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UVT: MidWeek Mania XLII PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cj Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cj Benn!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Mizrahi counter with a right hand.
Mizrahi takes a swing at Benn's ribcage but misses.
Mizrahi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mizrahi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mizrahi counters with a three punch combo that has Benn backing up. Benn nods at Mizrahi to acknowledge the strikes.
Benn is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mizrahi is looking to clinch but Benn is avoiding it.
Mizrahi loads up on a big right hand but Benn slips the punch.
A left lands for Mizrahi.
Benn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mizrahi counters with a three punch combo that has Benn backing up. Benn nods at Mizrahi to acknowledge the strikes.
Benn is still on wobbly legs! Can Mizrahi finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn misses with a double jab
and Mizrahi counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Benn to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Mizrahi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Donnie Mizrahi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benny Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pablo's choice of entrance music: smoke the fire. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo with a poor takedown
and Allen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pablo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allen lands with a straight right. Pablo didn't see that one coming.
Allen throws a body punch but Pablo moves out of range.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pablo moves away.
Pablo has his takedown stuffed
and Allen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pablo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Allen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Benny Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Pablo.
Pablo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Allen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Pablo has his takedown stuffed
and Allen counters with a right hand to the body.
Allen with a hook.
Allen drives through and clinches with Pablo against the cage.
Pablo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allen.
Allen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pablo.
Allen misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Allen.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Allen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Allen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Allen is looking for a triangle but Pablo pushes his legs off easily.
Allen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pablo is one step ahead there.
Allen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pablo working to try and regain half guard.
Allen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Allen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pablo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pablo shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo tries to hold on but Allen postures up.
Allen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pablo has worked his arm free - good work by Pablo!
Pablo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Allen tries for a kimura but Pablo is defending well.
Pablo is trying to control Allen's posture but Allen avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo is not content to let Allen control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pablo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Allen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Allen is looking for a kimura but Pablo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Allen to get the leverage.
Pablo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Allen pulls his head out easily.
Allen is looking for a kimura but Pablo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Allen to get the leverage.
Allen thows a huge punch but Pablo dodges it nicely.
Pablo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Allen.
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.
Allen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pablo working a defensive guard here.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allen thows a big elbow that misses.
Allen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pablo is looking for a triangle here but Allen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pablo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Allen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Allen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Allen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch combination from Allen misses.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pablo doesn't seem bothered though.
Allen clobbers Pablo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Allen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pablo in his tracks.
Pablo doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Allen to counter with a crisp jab.
Allen connects with a looping right hand.
Pablo scores a takedown into full mount!
Pablo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Allen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pablo. What's that going to do exactly?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Allen 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 fighters are battling for position here. Allen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Allen wants to sweep here but Pablo controlling him for the moment.
Allen looking to control.
Allen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pablo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pablo prevents Allen from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pablo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Allen defending well though.
Allen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pablo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pablo's back!
Pablo trying to control the hands but Allen won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands strikes to the head.
Allen punches the canvas rather than the man.
Pablo is having to fend off submission attempts from Allen, who is looking to sink in the choke. Allen doesn't have the hooks in though and Pablo manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Allen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allen controls Pablo momentarily but Pablo frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is trying to keep Pablo in close.
Allen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pablo escapes and throws Allen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Pablo is looking to take a break and control but Allen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pablo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Allen has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Allen is looking to reverse the position.
Pablo is looking to take a break and control but Allen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pablo cracks Allen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Allen is trying to improve his position.
Pablo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Allen, who protects the arm well.
Allen is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Pablo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pablo slips a jab from Allen.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Allen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pablo moves away.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Pablo with a poor takedown
and Allen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pablo's guard.
Allen throwing strikes but missing.
Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Allen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pablo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen distracts Pablo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Allen throwing strikes from guard but Pablo blocks nicely.
Allen drops back looking for a leg! Pablo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pablo manages to kick Allen off! Allen jumps back into Pablo's guard.
Pablo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Allen content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pablo looking for a guillotine here but Allen defends easily.
