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SA Fight 39: Glass Onion PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheal Bryant has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Micheal Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bryant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barbosa is fending him off so far but Bryant persists. Nope, Barbosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Bryant closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bryant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barbosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Bryant is nestled in close to Barbosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bryant working Barbosa over with strikes.
Barbosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bryant scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Bryant 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bryant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barbosa looks gassed!
Barbosa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barbosa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bryant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barbosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bryant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bryant with a nice head shot there.
Bryant with a nice head shot there.
Bryant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bryant with a nice head shot there.
Barbosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bryant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bryant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bryant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.
Bryant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bryant is aware though and is defending well.
Bryant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bryant cracks Barbosa with a solid left hand.
Bryant postures up and lands a big shot to Barbosa's brow.
Bryant cracks Barbosa with a solid left hand.
Bryant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Bryant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.
Bryant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bryant with a nice head shot there.
Bryant postures up and lands a big shot to Barbosa's brow.
Bryant lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bryant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bryant chips away with some ground and pound.
Bryant working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bryant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barbosa's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant works over Barbosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Bryant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bryant is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bryant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Bryant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.
Barbosa looking for a guillotine here but Bryant defends easily.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barbosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bryant defends well.
Barbosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bryant feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bryant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barbosa on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a couple of digs.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barbosa has his foot on Bryant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryant works his way back into a safe position though.
Bryant is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bryant landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bryant is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barbosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bryant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant stands up over Barbosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bryant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bryant lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Bryant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa gets caught flat footed, as Bryant shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bryant looking to pass the guard.
Bryant with a nice head shot there.
Bryant is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Barbosa has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bryant is looking to defend but Barbosa has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bryant! Barbosa pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bryant taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Claudio Barbosa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joey Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olve Eikemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moon comes to the cage accompanied by Bring the Noise. Eikemo has chosen Unholy Forces Of Evil as his entrance music. Joey Moon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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149 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joey Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Olve Eikemo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eikemo tries to close the distance and clinch but Moon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moon thows a body shot but no joy.
Moon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eikemo moves away.
Eikemo is looking to clinch.
Eikemo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eikemo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eikemo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moon looks to land a combination but Eikemo avoids it well.
Eikemo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to de liver by Moon. Beautiful body shot.
Eikemo throws a head kick that misses.
Eikemo wants to clinch up but Moon keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Moon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moon thuds a left hand into Eikemo's body.
Eikemo doesn't manage to clinch there - Moon circles away.
Eikemo tries to clinch but Moon is having none of it.
Eikemo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eikemo tries to clinch but Moon moves out of range.
Moon swats away the attempt to clinch by Eikemo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eikemo but Eikemo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eikemo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eikemo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eikemo slips a straight right by Moon.
Eikemo swinging wilding here.
Eikemo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moon.
Eikemo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eikemo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eikemo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eikemo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moon shoots in and bounces Eikemo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Moon lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon trying to control the position from guard on top but Eikemo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Eikemo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moon is one step ahead there.
Moon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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.
Moon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eikemo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Eikemo defending well as Moon loads up on a big left hand.
Eikemo throws a wild body kick that Moon sees coming a mile off.
Eikemo wants to clinch up but Moon keeps it at a distance.
Eikemo stuffs the takedown.
Eikemo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moon tries a head kick but it misses.
Olve Eikemo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eikemo tries to clinch up but Moon circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Moon dominated that round.
That's time! Moon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eikemo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joey Moon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eikemo misses with a head kick.
Moon scores with a sloppy right hand. Eikemo should have avoided that one.
Moon misses with a few strikes there.
Eikemo wants to clinch up but Moon keeps it at a distance.
Eikemo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eikemo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eikemo looks to score with a jab to the body but Moon is just out of range.
Eikemo throws a head kick that misses.
Eikemo fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eikemo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eikemo tries to close the distance and clinch but Moon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moon thows a body shot but no joy.
Eikemo is looking to clinch.
Eikemo throws a wild body kick that Moon sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon throws a nice looking combination but Eikemo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eikemo tries to close the distance and clinch but Moon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eikemo is looking to clinch but Moon is avoiding it.
Moon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eikemo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eikemo avoids a kick to the body.
