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Kings of Rio 64 - Ironman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luck Chidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenzo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luck Chidell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chidell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chidell instigates a clinch.
Chidell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chidell obliges.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chidell landing knees to the body.
Chidell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Machida is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Chidell.
Chidell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chidell landing knees to the body.
Chidell with a knee to the head.
Chidell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chidell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kenzo Machida has been cut.
Chidell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chidell lands an elbow inside.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chidell working Machida over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Chidell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chidell connects with a knee to the head.
Chidell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chidell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chidell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chidell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chidell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Chidell.
Chidell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Chidell.
Chidell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Chidell lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
Chidell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kenzo Machida's cut is getting worse.
Chidell lands a damaging elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Chidell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chidell crunches a lovely knee into Machida's ribcage.
Chidell with a knee to the head.
Chidell connects with a knee to the head.
Chidell lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chidell obliges.
Chidell crunches a lovely knee into Machida's ribcage.
Chidell breaks the clinch.
Chidell forces Machida back against the cage and clinches.
Chidell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Chidell.
Chidell scores with a knee to the head.
Chidell lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Chidell lands a damaging elbow.
Chidell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chidell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chidell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chidell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Machida up against the cage.
Chidell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chidell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chidell landing knees to the body.
Chidell is struggling to control the position.
Chidell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chidell breaks from the clinch.
Machida misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chidell tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Chidell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chidell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida shoots in looking for a takedown. Chidell tries to sprawl out of it but Machida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chidell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenzo Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chidell drives through and clinches with Machida against the cage.
Chidell lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Kenzo Machida's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chidell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chidell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Machida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chidell walks away with a smile on his face. Machida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chidell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chidell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luck Chidell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenzo Machida's cut.
That's time! Machida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chidell lands a head kick!
Kenzo Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from Chidell.
Chidell has Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Chidell stalls.
Chidell crunches a lovely knee into Machida's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Chidell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chidell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chidell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luck Chidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chidell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Chidell.
Chidell clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chidell lands a knee to the head.
Chidell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chidell.
Chidell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chidell is struggling to control the position.
Chidell continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Chidell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chidell lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Machida can't get the takedown.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chidell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chidell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chidell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chidell lands an elbow inside.
Chidell crunches a lovely knee into Machida's ribcage.
Chidell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chidell closes the distance and clinches.
Machida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chidell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Chidell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chidell obliges.
Chidell scores a nice knee to the body.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Chidell is controlling the position.
Chidell working Machida over with knees to the body.
Chidell stalling against the cage.
Chidell lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chidell lands a knee to the head.
Chidell working Machida over with knees to the body.
Chidell lands a damaging elbow.
Chidell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chidell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chidell connects with a knee to the head.
Chidell stalls.
Machida tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chidell just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenzo Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chidell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Jeez, Kenzo Machida's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Chidell lands an elbow inside.
Chidell scores a nice knee to the body.
Chidell lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Chidell landing knees to the body.
Chidell lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chidell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chidell lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kenzo Machida's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luck Chidell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Noriega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javier Noriega is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Pontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Noriega scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pontes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Noriega sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pontes somewhat.
Pontes misses with a takedown attempt - Noriega sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Noriega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pontes fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Pontes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega 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.
Pontes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Noriega but Noriega pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Noriega misses with a straight right.
Noriega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pontes.
Good exchange - Noriega coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega scores with a nice right hand.
Noriega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pontes.
Noriega stuns Pontes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Noriega there.
Noriega throws and low kick but Pontes moves out of range easily.
Pontes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Noriega finds it's way round the side to connect with Pontes's head.
Noriega cracks Pontes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Noriega looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pontes tries for a kimura but Noriega is defending well.
Noriega can't do much from the bottom here.
Noriega is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pontes off and has taken his back!
Noriega is trying to stick to Pontes's back but Pontes is turning into Noriega. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Noriega's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pontes.
Noriega looking to control.
Pontes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Noriega is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Noriega is looking for a sweep. Pontes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pontes in particular looking to stall.
Noriega controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes wants to take a breather but Noriega is having none of it.
Pontes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Noriega moves into full guard.
Noriega is looking for a triangle but Pontes pushes his legs off easily.
Noriega will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Noriega keeping moving, preventing Pontes from controlling successfully.
Pontes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pontes postures up.
Noriega keeping full guard, as Pontes tries to pass.
