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UVT Fight Night 5/12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Hoyt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alco Holic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alco Holic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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144 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonard Hoyt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alco Holic!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoyt misses with the combination.
Holic lands a with a good body shot.
Hoyt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoyt fails to land with a series of punches.
Holic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoyt moves away.
Holic thows a body shot but no joy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Holic.
Holic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hoyt struggling a bit here.
Holic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hoyt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Holic is looking to take a break and control but Hoyt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyt can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holic taking a breather here.
Holic misses with the ground and pound.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoyt moves away.
Holic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holic is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoyt has wrist control.
Hoyt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Holic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoyt keeping moving, preventing Holic from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Holic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hoyt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoyt, not yet.
Holic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The strikes coming from Holic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sloppy strikes there by Holic.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hoyt is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Holic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hoyt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hoyt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alco Holic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoyt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holic takes a swing at Hoyt's ribcage but misses.
Hoyt cracks Holic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holic wants it to stay on the feet.
Hoyt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holic.
Nice jab there from Holic.
No luck for Hoyt with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard Hoyt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holic takes a swing at Hoyt's ribcage but misses.
Hoyt misses with a double jab.
Hoyt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hoyt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Holic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holic wants to pass the guard but Hoyt is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoyt defending well though.
Holic wants to pass the guard but Hoyt is defending well.
Hoyt is trying to stand up here but Holic is controlling him well.
Holic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoyt keeps working.
Holic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hoyt is just riding it out for now. Holic eventually gives up the hold.
Holic controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holic takes a swing at Hoyt's ribcage but misses.
Hoyt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holic circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoyt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Hoyt.
Holic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoyt manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holic checks a leg kick.
Holic misses with a wild body shot.
Holic works Hoyt's body with a nice hook.
Holic digs a good hook to Hoyt's body.
Leonard Hoyt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoyt dodges the punch combination from Holic.
Hoyt looks to land a combination but Holic avoids it well.
Hoyt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Holic shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoyt tries to sprawl out of it but Holic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoyt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Holic thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoyt has a takedown stuffed.
Hoyt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holic's waist but Holic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoyt off to one side.
Hoyt closes the distance and clinches up with Holic, looking for a takedown. Hoyt pushes Holic against the cage but Holic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Hoyt misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holic misses with a body shot.
Hoyt misses with a double jab
and Holic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holic takes a swing at Hoyt's ribcage but misses.
Holic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hoyt is trying to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Holic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Holic working the head and body with strikes.
Holic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Holic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hoyt is not content to let Holic control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alco Holic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Hoyt.
Holic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoyt's waist but Hoyt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Holic off to one side.
Hoyt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Holic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Holic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoyt defending well though.
Holic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoyt's head.
Holic slips a nice elbow through Hoyt's hands, connecting with Hoyt's forehead.
Holic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holic is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoyt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Holic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Holic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hoyt is trying to stand up here but Holic is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Holic is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoyt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hoyt is trying to maintain the position but Holic is very close to passing his half guard.
Holic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hoyt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoyt doesn't manage to clinch there - Holic circles away.
Hoyt gets caught flat footed, as Holic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Holic throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoyt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holic trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoyt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoyt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoyt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holic is controlling him.
Leonard Hoyt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Holic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoyt is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Holic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hoyt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoyt tries for a takedown but Holic manages to get underhooks.
Holic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoyt manages to avoid it.
Holic shoots in for a double leg but Hoyt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alco Holic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoyt misses with a low kick.
Hoyt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alco Holic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alco Holic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between O Fadda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Gurgel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with O Fadda's chin.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, O Fadda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Gurgel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurgel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gurgel throws a head kick that misses.
Fadda avoids the head kick by Gurgel.
Nice takedown defense from Gurgel. No joy for Fadda on that attempt.
Fadda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gurgel defends it nicely.
Fadda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gurgel sprawls well. Gurgel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fadda gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for O Fadda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fadda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gurgel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fadda somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurgel swings for the body but Fadda moves out of range.
Gurgel fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gurgel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fadda shoots in looking for a takedown. Gurgel tries to sprawl out of it but Fadda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gurgel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gurgel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Fadda with that takedown attempt.
Gurgel tries to clinch up but Fadda circles away and keeps his distance.
Fadda avoids the head kick by Gurgel.
Gurgel tries a head kick but it misses.