Moon keeps the fight on the outside.
Eikemo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eikemo lands a jab.
Olve Eikemo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eikemo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eikemo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eikemo tries to clinch up.
Eikemo tries to clinch but Moon is having none of it.
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.
Moon scores with a decent looking hook.
Eikemo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eikemo doesn't manage to clinch there - Moon circles away.
Eikemo tries to close the distance and clinch but Moon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eikemo throws a low kick but Moon avoids it.
Eikemo tries to clinch up but Moon circles away and keeps his distance.
Eikemo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Eikemo.
Moon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moon trying to control but Eikemo is working from the bottom.
Moon drops back looking for a leg! Eikemo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eikemo manages to kick Moon off! Moon jumps back into Eikemo's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eikemo trying to keep a closed guard but Moon is proving a slippery customer.
Moon throwing strikes from guard but Eikemo blocks nicely.
Eikemo wants to sweep here but Moon controlling him for the moment.
Moon trying to control the position from guard on top but Eikemo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moon keeps the fight on the outside.
Eikemo moves out of range as Moon strikes.
Moon swats away the attempt to clinch by Eikemo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eikemo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moon misses with a takedown attempt - Eikemo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eikemo gets caught flat footed, as Moon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Moon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moon is defended easily by Eikemo.
Eikemo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eikemo feints and then cracks Moon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moon down.
Eikemo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moon.
Moon misses with a wild body shot.
Eikemo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eikemo was well out of range. Poor timing from Moon.
Eikemo tries to close the distance and clinch but Moon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moon shoots for a double leg takedown but Eikemo sprawls well. He's pushed Moon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eikemo tries to clinch up but Moon circles away and keeps his distance.
Eikemo moves in looking to clinch but Moon pushes him off.
Eikemo is looking to clinch.
Eikemo lands with a kick to the temple. Moon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikemo moves in looking to clinch but Moon pushes him off.
Eikemo lands a head kick!
Moon tries for a takedown but Eikemo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Moon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eikemo wants to clinch.
Eikemo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eikemo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eikemo avoids the body shot from Moon.
Moon dives in and grabs Eikemo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eikemo pushes down on Moon's head and hops out.
Eikemo tries to close the distance and clinch but Moon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moon avoids the head kick by Eikemo.
Eikemo doesn't manage to clinch there - Moon circles away.
Moon lands with a nice combination. Eikemo backs away looking to recover.
Joey Moon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eikemo tries to clinch but Moon is having none of it.
Eikemo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eikemo throws a sloppy head kick
and Moon counters with a straight right hand.
Moon stalks Eikemo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Eikemo's face. Eikemo staggers backwards, shaken.
Eikemo clinches but Moon breaks the clinch
and Moon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Eikemo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon prevents Eikemo from improving his position.
Eikemo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eikemo is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Moon trying to control the action but Eikemo is working from the bottom.
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.
Moon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Eikemo defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Moon in particular looking to stall.
Eikemo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moon.
Olve Eikemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moon is trying to control. Eikemo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Moon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moon 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Moon!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manolo do Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and matheus borges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manolo do Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, matheus borges!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - borges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
borges tries to clinch up but Jiu Jitsu circles away and keeps his distance.
borges doesn't manage to clinch there - Jiu Jitsu circles away.
borges tries to clinch there but Jiu Jitsu circles away.
Jiu Jitsu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jiu Jitsu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
borges is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jiu Jitsu is controlling him well.
borges is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
borges is not content to let Jiu Jitsu control the position.
Jiu Jitsu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu wants to lay and pray for a moment but borges keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jiu Jitsu keeps the fight on the outside.
borges wants to clinch.
borges misses with a takedown attempt
and Jiu Jitsu counters with a single leg into guard. borges didn't expect that.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but borges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
borges wants to stand and escape but Jiu Jitsu is having none of it.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but borges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
borges is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but borges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jiu Jitsu won't allow borges to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
borges tries to clinch but Jiu Jitsu moves away
and Jiu Jitsu counters with a single leg into guard. borges didn't expect that.
borges is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control but borges is working from the bottom.
