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BFC 11-Vera Vs Hunstad PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Tango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Thomas Tango has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Tango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tango swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tango is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tango looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tango.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tango.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Tango. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tango thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tango shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thompson slips a straight right by Tango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands a head kick. Tango smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tango misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thompson connects with a high kick.
Thompson throws a head kick that Tango semi-blocks.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Tango throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas Tango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Tango takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tommy Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson leaves Tango with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tango misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a left and a right that stings Tango.
Tango takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a high kick.
Thompson throws a combination. Tango tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thompson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Thompson lands a high kick!
Tango tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a three punch combo that has Tango backing up. Tango nods at Thompson to acknowledge the strikes.
Tango throws a shot to the body.
Tango wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Tango changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Tango manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tango is breathing heavily.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tango looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
A punch combination from Tango misses.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tango doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Tango moves out of range easily.
Tango swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tango misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a big head kick but Tango shrugs it off.
Thompson lands a head kick!
Tango takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tango with a poor takedown
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Thompson scores with a four punch combination!
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tango backs up against the cage.
Tango takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thompson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson throws a head kick that half lands.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tango. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tango takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tango doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tango counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tango takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a right hand that Tango ducks under and follows up with a left that Tango also avoids with ease.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tango lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tango takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tango takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tango throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thompson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tango takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tango circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tango showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tango throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tango's head.
Tango tries to clinch up
and Thompson counters with a series of strikes. Tango will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tango wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson counters with a head kick. That will keep Tango thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tango darts in trying to clinch
and Thompson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tango is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Tango counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Thompson lands but Tango takes it in his stride.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson lands a head kick. Tango smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tango with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thompson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Tango misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tango pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tango takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tango misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tango darts in trying to clinch
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas Tango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a high kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tango might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Thompson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Tango avoids it well.
Tommy Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson slips a jab from Tango.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Thompson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tango with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
Thompson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thompson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson lands a head kick!
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson punishes Tango's body with a nice straight punch.
Tango slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tango's head.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right-left combo lands from Thompson.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tango.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Thompson 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thompson staying out of range there.
Tango scores with a nice head shot.
Thompson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tango darts in trying to clinch
and Thompson counters with a head kick. That will keep Tango thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tango lands with a nice combination. Thompson backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thompson throws a head kick but Tango moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tango.
Thompson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson tries to bum rush Tango with a series of wild strikes but Tango uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Tango.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Tango counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tango throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tango misses with a body punch
and Thompson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tango is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tango doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a big head kick but Tango shrugs it off.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Tango throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a head kick.
Thompson throws a head kick that half lands.
Thompson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Tango.
Thompson throws a head kick that half lands.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thompson lands a high kick!
Thompson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thompson throws a head kick that Tango semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson lands a head kick. Tango smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tango misses with a takedown
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Thompson connects with a high kick.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tango's head.
Tango throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tango rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson looks to land a combination. Tango sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tango tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tommy Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tango avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tango connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas Tango has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson scores with a head kick.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tango misses with a two punch combination.
Tango misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thompson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Vioto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ra Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Vioto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ra Maya!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vioto.
Maya throws a chopping leg kick but Vioto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maya misses with a double jab.
Maya decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vioto is looking for a sweep. Maya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maya is trying to control the action in half guard but Vioto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vioto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Maya is working for an americana but Vioto has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Maya was thinking about the submission.
Maya got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vioto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maya has managed to get both his arms back between Vioto's legs - danger averted.
Maya drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vioto manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maya has Vioto in his guard.
Vioto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maya is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vioto is working hard here to advance position.
Vioto throwing strikes from guard but Maya blocks nicely.
Maya wants to stand and escape but Vioto is having none of it.
Vioto wants to stand but Maya is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vioto prevents Maya from getting back to his feet.
Vioto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maya is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vioto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Maya manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vioto has Maya in his guard.
Vioto wants to improve his position but instead Maya has moved into half guard.