Gurgel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fadda is breathing heavily.
Fadda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gurgel delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A head kick lands from Gurgel that sends Fadda to the canvas. Fadda tries to scramble back to his feet but Gurgel brings him back down into side control.
Fadda is rocked!
It looks like O Fadda has been cut.
Gurgel decides to stand back up.
Oh Fadda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gurgel tries to clinch up.
Gurgel tries to clinch but Fadda moves out of range.
Fadda seems to have got his legs back now.
Fadda swats away the attempt to clinch by Gurgel.
Gurgel wants to clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fadda. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gurgel is looking to clinch.
Gurgel misses with a head kick.
Gurgel throws a sloppy head kick and Fadda moves out of range easily.
Gurgel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gurgel throws a right and a left that Fadda avoids nicely.
Fadda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fadda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gurgel, who protects the arm well.
Gurgel wants to get back to his feet.
Gurgel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fadda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadda is trying to get an arm triangle but Gurgel is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gurgel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Gurgel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on O Fadda's cut.
That's time! Fadda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gurgel slaps away a takedown attempt from Fadda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gurgel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gurgel lands a head kick that stumbles Fadda and the fighters go to the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gurgel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fadda, up you get!
O Fadda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fadda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gurgel's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fadda is looking for a kimura but Gurgel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fadda to get the leverage.
Gurgel is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda trying to advance position but Gurgel counters by regaining guard.
Gurgel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fadda dives into side control.
Gurgel pushes Fadda away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fadda gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fadda swings around for an armbar but Gurgel sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fadda's guard.
Gurgel gets to his feet - Fadda follows without any prompting.
Gurgel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pablo Gurgel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fadda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gurgel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fadda somewhat.
No joy there for Gurgel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gurgel is looking to clinch.
Gurgel throws a head kick but Fadda moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gurgel circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for O Fadda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gurgel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fadda, pushing him back against the cage.
Fadda is working for takedown but Gurgel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fadda looking for a takedown.
Fadda tries to score a body lock takedown but Gurgel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gurgel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gurgel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gurgel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fadda if he has to take too many more of those.
Gurgel throws a body punch but Fadda moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fadda is defended easily by Gurgel.
Gurgel thows a body kick. Fadda tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel misses with a head kick.
Gurgel connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Fadda to the floor! Gurgel dives in looking for the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurgel tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Fadda.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fadda is pressing down on Gurgel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fadda managing to control the position.
Fadda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fadda working for a triangle but Gurgel defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gurgel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Gurgel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on O Fadda's cut.
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.
Gurgel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gurgel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fadda's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fadda.
Gurgel tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Gurgel is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Fadda off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Fadda is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
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.
Gurgel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gurgel is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Fadda off. It looks like it's working - Fadda slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Gurgel displaying calm under pressure there.
Fadda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gurgel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fadda circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fadda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fadda shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for O Fadda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fadda blocks the body kick.
Gurgel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fadda.
Pablo Gurgel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fadda misses with a takedown attempt - Gurgel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gurgel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fadda.
Gurgel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gurgel throws a sloppy head kick and Fadda moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fadda avoids the head kick by Gurgel.
Pablo Gurgel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fadda dives in and grabs Gurgel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gurgel pushes down on Fadda's head and hops out.
Fadda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gurgel swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gurgel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fadda shoots in looking for a takedown. Gurgel tries to sprawl out of it but Fadda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gurgel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fadda takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gurgel throws a head kick that Fadda semi-blocks.
Gurgel leaves Fadda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gurgel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fadda if he has to take too many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Gurgel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gurgel 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Gurgel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramzi Mahjoub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahjoub has chosen Show me your genitals as his entrance music. Stephen Hawking has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Hawking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramzi Mahjoub!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawking has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mahjoub tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hawking just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mahjoub can't get the takedown.
Hawking lands a hook that snaps the head of Mahjoub backwards.
Mahjoub tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawking avoids it.
Hawking letting Mahjoub take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawking.
Mahjoub has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hawking is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stephen Hawking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramzi Mahjoub.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mahjoub's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahjoub tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mahjoub fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawking.
Hawking blocks the elbow strike.
Hawking lands a left hand.
Hawking digs a right hand underneath Mahjoub's ribcage. Mahjoub let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hawking digs a right hand into Mahjoub's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahjoub's gas tank.