Noriega keeping moving, preventing Pontes from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Noriega misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Noriega dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Noriega throws a leg kick which misses Pontes's front leg but catches the back leg as Pontes tries to avoid it.
Noriega connects with a crisp jab.
Noriega scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Noriega swinging wilding here.
Javier Noriega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Noriega misses.
Noriega misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega takes a swing at Pontes's ribcage but misses.
Noriega throws a right and a left that Pontes avoids nicely.
Pontes shoots in for a takedown but Noriega shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Noriega misses.
Noriega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noriega throws a body punch but Pontes moves out of range.
Noriega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pontes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pontes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Noriega napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pontes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Noriega, who protects the arm well.
Pontes is looking to take a break and control but Noriega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Noriega tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pontes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pontes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pontes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Noriega keeps working.
Pontes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Noriega takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pontes is working for a submission of some sort.
Noriega is trying to maintain the position but Pontes is very close to passing his half guard.
Noriega looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pontes trying to pass the guard but Noriega defending well.
Pontes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Noriega does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pontes trying to pass the guard but Noriega defending well.
Noriega is looking to control Pontes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Noriega avoid being mounted?
Noriega is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Noriega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Noriega misses with a hook.
Noriega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noriega stuns Pontes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pontes blocks a jab.
Fernando Pontes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noriega fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fernando Pontes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Noriega fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pontes.
Noriega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noriega lands a glancing blow to the side of Pontes's head.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega thows a body shot but no joy.
Pontes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pontes avoids the body shot from Noriega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noriega scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Noriega tries to bum rush Pontes with a series of wild strikes but Pontes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noriega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noriega digs a good hook to Pontes's body.
Pontes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pontes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pontes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pontes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Noriega has escaped the position, nice work there.
Noriega tries to buck Pontes off but Pontes is having none of it.
Noriega wants to control but Pontes postures up.
Pontes tries for a kimura but Noriega is defending well.
Pontes is looking to take a break and control but Noriega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pontes's best efforts.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Noriega misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Noriega flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noriega is looking to control Pontes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Noriega avoid being mounted?
Pontes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pontes thows a huge punch but Noriega dodges it nicely.
Pontes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pontes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Noriega is just riding it out for now. Pontes eventually gives up the hold.
Pontes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Noriega keeps working.
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.
Noriega trying to hold on to Pontes's head to control him but Pontes postures up.
Pontes trying to mount his opponent but Noriega defends it.
Noriega looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pontes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Noriega wants to control but Pontes is keeping busy.
Noriega is defending against the submission attempts here by Pontes.
Noriega is trying to maintain the position but Pontes is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Javier Noriega.
I think Noriega 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislav Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phillip Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anselmo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anselmo thumps Ivanov with a low kick.
Ivanov throws a hook but Anselmo blocks it.
Ivanov scores with a nice right hand.
Anselmo tries to clinch there but Ivanov circles away.
Ivanov tries to bum rush Anselmo with a series of wild strikes but Anselmo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anselmo throws a head kick but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov misses with a looping left.
Anselmo shoots in and bounces Ivanov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ivanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anselmo trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Ivanov pulls Anselmo in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Anselmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanov is looking to stand up but Anselmo isn't so interested in that idea.
Ivanov controlling the position.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Anselmo from controlling successfully.
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.
Anselmo tries to stand but Ivanov is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ivanov holds on and takes a little breather.
Anselmo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ivanov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Anselmo has Ivanov in his guard.
Anselmo looking for a sweep. Not yet Anselmo, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
Ivanov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anselmo moves forwards but Ivanov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anselmo shoots for a double leg takedown but Ivanov sprawls well. He's pushed Anselmo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anselmo dodges the punch combination from Ivanov.
Anselmo is looking to clinch but Ivanov is avoiding it.
Ivanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anselmo circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Anselmo circles away and keeps his distance.
Anselmo tries to keep at a distance but Ivanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov breaks the clinch.
Anselmo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ivanov but Ivanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Ivanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivanov scores with a three punch combo!
Anselmo fails with a takedown attempt.
Stanislav Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Anselmo.
Anselmo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anselmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanov.
Anselmo shoots in and drives through. Ivanov sprawls well.
Ivanov stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anselmo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anselmo.
Anselmo looks gassed!
Ivanov loads up on a big right hand but Anselmo slips the punch.
Anselmo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with Anselmo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Ivanov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ivanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ivanov lands a jab.
Anselmo slips a straight right by Ivanov.
