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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Carboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isac Chaves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Carboza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Carboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Isac Chaves!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carboza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chaves looks to throw the jab but Carboza is out of range.
Carboza slips a jab and a cross from Chaves.
Carboza throws a head kick that half lands.
Carboza has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carboza scores with a takedown into Chaves's guard.
Chaves pushes a forearm under Carboza's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Carboza is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Isac Chaves!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Hans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferris Bueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bueller has chosen Do góry as his entrance music. Ferris Bueller acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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148 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Hans!
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, Ferris Bueller!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueller is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bueller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bueller wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Bueller with that takedown attempt.
Hans gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bueller pushes Hans back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hans manages to break the clinch.
Hans fails with a takedown attempt.
Hans fails with the takedown
and Bueller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Hans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans shoots in looking for a takedown but Bueller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hans's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bueller misses with a hook
and Hans counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bueller!
Bueller prevents Hans from taking his back.
Hans trying to control but Bueller is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueller is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Hans has taken his back.
Hans tries to get the hooks in deep but Bueller pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hans is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Bueller is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hans gets his way!
Hans has managed to slip his arm under Bueller's chin. This could be all over... yep, Bueller is tapping out! Submission win for Hans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Will Hans!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gray Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Binho Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Best of You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Gray Son has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gray Son seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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179 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gray Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Binho Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a right and a left that Son avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Son.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Son moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Son blocks the low kick.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Son pushes him off.
Son takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Gray Son has been cut.
Oliveira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Son sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveira scores with a three punch combo!
Oliveira tries to bum rush Son with a series of wild strikes but Son uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Son lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Binho Oliveira has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Son connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oliveira lands a jab-cross combination.
Oliveira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Son as Oliveira shoots in.
Oliveira looks gassed!
Oliveira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Son throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Son throws a nice inside leg kick.
Son tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Son looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Son tenderised Oliveira's leg. Oliveira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oliveira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Son counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Binho Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Son chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oliveira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Son cracks the inside of Oliveira's front leg.
Son tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oliveira is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son is looking to slow Oliveira down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Son.
Gray Son is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Son.
Son scores with a kick to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Son.
Son throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Son scoring well with a low kick there.
Oliveira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Son.
Oliveira walks into a stiff left hand from Son.
Son cracks the inside of Oliveira's front leg.
Son scores with a push kick.
Son lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son connects with a nice looking jab.
Son dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Son moves out of range.
Oliveira throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Son.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oliveira checks a leg kick.
Oliveira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Binho Oliveira's cut even more.
Son scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Son tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oliveira crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Son - the referee stops the clock and Oliveira gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Son. Oliveira manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira moves out of range of the leg kick from Son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a looping right.
Oliveira walks into a stiff left hand from Son.
Son connects with a crisp jab.
Oliveira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Son throws a solid leg kick but Oliveira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Son.
Son connects with a leg kick. Oliveira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oliveira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Son pinned against the cage. Son gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gray Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Binho Oliveira.
Oliveira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch but Son swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Son dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Son. No joy for Oliveira on that attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Oliveira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Son has got the better of the exchanges.
Son keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
Son attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Son throws a front kick aimed at Oliveira's knee but Oliveira avoids it well.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Son swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Oliveira is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Son is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
Oliveira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gray Son is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Son.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Son.
Oliveira misses with a jab to the body
and Son counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oliveira checks a leg kick.
Son chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Son is looking to land body kicks.
Oliveira dodges the punch combination from Son.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Son is looking to land body kicks.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Son throws a leg kick which misses Oliveira's front leg but catches the back leg as Oliveira tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira dives in and grabs Son's left leg, looking for a takedown. Son pushes down on Oliveira's head and hops out.
Oliveira is trying desperately to land a takedown but Son is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Oliveira.
Son throws a front kick aimed at Oliveira's knee but Oliveira avoids it well.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Son circles away.
Son misses with a leg kick.
Oliveira takes a swing at Son's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Son as he avoids it easily.
Gray Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Binho Oliveira.
Son connects with an inside leg kick.
Son takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Son throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Son counters with a good low kick that Oliveira was not able to check.
Son swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Son lands a jab.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Son swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Son swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Son is looking to land body kicks.
A left and a right from Oliveira both land. Nice combination.
Oliveira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Son counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Son. That's going to slow Oliveira down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Son throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oliveira on the side of the head.
Oliveira throws a combination that misses
and Son counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch combination from Son misses.
Oliveira checks a leg kick nicely.
Son throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oliveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Son cracks the inside of Oliveira's front leg.
Oliveira checks a low kick from Son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Son dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Oliveira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Son connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliveira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Son keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Son counters with a leg kick.
Gray Son is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy body kick from Oliveira
and Son counters with an outside leg kick.
Oliveira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Son. Son obviously looking to wear him down.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Son scores with a shot to the body.