Mahjoub stalling in the clinch but Hawking improves position.
Hawking gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mahjoub.
Mahjoub looks gassed!
A short right from Hawking on the inside.
Hawking presses Mahjoub against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawking lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hawking lands a body shot.
Mahjoub has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hawking is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hawking lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahjoub backwards.
Mahjoub is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawking lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mahjoub backwards.
Mahjoub is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawking finish him?
Hawking lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahjoub backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawking.
Hawking lands a left hand.
Hawking lands a big right hand that drops Mahjoub! The killer instinct kicks in and Hawking finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hawking!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Hawking!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yve Braud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Braud might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Here Comes the Hammer" by M.C. Hammer. Jacobs has chosen Come Out Swinging as his entrance music. Mark Jacobs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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21
232 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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25
255 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yve Braud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacobs.
Braud closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Braud lands in his opponent's guard.
Jacobs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Braud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Braud throws and elbow that misses. Jacobs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Braud's guard. Nice move by Jacobs!
Jacobs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Braud has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jacobs has managed to get both his arms back between Braud's legs - danger averted.
Jacobs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jacobs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jacobs preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braud is working hard here to advance position.
Jacobs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Braud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Braud had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jacobs defends it easily.
Jacobs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jacobs is looking to work some ground and pound but Braud has wrist control.
Braud bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jacobs's guard.
Braud has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Braud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jacobs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Braud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jacobs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jacobs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braud.
Jacobs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braud makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Braud throws and elbow that misses. Jacobs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Braud's guard. Nice move by Jacobs!
Braud is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braud keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Braud looking for a sweep. Not yet Braud, not yet.
Braud bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jacobs's guard.
Braud throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Braud with a nice head shot there.
Braud throwing strikes from guard but Jacobs blocks nicely.
Braud passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jacobs struggling a bit here.
Braud working the body and head with strikes.
Braud working the ground and pound but Jacobs is defending the strikes.
Jacobs dodges the ground and pound from Braud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Braud's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Braud working the ground and pound from side control.
Braud scores with a couple of short elbows.
Braud landing a few strikes.
Braud lands an elbow.
Braud throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Braud postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Braud working the ground and pound.
Jacobs manages to work his way to half guard, despite Braud's best efforts.
Braud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jacobs trying to control here.
Braud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Braud connects with a nice short shot to Jacobs's temple.
Braud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braud landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Braud is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jacobs trying to control from the bottom.
Braud working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Braud lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Braud working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jacobs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Braud scores with a couple of nice shots.
Braud winds up and cracks Jacobs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Braud scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Braud working over Jacobs with some ground and pound. Jacobs looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jacobs wants to get back to full guard.
Braud looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Braud lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yve Braud dominated that round.
That's time! Braud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice defenses there by Braud.
Jacobs just misses with a punch to the body.
Braud shoots in and drives through. Jacobs sprawls well.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Braud avoids nicely.
Braud throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jacobs's waist but Jacobs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Braud off to one side.
Braud throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jacobs's waist but Jacobs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Braud off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yve Braud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs throws the left hand but Braud avoids the punch easily.
Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Jacobs.
Yve Braud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Braud.
Braud shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Braud was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Braud cracks Jacobs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Braud.
The referee warns Jacobs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Braud lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braud punishing his opponent with strikes.
Braud is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braud breaks from Jacobs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yve Braud overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Braud lands a big shot there that rocks Jacobs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Braud landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jacobs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Braud unloading with bombs!
Braud unloading with bombs!
Braud scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Braud lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jacobs hang on?
Braud scoring with strikes but Jacobs is staying in there.
Braud landing strikes from the mount and Jacobs is in trouble!
Braud with shots to the head and body - Jacobs looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jacobs is in a horrible position here. Braud smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Braud avoids the attempt from Jacobs to control.
Braud scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jacobs?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braud lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Braud punishing his opponent with strikes.
Braud working Jacobs over with strikes here.
Braud in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jacobs trying desperately to get to his feet.
Braud fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Braud lands a big shot there that rocks Jacobs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Braud.
Braud looking to finish Jacobs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jacobs!
Jacobs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jacobs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Braud connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Braud cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Braud is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Braud lands a big elbow.
Braud punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jacobs taking shots to the head.