Pablo looking for a guillotine here but Allen defends easily.
Allen passes Pablo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Allen stalling.
Allen works his way into side control.
Allen landing strikes.
Pablo is trying to get back to half guard.
Benny Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Allen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pablo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Allen but great work by Pablo.
Allen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Allen actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo wants to work for an arm triangle but Allen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pablo prevents Allen from improving his position.
Pablo wants to stand but Allen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pablo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Allen gets full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Allen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noriaki Ueyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueyama has chosen Whispered - Blindfold as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noriaki Ueyama!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueyama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bishop, pushing him back against the cage.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ueyama working Bishop over with knees to the body.
Ueyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ueyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
Ueyama misses with a knee to the head.
Ueyama misses with a knee to the head.
Ueyama lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ueyama.
Ueyama stalls.
Bishop stops a takedown attempt from Ueyama.
Ueyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ueyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Ueyama missing with knees to the body.
Ueyama misses with a knee strike.
Ueyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Ueyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ueyama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Ueyama circles away easily
and Ueyama counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ueyama counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop fails with the takedown
and Ueyama counters with a two punch combo.
Bishop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Ueyama counter with a right hand.
Bishop scores a takedown into full mount!
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Ueyama is looking to get to half guard.
Ueyama bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ueyama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ueyama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueyama stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ueyama has closed the distance and engaged Bishop in a clinch.
Ueyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ueyama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bishop dodges an elbow strike from Ueyama.
Ueyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ueyama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bishop's face.
Bishop avoiding damage as Ueyama throws knees to the body.
Bishop avoids a wild elbow strike from Ueyama.
Ueyama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bishop letting Ueyama take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ueyama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ueyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ueyama lands an elbow inside.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ueyama misses with an elbow strike.
Ueyama misses with an elbow strike.
Bishop blocks the elbow strike.
Ueyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Ueyama tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Ueyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ueyama misses with a knee to the head.
Ueyama tries to land a knee to the head but Bishop blocks with his arms.
Ueyama trying to land knees to the body.
Ueyama trying to stall but Bishop improves his position.
Bishop is trying to force a seperation but Ueyama has the dominant position.
Ueyama is trying to maintain a safe position but Bishop gets an underhook and turns Ueyama into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bishop wants a takedown.
Bishop is looking to break free of the clinch but Ueyama has double underhooks.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike from Ueyama.
Bishop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ueyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ueyama tries to stall but Bishop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ueyama throws an elbow that misses.
Ueyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Ueyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bishop tries to pull guard but Ueyama won't allow it.
Ueyama gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bishop manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop shoots and misses
and Ueyama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bishop's guard.
Bishop keeping full guard, as Ueyama tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noriaki Ueyama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Ueyama circles away easily
and Ueyama counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ueyama.
Ueyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ueyama lands a good knee to the midsection. Bishop won't want to take too many of those.
Ueyama is working for takedown but Bishop is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ueyama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ueyama trying to land knees to the body.
Ueyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ueyama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bishop prevents it.
Ueyama misses with a knee strike.
Ueyama misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ueyama throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ueyama landing knees to the body.
Ueyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ueyama is breathing heavily.
Bishop is trying to break the clinch but Ueyama is controlling him.
Bishop wants a takedown but no success here.
Ueyama is looking to control Bishop's arms but Bishop gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ueyama has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop dodges an elbow strike from Ueyama.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ueyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Ueyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Ueyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ueyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Ueyama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bishop is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ueyama tries to stall but Bishop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bishop goes for a takedown attempt but Ueyama pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Ueyama. No joy for Bishop on that attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ueyama.
Ueyama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ueyama tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Bishop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ueyama counters with a head kick. That will keep Bishop thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ueyama throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
Bishop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ueyama counters with a head kick.
Ueyama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bishop shoots and misses
and Ueyama counters with a head kick.
Ueyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ueyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop with a poor takedown
and Ueyama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ueyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Bishop misses
and Ueyama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ueyama was covering up waiting for the punch and Bishop finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ueyama has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bishop doesn't defend quickly enough and Ueyama has managed to lock this one up! Can Bishop escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ueyama on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Noriaki Ueyama!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Valeriy Kozlaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riki Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlaev comes into the arena with Drago blaring out of the sound system. Oh has chosen Burning down the House as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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21
147 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valeriy Kozlaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Riki Oh!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh missing with a left hand there. Kozlaev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh scores with a one two! Kozlaev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kozlaev gets the takedown into side control.
Oh wants to control but Kozlaev postures up.
Oh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh parries the strikes from Kozlaev easily there. Kozlaev is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Oh to escape.
Oh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kozlaev.
Oh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kozlaev grinds an elbow into Oh's temple.
An elbow from Kozlaev crashes against the mat.
Oh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kozlaev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Oh is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kozlaev cracks Oh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kozlaev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kozlaev moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Oh on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh tries to bench press Kozlaev off him but Kozlaev keeps the position.
Kozlaev trying to control the position but Oh is working away.
Kozlaev with the ground and pound but Oh regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kozlaev with the ground and pound but Oh uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kozlaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Oh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlaev lands a couple of elbows.
Kozlaev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kozlaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kozlaev postures up.
Kozlaev throwing strikes from guard but Oh blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kozlaev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kozlaev trying to control but Oh is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oh trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kozlaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Oh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozlaev stopping the sweep attempt from Oh.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kozlaev misses with a takedown attempt
and Oh counters with a two punch combo.
Oh misses with a looping left.
Riki Oh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kozlaev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kozlaev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kozlaev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kozlaev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kozlaev is looking to take a break and control but Oh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kozlaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kozlaev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kozlaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kozlaev throws a strike but Oh avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kozlaev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kozlaev scoring with some ground and pound.
Kozlaev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kozlaev throws and elbow that misses. Oh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kozlaev's guard. Nice move by Oh!
Oh tries to free his leg and advance position but Kozlaev is retaining full guard.
Kozlaev wants to sweep here but Oh controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valeriy Kozlaev dominated that round.
That's time! Kozlaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kozlaev ducks under a wild hook from Oh.
Kozlaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kozlaev wants to clinch.
Oh clinches up against the cage.
Kozlaev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oh has him pressed against the cage.
Kozlaev tries for a takedown but Oh manages to get underhooks.
Oh struggles to land a body shot inside as Kozlaev controls his hands.
Kozlaev is working for takedown but Oh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kozlaev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kozlaev tries to score a body lock takedown but Oh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valeriy Kozlaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kozlaev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oh gets underhooks to prevent Kozlaev's takedown attempt.
Kozlaev tries to score a body lock takedown but Oh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oh is leaning against Kozlaev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kozlaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Oh has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlaev can't get the takedown.
Kozlaev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oh lands with a light punch inside.
Kozlaev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oh lands a hook that snaps the head of Kozlaev backwards.
Kozlaev avoiding damage as Oh throws knees to the body.
Oh looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oh.
Oh lands with a right to the head.
Kozlaev is trying to drag Oh to the mat but Oh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oh digs a right hand into Kozlaev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kozlaev's gas tank.
Good body shot from Oh.
Oh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh is working Kozlaev over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Oh.
Oh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kozlaev backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh pushes Kozlaev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh just leaning against Kozlaev, taking a breather.
Oh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kozlaev blocks it with crossed arms.
Oh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Oh finds it's way through Kozlaev's defenses.
Oh throws a hook but Kozlaev avoids it easily.
Kozlaev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kozlaev shoots in for a takedown but Oh shows good takedown defense.
Kozlaev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh connects with a right hand. Kozlaev shakes it off.
Oh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Horrible takedown by Kozlaev or perhaps it was just good defense by Oh which made him look bad.
No luck for Kozlaev with that takedown attempt.
Valeriy Kozlaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kozlaev. Kozlaev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kozlaev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oh controlling the position well.
Oh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kozlaev trying to control from half guard but Oh is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh is trying to get back to full guard.
Kozlaev is looking to take a break and control but Oh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oh.
Kozlaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kozlaev looking to sit in guard and control but Oh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oh looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riki Oh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab lands there for Oh.
Kozlaev darts in trying to clinch
and Oh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kozlaev thinking.
Kozlaev has closed the distance and engaged Oh in a clinch.
Oh scores with a hook to the body.
Kozlaev wants a takedown but no success here.
Oh gets underhooks to prevent Kozlaev's takedown attempt.
Oh tries to throw a body punch but Kozlaev avoids it by throwing Oh back against the cage.
Kozlaev blocks a body shot from Oh.
Kozlaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Oh finds it's target.
Oh cracks a nice hook into Kozlaev's ribs.
Kozlaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Oh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kozlaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valeriy Kozlaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlaev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kozlaev shoots in for a takedown but Oh shows good takedown defense.
Oh throws a series of punches but Kozlaev avoids them all with ease.
Oh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kozlaev tries to clinch there but Oh circles away.
Oh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kozlaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Oh.
Kozlaev misses with a takedown attempt - Oh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kozlaev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oh.
Kozlaev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kozlaev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kozlaev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oh.
Kozlaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kozlaev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kozlaev with a poor takedown
and Oh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlaev has his takedown stuffed
and Oh counters with a stiff right hand.
Kozlaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh cracks Kozlaev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oh.
Nice takedown defense from Oh. No joy for Kozlaev on that attempt.
Oh stuffs the takedown.
Oh lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozlaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Oh sprawls well. He's pushed Kozlaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oh jabs Kozlaev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Oh finds it's way through Kozlaev's defenses.
Oh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kozlaev is rocked!
Kozlaev dives in and grabs Oh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oh pushes down on Kozlaev's head and hops out.
Kozlaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Valeriy Kozlaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Kozlaev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Kozlaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kozlaev seems to have got his legs back now.
Oh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kozlaev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh 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.
Oh with a jab.
Oh lands with a straight right. Kozlaev didn't see that one coming.
Kozlaev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh lands a right hook to the body.
Oh connects with a looping right hand.
Oh looks to land a combination but Kozlaev avoids it well.
Kozlaev has closed the distance and engaged Oh in a clinch.
Kozlaev has Oh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Oh - that landed with a thud.
Kozlaev wants a takedown but no success here.
Oh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh pushes Kozlaev up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kozlaev backwards.
Oh lands a shoulder strike.
Kozlaev tries to score a body lock takedown but Oh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh trying to land knees to the body.
Oh gets underhooks to prevent Kozlaev's takedown attempt.
Oh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh prevents the takedown attempt.
Oh presses Kozlaev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Oh.
Oh is trying to maintain a safe position but Kozlaev gets an underhook and turns Oh into the cage.
Oh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlaev drops his hands momentarily and Oh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riki Oh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riki Oh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tavish McRedd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George st nkoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRedd comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Shikari - Mothership. st nkoi has chosen number one as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tavish McRedd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, George st nkoi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRedd lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - McRedd coming out on top.
McRedd jabs st nkoi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McRedd swings widly with a right hand
enabling st nkoi to counter with a crisp jab.
McRedd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
st nkoi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McRedd sprawls well. McRedd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. st nkoi gets slowly back to his feet.
McRedd lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
st nkoi moves in looking to clinch but McRedd pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McRedd.
Tavish McRedd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
st nkoi tries to clinch up
enabling McRedd to counter with a crisp jab.
McRedd misses with an attempted mid kick.
McRedd jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McRedd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from st nkoi.
McRedd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
st nkoi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRedd throws a looping overhand right but st nkoi ducks down to avoid it.
McRedd misses with a body punch
and st nkoi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
st nkoi has picked McRedd up - he's going for a ride! st nkoi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
McRedd wants to improve his position but st nkoi is controlling well.
st nkoi is thwarting McRedd's attempts to control the position.
McRedd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McRedd has a closed guard, preventing st nkoi from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McRedd is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi 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.
st nkoi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McRedd is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of st nkoi, into his guard.
st nkoi throws his legs up looking for a submission but McRedd uses it to pass to side control.
st nkoi is not content to let McRedd control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
st nkoi is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as McRedd stalls from top position.
st nkoi manages to get back to half guard.