Maya is looking for a kimura here.
Vioto manages to get to full guard.
Vioto keeping full guard, as Maya tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vioto has his foot on Maya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maya works his way back into a safe position though.
Vioto has his foot on Maya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maya works his way back into a safe position though.
Maya tries to stand but Vioto is controlling from the bottom.
Maya wants to control from the top but Vioto keeps moving.
Maya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maya has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vioto is proving hard to escape from.
Maya forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vioto gets full guard.
Maya pushes down on Vioto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vioto throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Maya gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nice jab there from Maya.
George Vioto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maya looks gassed!
Vioto misses with a takedown attempt
and Maya counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vioto tries for a takedown but Maya circles away easily
and Maya counters with a three punch combo that has Vioto backing up. Vioto nods at Maya to acknowledge the strikes.
Maya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Maya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ra Maya dominated that round.
That's time! Vioto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vioto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maya throws a head kick but Vioto moves out of range.
Vioto tries for a takedown but Maya circles away easily
and Maya counters with a crisp one two that drops Vioto! Maya thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vioto to his feet! Vioto is in big trouble!
Vioto is rocked!
Vioto slips a jab and a cross from Maya.
Oh Vioto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vioto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vioto seems to have got his legs back now.
Vioto with a poor takedown
enabling Maya to counter with a crisp jab.
Maya lands with a big right hook that stumbles Vioto - he's out on his feet here! Maya follows up with another monster hook that separates Vioto from consciousness! Vioto falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Maya stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ra Maya!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frozen Tundra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lester might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Feel Wonderful. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frozen Tundra!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tundra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lester misses with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lester avoids the body shot from Tundra.
Lester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tundra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lester throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Lester misses.
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tundra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tundra circles away quickly and effectively.
Lester is looking to clinch but Tundra is avoiding it.
Lester looks to land a body kick but Tundra moved away.
Tundra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tundra looks to throw a body kick
and Lester counters with a leg kick.
Lester pushes Tundra up against the cage in a clinch.
Tundra is trying to maintain a safe position but Lester gets an underhook and turns Tundra into the cage.
Tundra managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Tundra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tundra is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Lester has denied him.
Lester's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tundra is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tundra takes an elbow to the temple.
Tundra blocks an elbow strike.
Lester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tundra wants to stall.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lester leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lester obliges.
Lester will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tundra up against the cage.
Tundra avoids a wild elbow strike from Lester.
Tundra working hard to break the clinch.
Lester's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lester lands a good knee to the midsection. Tundra won't want to take too many of those.
Lester prevents Tundra from breaking the clinch.
Tundra tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Lester trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tundra takes an elbow to the temple.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tundra is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tundra managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Tundra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tundra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lester scores with a knee to the head.
Tundra trying to control the position but instead, Lester has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tundra into the cage.
Lester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Lester.
Lester has Tundra pushed against the cage.
Tundra wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Tundra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lester tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tundra avoids it.
Lester content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tundra wants to get back to striking at distance but Lester won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tundra taking a breather.
Lester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tundra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lester is stalling here.
Tundra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tundra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lester wants to slow Tundra down by chopping away at his legs.
Lester throws a leg kick but Tundra moved away.
Lester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lester moves out of range as Tundra throws a body kick.
Lester steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tundra. That one must have hurt.
Tundra checks a leg kick.
Lester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lester fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester moves into the clinch.
Tundra wants to stall.
Lester lands a nice elbow.
Lester putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tundra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tundra managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Tundra managing to block the knees to the body from Lester.
Tundra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tundra trying to stall but Lester improves his position.
Lester tries a knee to the head but Tundra blocks it.
Tundra taking a breather.
Lester has Tundra pressed against the cage, preventing Tundra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lester lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tundra looking to stall.
Tundra avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
Lester scores a nice knee to the body.
Tundra looks gassed!
Lester landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lester throws a lazy right hand but Tundra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tundra throws a series of punches but Lester moves out of range.
Lester tries to clinch up.
