La Torre tries a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Torre keeps control of Phoenix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De La Torre has Phoenix pressed against the cage.
De La Torre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phoenix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De La Torre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De La Torre lands an elbow inside that Phoenix shrugs off.
De La Torre looking to throw knees to the head but Phoenix is blocking nicely.
De La Torre misses with a punch on the inside.
De La Torre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De La Torre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phoenix's defenses.
De La Torre lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from De La Torre.
Phoenix takes a knee right on the jaw!
The is referee keeping an eye on De La Torre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De La Torre lands an elbow inside that Phoenix shrugs off.
De La Torre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De La Torre lands an elbow just above Phoenix 's eye.
De La Torre lands an elbow just above Phoenix 's eye.
A shot in the inside from De La Torre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Torre leaning his opponent against the cage.
De La Torre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De La Torre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phoenix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De La Torre misses with a punch on the inside.
De La Torre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De La Torre with a knee to the head.
De La Torre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De La Torre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phoenix's defenses.
De La Torre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phoenix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De La Torre lands an elbow inside that Phoenix shrugs off.
De La Torre lands an elbow just above Phoenix 's eye.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the forehead.
De La Torre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phoenix's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De La Torre.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De La Torre is struggling to control the position.
De La Torre lands an elbow inside that Phoenix shrugs off.
De La Torre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De La Torre tries to land a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks with his arms.
De La Torre lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
De La Torre has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
A head punch on the inside from De La Torre fails to land.
De La Torre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De La Torre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Phoenix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De La Torre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Phoenix blocks an elbow strike from De La Torre.
De La Torre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phoenix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phoenix is trying to force a seperation but De La Torre has the dominant position.
De La Torre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De La Torre lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De La Torre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De La Torre lands an elbow just above Phoenix 's eye.
De La Torre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De La Torre looking to throw knees to the head but Phoenix is blocking nicely.
De La Torre lands an elbow just above Phoenix 's eye.
De La Torre lands an elbow inside that Phoenix shrugs off.
De La Torre lands a hook that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
De La Torre manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De La Torre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phoenix.
De La Torre missing with knees to the body.
De La Torre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De La Torre working Phoenix over with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice elbow from De La Torre.
De La Torre lands an elbow inside.
Super Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phoenix takes a knee to the side of the body.
De La Torre lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
De La Torre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De La Torre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar De La Torre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De La Torre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar De La Torre!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Racka Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jed Masilungan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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24
164 lbs
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20
167 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Racka Lamb!
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, Jed Masilungan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masilungan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamb misses with a wild body shot.
Masilungan misses the shot to the body.
Lamb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamb shoots in for a double leg but Masilungan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lamb takes a swing at Masilungan's ribcage but misses.
Masilungan staying out of range there.
Lamb throws the left hand but Masilungan avoids the punch easily.
Lamb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamb misses with a looping left.
Lamb lands a nice shot that snaps Masilungan's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Lamb there.
Racka Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamb misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Masilungan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Masilungan stuffs the takedown.
Masilungan tries a head kick but it misses.
Masilungan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Racka Lamb has been cut.
Lamb lands a really nice looking cross but Masilungan seems unphased.
Masilungan looks to land a right hand but Lamb moved out of range.
Lamb misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb throws a right hand that Masilungan ducks under and follows up with a left that Masilungan also avoids with ease.
Masilungan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamb scores with a shot to the body.
Lamb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Masilungan misses with a wild body shot.
Masilungan blocks a jab.
Lamb throws a shot from downtown. Masilungan moves away and avoids it.
Masilungan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamb.
Lamb takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Masilungan.
Masilungan scores with a leg kick.
Lamb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lamb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Masilungan counters with a nice leg kick.
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masilungan manages to avoid it.
Lamb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Masilungan counters with a right hand to the body.
Masilungan lands with a right that hurts Lamb. Lamb looks to clinch but Masilungan throws a short knee that drops Lamb. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jed Masilungan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Krendal Svorak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svorak comes to the cage accompanied by David Bowie - Heroes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
153 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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22
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krendal Svorak!
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, Sergio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svorak misses with a head kick.
Svorak rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but Svorak stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Svorak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Svorak crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Svorak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Svorak lands a takedown into guard.