Jacobs is looking to get to half guard.
Braud working Jacobs over with strikes here.
Braud lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braud lands a nice shot to the head.
Braud is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You get the feeling that Jacobs really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Braud working the ground and pound effectively.
Braud postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jacobs looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yve Braud dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Jacobs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mark Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braud closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Braud scoring with punches and elbows.
Jacobs on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Braud is working Jacobs over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jacobs is pushing Braud's head away, looking to escape. Braud manages to hold on to the position though.
Braud scores with a couple of short elbows.
Braud lands an elbow.
Braud works to advance to full mount. Jacobs defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jacobs is bucking up trying to escape but Braud cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braud unloading with bombs!
Braud lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jacobs hang on?
Braud lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Braud lands a nice shot to the head.
Braud dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Braud cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jacobs regains half guard.
Jacobs looks like he's trying to stand up.
Braud lands with a punch from half guard.
Braud winds up and cracks Jacobs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Braud is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jacobs is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Braud working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Braud.
Jacobs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jacobs tries to lock up and control but Braud gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Braud with the ground and pound from mount.
Braud with the ground and pound from mount.
Braud lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jacobs can't escape the position.
Braud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacobs can do to turn this around?
Braud scoring with strikes but Jacobs is staying in there.
Jacobs tries to lock up and control but Braud gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Braud looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jacobs tries to hold on but Braud pushes him away.
Braud is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braud with good strikes from the mount here!
Braud lands a big elbow.
Braud lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jacobs hang on?
Braud with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Braud.
Braud looking to finish Jacobs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jacobs!
Braud working Jacobs over with strikes here.
Braud scoring with strikes but Jacobs is staying in there.
Braud breaks from Jacobs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Braud with a couple of short strikes.
Jacobs taking shots to the head.
Jacobs is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Braud punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braud scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Jacobs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Braud looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mark Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braud raining down shots from the mount!
Braud is landing with some decent strikes but Jacobs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Braud lands a heavy elbow.
Braud cracks Jacobs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jacobs bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Braud is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Braud manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Yve Braud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Braud, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yve Braud!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renata Sobrawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D J Rich will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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22
150 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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23
145 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renata Sobrawl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, D J Rich!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobrawl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sobrawl dodges the punch combination from Rich.
Rich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sobrawl manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sobrawl is looking for a triangle but Rich pushes his legs off easily.
Sobrawl has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rich should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sobrawl has tightened it up now! Rich should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Renata Sobrawl!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoruba Ahimbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahimbe has chosen "Hit em Up" Tupac as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Houdini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoruba Ahimbe!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houdini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahimbe slaps away a takedown attempt from Houdini, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ahimbe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ahimbe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Houdini throws a looping overhand right but Ahimbe ducks down to avoid it.
Houdini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Houdini tries to move into range but Ahimbe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Houdini has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Houdini there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ahimbe lands with a shot to the body.
Ahimbe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ahimbe wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Ahimbe as Houdini shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Houdini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahimbe stuns Houdini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ahimbe tests Houdini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Houdini fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houdini shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ahimbe misses with a body shot.
Ahimbe with a hook.
Houdini shoots in for a takedown but Ahimbe shows good takedown defense.
Ahimbe throws a series of punches but Houdini avoids them all with ease.
Ahimbe swinging wilding here.
Houdini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahimbe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Houdini gets caught flat footed, as Ahimbe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Houdini is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahimbe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ahimbe is pushing down on Houdini's leg trying to pass to half guard. Houdini is fighting to maintain full guard but Ahimbe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ahimbe wants to pass to mount but Houdini is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ahimbe lands a nice short elbow.
Houdini actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houdini wants to get back to full guard.
Houdini actively working from the bottom here.
Ahimbe working the head and body with strikes.
Ahimbe is trying to control the action in half guard but Houdini is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ahimbe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Houdini's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ahimbe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ahimbe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houdini closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ahimbe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Houdini takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ahimbe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Houdini had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Houdini shoots and misses
and Ahimbe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Houdini's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ahimbe trying to control but Houdini is working from the bottom.
Ahimbe postures up and lands a big shot to Houdini's brow.
Ahimbe thows a big elbow that misses.
Houdini working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ahimbe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ahimbe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ahimbe scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahimbe wants to control from the top but Houdini keeps moving.