McRedd is trying to control. st nkoi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
st nkoi is looking to escape.
McRedd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but st nkoi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
st nkoi is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tavish McRedd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McRedd takes a swing at st nkoi's ribcage but misses.
st nkoi swings widly with a right hand
and st nkoi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McRedd throws a predictable looking body shot
and st nkoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Tavish McRedd has been cut.
McRedd misses with a right hand
and st nkoi counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by McRedd. Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from McRedd misses.
st nkoi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McRedd to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
McRedd swings for the body but st nkoi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi misses with a left hand
and McRedd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McRedd throws a nice outside leg kick.
st nkoi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tavish McRedd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McRedd thows a body shot but no joy.
McRedd looks to land a left hand but st nkoi moved out of range nicely.
A jab from st nkoi misses.
McRedd scores with a hook to the body. st nkoi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McRedd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
st nkoi is breathing heavily.
st nkoi misses with a hook
and McRedd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McRedd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McRedd lands a jab to st nkoi's midsection.
st nkoi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McRedd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McRedd throws a body punch but st nkoi moves out of range.
McRedd lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRedd misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRedd lands a nice hook to st nkoi's body. st nkoi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McRedd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
st nkoi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McRedd throws a leg kick which misses st nkoi's front leg but catches the back leg as st nkoi tries to avoid it.
McRedd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McRedd cracks the inside of st nkoi's front leg.
McRedd throws a front kick that sends st nkoi stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRedd lands a nice shot to the body.
McRedd lands a slapping body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as st nkoi checks a leg kick.
McRedd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
st nkoi misses with a hook
and McRedd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
st nkoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McRedd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McRedd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McRedd cracks st nkoi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tavish McRedd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tavish McRedd's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McRedd thumps st nkoi with a low kick.
McRedd takes a swing at st nkoi's ribcage but misses.
McRedd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck st nkoi on the side of the head.
st nkoi tries for a takedown but McRedd circles away easily
and McRedd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
st nkoi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McRedd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McRedd scores with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for McRedd.
st nkoi walks into a left hand.
st nkoi moves away from the strike by McRedd.
A swing and a miss from McRedd.
McRedd lands a nice hook to st nkoi's body. st nkoi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
st nkoi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McRedd misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
st nkoi misses with a hook.
Tavish McRedd is winning the standup battle so far.
McRedd throws a leg kick
and st nkoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
st nkoi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McRedd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
st nkoi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McRedd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
st nkoi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McRedd has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for st nkoi but great work by McRedd.
st nkoi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi is trying to escape the position but McRedd is controlling the position.
st nkoi is trying to get back to his feet.
McRedd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that st nkoi can do to turn this around?
McRedd happy to just control the position for now.
McRedd looks up at the clock and then as st nkoi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McRedd smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
George st nkoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McRedd is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
st nkoi tries to buck McRedd off but McRedd is having none of it.
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.
st nkoi gets back to half guard.
st nkoi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute McRedd jumps into side control!
st nkoi is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
st nkoi gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McRedd lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRedd controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tavish McRedd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McRedd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tavish McRedd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanadi De Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Asher Lee enters the cage!
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198 lbs
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanadi De Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santana swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee blocks a jab.
De Santana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Santana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Santana throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
De Santana swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a hook to the side of De Santana's head but De Santana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee moves out of range as De Santana throws a body kick.
De Santana misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Santana lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Santana throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
De Santana lands a head kick!
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Santana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Santana connects with a high kick.
Lee is rocked!
De Santana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can De Santana finish him?
Nice body kick there by De Santana.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santana tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Santana.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and De Santana counters with a nice body kick.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Santana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
De Santana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wanadi De Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a series of punches but De Santana moves out of range.
De Santana throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santana throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses with a hook. De Santana ducked under it nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Santana.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Santana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee looks gassed!