Svorak drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie!
Svorak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Svorak is working hard here to advance position.
Svorak wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie decides to stand up, so the ref orders Svorak to his feet.
Gracie looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svorak dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svorak.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a hook but Svorak blocks it.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Svorak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Svorak.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Svorak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Svorak prevents a takedown attempt there.
Krendal Svorak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Gracie.
Svorak avoiding damage.
Svorak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Svorak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Svorak lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Sergio Gracie has been cut.
Svorak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Svorak lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Svorak obliges.
Svorak slows down the pace here.
Svorak scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Svorak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Svorak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Svorak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Svorak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Svorak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Svorak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Svorak gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svorak prevents Gracie from standing back up.
Svorak wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Svorak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Svorak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svorak working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gracie's thigh. Gracie counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Svorak is having none of it.
Svorak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Svorak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Svorak moves out of range easily.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Svorak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Svorak.
Svorak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie avoiding damage as Svorak throws knees to the body.
Svorak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Svorak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svorak thows a body shot but no joy.
Svorak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie cracks Svorak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Svorak counters by moving into the clinch.
Svorak gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie kicks Svorak off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krendal Svorak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Svorak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sergio Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Svorak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Svorak moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Svorak.
Gracie clinches but Svorak breaks the clinch
and Svorak counters by clinching up.
Svorak misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Svorak is stalling here.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Svorak prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Svorak won't allow it.
Svorak has Gracie pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Svorak pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gracie tumbling to the mat - Svorak dives into Gracie's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Svorak from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Svorak is proving a slippery customer.
Svorak postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Svorak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Svorak postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Svorak, into his guard.
Gracie landing some decent shots from guard.
Svorak 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 two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Svorak 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.
Svorak looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Svorak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Svorak keeps moving.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Svorak kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Svorak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Svorak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Svorak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Svorak controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
Svorak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Svorak from controlling successfully.
Svorak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svorak drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gracie dives on top into guard.
Gracie stands up and waves to Svorak to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krendal Svorak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Svorak drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Svorak is having none of it.
Svorak forces his way into half guard.
Gracie controlling the position well.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svorak is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Svorak is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Svorak is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Krendal Svorak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Svorak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Svorak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Svorak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Svorak is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Svorak from controlling successfully.
Krendal Svorak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svorak controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Svorak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Svorak has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Svorak 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.
Svorak seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracie for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sergio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svorak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svorak remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krendal Svorak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Svorak 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 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krendal Svorak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Viera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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23
145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Viera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Benton!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benton.
Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Viera.
Benton looks to throw the jab but Viera is out of range.
Benton throws a series of punches but Viera avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton fails with the takedown.
Benton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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.
Benton blocks the strikes from Viera.
Viera tries to get to full guard but Benton has control of the leg.
Viera is working hard here to advance position.
Benton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Benton working over Viera with some ground and pound. Viera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Benton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Viera trying to control but Benton postures up.
Benton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Viera is looking to control Benton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Viera avoid being mounted?
Viera wants to get back to full guard.
Viera wants to control but Benton is keeping busy.
Viera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Viera tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viera tries to roll over but Benton keeps him under control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viera stuffs the takedown.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Viera saw that one coming.
Viera is looking to clinch.
Benton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Viera's half guard.
Viera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benton.
Viera missing with punches from the bottom.
Viera is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benton scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Benton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Viera pulls Benton in to control the position.
Benton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benton is pushing down on Viera's leg trying to pass to half guard. Viera is fighting to maintain full guard but Benton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Benton thows a huge punch but Viera dodges it nicely.
Viera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benton.
Benton looks gassed!
Viera wants to control but Benton is keeping busy.
Benton thows a huge punch but Viera dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Viera trying to control here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Benton tests Viera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a series of punches but Viera moves out of range.
Benton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Viera wants to clinch up but Benton keeps it at a distance.
Benton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Viera defends it nicely.
Wilson Viera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Benton.
Benton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benton scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Benton 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.
Benton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Viera did well to prevent Benton getting side control.
Viera is looking for a sweep. Benton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Viera trying to control but Benton postures up.
Benton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viera defending well though.
Benton blocks the strikes from Viera.
Benton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Viera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benton is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Benton.