Lester staying out of range there.
Tundra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lester lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tundra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tundra looks to land a body kick but Lester moved away.
Lester keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lester checks a leg kick nicely.
Lester moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice cross by Tundra.
Lester misses with the combination.
Tundra throws a head kick but Lester moves out of range.
Tundra misses with a head kick.
Lester throws a leg kick
and Tundra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick and Tundra moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Lester finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tundra is breathing heavily.
Lester avoids the head kick by Tundra.
Lester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lester tries to clinch but Tundra is having none of it.
Lester takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tundra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lester darts in and clinches Tundra up against the cage.
Lester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lester lands an elbow inside that Tundra shrugs off.
Lester lands an elbow inside that Tundra shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Tundra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tundra.
Tundra takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lester dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lester dodges the punch combination from Tundra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tundra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lester misses with a head kick.
Lester throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tundra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tundra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lester lands a two punch combo.
Lester scores with a head kick.
Tundra throws a lazy head kick
and Lester counters with a head kick.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tundra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tundra throws a right and a left that Lester avoids nicely.
Lester thows a body kick. Tundra tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A punch combination from Lester misses.
Lester falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lester takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tundra swats away the attempt to clinch by Lester.
Tundra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Moe Lester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tundra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lester swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lester drives through and clinches with Tundra against the cage.
Tundra takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lester stalls.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Tundra avoids the damage to the body.
Tundra takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lester as Tundra tries to tie him up.
Lester keeps control of Tundra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tundra.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lester as Tundra tries to tie him up.
Lester tries to land knees in the clinch but Tundra avoids the damage to the body.
Lester's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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.
Lester seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tundra is defending well for now.
Tundra is trying to maintain a safe position but Lester gets an underhook and turns Tundra into the cage.
Tundra avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tundra seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frozen Tundra.
A big right from Lester misses.
Tundra tries to land a front kick but Lester steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester throws a nice head kick!
Lester misses the body punch
and Tundra counters with a left to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tundra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that second round.
That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Tundra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Lester.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tundra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lester misses with a leg kick.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick and Tundra moves out of range easily.
Tundra throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tundra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tundra lands a nice looking body shot.
Tundra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lester's sensitive parts.
Tundra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lester lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tundra misses with a kick to the body
and Lester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lester.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lester stalling the fight.
Tundra wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tundra looking to stall.
Lester pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lester lands a knee to the body.
Lester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tundra is defending well for now.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but Tundra blocks with his arms.
Lester manages to break the clinch.
Lester doesn't manage to clinch there - Tundra circles away.
A head kick by Lester misses
and Tundra counters with a right hand to the body.
Tundra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tundra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tundra throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lester chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tundra can pounce on him.
Tundra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lester rather than just go for the knockout.
Tundra 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tundra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tundra scoring well with a low kick there.
Tundra lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lester avoids the head kick by Tundra.
Tundra swats away the attempt to clinch by Lester.
Tundra scores with a one two! Lester had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tundra connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lester momentarily.
Lester tries to clinch but Tundra moves out of range.
Lester is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tundra.
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!
Tundra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lester at a distance.
Tundra misses with the combination.
Tundra lands with a slapping head kick.
Lester throws a low kick, looking for Tundra's leg but Tundra calmly moves out of range.
Tundra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tundra lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tundra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tundra circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tundra.
Tundra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tundra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tundra scores with a one two! Lester had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tundra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Lester there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tundra connects with a single shot there.
Lester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tundra misses with a double jab.
Lester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tundra lands a jab to Lester's midsection.
Tundra misses with the combination.
Lester fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Tundra.
Lester misses with a wild combination.
Lester connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Frozen Tundra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tundra misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Tundra - just one landing.
Lester moves into the clinch.
Tundra tries to stall but Lester uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tundra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lester throws a head kick that misses
and Tundra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tundra throws a head kick that misses.
Lester misses with an uppercut.
Tundra misses with a low kick.