De Santana throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee moves away from the strike by De Santana.
Good exchange - De Santana coming out on top.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Santana connects with a combination that backs up Lee into the cage. De Santana lands a flurry of punches that gets past Lee's guard. Lee is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! De Santana bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanadi De Santana!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen It's My Time-Fabulous as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
150 lbs
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158 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mel Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Torres!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice combination there by Gray.
It looks like Felipe Torres has been cut.
Torres scores with a shot to the body.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Torres connects with an inside leg kick.
Felipe Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres shoots and misses
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torres throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Torres with a poor takedown
and Gray counters with a left and a right that hurts Torres! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Gray jumps into full mount!
Torres is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray drops a big elbow. That's hurt Torres! More shots from Gray and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mel Gray!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genki Dama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genki Dama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Houdini!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dama goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Houdini tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Houdini shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Houdini was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Houdini looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dama tries to hold on but Houdini pushes him away.
Dama is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Houdini is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dama has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dama is looking to improve his position but Houdini isn't that keen on the idea.
Houdini moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dama has worked his arm free - good work by Dama!
Dama sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houdini is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama wants to get back to his feet.
Houdini wants to work for an arm triangle but Dama is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Houdini is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dama!
Dama wants to control but Houdini is having none of it.
Houdini looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Houdini jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dama manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dama tries to buck Houdini off but Houdini is having none of it.
Dama is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama regains half guard.
Houdini is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Houdini is looking for a kimura but Dama is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Houdini to get the leverage.
Dama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dama is pressing down on Houdini's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dama wants to stand and escape but Houdini is having none of it.
Houdini looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dama is looking to stand up but Houdini isn't so interested in that idea.
Dama manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Houdini.
Houdini shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dama counters with a good, hard body kick but Houdini shrugs it off.
Dama keeps Houdini at a distance using the push kick.
Houdini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Genki Dama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dama lands a front kick.
Houdini misses with a takedown attempt
and Dama counters with an outside leg kick.
Houdini looks gassed!
Dama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Houdini misses with a takedown
and Dama counters with a good low kick that Houdini was not able to check.
Genki Dama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Houdini.
Dama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Houdini has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dama works the jab nicely.
Dama tries to bum rush Houdini with a series of wild strikes but Houdini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Houdini crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dama - the referee stops the clock and Houdini gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dama. Houdini manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Houdini has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dama works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama is looking to slow Houdini down with leg kicks.
Dama cracks Houdini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dama connects with a solid leg kick.
Dama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dama scores with a one two! Houdini had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dama - that will leave a mark!
Dama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dama throws a nice head kick!
Houdini misses with a takedown
and Dama counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dama.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dama.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Dama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dama's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dama duly obliges.
Dama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dama connects with a leg kick. Houdini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dama clobbers Houdini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dama goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dama.
Dama lands a body shot.
Houdini gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dama catches Houdini with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dama's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dama duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dama throws a series of strikes that have Houdini backpedaling.
Houdini is rocked!
Dama lands a head kick. Houdini smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Houdini is still on wobbly legs! Can Dama finish him?
Houdini's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Houdini is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dama.
Houdini seems to have recovered his senses.
Dama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Houdini. That did some damage!
Dama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Houdini's head.
Donk. Dama catches Houdini right on the button with a cross.
Dama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Houdini takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini takes one to the chin there.
Dama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Genki Dama is winning the standup battle so far.
Dama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dama connects with a leg kick. Houdini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Houdini. That did some damage!
Houdini misses with a takedown attempt
and Dama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dama scores with a nice strike.
Dama connects with an inside leg kick.
Houdini has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dama.
Dama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Houdini can do to turn this around?
Houdini takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dama scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama thuds his shin into the meat of Houdini's side.
Houdini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dama. Dama obviously looking to wear him down.
Dama jabs Houdini right on the nose. Houdini blinks but takes it well.
Dama connects with a single shot there.
Dama throws a leg kick which misses Houdini's front leg but catches the back leg as Houdini tries to avoid it.