Viera wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton lands with a punch from half guard.
Viera is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Benton thows a huge punch but Viera dodges it nicely.
Benton is breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Viera manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Benton throwing strikes from guard but Viera blocks nicely.
Viera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Benton is staying active underneath Viera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Benton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Viera is looking to take a break and control but Benton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Viera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Viera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Viera circles away quickly and effectively.
Benton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Benton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Viera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Viera slaps away a takedown attempt from Benton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Viera is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Viera breaks the clinch.
Viera clinches up against the cage.
Viera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viera stuffs the takedown attempt from Benton. Benton gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilson Viera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Viera but Viera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson Viera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Benton.
Viera tries to clinch up but Benton circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Viera sprawls well. Viera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benton gets slowly back to his feet.
Viera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Viera tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it.
Viera clinches up with Benton and pushes him back against the cage.
Viera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Viera tries to clinch there but Benton circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Benton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Benton misses with a body shot.
Benton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Viera tries to clinch up but Benton circles away and keeps his distance.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Viera is looking to clinch.
Viera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Viera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Viera wants to clinch.
Benton misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Viera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benton.
Benton shoots in but no luck this time.
Viera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Viera tries to clinch but Benton moves out of range.
Viera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Viera is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A swing and a miss from Benton.
Benton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Viera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Viera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benton misses with a takedown attempt - Viera sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wilson Viera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Viera tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it.
Viera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Viera.
Viera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Viera moves into the clinch.
Viera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jack Benton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viera closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Viera.
Benton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson Viera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Benton.
Viera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benton's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Viera is just out of range.
Benton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Viera circles away.
A swing and a miss from Benton.
Benton keeps the fight on the outside.
Viera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benton connects with a right hand. Viera shakes it off.
Benton misses with a two punch combination.
Jack Benton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viera.
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 Wilson Viera.
I think Benton 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Benton!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kositzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sepi Kumpulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kositzky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Schwarz zu Blau. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Kositzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepi Kumpulainen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumpulainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kositzky.
Kumpulainen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kumpulainen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kositzky is refusing to be controlled, as Kumpulainen sits in half guard.
Kumpulainen is trying to work for a kimura but Kositzky is defending well.
Kumpulainen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kositzky kicks Kumpulainen off and gets back to his feet.
Kositzky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kumpulainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kositzky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kositzky thuds his right hand into Kumpulainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kumpulainen tries to clinch there but Kositzky circles away.
Kositzky moves into the clinch successfully.
Kositzky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kositzky scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kositzky misses with the head strike.
Kumpulainen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kositzky prevents it.
Kositzky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kositzky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kumpulainen up against the cage.
Kumpulainen jumps guard but Kositzky stands there with Kumpulainen around his waist. Kumpulainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paul Kositzky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sepi Kumpulainen.
Kositzky throws a head punch that misses.
Kositzky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kumpulainen lands a takedown into guard.
Kositzky will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kositzky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kositzky wants to free his trapped foot but Kumpulainen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kumpulainen tries to get to full guard but Kositzky has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kositzky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kumpulainen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kumpulainen trying to hold on to Kositzky's head to control him but Kositzky postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumpulainen wants to improve his position but Kositzky is controlling well.
Kumpulainen is trying is best to control the position here.
Kositzky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kumpulainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kositzky.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kositzky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kositzky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kumpulainen defending well though.
Kumpulainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kositzky wants to pass to mount but Kumpulainen is defending the position.
Kositzky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kositzky prevents Kumpulainen from improving his position.
Kumpulainen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kositzky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kositzky's back!
Kositzky manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kumpulainen's guard. Nice work there by Kositzky.
Kositzky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kumpulainen looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumpulainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kositzky defends well.
Kositzky decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kumpulainen, up you get!
Kositzky clinches up against the cage.
Kositzky misses with a punch on the inside.
Kumpulainen tries to pull guard but Kositzky holds him up against the cage and eventually Kumpulainen drops back down to his feet.
Kositzky is working Kumpulainen over against the cage.
Kositzky cracks Kumpulainen with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kositzky is leaning against Kumpulainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kositzky lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kumpulainen.
Kositzky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kositzky lands a left hand.