Good work by Ivanov as he checks the leg kick.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov clinches.
Anselmo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ivanov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov swinging wilding here.
Ivanov rushes Anselmo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Anselmo is avoiding it.
Ivanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anselmo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anselmo lands in his opponent's guard.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Anselmo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anselmo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ivanov wants to stand and escape but Anselmo is having none of it.
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.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Anselmo from controlling successfully.
Ivanov wants to control the position but Anselmo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Anselmo is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ivanov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Anselmo.
Anselmo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Ivanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ivanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anselmo.
Anselmo swinging wilding here.
Stanislav Ivanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anselmo fails with a takedown attempt.
Stanislav Ivanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivanov has closed the distance and engaged Anselmo in a clinch.
Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anselmo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anselmo tries to clinch but Ivanov moves away
and Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Ivanov gets underhooks to prevent Anselmo's takedown attempt.
Stanislav Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Anselmo.
Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov lands with a hook. Anselmo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anselmo throws and low kick but Ivanov moves out of range easily.
Anselmo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a combination
and Anselmo counters with a series of strikes. Ivanov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anselmo is breathing heavily.
Anselmo tries to move into range but Ivanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
Ivanov misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Ivanov.
Anselmo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanov.
Anselmo throws a sloppy head kick and Ivanov moves out of range easily.
Ivanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov misses with a double jab.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anselmo tries to clinch but Ivanov moves out of range.
Anselmo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anselmo blocks a jab.
Ivanov misses with a double jab
and Anselmo counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anselmo drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Ivanov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anselmo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ivanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov looks to land a combination but Anselmo avoids it well.
Ivanov misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Ivanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anselmo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anselmo shoots in and drives through. Ivanov sprawls well.
Ivanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanov misses with a wild combination.
Ivanov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ivanov slaps away a takedown attempt from Anselmo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Anselmo or perhaps it was just good defense by Ivanov which made him look bad.
Stanislav Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Anselmo.
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!
Anselmo fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Anselmo shoots in but Ivanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anselmo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but Anselmo moves out of range.
Ivanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anselmo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anselmo tries to clinch but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Anselmo can't get the takedown.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ivanov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anselmo counters with a three punch combo that has Ivanov backing up. Ivanov nods at Anselmo to acknowledge the strikes.
Ivanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anselmo.
Ivanov loads up on a big right hand but Anselmo slips the punch.
Ivanov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anselmo.
Anselmo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
Anselmo misses with a few strikes there.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with Anselmo.
Ivanov breaks the clinch.
Anselmo tries to clinch up.
Ivanov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Anselmo.
Anselmo shoots and misses
and Ivanov counters with a three punch combo that has Anselmo backing up. Anselmo nods at Ivanov to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
Anselmo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ivanov.
A combination from Anselmo does no damage.
Ivanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Anselmo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ivanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Anselmo tries to keep at a distance but Ivanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anselmo tries to pull guard but Ivanov won't allow it.
Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anselmo gets a takedown into half guard.
Ivanov wants to control but Anselmo is keeping busy.
Phillip Anselmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ivanov is just riding it out for now. Anselmo eventually gives up the hold.
Anselmo prevents Ivanov from standing back up.
Stanislav Ivanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anselmo 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phillip Anselmo.
I think Ivanov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanislav Ivanov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny The Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Twisted Sister - The Price. Sean Price could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sonny The Flash's chin.
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193 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny The Flash!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price scores with a nice strike.
The Flash connects with a jab.
The Flash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Flash throws the kick towards the body but Price avoids it.
The Flash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Price throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Price throws a lazy right hand but The Flash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Price scores with a jab to the head.
Price bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Flash's head backwards.
The Flash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Price counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Flash is rocked!
Price avoids the body shot from The Flash.
The Flash cracks Price with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good work by Price as he checks the leg kick.
The Flash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Price lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Flash doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price moves in looking to clinch but The Flash pushes him off.
Price tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Flash stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Price.
The Flash throws a body kick the misses
and Price makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Flash throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
Sonny The Flash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Flash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Price makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Price dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Flash. That did some damage!
The Flash looks gassed!
Price drops The Flash with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but The Flash looks back up at him and smiles so Price waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The Flash is still on wobbly legs! Can Price finish him?
Price throws a right hand that The Flash ducks under and follows up with a left that The Flash also avoids with ease.