Jiu Jitsu is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
borges is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
borges wants to stand but Jiu Jitsu is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
borges clinches but Jiu Jitsu breaks the clinch
and Jiu Jitsu counters with a takedown into side control.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control the action but borges is working from the bottom.
borges is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jiu Jitsu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. borges knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
borges is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jiu Jitsu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo do Jiu Jitsu dominated that round.
That's time! Jiu Jitsu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jiu Jitsu forces borges back against the cage and clinches.
Jiu Jitsu tries to pull guard but borges won't allow it.
Jiu Jitsu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
borges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
borges shoots and misses
and Jiu Jitsu counters with a nice double leg into side control. borges won't be happy with that.
borges wants to get back to his feet but Jiu Jitsu drags him back down.
Jiu Jitsu is trying to get an arm triangle but borges is defending well.
Jiu Jitsu is trying to get an arm triangle but borges is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
borges is pushing Jiu Jitsu's head away, looking to escape. Jiu Jitsu manages to hold on to the position though.
borges is not content to let Jiu Jitsu control the position.
borges is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jiu Jitsu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jiu Jitsu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
borges darts in trying to clinch
and Jiu Jitsu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jiu Jitsu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but borges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jiu Jitsu won't allow borges to get back to his feet.
borges keeping full guard, as Jiu Jitsu tries to pass.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but borges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
borges wants to stand but Jiu Jitsu is controlling the position.
Jiu Jitsu wants to control from the top but borges keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
borges wants to stand and escape but Jiu Jitsu is having none of it.
Jiu Jitsu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
borges tries to clinch up
and Jiu Jitsu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jiu Jitsu wants to control from the top but borges keeps moving.
borges is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jiu Jitsu is controlling him.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control but borges is working from the bottom.
Manolo do Jiu Jitsu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
borges wants to get back to his feet but Jiu Jitsu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control but borges is working from the bottom.
borges scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Manolo do Jiu Jitsu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
borges looks to clinch
and Jiu Jitsu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jiu Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura but borges is defending well.
Jiu Jitsu wants to work for an arm triangle but borges is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
borges wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo do Jiu Jitsu 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.
Jiu Jitsu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jiu Jitsu counters with a takedown into side control.
borges is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jiu Jitsu tries for a kimura but borges is defending well.
borges wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu wants to lay and pray for a moment but borges keeps working.
borges is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
borges stops Jiu Jitsu from passing to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
borges tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Jiu Jitsu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
borges is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jiu Jitsu advances position into side control!
Jiu Jitsu is looking to take a break and control but borges is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because borges is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
borges wants to get back to his feet.
Jiu Jitsu wants to lay and pray for a moment but borges keeps working.
borges wants to get back to his feet but Jiu Jitsu drags him back down.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jiu Jitsu dives in and grabs borges's left leg, looking for a takedown. borges pushes down on Jiu Jitsu's head and hops out.
borges doesn't manage to clinch there - Jiu Jitsu circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu gets caught flat footed, as borges shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
borges has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jiu Jitsu is proving hard to escape from.
Jiu Jitsu trying to keep a closed guard but borges is proving a slippery customer.
Jiu Jitsu is really struggling to control borges but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jiu Jitsu is working an open guard so borges takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jiu Jitsu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
borges is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jiu Jitsu with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Jiu Jitsu won't let borges get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu controlling from mount.
Jiu Jitsu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as borges is looking to escape.
borges wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jiu Jitsu controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolo do Jiu Jitsu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jiu Jitsu, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolo do Jiu Jitsu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victorio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victorio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nogueira, right into the meat.
Wilson throws a hook but Nogueira blocks it.
A big right from Wilson misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nogueira. That's going to slow Wilson down.
Nogueira avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wilson moves out of range as Nogueira throws a body kick.
Wilson tries to keep at a distance but Nogueira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilson wants to break free but Nogueira has control.
Nogueira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Wilson avoids a wild elbow strike from Nogueira.
Wilson dodges an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Nogueira is controlling him.
Wilson takes an elbow to the temple.
Nogueira lands an elbow inside.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Nogueira keeps him there for the moment.
Nogueira throws an elbow but it misses.
Nogueira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nogueira pushes off an throws an elbow but Wilson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson wants to break free but Nogueira has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Nogueira keeps him there for the moment.
Wilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wilson avoids a wild elbow strike from Nogueira.
Nogueira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nogueira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nogueira throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Nogueira misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilson lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nogueira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nogueira throws an elbow but misses.
Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nogueira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilson's defenses.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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.
Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenny Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Nogueira's body. Nogueira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.
Nogueira moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Nogueira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Wilson tests Nogueira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilson digs a good hook to Nogueira's body.
Nogueira avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Wilson throws a one two combo.
Nogueira looks to land a body kick but Wilson moved away.
Nogueira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilson connects with a crisp jab.
Wilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nogueira avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Nogueira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilson finds it's way round the side to connect with Nogueira's head.
Nogueira ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Nogueira walks into a straight right hand from Wilson.
Nice uppercut lands for Wilson. That snapped Nogueira's head back.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson throws the left hand but Nogueira avoids the punch easily.
Wilson connects with a crisp jab.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Nogueira.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Nogueira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a head kick. Wilson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wilson lands with a nice combination. Nogueira backs away looking to recover.
Nogueira is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson rushes Nogueira with punches - Nogueira moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Nogueira goes down! Wilson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Wilson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Cardim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gustav Swift has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gustav Swift seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 lbs
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208 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustav Swift!
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, Bruno Cardim!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swift shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cardim manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cardim can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Swift controls the pace.
Cardim wants to stand up but Swift is controlling him.
Swift advances to half guard.
Swift sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cardim is trying to stand back up but Swift is controlling him
Swift 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.
Cardim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swift. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cardim is looking for a sweep. Swift is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift is looking for a kimura here.
Swift wants to take a breather but Cardim is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Swift in particular looking to stall.
Swift tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cardim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Swift is trying to work for a kimura but Cardim is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Swift is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cardim!
Cardim working to try and regain half guard.
Swift is trying to take his opponent's back.
Swift trying to control but Cardim is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardim wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cardim tries to reverse the position but Swift maintains control.
You get the feeling that Cardim really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift trying to control but Cardim is having none of it.
Cardim is trying to escape the mount.
Cardim 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.
Swift is looking to advance position but Cardim won't allow it.
Cardim is defending against the submission attempts here by Swift.
Swift wants to work for an arm triangle but Cardim is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
Cardim scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Swift manages to mount him!
Swift wants to finish this one by submission but Cardim is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Swift.
Cardim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cardim looks gassed!
Swift is going olschool here, as he tries to force Cardim to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cardim shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cardim 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Swift dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cardim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cardim misses with a straight right.
Cardim staying out of range there.
Cardim throws a hook but Swift avoids it easily.
Cardim misses with a hook.
Cardim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swift throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swift ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cardim moves away.
Cardim tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift throws a wild body kick that Cardim sees coming a mile off.
Cardim connects with the punch.
Swift misses the shot to the body.
Cardim misses with a body punch
so Swift counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cardim's guard.
Swift is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cardim is just riding it out for now. Swift eventually gives up the hold.
Cardim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cardim is breathing heavily.
Swift performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Swift is trying to control. Cardim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cardim manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swift throws a hook to the side of Cardim's head but Cardim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruno Cardim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cardim throws a hook but Swift avoids it easily.
Cardim misses with a two punch combination.
Swift showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cardim.
Cardim throws a jab but it's blocked by Swift.
Swift shoots in for a double leg but Cardim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cardim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swift sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cardim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Swift counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Swift tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardim was well out of range. Poor timing from Swift.
Swift looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardim is just out of range.
A shot to de liver by Swift. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swift fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cardim manages to avoid it.
Swift feints and then cracks Cardim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cardim down.
Swift tries to land a front kick but Cardim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Swift takes a swing at Cardim's ribcage but misses.
Swift feints and as Cardim raises his hands in defense, Swift changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Cardim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swift slips nicely into half guard.
Cardim tries to kick Swift off but Swift keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift is looking for a kimura but Cardim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Swift to get the leverage.
Swift seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cardim is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gustav Swift!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wan Iaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay has chosen I Get Knocked Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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162 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wan Iaton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Jay!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iaton circles away quickly and effectively.