Kositzky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kumpulainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kositzky lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kositzky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kumpulainen tries to pull guard but Kositzky won't allow it.
Kositzky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kositzky looking to throw knees to the head but Kumpulainen is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kositzky fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Kositzky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kositzky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kositzky tries to work over Kumpulainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kositzky looking to stall.
Kositzky working aggressively here.
Kumpulainen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kositzky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kumpulainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kositzky.
Kumpulainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kositzky tries to avoid it but Kumpulainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kositzky to the ground. Kositzky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kositzky lands a nice hook to Kumpulainen's body. Kumpulainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kositzky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kumpulainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kositzky takes the fight into the clinch.
Kositzky lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Kositzky 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.
Kositzky instigates a clinch.
Kositzky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kositzky gets through Kumpulainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kositzky digs a right hand into Kumpulainen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kumpulainen's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Kositzky.
Kumpulainen tries to score a body lock takedown but Kositzky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kositzky.
A short uppercut from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands with a light punch inside.
Kositzky digs a right hand underneath Kumpulainen's ribcage. Kumpulainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kumpulainen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kositzky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Kositzky as the two fighters clinch.
Kositzky lands a hook that snaps the head of Kumpulainen backwards.
Kositzky is leaning against Kumpulainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kositzky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kumpulainen backwards.
Kositzky is leaning against Kumpulainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kositzky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kumpulainen tries to pull guard but Kositzky holds him up against the cage and eventually Kumpulainen drops back down to his feet.
Paul Kositzky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sepi Kumpulainen.
Kositzky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kositzky lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kositzky throws a punch but it's blocked by Kumpulainen.
Kumpulainen is breathing heavily.
Kositzky scores with a shot to the side of Kumpulainen's head.
Kositzky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kositzky.
Kumpulainen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kositzky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kositzky looks to land a right hand but Kumpulainen moved out of range.
Kositzky thuds a left hand into Kumpulainen's body.
Kositzky lands with a hook. Kumpulainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kumpulainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kositzky drives through and clinches with Kumpulainen against the cage.
Kositzky working aggressively here.
Paul Kositzky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Kositzky.
Kositzky misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kositzky.
Kositzky throws a head punch that misses.
Kumpulainen takes a shot to the head.
Kositzky lands a nice uppercut.
Kositzky pushes Kumpulainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kositzky swings wildly with an uppercut but Kumpulainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kumpulainen has Kositzky pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kumpulainen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kositzky tumbling to the mat - Kumpulainen dives into Kositzky's guard.
Kumpulainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Kositzky is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky kicks Kumpulainen off and gets to his feet.
Kumpulainen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kositzky swinging wilding here.
Kositzky with a jab.
Paul Kositzky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Kositzky finds it's way through Kumpulainen's defenses.
Kositzky throws out a loose jab but Kumpulainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kumpulainen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kositzky bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kositzky cracks Kumpulainen with a nice body shot.
Kositzky digs a right hand into Kumpulainen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kumpulainen's gas tank.
Kumpulainen takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Kositzky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kositzky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kositzky - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kositzky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kositzky lands a body shot.
Kositzky lands a knee to the head.
Kositzky lands with a short shot to the head.
Kumpulainen tries to pull guard but Kositzky won't allow it.
Kositzky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kumpulainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kositzky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kositzky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kositzky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Kositzky - that landed with a thud.
Kositzky gets underhooks to prevent Kumpulainen's takedown attempt.
Kositzky misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kositzky.
Kositzky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kumpulainen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kositzky walks away with a smile on his face. Kumpulainen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paul Kositzky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kumpulainen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kositzky throws a nice looking combination but Kumpulainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kumpulainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kositzky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kositzky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kumpulainen shoots in for a double leg but Kositzky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kositzky misses.
Kositzky misses with a looping left.
Kumpulainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kositzky pushes Kumpulainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kositzky lands a body shot.
Kositzky lands a hook that snaps the head of Kumpulainen backwards.
Nice body punch from Kositzky - that landed with a thud.
Kositzky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kumpulainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kositzky misses with a punch on the inside.
Kositzky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kumpulainen tries to pull guard but Kositzky won't allow it.
Kositzky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kositzky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kumpulainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kositzky smiles and moves away.