Tundra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lester tries to clinch but Tundra moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tundra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Tundra does no damage.
Lester throws a leg kick
and Tundra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tundra circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frozen Tundra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lester has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Salazaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoo Ar Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazaar comes to the cage accompanied by One Vision. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Salazaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hoo Ar Yu!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Salazaar with that takedown attempt.
Yu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salazaar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yu leaves Salazaar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yu throws a shot to the body.
Yu lands a nice shot to the body.
Salazaar is breathing heavily.
Yu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Salazaar counters with a single leg into guard. Yu didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazaar thows a big elbow that misses.
Yu is trying to control the position but Salazaar postures up.
Yu throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Salazaar preventing the sweep.
Yu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yu keeping moving, preventing Salazaar from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salazaar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salazaar moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Yu scores with a four punch combination!
Yu thuds a left hand into Salazaar's body.
Salazaar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Salazaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazaar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazaar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Salazaar is working for a kimura but Yu is defending it quite comfortably.
Yu is staying active underneath Salazaar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salazaar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yu is looking for a sweep. Salazaar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salazaar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yu tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yu scores with a nice head shot.
Salazaar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Yu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salazaar shoots in for a takedown but Yu shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Yu. No joy for Salazaar on that attempt.
Yu misses with a takedown attempt
and Salazaar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Salazaar.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Salazaar postures up.
Yu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salazaar is one step ahead there.
Salazaar is looking to work some ground and pound but Yu has wrist control.
Yu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yu wants to get back to his feet but Salazaar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Salazaar wants to control from the top but Yu keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazaar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yu throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salazaar doesn't seem bothered though.
Yu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salazaar sprawls well. Salazaar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yu gets slowly back to his feet.
Yu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Salazaar counters with a takedown into side control.
Salazaar 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.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yu is trying to get back to half guard.
Salazaar is looking to take a break and control but Yu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hoo Ar Yu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yu dives in and grabs Salazaar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salazaar pushes down on Yu's head and hops out.
Salazaar fails with the takedown.
Salazaar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yu gets a takedown into half guard.
Salazaar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Salazaar is trying to control but can't.
Yu working the head and body with strikes.
Salazaar gets back to full guard.
Salazaar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Salazaar's head.
Yu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salazaar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu chips away with some ground and pound.
Salazaar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salazaar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yu is aware though and is defending well.
Yu works over Salazaar with some ground and pound from guard.
Salazaar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yu working some strikes from top position.
Yu trying to control but Salazaar is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazaar has his feet on Yu's thighs here. He's pushed Yu off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Yu screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Salazaar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akira Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Cavaleiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akira Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akira Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Cavaleiro!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cavaleiro sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cavaleiro wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cavaleiro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cavaleiro wants to get back to his feet.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cavaleiro defending well though.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Cavaleiro's hands, connecting with Cavaleiro's forehead.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Cavaleiro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cavaleiro has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cavaleiro pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Cavaleiro's head.
Silva wants to control but Cavaleiro is keeping him busy.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cavaleiro tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva throwing shots but Cavaleiro is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cavaleiro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cavaleiro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cavaleiro looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cavaleiro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cavaleiro is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Cavaleiro wants to get back to his feet.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva winds up and cracks Cavaleiro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cavaleiro is rocked!
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cavaleiro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cavaleiro is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva scores with a big shot! Cavaleiro's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Cavaleiro! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekial Stoltzfuses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cocky Balboner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoltzfuses comes to the cage accompanied by Cotton Eye Joe. Balboner has chosen You're The Best Around as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ezekial Stoltzfuses has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekial Stoltzfuses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cocky Balboner!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboner scores with a jab to the body.
Stoltzfuses ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balboner lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Stoltzfuses sprawling to the canvas. Balboner follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Stoltzfuses hang on?
Stoltzfuses is rocked!
It looks like Ezekial Stoltzfuses has been cut.
Balboner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oh Stoltzfuses is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balboner with the ground and pound but Stoltzfuses uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stoltzfuses seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboner landing with the ground and pound.