The Flash takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Flash seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. The Flash is looking to close the distance but Price sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! The Flash crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope The Flash is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sean Price!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashur Perun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Hippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perun comes to the cage accompanied by Judith. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ashur Perun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Hippo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perun lands a nice looking body shot.
Perun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perun slips under a jab from Hippo.
Perun looks for the body kick but Hippo saw that one coming.
Hippo misses with an uppercut.
Hippo just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Hippo as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Ashur Perun has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hippo looks to score with a jab to the body but Perun is just out of range.
Hippo takes one on the button.
Perun throws a nice looking combination but Hippo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perun lands the left hand.
It looks like King Hippo has been cut.
Hippo throws a right and a left that Perun avoids nicely.
Perun shoots in and drives through. Hippo sprawls well.
Hippo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perun to score with a decent uppercut.
Hippo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hippo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hippo.
Nice combo by Perun! Oh, that's hurt him - Hippo falls to the canvas and Perun follows him into side control.
Perun decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hippo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hippo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perun finds it's way round the side to connect with Hippo's head.
Hippo throws a good cross that connects.
Hippo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hippo wants it to stay on the feet.
Perun is breathing heavily.
Hippo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo throws a looping overhand right but Perun ducks down to avoid it.
Perun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hippo lands a right hook to the body.
Hippo jabs at Perun's body.
Hippo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hippo digs a good hook to Perun's body.
Hippo with a nice cross.
Hippo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hippo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hippo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perun tries to move into range but Hippo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perun tries to move into range but Hippo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King Hippo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hippo drops Perun with a beautiful combination! Perun stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hippo is looking for the KO!
Perun is rocked!
Perun ducks under a wild hook from Hippo.
Hippo thows a body shot but no joy.
Hippo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Perun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hippo throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Perun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perun seems to have got his legs back now.
Hippo lands with a right hand.
Perun lands a nice hook to Hippo's body. Hippo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Hippo.
Perun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hippo throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Perun.
Hippo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perun.
Hippo misses with an uppercut.
Hippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perun.
Hippo tries to keep at a distance but Perun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perun wants to break free but Hippo has control.
Perun breaks the clinch.
Perun ducks under a wild hook from Hippo.
Perun moves away from the strike by Hippo.
Hippo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perun swings for the body but Hippo moves out of range.
Hippo misses with a two punch combination.
King Hippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hippo looks to land a combination. Perun sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hippo swinging wilding here.
Danga de danga de dang - Hippo scores with a four punch combination!
Hippo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hippo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Perun had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Perun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Perun.
Hippo misses with a two punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hippo breaks the clinch.
Perun scores with a hook to the body. Hippo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hippo thuds his right hand into Perun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hippo.
Perun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hippo misses with a looping right.
Perun misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hippo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perun.
Hippo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hippo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perun on the side of the head.
A combination from Hippo does no damage.
Perun takes a swing at Hippo's ribcage but misses.
Perun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hippo.
Perun moves away from the strike by Hippo.
Danga de danga de dang - Hippo scores with a four punch combination!
Perun slips under a jab.
Perun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Perun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Perun.
Perun tries to clinch up but Hippo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hippo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perun has time to react.
Hippo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perun moves out of range as Hippo strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perun takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hippo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hippo keeps the fight on the outside.
Hippo throws a nice looking combination but Perun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hippo throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Hippo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Perun misses with a body kick.
Hippo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perun.
Perun lands a body shot.
Perun moves into range and clinches up with Hippo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perun.
Hippo has had enough of the clinch but Perun keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Perun.
Hippo has had enough of the clinch but Perun keeps him there for the moment.
Perun scores with a shoulder strike.
Perun's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Perun lands a left hand.
Perun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hippo checks a low kick from Perun.
Hippo is breathing heavily.
Hippo connects with a looping right hand.
Hippo lands a glancing blow to the side of Perun's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hippo at a distance.
Perun clinches up against the cage.
Perun can't break the clinch.
Perun looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perun is trying to break the clinch but Hippo is controlling him.
Perun has had enough of the clinch but Hippo keeps him there for the moment.
Perun lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Perun.
Hippo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hippo misses the jab.
Hippo throws a series of punches but Perun moves out of range.
Hippo looks to score with a jab to the body but Perun is just out of range.
Perun tries to clinch there but Hippo circles away.
Ashur Perun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hippo.
Perun wants to clinch.
Hippo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hippo wants it to stay on the feet.
Hippo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Perun counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippo throws a body punch but Perun moves out of range.