Jay avoids the body shot from Iaton.
Iaton avoids the body shot from Jay.
Jay scores with a body shot.
Jay throws a lazy right hand but Iaton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
Iaton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jay.
Jay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iaton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jay takes a swing at Iaton's ribcage but misses.
Jay blocks a jab.
Iaton swings for the body but Jay moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay looks to throw the jab but Iaton is out of range.
Jay loads up on a big right hand but Iaton slips the punch.
Jay misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Iaton counters with a right hand to the body.
Jay misses with a looping left.
Iaton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jay.
Iaton misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay misses with a body shot
and Iaton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Iaton.
Jay working a defensive guard here.
Jay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jay can't keep his opponent in guard - Iaton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Iaton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Iaton throwing shots but Jay is blocking nicely.
Iaton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Iaton uses his free foot to push down on Jay's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iaton throws some wild stikes that Jay manages to avoid easily.
Iaton dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Iaton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Iaton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Iaton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jay can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Iaton looking to finish with strikes here!
Jay wants to control but Iaton is having none of it.
Jay holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Iaton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay wants to control but Iaton is having none of it.
Jay working to try and regain half guard.
Iaton 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.
Jay wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Iaton.
Jay tries to lock up and control but Iaton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jay wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Iaton.
Iaton unloads with some shots from mount but Jay bucks and avoids them well.
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.
Iaton with the ground and pound from mount.
Iaton looking to control but Jay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Iaton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Iaton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Iaton throwing strikes here but Jay is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Iaton scoring with strikes but Jay is staying in there.
Iaton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iaton looking to finish with strikes here!
Jay tries to hold on but Iaton pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wan Iaton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice jab there from Jay.
Iaton thows a body shot but no joy.
Iaton throws a leg kick which misses Jay's front leg but catches the back leg as Jay tries to avoid it.
Wan Iaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jay throws a combination that misses
and Iaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Iaton is looking to wear down Jay with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Iaton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jay.
Iaton throws and low kick but Jay moves out of range easily.
Jay misses with a series of wild punches.
Iaton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iaton.
Iaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
Jay throws a sloppy body shot
and Iaton counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Jay misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Iaton misses
and Jay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iaton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jay on the side of the head.
Jay throws an overhand right that lands on Iaton's shoulder, as Iaton tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iaton takes one on the button.
Jay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iaton.
Jay lands a jab to the nose.
Iaton moves away from the strike by Jay.
Jay with a nice cross.
Iaton throws a right and a left that Jay avoids nicely.
Jay lands a two punch combo.
Iaton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Iaton staying out of range there.
Iaton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Jay misses the jab.
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iaton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jay misses its intended target.
Iaton moves away from the strike by Jay.
Jay throws a jab when Iaton was well out of range.
Iaton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jay.
Jay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iaton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jay's waist but Jay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Iaton off to one side.
Iaton misses the shot to the body.
Iaton drops his hands momentarily and Jay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iaton on the side of the head.
Jay misses with a straight left.
Iaton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Iaton blocks a jab.
Iaton moves out of range as Jay strikes.
BJ Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iaton takes a swing at Jay's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jay.
Iaton misses with a wild combination.
Iaton takes a swing at Jay's ribcage but misses.
Iaton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jay.
Iaton misses the shot to the body.
Jay jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jay throws the left hand but Iaton avoids the punch easily.
Jay misses with a looping left.
Jay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jay looks to land a left hand but Iaton moved out of range nicely.
Jay throws an overhand right that lands on Iaton's shoulder, as Iaton tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Jay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jay misses with a body punch
and Iaton counters with a nice uppercut.
Iaton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iaton moves out of range of the strikes.
Jay throws out a powerful jab.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iaton.
Jay just misses with a punch to the body.
Iaton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jay misses with a hook. Iaton ducked under it nicely.
Iaton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jay.
Iaton misses with a body shot.
Jay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iaton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Iaton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jay's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jay has momentary wrist control but Iaton slips an elbow through the middle.
Iaton is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Jay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Iaton blocks a jab.
A jab from Jay misses.
Jay digs a good body shot into Iaton's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Jay looks to land a right hand but Iaton moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Iaton.