Ahimbe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ahimbe wants to control from the top but Houdini keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe stands up over Houdini, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Houdini is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ahimbe advances to half guard.
Ahimbe is keen to just control but Houdini is a slippery customer.
Houdini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ahimbe.
Houdini has a hand on Ahimbe's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ahimbe takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ahimbe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ahimbe looking to finish Houdini with some ground and pound. This is bad for Houdini!
Houdini is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ahimbe with the ground and pound from mount.
Ahimbe wants to control the pace but Houdini is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Houdini?
Houdini is trying desperately to improve position.
Ahimbe lands with some strikes.
Ahimbe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ahimbe landing shots from mount.
Ahimbe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Houdini hang on?
Ahimbe landing shots from mount.
Houdini is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ahimbe lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahimbe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Houdini looks a forlorn figure.
Ahimbe raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoruba Ahimbe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Houdini tries a head kick but it misses.
Ahimbe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ahimbe seems to be working for a kimura but Houdini defends the submission attempt.
Houdini is trying to get back to full guard.
Houdini looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ahimbe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ahimbe lands with a punch from half guard.
Houdini is trying to control but can't.
Ahimbe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Houdini does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ahimbe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ahimbe is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ahimbe throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ahimbe!
Ahimbe working to try and regain half guard.
Houdini wants to finish this one by submission but Ahimbe is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Houdini.
Ahimbe is squirming around, avoiding Houdini's attempts to control the action.
Ahimbe can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoruba Ahimbe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Houdini goes for an armbar but Ahimbe turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ahimbe.
Ahimbe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ahimbe wants to control from the top but Houdini keeps moving.
Ahimbe won't allow Houdini to sweep him here.
Ahimbe wants to pass the guard but Houdini is keeping the position.
Houdini escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ahimbe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houdini throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Houdini is trying to keep Ahimbe in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ahimbe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alex Houdini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ahimbe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahimbe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Houdini.
No joy there for Ahimbe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahimbe looks for the body kick but Houdini saw that one coming.
Ahimbe misses with a hook. Houdini ducked under it nicely.
Houdini has his takedown stuffed
letting Ahimbe counter with a right hand.
Ahimbe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe dips to his left and cracks Houdini with an uppercut!
Houdini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahimbe.
Houdini with a poor takedown
and Ahimbe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahimbe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Houdini's sensitive parts.
Ahimbe scores with a shot to the body.
Ahimbe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Houdini has his takedown stuffed
so Ahimbe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Houdini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahimbe wants to control from the top but Houdini keeps moving.
Ahimbe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ahimbe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ahimbe throws a big right hand that misses.
Ahimbe trying to control the position from guard on top but Houdini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houdini is looking for a triangle here but Ahimbe uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ahimbe scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoruba Ahimbe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Houdini fails with the takedown
and Ahimbe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahimbe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ahimbe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Houdini is working to get back to half guard.
Ahimbe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Houdini's face.
Ahimbe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Houdini is looking to escape.
Ahimbe landing punches.
Houdini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ahimbe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Houdini is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ahimbe landing shots from mount.
Houdini is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahimbe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ahimbe with shots to the head and body - Houdini looks very uncomfortable down there.
Houdini takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Houdini is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ahimbe lands a big elbow.
Ahimbe wants to control the pace but Houdini is squirming around nicely.
Ahimbe lands a heavy elbow.
Ahimbe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Houdini hang on?
Houdini sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ahimbe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ahimbe slips a nice elbow through Houdini's hands, connecting with Houdini's forehead.
Houdini trying to hold on to Ahimbe's head to control him but Ahimbe postures up.
Ahimbe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Houdini defending well though.
Alex Houdini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houdini gets back to full guard.
Ahimbe looking to pass the guard.
Ahimbe distracts Houdini with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ahimbe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Houdini throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ahimbe uses it to pass to side control.
Ahimbe looks up at the clock and then as Houdini takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ahimbe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Houdini wants to control but Ahimbe postures up.
Ahimbe cracks Houdini with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Houdini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe landing a few strikes.
Ahimbe wants to control but Houdini is keeping him busy.
Houdini is looking to regain half guard here but Ahimbe keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ahimbe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Houdini looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Houdini is looking for a sweep.
Ahimbe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ahimbe is looking to take a break and control but Houdini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Houdini takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahimbe misses with the ground and pound.