Hippo misses with a body shot.
Perun shoots in but no luck this time.
Perun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hippo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perun manages to avoid it.
Perun tries to land a leg kick but Hippo saw it coming and moves away.
Hippo throws a right and a left that Perun avoids nicely.
Hippo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hippo scores with a shot to the body.
Hippo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Hippo misses.
A combination from Perun does no damage.
Perun takes one to the chin there.
Hippo takes a swing at Perun's ribcage but misses.
Hippo works Perun's body with a nice hook.
Hippo tries to bum rush Perun with a series of wild strikes but Perun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hippo misses with a wild body shot.
Perun drives through and clinches with Hippo against the cage.
Hippo trying to control the position but instead, Perun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hippo into the cage.
Perun content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perun prevents Hippo from breaking the clinch.
Perun struggles to land a body shot inside as Hippo controls his hands.
Hippo breaks from the clinch.
Perun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Perun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perun digs a good body shot into Hippo's ribs.
Perun connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hippo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hippo lands a jab-cross combination.
Hippo lands with a right hand.
Hippo lands a nice shot that snaps Perun's head back.
Perun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hippo.
Some wild striking there from Hippo.
Hippo throws a hook but Perun blocks it.
Perun lands a right hook to the body.
Perun is looking to wear down Hippo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hippo stalks Perun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perun's face. Perun staggers backwards, shaken.
Hippo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perun.
Hippo swings for the body but Perun moves out of range.
Hippo keeps the fight on the outside.
Perun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hippo thows a body shot but no joy.
Hippo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hippo ducks under a wild hook from Perun.
Hippo moves out of range of the strikes.
Perun takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hippo looks to score with a jab to the body but Perun is just out of range.
Hippo's corner calls for a 1-2. Hippo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perun staying out of range there.
Hippo connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Hippo misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Hippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hippo fails to land with a series of punches.
Perun moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Perun lands the left hand.
Hippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perun moves away.
Hippo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Hippo misses its intended target.
Perun throws a shot to the body.
Perun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perun moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perun with a jab.
Perun tries to clinch but Hippo moves out of range.
Hippo throws a jab but it's blocked by Perun.
Perun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hippo tries to avoid it but Perun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hippo to the ground. Hippo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hippo stalks Perun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perun's face. Perun staggers backwards, shaken.
Perun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hippo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perun's head backwards.
Perun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hippo throws a right hand that Perun ducks under and follows up with a left that Perun also avoids with ease.
Hippo misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perun moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo has Perun pressed against the cage, preventing Perun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Perun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perun dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Perun keeps control of Hippo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perun has Hippo pressed against the cage, preventing Hippo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Perun.
Hippo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perun tries to close the distance and clinch but Hippo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King Hippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hippo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Hippo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perun walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perun.
Hippo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perun circles away quickly and effectively.
Hippo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Perun misses.
Perun takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Hippo.
Perun moves away from the strike by Hippo.
Perun connects with a looping right hand.
Hippo misses with a combination
and Perun counters with a three punch combo that has Hippo backing up. Hippo nods at Perun to acknowledge the strikes.
Hippo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perun has closed the distance and engaged Hippo in a clinch.
Perun can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hippo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo clobbers Perun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hippo throws an overhand right that lands on Perun's shoulder, as Perun tries to avoid the shot.
Perun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hippo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Perun counter with a right hand.
Perun throws a series of strikes that have Hippo backpedaling.
Hippo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perun looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hippo lands a really nice looking cross but Perun seems unphased.
Perun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hippo throws a series of punches but Perun moves out of range.
Perun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hippo avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashur Perun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hippo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Perun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perun throws a leg kick but Hippo moved away.
A swing and a miss from Hippo.
Hippo throws the left hand but Perun avoids the punch easily.
Hippo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perun lands a two punch combo.
Hippo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good shot there by Hippo.
Perun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ashur Perun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Hippo.
A big right from Hippo misses.
Perun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perun darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Perun. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hippo fails to land with a series of punches.
Hippo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perun with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Hippo.
Perun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hippo stalks Perun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perun's face. Perun staggers backwards, shaken.
Hippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perun takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King Hippo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hippo throws a combination. Perun tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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 Ashur Perun.