Jay throws a big shot that misses.
Iaton tries to bum rush Jay with a series of wild strikes but Jay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay misses with a hook to the body
and Iaton counters with a series of strikes. Jay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Iaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jay.
Jay falls off balance throwing a combination
so Iaton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jay keeping moving, preventing Iaton from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iaton wants to pass the guard but Jay is keeping the position.
Iaton wants to control from the top but Jay keeps moving.
Iaton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Iaton.
Wan Iaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Iaton throws a big right hand that misses.
Iaton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jay wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jay misses with a looping left.
Iaton throws a front kick aimed at Jay's knee but Jay avoids it well.
Iaton misses with a body shot.
Jay misses with an uppercut. Iaton saw that one coming.
Jay throws a lazy right hand but Iaton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iaton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Iaton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jay!
Jay wants to hold on but Iaton pushes him away.
Iaton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Iaton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jay can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaton wants to control the action but instead Jay gets a body lock and reverses into Iaton's guard! Nice work!
Jay wants to control from the top but Iaton keeps moving.
Iaton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Iaton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jay's guard.
Jay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Iaton throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Iaton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jay is trying to keep Iaton in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Iaton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Iaton.
Iaton thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jay lands with an overhand left.
Jay scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wan Iaton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Iaton 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wan Iaton!
Wan Iaton retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Poisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hall's choice of entrance music: AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Poisson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hall!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poisson throws a head kick that Hall semi-blocks.
Poisson thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Poisson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Poisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Poisson moved out of range.
Sam Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poisson clinches.
Hall blocks a body shot from Poisson.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Poisson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Poisson backwards.
Hall prevents a body shot from Poisson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poisson's brow.
Poisson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Hall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Josh Poisson has been cut.
Hall blocks a body shot from Poisson.
Hall tries a knee to the head but Poisson blocks it.
Hall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poisson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall lands a damaging elbow.
Poisson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Hall prevents a body shot from Poisson.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Poisson avoids the damage to the body.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hall blocking some punches.
Hall blocks a body shot from Poisson.
Poisson throws a head punch that misses.
Poisson presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Poisson.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Poisson, against the cage.
Poisson lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Poisson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Poisson pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hall blocks a body shot from Poisson.
Hall looking to throw knees to the head but Poisson is blocking nicely.
Poisson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
Hall lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Poisson blocks with his arms.
Poisson looking to stall.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Hall lands an elbow inside that Poisson shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Poisson fails to land.
Poisson misses with some punches.
Poisson gets through Hall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Poisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poisson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall avoids the body shot from Poisson.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Poisson sees coming a mile off.
Poisson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poisson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Poisson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poisson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
Poisson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall swings for the body but Poisson moves out of range.
Poisson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Poisson tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Poisson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hall counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick from Poisson lands but Hall takes it in his stride.
Poisson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Poisson takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Poisson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poisson is looking to clinch.
Hall tried to score with a low kick but Poisson checks it.
Good work by Poisson as he checks the leg kick.
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poisson is out of range.
Poisson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poisson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hall counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poisson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hall misses with a hook. Poisson ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poisson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Poisson throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poisson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall tries to bum rush Poisson with a series of wild strikes but Poisson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Poisson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Poisson'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.
Poisson throws a front kick that sends Hall stumbling back into the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Poisson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Poisson dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Poisson.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poisson.
Poisson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poisson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poisson checks the leg kick.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Poisson moved out of range.
Poisson moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Poisson misses with a kick to the body
and Hall counters with an inside leg kick.
Poisson is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Poisson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poisson darts in trying to clinch
and Hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Josh Poisson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Poisson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall lands a jab to Poisson's midsection.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hall works Poisson's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall is looking to slow Poisson down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poisson slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall throws a series of punches but Poisson moves out of range.
Hall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Poisson tries to clinch up.
Poisson blocks a leg kick.
Hall with a jab.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Poisson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hall counters with an inside leg kick.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut lands for Hall. That snapped Poisson's head back.
Poisson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poisson walks into a straight right hand from Hall.
Poisson misses with a body shot.
Hall swings for the body but Poisson moves out of range.
A big right from Poisson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poisson moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Poisson is looking to land body kicks.