Sepi Kumpulainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kumpulainen looks for a takedown but Kositzky sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kositzky rushes Kumpulainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Kositzky dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kositzky moves into the clinch successfully.
Kumpulainen fails to pull guard.
Kositzky throws a head punch that misses.
Kumpulainen controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from Kositzky.
Kositzky throws a head punch that misses.
Kositzky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kositzky misses with a punch on the inside.
Kumpulainen looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Kositzky.
Kumpulainen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kositzky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paul Kositzky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sepi Kumpulainen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a nice uppercut.
Kumpulainen tries for a takedown but Kositzky manages to get underhooks.
Kositzky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kositzky pushes Kumpulainen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kositzky lands a body shot.
Kositzky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kositzky scores with a shot to the side of Kumpulainen's head.
Kositzky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kumpulainen can do to turn this around?
Kumpulainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kositzky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kositzky tries to stall but Kumpulainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kositzky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kumpulainen tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kumpulainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kositzky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kositzky works on Kumpulainen's body with a couple of short punches.
Kositzky lands an uppercut.
Kositzky misses with some punches.
Kositzky lands a shot to the body.
Kositzky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kumpulainen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kositzky.
Kositzky working aggressively here.
Kositzky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kositzky lands with a right to the head.
Kositzky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kumpulainen blocking some punches.
Kumpulainen tries to score a body lock takedown but Kositzky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kositzky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kumpulainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kumpulainen tries to pull guard but Kositzky holds him up against the cage and eventually Kumpulainen drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Kositzky fails to land.
Kositzky is leaning against Kumpulainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kositzky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky lands a nice uppercut.
Kositzky works on Kumpulainen's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kositzky throws a punch but it's blocked by Kumpulainen.
Kositzky is working Kumpulainen over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kositzky.
A shot in the inside from Kositzky.
Kositzky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kumpulainen backwards.
Kositzky lands a body shot.
Kositzky is leaning against Kumpulainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kositzky cracks Kumpulainen with a nice body shot.
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!
Still in the clinch, Kositzky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kositzky scores with a shoulder strike.
Kumpulainen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kositzky pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kositzky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kumpulainen.
Kositzky works on Kumpulainen's body with a couple of short punches.
Kositzky lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kositzky.
Nice body punch from Kositzky - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Kositzky on the inside.
Kositzky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Kositzky.
Kositzky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kumpulainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Kositzky fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumpulainen looking for a takedown.
Kositzky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kositzky lands with a light punch inside.
Kositzky gets underhooks to prevent Kumpulainen's takedown attempt.
Kositzky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kositzky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kositzky misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Kositzky.
Kositzky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kumpulainen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kositzky gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kositzky.
Kositzky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kositzky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kumpulainen backwards.
A short uppercut from Kositzky.
Kumpulainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Kositzky.
Kositzky swings wildly with an uppercut but Kumpulainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kositzky cracks Kumpulainen with a nice body shot.
Kositzky scores with a hook to the body.
Kositzky gets underhooks to prevent Kumpulainen's takedown attempt.
Kositzky lands an uppercut.
Kositzky cracks Kumpulainen with a nice body shot.
Kositzky digs a right hand underneath Kumpulainen's ribcage. Kumpulainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kositzky lands a shoulder strike.
Kositzky lands with a short shot to the head.
Kositzky scores with a knee to the head.
Kositzky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kositzky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kumpulainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kumpulainen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kositzky swings wildly with an uppercut but Kumpulainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Kositzky.
Kumpulainen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kositzky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Kositzky.
Sepi Kumpulainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kositzky lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kositzky.
Kumpulainen takes a shot to the head.
Kumpulainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kositzky smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kositzky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kumpulainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kositzky.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Kositzky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kositzky, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Kositzky!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abidah Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Thrill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Jong Thrill acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abidah Augustus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Jong Thrill!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrill loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
Thrill drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Augustus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Augustus can't keep his opponent in guard - Thrill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Augustus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thrill pulls his head out easily.
Augustus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thrill looking to pass the guard.
Thrill wants to control from the top but Augustus keeps moving.
Thrill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augustus is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Thrill doesn't defend quickly enough and Augustus has managed to lock this one up! Can Thrill escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Augustus on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Abidah Augustus!
Abidah Augustus retains his bantamweight title!
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