I think Hippo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Hippo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kip Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estacio da Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Fonseca has chosen "Chokechain" - 3oh!3 as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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24
136 lbs
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25
140 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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, Kip Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Estacio da Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Fonseca looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dynamite is fending him off so far but da Fonseca persists. Nope, Dynamite circles away and we're back to standing.
da Fonseca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dynamite pinned against the cage. Dynamite gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
da Fonseca shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dynamite manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
da Fonseca passes into half guard.
Dynamite blocking the ground and pound attempt from da Fonseca.
Dynamite is trying to stand back up but da Fonseca is controlling him
da Fonseca is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Dynamite still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Dynamite has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
da Fonseca tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Fonseca throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
da Fonseca looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kip Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Estacio da Fonseca.
Excellent takedown into side control there by da Fonseca.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
da Fonseca lands a nice forearm strike.
da Fonseca tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
da Fonseca throwing shots but missing, from side control.
da Fonseca wants to control but Dynamite is keeping him busy.
Dynamite managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by da Fonseca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Fonseca throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dynamite can't do much from the bottom here.
da Fonseca landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
da Fonseca just content to control the position.
Dynamite really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
da Fonseca takes the fight into the clinch.
da Fonseca is working for takedown but Dynamite is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dynamite landing knees to the head.
Dynamite prevents a takedown attempt there.
da Fonseca tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dynamite just stands there and leans against the cage.
da Fonseca takes an elbow to the temple.
Dynamite with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dynamite unloads a knee to the mid-section. da Fonseca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
da Fonseca looks gassed!
Dynamite throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from da Fonseca.
Dynamite fails to pull guard.
Dynamite prevents a takedown attempt there.
da Fonseca changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dynamite fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dynamite wants to clinch
and da Fonseca counters with a single leg into guard. Dynamite didn't expect that.
Dynamite is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst da Fonseca is controlling him.
da Fonseca throwing strikes but missing.
Dynamite looking for a sweep. Not yet Dynamite, not yet.
Dynamite trying to keep a closed guard but da Fonseca is proving a slippery customer.
da Fonseca showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Dynamite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dynamite trying to control the position.
da Fonseca slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
da Fonseca tries for a takedown but Dynamite sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by da Fonseca or perhaps it was just good defense by Dynamite which made him look bad.
da Fonseca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estacio da Fonseca dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dynamite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
da Fonseca blocks a head kick by Dynamite.
da Fonseca shoots for a double leg takedown but Dynamite sprawls well. He's pushed da Fonseca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dynamite doesn't manage to clinch there - da Fonseca circles away.
da Fonseca just misses with a punch to the body.
da Fonseca gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
da Fonseca has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dynamite is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Dynamite.
da Fonseca goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dynamite prevents it.
Kip Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Estacio da Fonseca.
da Fonseca gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dynamite knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for da Fonseca on the ground.
da Fonseca is working for a submission of some sort.
Dynamite pushes da Fonseca off looking to stand but da Fonseca dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite blocking the ground and pound attempt from da Fonseca.
da Fonseca scoring with strikes to the body and head.
da Fonseca is taking a breather. Dynamite 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.
Dynamite is defending against the submission attempts here by da Fonseca.
da Fonseca thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dynamite to regain full guard.
Dynamite pushes da Fonseca off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dynamite shoots in but no luck this time.
da Fonseca looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dynamite!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Fonseca wants to control the pace but Dynamite is squirming around nicely.
Dynamite tries to hold on but da Fonseca postures up.
da Fonseca is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dynamite has managed to escape the submission attempt.
da Fonseca tries to control but Dynamite wriggling away.
Dynamite is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite regains half guard.
Estacio da Fonseca has got the better of the ground game so far.
da Fonseca moves nicely into side control.
da Fonseca is working Dynamite over with some ground and pound from side control.
da Fonseca tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
da Fonseca avoids the strikes from the bottom by Dynamite.
Dynamite is looking for a sweep.
da Fonseca working the ground and pound but Dynamite is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, da Fonseca asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dynamite tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but da Fonseca presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
da Fonseca looking to finish Dynamite with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dynamite!
da Fonseca jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dynamite manages to avoid the submission attempt.
da Fonseca creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dynamite can't do much from the bottom here.
da Fonseca tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no da Fonseca has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estacio da Fonseca 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!
da Fonseca fails with a takedown attempt.
Dynamite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Fonseca tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dynamite swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamite with a poor takedown
and da Fonseca counters with a shoot takedown. Dynamite fights it but they end up in guard.
da Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Dynamite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dynamite looking to hit a scissor sweep but da Fonseca is one step ahead there.
da Fonseca prevents Dynamite from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Fonseca is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dynamite trying to control the position.
da Fonseca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
da Fonseca is looking to work some ground and pound but Dynamite has wrist control.