Ahimbe avoids the strikes from the bottom by Houdini.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Houdini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahimbe.
Houdini misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Ahimbe to counter with a crisp jab.
Houdini misses with a takedown
enabling Ahimbe to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Houdini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahimbe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Houdini.
Houdini fails with the takedown
letting Ahimbe counter with a right hand.
Yoruba Ahimbe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ahimbe cracks Houdini with a right hand to the side of the head.
Houdini fails with the takedown
and Ahimbe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahimbe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ahimbe with a nice cross.
Ahimbe 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.
Houdini looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ahimbe with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoruba Ahimbe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ahimbe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoruba Ahimbe!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Segata Sanshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Primo Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanshiro comes to the cage accompanied by Sega Satan!. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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19
140 lbs
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23
135 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Segata Sanshiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Primo Marcello!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcello fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanshiro lands a high kick!
Marcello looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marcello throws out a loose jab but Sanshiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanshiro throws a body punch but Marcello moves out of range.
Marcello fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Segata Sanshiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Primo Marcello.
Marcello shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanshiro as he avoids it easily.
Sanshiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Sanshiro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marcello shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sanshiro is trying to defend but Marcello finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marcello is trying to work for a kimura but Sanshiro is defending well.
Sanshiro tries to get to full guard but Marcello has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcello is trying to work for a kimura but Sanshiro is defending well.
Sanshiro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanshiro wants to sweep here but Marcello controlling him for the moment.
Marcello drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sanshiro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Marcello has Sanshiro in his guard.
Marcello is looking for a triangle but Sanshiro pushes his legs off easily.
Marcello looks gassed!
Sanshiro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marcello looking for a guillotine here but Sanshiro defends easily.
Marcello is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sanshiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marcello has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanshiro has managed to get both his arms back between Marcello's legs - danger averted.
Sanshiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marcello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanshiro controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcello working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sanshiro has passed into half guard!
Sanshiro prevents Marcello from improving his position.
Marcello looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanshiro prevents Marcello from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanshiro perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marcello actively working from the bottom here.
Marcello tries to get to full guard but Sanshiro has control of the leg.
It looks like Sanshiro is going to stand back up.
Sanshiro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanshiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice cross by Marcello.
Marcello shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanshiro sprawls well. Sanshiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marcello gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanshiro misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Segata Sanshiro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanshiro keeps Marcello at a distance using the push kick.
Sanshiro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanshiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marcello.
Marcello fails with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanshiro.
Sanshiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marcello. That did some damage!
Sanshiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanshiro.
Sanshiro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marcello's head backwards.
Marcello is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanshiro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marcello shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Segata Sanshiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Primo Marcello.
Marcello is breathing heavily.
Sanshiro lands with a nice combination. Marcello backs away looking to recover.
Sanshiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marcello takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanshiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanshiro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marcello takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sanshiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marcello. That did some damage!
Sanshiro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sanshiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marcello looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanshiro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Primo Marcello has been cut.
Marcello takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanshiro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marcello.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown by Marcello or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanshiro which made him look bad.
Marcello's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanshiro connects with a high kick.
Sanshiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marcello takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanshiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanshiro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanshiro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sanshiro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marcello's calf.
Primo Marcello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanshiro throws a front kick that sends Marcello stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Sanshiro lands but Marcello takes it in his stride.
Sanshiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marcello.
Nice cross by Sanshiro.
Sanshiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanshiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanshiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marcello fails with the takedown.
Segata Sanshiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcello takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid body kick from Sanshiro.
Marcello looks for a takedown but Sanshiro sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marcello crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanshiro - the referee stops the clock and Marcello gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanshiro. Marcello manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanshiro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanshiro scores with a shot to the body.
Marcello has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanshiro.
Marcello misses with a hook. Sanshiro ducked under it nicely.
Sanshiro lands a high kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanshiro.
Sanshiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanshiro lands with a slapping head kick.
Sanshiro lands the left hand.
Marcello takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marcello has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sanshiro.
Marcello is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanshiro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanshiro lands a head kick. Marcello smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sanshiro lands with a hook. Marcello tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanshiro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marcello.
Sanshiro lands with a nice body punch.
Sanshiro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sanshiro scores with a nice right hand.