Balboner throws and elbow that misses. Stoltzfuses uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balboner's guard. Nice move by Stoltzfuses!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoltzfuses trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboner trying to keep a closed guard but Stoltzfuses is proving a slippery customer.
Stoltzfuses throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Balboner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stoltzfuses loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoltzfuses's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stoltzfuses accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balboner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balboner connects with the punch.
Stoltzfuses slips a jab from Balboner.
Balboner connects with a superb combination that knocks Stoltzfuses out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Balboner before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Stoltzfuses!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cocky Balboner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kompakt Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gracie Family Entrada. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kompakt Gracie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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174 lbs
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18
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Filho!
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, Kompakt Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filho shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Filho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Filho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Filho has control of the leg.
Gracie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Filho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie has hold of Filho's hands but Filho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filho chips away with some ground and pound.
Filho trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Filho passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Filho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Filho 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.
Filho is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Filho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Filho is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Filho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Filho scoring with some ground and pound.
Filho working some strikes from top position.
Gracie working for a triangle but Filho defends it easily.
Filho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Filho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Filho tries to pass.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Filho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Filho has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Filho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Filho from controlling successfully.
Gracie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Filho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Filho trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Filho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Filho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Filho trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Filho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Filho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Filho landing with the ground and pound.
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 Antonio Filho will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Filho counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Filho has hold of Gracie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gracie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Filho isn't that keen on the idea.
Filho is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gracie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Filho blocks Gracie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Filho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gracie flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Filho controlling the action here.
Gracie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Filho is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Filho working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie missing with punches from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Filho throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Filho to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Filho wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Filho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Filho slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Filho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Filho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Filho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Filho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
Gracie looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Filho is defending well. Gracie quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Filho has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gracie celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kompakt Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Montagu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Montagu!
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, Bill Crack!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montagu tries to clinch but Crack is having none of it.
Montagu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montagu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Montagu lands in his opponent's guard.
Montagu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Montagu trying to control the position from guard on top but Crack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crack bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Montagu's guard.
Montagu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Montagu wants to sweep but no luck.
Crack content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack being controlled here momentarily.
Montagu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crack.
Crack throwing strikes from guard but Montagu blocks nicely.
Montagu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crack lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crack trying to stand up but can't free himself from Montagu's guard.
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.
Crack is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
I looks like Crack might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Crack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montagu has his hands on Crack's head, controlling the position.
Crack is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Crack throwing strikes from guard but Montagu blocks nicely.
Crack slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Crack decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Montagu fails to land with a series of punches.
Crack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crack looks to score with a jab to the body but Montagu is just out of range.
Crack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crack lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Frank Montagu has been cut.
Crack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montagu moves away.
Crack tries for a takedown but Montagu circles away easily
and Montagu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crack's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Crack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Montagu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crack defending well as Montagu loads up on a big left hand.
Crack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montagu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Frank Montagu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crack closes this distance looking for a takedown but Montagu circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crack takes a swing at Montagu's ribcage but misses.
Crack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montagu was well out of range. Poor timing from Crack.
A punch lands to the side of Montagu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Montagu.
Montagu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montagu.
Crack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montagu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crack lands with a nice body punch.
Crack drops his shoulder and cracks Montagu with a huge uppercut! Montagu goes down! Can Crack finish him?
Montagu is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crack controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oh Montagu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Montagu seems to have got his legs back now.
Crack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crack is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montagu controls Crack momentarily but Crack frees himself.
Crack advances position into side control!
Crack cracks Montagu with a big right hand but Montagu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Crack moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Montagu regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack trying to control the pace.
Crack's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Montagu makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Crack stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crack wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Montagu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montagu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crack circles away.
Crack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Frank Montagu's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack shoots for a takedown but Montagu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crack ducks under a wild hook from Montagu.
Crack lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Montagu misses with a leg kick.