Dynamite is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dynamite being controlled here, momentarily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
da Fonseca closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Estacio da Fonseca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Fonseca is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dynamite sees it coming and defends easily.
da Fonseca controlling the pace.
Dynamite keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
da Fonseca controlling the action here.
Dynamite is refusing to be controlled, as da Fonseca sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Fonseca stalling.
Dynamite tries to kick da Fonseca off but da Fonseca keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
da Fonseca wants to work for an arm triangle but Dynamite is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dynamite trying to control from the bottom.
da Fonseca prevents Dynamite from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dynamite wants to clinch
and da Fonseca counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by da Fonseca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Fonseca trying to control but Dynamite is working from the bottom.
Dynamite wants to improve his position but instead da Fonseca has moved into half guard.
da Fonseca moves nicely into side control.
Dynamite tries to control but da Fonseca manages to take his back.
Kip Dynamite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
da Fonseca controlling the position well here. Dynamite rolled but da Fonseca kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Dynamite has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
da Fonseca slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Estacio da Fonseca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got da Fonseca winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Estacio da Fonseca!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronilson Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by Killing Me Softly. Ribeiro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Endrah - Turns Blue . Ronilson Ribeiro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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19
306 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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19
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herman Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronilson Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holmes. Holmes obviously looking to wear him down.
Holmes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ribeiro at a distance.
Ribeiro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holmes tries to avoid it but Ribeiro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holmes to the ground. Holmes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Ribeiro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
Ribeiro looks gassed!
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!
Holmes dips to his left and cracks Ribeiro with an uppercut!
Holmes is looking to slow Ribeiro down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Ribeiro down.
Ribeiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holmes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holmes lands a really nice looking cross but Ribeiro seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes drops Ribeiro with a beautiful combination! Ribeiro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Holmes is looking for the KO!
Ribeiro is rocked!
Holmes steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Ribeiro is out on his feet! Holmes sets himself and nearly takes Ribeiro's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herman Holmes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ameliano Cassemiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rad Thibodeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
183 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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22
174 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ameliano Cassemiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rad Thibodeaux !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassemiro throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cassemiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cassemiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thibodeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassemiro.
Cassemiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thibodeaux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cassemiro.
A slow jab from Cassemiro misses its intended target.
Cassemiro scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Thibodeaux .
Cassemiro throws a head kick that misses.
Cassemiro lands a big head kick that sends Thibodeaux tumbling to the mat! Cassemiro takes a step backwards and waves Thibodeaux back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thibodeaux is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Cassemiro knocks Thibodeaux out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ameliano Cassemiro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hard Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hamster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
171 lbs
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20
178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hard Puncher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Hamster!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puncher.
Puncher throws a jab when Hamster was well out of range.
Hamster slips under a jab from Puncher.
Puncher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Richard Hamster has been cut.
Hamster looks to score with a jab to the body but Puncher is just out of range.
Puncher looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamster is just out of range.
Hamster tries to clinch but Puncher moves out of range.
Hamster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamster misses the jab.
Puncher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Puncher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamster is looking to clinch.
Hamster 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.
Hamster throws a combination that misses
and Puncher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Richard Hamster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamster moves in looking to clinch but Puncher pushes him off.
Puncher misses the body punch
and Hamster counters with a left to the body.
Puncher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hamster darts in trying to clinch
and Puncher counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puncher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puncher scores with a jab to the body.
Hamster misses with the combination.
Hamster takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puncher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hamster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Puncher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamster moves away.
Puncher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puncher throws a looping overhand right but Hamster ducks down to avoid it.
Puncher thows a body shot but no joy.
Puncher misses with a body shot.
Puncher throws a lazy right hand but Hamster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puncher thuds his right hand into Hamster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Puncher misses with an uppercut. Hamster saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puncher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Puncher counters with a left to the body.
Hamster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puncher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Puncher!
Puncher connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamster connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamster misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hard Puncher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Hamster's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Puncher waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hamster.
Puncher misses with a hook.
A big right from Hamster misses.
Hamster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Puncher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamster was well out of range. Poor timing from Puncher.
Hamster throws a hook but Puncher avoids it easily.
Hamster darts in trying to clinch
and Hamster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamster wants to clinch
and Puncher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Hamster finds it's target.