Son lands with a nice combination. Oliveira backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Son connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son stalks Oliveira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliveira's face. Oliveira staggers backwards, shaken.
Son thumps Oliveira with a low kick.
Oliveira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Son.
Oliveira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Son with a nice cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Son.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Son circles away.
Son displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oliveira.
Oliveira moves out of range of the body kick.
Oliveira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Son makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
A low kick from Oliveira is predictable there
and Son counters with a leg kick.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Son counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oliveira's knee momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Son finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Son throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.
Oliveira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Son.
Oliveira walks into a jab.
Son fails to land with a series of punches.
Son swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Son just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
Son delivers a nice body kick.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Son.
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Son.
Oliveira has his takedown stuffed
and Son counters with an inside leg kick.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Son is avoiding it.
Oliveira throws a poor cross that misses
and Son counters with a good low kick that Oliveira was not able to check.
Son connects with a leg kick. Oliveira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son throws a nice head kick!
The cut above Binho Oliveira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Son throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oliveira.
Oliveira checks a low kick from Son.
Oliveira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oliveira throws a nice looking combination but Son bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Son thumps Oliveira with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Son avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira throws a leg kick
and Son counters with a nice leg kick.
Binho Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Son pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Son!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Son showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Son 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Son!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustaw Jelen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustaw Jelen!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jelen has his takedown stuffed
and Nogueira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Gustaw Jelen has been cut.
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira drops Jelen with a beautiful combination! Jelen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nogueira is looking for the KO!
Jelen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.(x)
Nogueira throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jelen with a dominant takedown and that's winded Nogueira.
Jelen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jelen advances to half guard.
Nogueira is rocked!
Jelen is trying to work for a kimura but Nogueira is defending well.
Oh Nogueira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jelen moves nicely into side control.
Jelen lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Nogueira! Jelen senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Nogueira out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after -2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gustaw Jelen!
Please report this fight to admin for checking.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moji Joaninho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Moji Joaninho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Alves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alves enables Joaninho to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alves manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Joaninho gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Joaninho lunges at Alves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alves's hand.
Joaninho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Matheus Alves has been cut.
Alves misses with a hook
and Joaninho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alves is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Joaninho finish him?
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joaninho counters with a crisp right that sends Alves to the canvas! Joaninho follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moji Joaninho!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius The Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinicius The Killer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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152 lbs
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145 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius The Killer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by The Killer.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Killer is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, The Killer circles away and we're back to standing.
A left and a right from The Killer both land. Nice combination.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at The Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses the body punch
and The Killer counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
The Killer tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vinicius The Killer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Killer wants to clinch.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and The Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at The Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Killer counters with a two punch combo.
The Killer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Killer was covering up waiting for the punch and Jackson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The Killer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Killer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The Killer avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but The Killer has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Killer moves nicely into side control.
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The Killer is working Jackson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
The Killer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jackson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jackson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Killer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The Killer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jackson controlling the action here.
The Killer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Killer tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and The Killer counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Killer slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and The Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at The Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson swings for the body but The Killer moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Killer checks a leg kick.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but The Killer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but The Killer is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - The Killer scores with a four punch combination!
Joe Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Killer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Killer counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at The Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
The Killer slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Killer misses with a few strikes there.
The Killer tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
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.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and The Killer counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Killer checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Killer sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Jackson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and The Killer counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and The Killer moves out of range easily.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from The Killer.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and The Killer counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Killer.
The Killer swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and The Killer counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from The Killer. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
The Killer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at The Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
The Killer tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and The Killer counters with a one-two to the body.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Killer counters with a one-two to the body.
The Killer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Killer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson winds up and cracks The Killer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is nestled in close to The Killer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The Killer wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
The Killer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Killer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Killer wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The Killer working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson is in close to The Killer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Killer being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson is in close to The Killer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Jackson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vinicius The Killer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Killer taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Jackson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Mariachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolpho Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vasquel's choice of entrance music: Surviving the Times. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Mariachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolpho Vasquel!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vasquel lands a jab to the nose.
Mariachi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vasquel counters with a three punch combo that has Mariachi backing up. Mariachi nods at Vasquel to acknowledge the strikes.
Vasquel looks to clinch
and Mariachi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vasquel won't be happy with that.
Mariachi tries for a kimura but Vasquel is defending well.
Vasquel is trying to work for a sweep but Mariachi has mounted him!
Mariachi controlling from the full mount.
Vasquel is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasquel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariachi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vasquel's guard.
Mariachi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vasquel trying to control the position.
Vasquel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mariachi's guard.
Mariachi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mariachi trying to control the position.
Vasquel chips away with some ground and pound.
Vasquel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vasquel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vasquel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasquel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mariachi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariachi controls Vasquel momentarily but Vasquel frees himself.
Mariachi striking off his back but it's not causing Vasquel any problems.
Vasquel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mariachi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vasquel manages to get himself to full guard.
Mariachi tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasquel is retaining full guard.