Crack circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Montagu to the canvas! Montagu doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Crack keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Crack!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hunstad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera's entrance music is Black Eyed Peas - Bebot. A fine choice. Brian Hunstad has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Vera's chin.
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205 lbs
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201 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Vera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Hunstad!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera misses with a low kick.
Hunstad doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunstad tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Brian Hunstad has been cut.
Vera throws a series of punches but Hunstad avoids them all with ease.
Vera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunstad tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Vera lands a jab.
Good work by Hunstad as he checks the leg kick.
Vera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunstad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunstad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vera can pounce on him.
Hunstad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vera's waist but Vera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hunstad off to one side.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunstad blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunstad tries to clinch up.
Vera looks for the body kick but Hunstad saw that one coming.
Vera throws a front kick aimed at Hunstad's knee but Hunstad avoids it well.
Vera throws a leg kick which misses Hunstad's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunstad tries to avoid it.
Hunstad tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Hunstad moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
Hunstad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunstad.
Hunstad is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Vera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunstad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vera misses with a series of wild punches.
Vera throws a low kick, looking for Hunstad's leg but Hunstad calmly moves out of range.
Hunstad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vera is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunstad has double underhooks.
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.
Vera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunstad.
Hunstad takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Hunstad is blocking nicely.
Vera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hunstad prevents it.
Vera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunstad backwards.
Vera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vera struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunstad controls his hands.
Vera lands an uppercut.
Hunstad prevents Vera from breaking the clinch.
Vera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunstad is defending well for now.
Hunstad slowing the pace effectively.
Vera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunstad has Vera pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera feints and then cracks Hunstad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunstad down.
Hunstad tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
Vera throws a head kick but Hunstad moves out of range.
Vera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunstad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hunstad tries to clinch up.
Vera looks to land a body kick but Hunstad moved away.
Vera throws a head kick but Hunstad moves out of range.
Vera throws a combination. Hunstad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vera throws a series of punches but Hunstad moves out of range.
Hunstad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunstad tries to clinch there but Vera circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunstad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michael Vera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunstad 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunstad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunstad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunstad throwing strikes but missing.
Hunstad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunstad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunstad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vera looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hunstad puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vera makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hunstad steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vera. That one must have hurt.
Vera misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Hunstad'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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunstad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Hunstad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vera throws a head kick but Hunstad moves out of range.
Vera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunstad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunstad is looking to clinch.
Hunstad clinches.
Vera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vera throws a leg kick but Hunstad moved away.
Hunstad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunstad closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunstad is nestled in close to Vera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hunstad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vera. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Hunstad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hunstad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunstad stops Vera from standing up.
Vera manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hunstad is trying to escape the mount.
Vera wants to stand but Hunstad is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Vera throws some wild stikes that Hunstad manages to avoid easily.
Hunstad is desperately trying to improve his position but Vera has a good base and remains in mount.
Vera thowing shots but they're missing.
Hunstad slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hunstad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunstad gets full guard.
Hunstad has a closed guard, preventing Vera from standing up.
Hunstad lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Hunstad working for a triangle but Vera defends it easily.
Vera wants to control from the top but Hunstad keeps moving.
Hunstad throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hunstad looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunstad, not yet.
Hunstad throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hunstad can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunstad looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hunstad throws and elbow that misses. Vera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunstad's guard. Nice move by Vera!
Vera decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunstad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vera. Vera obviously looking to wear him down.
Vera catches Hunstad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vera looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunstad is just out of range.
Hunstad tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Vera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hunstad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hunstad stalling against the cage.
Hunstad has Vera pressed against the cage, preventing Vera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunstad blocks it with crossed arms.
Vera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunstad smiles and moves away.
Hunstad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Michael Vera is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunstad is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Hunstad is looking to clinch but Vera is avoiding it.
Hunstad has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunstad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vera throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Vera.
Vera is trying to break the clinch but Hunstad has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hunstad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Hunstad's cut.
That's time! Vera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Hunstad moves out of range easily.
Hunstad tries to clinch but Vera is having none of it.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vera.