Marcello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanshiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanshiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanshiro throws a sloppy head kick and Marcello moves out of range easily.
Sanshiro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marcello shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanshiro throws a front kick that sends Marcello stumbling back into the cage.
Sanshiro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcello walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanshiro lands with a slapping head kick.
Sanshiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Segata Sanshiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Primo Marcello's cut.
That's time! Sanshiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Sanshiro ducks down to avoid it.
Marcello takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marcello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marcello will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanshiro leaves Marcello with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanshiro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marcello's head.
Sanshiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marcello moves forwards but Sanshiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanshiro, right into the meat.
Sanshiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marcello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanshiro is looking to slow Marcello down with leg kicks.
Sanshiro stuns Marcello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanshiro lands with a kick to the temple. Marcello shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcello scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanshiro gets back to half guard.
Sanshiro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marcellois looking to pass into half guard but Sanshiro pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sanshiro is in guard.
Sanshiro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marcello looking for subs off his back but Sanshiro has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sanshiro wants to pass the guard but Marcello is defending well.
Sanshiro stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcello gets full guard.
Sanshiro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanshiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marcello has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanshiro has managed to get both his arms back between Marcello's legs - danger averted.
Sanshiro content to stall in guard here.
Sanshiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marcello can do to turn this around?
Sanshiro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcello looking for a sweep. Not yet Marcello, not yet.
Sanshiro is stalling in the full guard.
Sanshiro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Segata Sanshiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanshiro passes into half guard.
Marcello tries to get to full guard but Sanshiro has control of the leg.
Primo Marcello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanshiro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sanshiro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Marcello tries to roll over but Sanshiro keeps him under control.
Marcello looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Sanshiro pushes past his half guard into mount!
Sanshiro controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Segata Sanshiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanshiro 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Segata Sanshiro!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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146 lbs
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Allen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Equinox misses.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Equinox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Equinox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Equinox blocks a low kick nicely.
No luck for Allen with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox forces Allen back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Equinox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Equinox lands with a left to the head.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Equinox controls the action.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen is working for takedown but Equinox is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Equinox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox being controlled against the cage.
Equinox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Equinox stalling in the clinch.
Equinox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Equinox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox effectively controlling the action here.
Allen fails to pull guard.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Allen.
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike.
Allen blocking some punches.
Equinox leaning against his opponent.
Equinox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allens head.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Allen tries for a takedown but Equinox manages to get underhooks.
Allen misses with some punches.
Equinox scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Equinox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Allen stalls.
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Equinox as he connects with a hook.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Equinox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Equinox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Equinox.
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox blocks a body shot from Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Allen looking to stall.
Allen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Equinox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Equinox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Equinox.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Allen tries a body shot but Equinox blocks it.
Equinox lands with a left to the head.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Allen is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Equinox leaning his opponent against the cage.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Allen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Equinox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Equinox ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Equinox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Equinox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen forces Equinox back against the cage and clinches.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Equinox controls the action.
Equinox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Equinox.
Equinox working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Allen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Equinox avoids it.
Equinox blocks an uppercut.
Equinox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Allens head.
Equinox is struggling to control the position.
Equinox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox effectively controlling the action here.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Equinox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Equinox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Equinox blocking some punches.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Equinox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Equinox.
Allen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Equinox has him pressed against the cage.
Allen fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Equinox works on Allen's body with a couple of short punches.
Equinox stalling against the cage.
Equinox cracks Allen with a nice body shot.
Equinox lands a nice uppercut.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen is trying to break free.
Equinox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Allen's efforts to push away.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Equinox slows down the pace here.
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Allen.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Equinox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Allen somewhat.
Equinox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Allen throws a right and a left that Equinox avoids nicely.
Allen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Equinox tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
John Equinox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Equinox moves out of range as Allen strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Equinox counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Equinox checks a leg kick.
Allen is looking to clinch but Equinox is avoiding it.
Equinox swinging wilding here.
Allen takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Equinox tries to clinch but Allen moves out of range.
Equinox wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
Allen throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Equinox counter with a right hand.
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Equinox looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
Benny Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen takes a swing at Equinox's ribcage but misses.
John Equinox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Equinox swinging wilding here.
A nice combination there by Equinox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox moves away from the strike by Allen.
Allen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Equinox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Equinox 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Equinox!
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