Houdini with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dama counters with a stiff right hand.
Genki Dama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Houdini.
Dama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dama connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Dama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Houdini doesn't seem phased though.
Genki Dama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dama connects with a leg kick. Houdini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dama scores with a jab to the body.
Houdini tries for a takedown but Dama circles away easily
and Dama counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Houdini is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Houdini takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dama stuns Houdini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Houdini walks into a jab.
Houdini has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama with a nice cross.
Nice straight punches there by Dama. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dama.
Houdini takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Houdini circles away quickly and effectively.
Houdini has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dama throws a wild body kick that Houdini sees coming a mile off.
Dama thuds his right hand into Houdini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dama.
Houdini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Houdini shoots and misses
and Dama counters with a thumping low kick.
Dama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dama moves into the clinch.
Dama stalls.
Houdini takes a shot to the head.
Houdini blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Houdini tries to pull guard but Dama won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dama.
Dama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Houdini closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Houdini seems to be looking for submissions.
Dama regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dama pushes Houdini off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dama misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Houdini looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dama pushes Houdini off looking to stand but Houdini dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Dama dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Houdini looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dama is fending him off so far but Houdini persists. Nope, Dama circles away and we're back to standing.
Dama feints a jab promting Houdini to slip. Dama then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Houdini slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Houdini fails with the takedown
and Dama makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Houdini really felt that one!
Dama scores with a nice head shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dama.
Dama fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Houdini misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Genki Dama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Houdini.
Dama connects with a leg kick. Houdini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dama lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dama tries a head kick but it misses.
Dama lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Dama.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houdini takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Dama.
Dama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Houdini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dama counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Dama.
Houdini with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dama counters with a good, hard body kick but Houdini shrugs it off.
Dama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Houdini.
Dama misses with a series of wild punches.
Dama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Houdini's calf.
A left and a right from Dama both land. Nice combination.
Houdini takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dama misses with a wild combination.
Houdini tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dama lands a leg kick that knocks Houdini off balance momentarily.
Houdini with a poor takedown
and Dama counters with an outside leg kick.
Dama digs a good body shot into Houdini's ribs.
Houdini shoots and misses
and Dama counters with a head kick. That will keep Houdini thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alex Houdini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama lands a jab to the nose.
Houdini takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dama dips to his left and cracks Houdini with an uppercut!
Dama throws a head kick that Houdini semi-blocks.
Houdini tries for a takedown but Dama circles away easily
and Dama counters with a straight right hand.
Dama misses with a head kick.
Houdini has his takedown stuffed
and Dama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dama throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dama lets loose with a powerful body kick. Houdini will feel that in the morning.
Dama connects with a leg kick. Houdini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Houdini takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dama.
Houdini has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dama finds it's way round the side to connect with Houdini's head.
Houdini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dama connects with an inside leg kick.
Houdini doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dama counters with a nice kick to the body.
Houdini tries for a takedown but Dama circles away easily
and Dama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Houdini tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Houdini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dama throws a sloppy head kick and Houdini moves out of range easily.
Houdini misses with a takedown
and Dama counters with a good low kick that Houdini was not able to check.
Houdini takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dama. Houdini shrugs it off though.
Dama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Dama. Those never looked like landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dama.
Houdini takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama has managed to clinch.
Dama misses with a knee strike.
Dama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dama has Houdini up against the cage in a clinch.
Genki Dama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Houdini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dama tries to land knees in the clinch but Houdini avoids the damage to the body.
Dama tries to land knees in the clinch but Houdini avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dama as the two fighters clinch.
Houdini is trying to break the clinch but Dama is controlling him.
Houdini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Houdini working hard to break the clinch.
Houdini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dama walks away with a smile on his face. Houdini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Houdini gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dama counters with a body kick that stops Houdini in his tracks momentarily.
Dama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genki Dama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dama, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genki Dama!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Manliest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Breathe -- Disturbed. Manliest is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ontlogy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doug Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Manliest!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manliest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Marshall looks for the body kick but Manliest saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Manliest blocks the leg kick.