Puncher throws a combination. Hamster tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Puncher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puncher misses with an uppercut. Hamster saw that one coming.
Hard Puncher is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamster looks to clinch
and Puncher counters with a three punch combo that has Hamster backing up. Hamster nods at Puncher to acknowledge the strikes.
Hamster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puncher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hamster misses with a straight left.
Puncher throws a hook to the side of Hamster's head but Hamster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamster misses the jab.
Puncher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Puncher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamster.
Puncher takes a swing at Hamster's ribcage but misses.
Puncher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hamster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puncher defending well as Hamster loads up on a big left hand.
Hamster moves forwards but Puncher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That has opened up Richard Hamster's cut even more.
Hamster throws a jab when Puncher was well out of range.
Hamster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamster misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamster looks to clinch
and Puncher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hamster misses with a straight left.
Hamster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puncher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hamster thinking.
Hamster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hamster is breathing heavily.
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!
Hamster tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Puncher counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puncher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hard Puncher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Hamster's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hamster throws a sloppy body shot
letting Puncher counter with a right hand.
Puncher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamster was well out of range. Poor timing from Puncher.
Puncher looks to land a combination but Hamster avoids it well.
Hamster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puncher fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamster looks to clinch
and Puncher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puncher lands a head shot.
Puncher lands a nice hook to Hamster's body. Hamster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hamster gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamster blocks an uppercut.
Hamster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hamster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punchers head.
Puncher lands an uppercut.
Hamster tries a body shot but Puncher blocks it.
Puncher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Puncher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puncher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puncher wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puncher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Hamster.
Hamster misses with an elbow over the top.
Hamster lands with a short shot to the head.
Hamster lands a nice elbow.
Hamster lands an elbow inside that Puncher shrugs off.
Hamster looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hamster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puncher backwards.
Hamster trying to land knees to the body.
Hamster looking to stall.
Hamster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamster tries to work over Puncher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hamster working aggressively here.
Puncher struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamster controls his hands.
Puncher presses Hamster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puncher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hamster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puncher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hamster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puncher blocks an uppercut.
Hamster blocks an uppercut.
Hamster misses with an elbow strike.
Hamster swings wildly with an uppercut but Puncher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamster lands a left hand.
Puncher lands a left hand.
Hamster blocking some punches.
Puncher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamster backwards.
Puncher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hamster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puncher looking to stall.
Puncher is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamster has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Puncher.
Puncher lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Puncher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puncher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puncher avoids a wild elbow strike from Hamster.
Puncher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Puncher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Puncher pushes Hamster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Puncher.
Puncher gets through Hamster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puncher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puncher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Puncher taking a breather.
Hamster misses with a body punch.
Hamster scores a nice knee to the body.
Hamster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puncher backwards.
A short left from Puncher.
Hamster pushes off an throws an elbow but Puncher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Puncher.
Richard Hamster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Puncher as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puncher lands with a right to the head.
Puncher is leaning against Hamster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hamster.
Puncher blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Puncher as the two fighters clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Puncher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Puncher manages to break the clinch.
Hard Puncher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puncher connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puncher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puncher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puncher avoids it.
Hamster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hamster swings wildly with an uppercut but Puncher uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hard Puncher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puncher 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hard Puncher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Osorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Raakalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osorio comes to the cage accompanied by Run to the Hills. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Osorio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rami Raakalainen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raakalainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raakalainen throws a series of punches but Osorio avoids them all with ease.
Osorio is looking to clinch but Raakalainen is avoiding it.
Raakalainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Osorio misses with a hook. Raakalainen ducked under it nicely.
Raakalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Osorio misses with a looping left.
Raakalainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Osorio.
Osorio misses with a looping right.
Rami Raakalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Osorio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raakalainen has had enough of the clinch but Osorio keeps him there for the moment.
Osorio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raakalainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raakalainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Osorio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raakalainen backwards.
Raakalainen is trying to force a seperation but Osorio has the dominant position.
Raakalainen trying to land knees to the body.
Osorio blocks the elbow strike.
Raakalainen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Osorio digs a right hand underneath Raakalainen's ribcage. Raakalainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Osorio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osorio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Osorio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Osorio keeps control of Raakalainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raakalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raakalainen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Osorio scores with a counter punch that sends Raakalainen to the canvas! Osorio smells blood - he's punishing Raakalainen with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Raakalainen has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Osorio!
Hector Osorio is the new light heavyweight champion!
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