Poisson misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a leg kick.
Hall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Poisson.
Poisson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poisson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sam Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall lands a head kick. Poisson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hall lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Hall feints and then cracks Poisson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poisson down.
A good leg kick by Hall.
Poisson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hall.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poisson moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poisson digs a good hook to Hall's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall looks to throw the jab but Poisson is out of range.
Hall throws a right and a left that Poisson avoids nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Poisson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Poisson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Poisson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poisson.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poisson.
A good leg kick by Hall.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Poisson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poisson thinking.
Hall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall throws a body punch but Poisson moves out of range.
Hall with a nice cross.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poisson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Hall misses
and Poisson counters with a left to the body.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Poisson moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Poisson.
Poisson tries to clinch but Hall moves away
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Poisson moves out of range easily.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Poisson moves out of range easily.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Poisson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poisson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Hall misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall throws a body kick the misses
and Poisson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from Hall misses.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall thuds his shin into the meat of Poisson's side.
Hall scores with the left hand. Poisson knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poisson ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Poisson's front leg but catches the back leg as Poisson tries to avoid it.
Hall defending well as Poisson loads up on a big left hand.
Hall lands a jab to Poisson's midsection.
Poisson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poisson counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall thuds his right hand into Poisson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poisson misses the shot to the body.
Hall scores with a one two! Poisson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall throws a hook but Poisson blocks it.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poisson misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hall throws a series of punches but Poisson moves out of range.
Poisson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Poisson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Poisson lands a nice shot to the body.
Poisson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Poisson pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws an elbow but it misses.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poisson.
Poisson presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Poisson missing with knees to the body.
Poisson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poisson tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poisson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poisson is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Poisson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poisson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Poisson trying to control the position but instead, Hall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poisson into the cage.
Hall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Poisson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poisson staying out of range there.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall cracks the inside of Poisson's front leg.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poisson is out of range.
Poisson tries to clinch but Hall moves away
and Hall counters with an outside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poisson throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Poisson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hall's head.
Hall misses with a leg kick
enabling Poisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Poisson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poisson ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Poisson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall misses with a leg kick
and Poisson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poisson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall misses with a low kick as Poisson jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Poisson.
Poisson scores with a decent looking hook.
Poisson checks a leg kick.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poisson.
Poisson tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poisson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hall.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Poisson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Poisson tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hall cracks Poisson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Poisson misses with a body punch
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall cracks the inside of Poisson's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poisson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Poisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Poisson misses the jab.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hall throws a good cross that connects.
Poisson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poisson.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Poisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poisson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Poisson.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Poisson misses with the body kick
and Hall counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick from Poisson.
Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poisson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall throws a series of punches but Poisson avoids them all with ease.
Poisson tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Poisson walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
Hall lunges at Poisson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Poisson's hand.
Hall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Poisson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poisson dodges the punch combination from Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poisson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poisson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Poisson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Josh Poisson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hall misses with a low kick.
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Hall misses.
Poisson staying out of range there.
Poisson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poisson tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Poisson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Hall looks to land a combination but Poisson avoids it well.
Hall fakes the leg kick and cracks Poisson in the body.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poisson counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poisson throws a leg kick
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poisson wants to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Poisson tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Poisson misses with a double jab.
Poisson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poisson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hall is able to avoid easily.
Poisson takes one to the chin there.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Poisson moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a low kick as Poisson jumps back.
Poisson misses with the body kick
and Hall counters with a right hand to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Poisson blocks a low kick nicely.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Poisson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poisson.
Poisson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hall counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poisson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Hall.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poisson walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Poisson avoids the head kick by Hall.
Poisson blocks a jab.
Poisson dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall avoids the body shot from Poisson.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poisson misses the jab.
Hall jabs Poisson right on the nose. Poisson blinks but takes it well.
Poisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall sizes up Poisson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Poisson slips under a jab.
Poisson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poisson tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poisson defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Poisson blocks the low kick.
Sam Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poisson.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Josh Poisson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poisson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poisson misses with a hook.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Hall throws a shot to the body.
Poisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hall 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 44:50
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hall!
Sam Hall is the new welterweight champion!
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