Hunstad wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Hunstad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunstad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Hunstad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera tries to work over Hunstad's front leg with a kick but Hunstad checks it.
Hunstad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunstad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunstad bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vera sneaks back into half guard.
Nice strikes from Hunstad there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunstad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vera actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hunstad drops back looking for a leg! Vera is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vera manages to kick Hunstad off! Hunstad jumps back into Vera's guard.
Vera wants to sweep but no luck.
Brian Hunstad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hunstad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hunstad postures up in Vera's guard and throws a big left but Vera blocks it.
Vera trying to control the position.
Vera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Hunstad drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunstad jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vera misses with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hunstad distracts Vera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunstad thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vera is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera wants to stand but Hunstad is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hunstad thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vera passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Vera wants to get back to his feet.
Vera blocks the strikes from Hunstad.
Vera tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hunstad.
Hunstad is refusing to be controlled, as Vera sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vera misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunstad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunstad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vera tried to score with a low kick but Hunstad checks it.
Vera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vera looks to land a combination but Hunstad avoids it well.
Michael Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunstad doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Hunstad walks into a jab.
Hunstad has managed to clinch.
Hunstad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vera up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hunstad really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Hunstad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vera throws a right hand that Hunstad ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunstad also avoids with ease.
Vera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vera keeps the fight on the outside.
Vera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vera tried to score with a low kick but Hunstad checks it.
Vera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunstad. That did some damage!
Vera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunstad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunstad.
Vera fails to land with a series of punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hunstad blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunstad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunstad shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vera taking some punishment here, with Hunstad in his half guard.
Vera is looking for a sweep. Hunstad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunstad 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.
Hunstad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hunstad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vera looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunstad is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vera trying to control here.
Hunstad is pressing down on Vera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vera is holding on for now.
Hunstad wants to work for an arm triangle but Vera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vera misses with a head kick.
Vera misses with a body kick.
Vera lands a head kick!
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunstad blocks a jab.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunstad wants to clinch.
Hunstad doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
A head kick misses from Vera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunstad doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vera.
Hunstad tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Hunstad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunstad blocks it with crossed arms.
Vera lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunstad won't want to take too many of those.
Vera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunstad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vera wants to break free but Hunstad has control.
Hunstad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hunstad stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Michael Vera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Hunstad's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A left and a right from Vera both land. Nice combination.
Vera scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunstad instigates a clinch.
Vera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vera is trying to stall.
Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Hunstad is blocking nicely.
Hunstad is trying to maintain a safe position but Vera gets an underhook and turns Hunstad into the cage.
Vera is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunstad has double underhooks.
Hunstad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunstad takes a knee right on the jaw!
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.
Hunstad tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hunstad drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hunstad avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunstad prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vera jumps guard but Hunstad stands there with Vera around his waist. Vera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunstad backwards.
Hunstad controlling the action here for a moment.
Vera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunstad is defending well for now.
Vera breaks the clinch.
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.
Vera misses with a low kick as Hunstad jumps back.
Vera thuds a left hand into Hunstad's body.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunstad.
Vera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunstad checks a low kick from Vera.
Hunstad moves out of range of the leg kick from Vera.
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to de liver by Vera. Beautiful body shot.
Vera keeps the fight on the outside.
Vera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hunstad. That did some damage!
Vera throws a head kick that misses.
Hunstad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunstad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunstad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vera misses the body punch
and Hunstad counters with a takedown into side control.
Hunstad cracks Vera with a big right hand but Vera just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hunstad creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hunstad lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hunstad working away.
Hunstad landing strikes.
Vera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hunstad's best efforts.
Vera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Hunstad there.
Hunstad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hunstad is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vera has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera has his foot on Hunstad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hunstad works his way back into a safe position though.
Hunstad stopping the sweep attempt from Vera.
Hunstad postures up and lands a big shot to Vera's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Hunstad.
I think Hunstad 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Hunstad!
Brian Hunstad is the new light heavyweight champion!
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