Vasquel working for a triangle but Mariachi defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasquel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariachi working to try and regain half guard.
Vasquel working for a guillotine from mount but Mariachi is in no mood to give up.
Mariachi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vasquel with the ground and pound from mount.
Mariachi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mariachi is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Vasquel locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Mariachi is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodolpho Vasquel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roi Neilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Kade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Kade struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Keith Kade will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roi Neilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kade!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kade wants to clinch
and Neilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Keith Kade has been cut.
Kade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neilson.
Kade is aggressively charging in as Neilson backs up avoiding any damage. Neilson tosses out a jab and Kade runs right into it face first! Kade is out cold! Neilson dropped down on all fours and is barking in Kade's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roi Neilson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diaz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Run this Town. George Diaz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to sprawl but Diaz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Diaz trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because George Diaz just wasn't active enough.
Sanchez tries to sprawl but Diaz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Diaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz wants to pass to mount but Sanchez is defending the position.
Diaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of George Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sanchez quickly recovers to half guard.
Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Diaz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Diaz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of George Diaz.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Diaz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Diaz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Diaz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanchez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Diaz has picked Sanchez up and slammed him! Sanchez can't keep hold of the triangle and Diaz manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz advances to mount.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanchez is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Diaz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diaz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sanchez is trying to defend but Diaz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because George Diaz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sanchez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Diaz stalls from top position.
Sanchez stops Diaz from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Diaz slows the pace down.
Sanchez manages to get back to half guard.
Diaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We're going to have a standup here because George Diaz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Diaz scores a takedown into full mount!
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Diaz!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Hercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to When Will They Shoot. Barry Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dog Hercules's chin.
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270 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Hercules!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails with the takedown
and Hercules counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hercules counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Hercules counters with a nice uppercut.
Hercules is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hercules shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hercules showed some decent athleticism there.
Hercules seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hercules works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hercules controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hercules controlling from mount.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Hercules maintains control.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hercules takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Hercules takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dog Hercules hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hercules counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hercules won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Hercules is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hercules trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Hercules from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hercules trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Smith 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hercules is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Hercules dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hercules counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hercules.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hercules trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hercules wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hercules dives on top into guard.
Hercules would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hercules defends it easily.
Hercules controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hercules is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hercules is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Smith.
Hercules wants to take a breather but Smith manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hercules.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Hercules from controlling successfully.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Hercules advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to improve his position but Hercules is controlling well.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Hercules scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dog Hercules has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hercules looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hercules is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hercules's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hercules's back!
Smith is trying to stick to Hercules's back but Hercules is turning into Smith. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Smith's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hercules.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hercules can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hercules is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Hercules showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Hercules counters with a takedown into side control.
Hercules lands a few punches from side control.
Smith manages to get back to half guard.
Hercules throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Hercules is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hercules in particular looking to stall.
Hercules seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hercules moves nicely into side control.
Hercules decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hercules counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hercules taking a breather.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hercules avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hercules makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hercules lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Barry Smith has been cut.
A hook to the body from Hercules.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hercules works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hercules is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hercules just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Hercules lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hercules connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Hercules connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Hercules.
Hercules lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hercules.
Hercules holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hercules pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hercules.
Hercules receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dog Hercules.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Hercules counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hercules.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hercules prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hercules is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hercules down to the mat. Hercules avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hercules shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hercules content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hercules gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a combination
and Hercules holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hercules utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hercules unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hercules lands a damaging elbow.
Barry Smith's cut is getting worse.
Hercules working Smith over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hercules lands an uppercut.
Hercules putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hercules has Smith pushed against the cage.
Hercules lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barry Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hercules throws an elbow that misses.
Hercules crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Hercules - that landed with a thud.
Hercules unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hercules stalling.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hercules working Smith over with knees to the body.
Hercules has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hercules pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hercules scores a nice knee to the body.
Hercules lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Hercules is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hercules lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Hercules.
Hercules stalling the fight.
Hercules lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Hercules won't allow it.
Hercules is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dog Hercules seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hercules stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Hercules really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hercules.
Hercules remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hercules has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Hercules.
Smith tries for a takedown but Hercules manages to get underhooks.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Hercules shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Hercules.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hercules lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hercules taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hercules scores a nice knee to the body.
Hercules leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hercules unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Smith letting Hercules take a breather here.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hercules lands a right hand.
Hercules gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Hercules.
A short uppercut from Hercules.
Hercules scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hercules lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hercules works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Hercules lands with a short shot to the head.
Jeez, Barry Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hercules controlling the action here for a moment.
Hercules putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hercules lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hercules.
A short uppercut from Hercules.
Hercules utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hercules scores a nice knee to the body.
Hercules lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Hercules.
Hercules crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Hercules lands with a right to the head.
Hercules is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hercules lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hercules misses with an elbow strike.
Hercules just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Hercules working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Barry Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dog Hercules!
Dog Hercules is the new super heavyweight champion!
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