Doug Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses.
Manliest slips a straight right by Marshall.
Manliest blocks a jab.
Marshall lands a high kick!
It looks like The Manliest has been cut.
Marshall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marshall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Manliest is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manliest has his takedown stuffed
and Marshall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manliest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshall.
Manliest defending well as Marshall loads up on a big left hand.
Marshall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manliest's hands.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Manliest moves away and avoids it.
Marshall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Manliest shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Manliest is trying to control. Marshall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Manliest throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marshall is pressing down on Manliest's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manliest passes into half guard.
Manliest trying to control the action but Marshall is working from the bottom.
Manliest has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marshall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marshall is trying to stand up here but Manliest is controlling him well.
Manliest wants to free his trapped foot but Marshall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marshall moves into full guard.
Manliest with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marshall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manliest has gone for a leg lock! Marshall slips out almost immediately though and dives into Manliest's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall stands up from Manliest's guard - Marshall perhaps looking for a knockout.
Marshall 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.
Manliest with a poor takedown
and Manliest takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marshall scores with a shot to the body.
Marshall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doug Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshall connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manliest fails with the takedown
and Marshall counters with a low kick, right behind Manliest 's knee.
Doug Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Manliest.
Manliest ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Manliest avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Marshall. Beautiful body shot.
Manliest moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Manliest's shoulder, as Manliest tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manliest gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marshall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Marshall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Manliest's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marshall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Manliest takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manliest sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marshall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manliest takes a step back to recover.
Marshall throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manliest takes a kick to the side of the head.
Manliest with a poor takedown
and Marshall counters with a nice leg kick.
Manliest is breathing heavily.
Marshall connects with a body shot that sends Manliest's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Marshall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manliest steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marshall. That one must have hurt.
Marshall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manliest chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marshall can pounce on him.
Marshall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marshall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marshall throws a wild body kick that Manliest sees coming a mile off.
Manliest on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That has opened up The Manliest's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall lands a big head kick that sends Manliest tumbling to the mat! Marshall takes a step backwards and waves Manliest back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Manliest is rocked!
Marshall lands a slapping body shot.
Manliest is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshall finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manliest has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marshall.
Manliest seems to have recovered his senses.
Marshall lands a leg kick that knocks Manliest off balance momentarily.
Doug Marshall is winning the standup battle so far.
Marshall throws a sloppy head kick and Manliest moves out of range easily.
Marshall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Manliest on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marshall. Marshall obviously looking to wear him down.
Manliest's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marshall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manliest's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marshall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Manliest scrambles back to his feet.
The cut above The Manliest's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Manliest moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marshall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a body kick.
Marshall tries to land a front kick but Manliest steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marshall misses with an uppercut.
Marshall scores with a punch to the head.
Marshall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manliest at a distance.
Manliest walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Manliest's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Marshall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manliest can do to turn this around?
Manliest takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marshall jabs Manliest right on the nose. Manliest blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a head kick but Manliest moves out of range.
Marshall works the jab nicely.
Marshall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manliest misses with a takedown attempt
and Marshall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manliest avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Marshall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at The Manliest's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doug Marshall!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piston Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda wants to clinch but Rugowski slips to the side
and Rugowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Piston Honda has been cut.
Rugowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Honda.
Honda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rugowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
Honda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rugowski.
Honda lands a jab to Rugowski's midsection.
Honda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rugowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rugowski.
A jab lands there for Rugowski.
Rugowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Honda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Honda is breathing heavily.
Honda misses with a body punch
and Rugowski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rugowski scores with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Rugowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rugowski lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rugowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rugowski lands with an overhand left.
Piston Honda's cut is getting worse.
Rugowski with a jab.
Rugowski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Honda sprawling to the canvas! Honda rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rugowski finish him?!
Piston Honda's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Honda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Honda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jeez, Piston Honda's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Piston Honda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bubba Rugowski!
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