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AFC 161 - Puncher vs. Zslevski PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stu Pidasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hudson Levine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pidasso comes to the cage accompanied by Lollipop Remix. Levine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Parkway Drive - Carrion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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168 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stu Pidasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hudson Levine!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Pidasso.
Pidasso tries to close the distance and clinch but Levine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Levine.
Pidasso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pidasso circles away.
A good leg kick by Levine.
Pidasso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pidasso darts in trying to clinch
and Levine counters with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Levine, right into the meat.
Levine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pidasso is out of range.
Hudson Levine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levine throws a leg kick but Pidasso checks it.
Levine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pidasso is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pidasso but Pidasso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pidasso blocks a leg kick.
Levine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pidasso is out of range.
Levine is looking to slow Pidasso down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Levine.
Levine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Levine misses with a low kick.
Pidasso moves into the clinch successfully.
Levine lands with a light punch inside.
Pidasso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pidasso managing to block the knees to the body from Levine.
Pidasso tries to land knees in the clinch but Levine avoids the damage to the body.
Levine lands a knee to the head.
Levine is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pidasso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stu Pidasso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hudson Levine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pidasso is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Levine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Levine looking to stall.
Levine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Levine has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pidasso avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Levine.
Levine goes for a takedown attempt but Pidasso pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Levine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pidasso moves out of range of the body kick from Levine.
Levine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Levine counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pidasso!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levine raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levine punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pidasso tries to reverse the position but Levine maintains control.
Levine controlling the position easily from mount.
Levine is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pidasso is in all sorts of trouble here.
Levine wants to control the pace but Pidasso is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pidasso is desperately trying to improve his position but Levine has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Pidasso is working hard here to advance position.
Levine lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pidasso is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hudson Levine dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Levine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Levine jabs at Pidasso's body.
A head kick misses from Levine.
Levine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pidasso defends it nicely.
Levine is looking to slow Pidasso down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pidasso's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Levine.
Levine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Levine feints and then cracks Pidasso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pidasso down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levine throws a leg kick which misses Pidasso's front leg but catches the back leg as Pidasso tries to avoid it.
Levine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Levine misses
and Pidasso holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Levine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Stu Pidasso has been cut.
Levine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pidasso blocks it with crossed arms.
Levine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Levine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pidasso fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pidasso tries for a takedown. No joy.
Levine looking to slow down the pace here.
Pidasso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Levine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pidasso avoids it.
Levine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pidasso blocks it with crossed arms.
Levine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pidasso's face.
Pidasso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pidasso misses with the head strike.
Levine scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pidasso taking a breather.
Levine tries to land knees in the clinch but Pidasso avoids the damage to the body.
Levine is struggling to control the position.
Levine trying to land knees to the body.
Levine breaks from the clinch.
Levine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Levine.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Levine - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick lands there from Levine.
Pidasso is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Levine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pidasso. That did some damage!
Pidasso pushes Levine up against the cage in a clinch.
Levine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Levine tries for a takedown. No joy.
Levine trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Pidasso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pidasso looking to slow down the pace here.
Pidasso lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pidasso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pidasso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Levine lands a nice elbow.
Pidasso swings wildly with an uppercut but Levine uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pidasso changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Levine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stu Pidasso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levine swats away the attempt to clinch by Pidasso.
Pidasso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Levine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Levine.
Levine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Levine misses with a kick to the body.
Levine tried to score with a low kick but Pidasso checks it.
Levine thows a leg kick but Pidasso checks it
and Pidasso counters with an outside leg kick.
Levine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pidasso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pidasso tries to clinch
and Levine counters with a good low kick that Pidasso was not able to check.
Levine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Levine throws a leg kick
and Pidasso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Levine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hudson Levine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stu Pidasso's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Levine scores with a push kick.
Levine throws a body kick that misses.
Pidasso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Levine fakes the leg kick and cracks Pidasso in the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Levine.
Pidasso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Levine misses with a takedown attempt
and Pidasso counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pidasso tries to free his leg and advance position but Levine is retaining full guard.
Pidasso pushing down on Levine's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Levine is pressing down on Pidasso's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levine keeping full guard, as Pidasso tries to pass.
Pidasso gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pidasso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Levine connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Levine.
Levine lands a jab to Pidasso's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Levine.
Levine lands a leg kick that knocks Pidasso off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Levine.
Levine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levine changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pidasso tries to avoid it but Levine manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pidasso to the ground. Pidasso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A low kick from Levine is predictable there
and Pidasso counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pidasso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Levine is trying to improve his position.
Pidasso lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pidasso working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pidasso cracks Levine with a big elbow.
Pidasso is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Levine has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pidasso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Levine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stu Pidasso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Levine can't do much from the bottom here.
Pidasso tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pidasso tries to advance to mount but Levine instead regains half guard.
Stu Pidasso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levine is trying to maintain the position but Pidasso is very close to passing his half guard.
Pidasso is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Levine!
Pidasso looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pidasso breaks from Levine's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stu Pidasso showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Levine 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hudson Levine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Zhirkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Bigs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bigs comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Danko Jones - Lovercall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Corey Bigs enters the cage!
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141 lbs
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143 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Zhirkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corey Bigs!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhirkov thows a leg kick but Bigs checks it
and Bigs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bigs drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bigs throwing strikes from guard but Zhirkov blocks nicely.
Zhirkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bigs throwing strikes from guard but Zhirkov blocks nicely.
Zhirkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zhirkov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zhirkov wants to sweep but no luck.
Bigs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bigs won't allow Zhirkov to sweep him here.
Bigs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zhirkov looking to control.
Bigs preventing the sweep.
Bigs is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhirkov has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigs trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhirkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bigs postures up in Zhirkov's guard and throws a big left but Zhirkov blocks it.
Bigs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zhirkov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bigs's guard.
Zhirkov postures up.
Zhirkov postures up and lands a big shot to Bigs's brow.
Zhirkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bigs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bigs controlling Zhirkov's posture.
Zhirkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Bigs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zhirkov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zhirkov wants to control from the top but Bigs keeps moving.
Zhirkov is working Bigs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zhirkov wants to control from the top but Bigs keeps moving.
Bigs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zhirkov controls the pace.
Zhirkov forces his way into half guard.
Zhirkov trying to pass the guard but Bigs defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov wants to control but Bigs is keeping him busy.
Zhirkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bigs defending well though.
Zhirkov slows the pace down in half guard.
Zhirkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bigs defending well though.
Zhirkov is looking for a kimura here.
Bigs trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bigs regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zhirkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bigs looking for a sweep. Not yet Bigs, not yet.
Zhirkov wants to control from the top but Bigs keeps moving.
Zhirkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zhirkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bigs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zhirkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bigs is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Corey Bigs 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.
Zhirkov scores with a jab to the head.
Zhirkov thows a leg kick but Bigs checks it
letting Bigs counter with a right hand.
Bigs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zhirkov's waist but Zhirkov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bigs off to one side.
Zhirkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bigs.
Bigs shoots and misses
and Zhirkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robert Zhirkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Bigs.
Zhirkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corey Bigs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhirkov misses with a body kick.
Bigs has his takedown stuffed
and Zhirkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zhirkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bigs momentarily.
Bigs misses with a takedown attempt
letting Zhirkov counter with a right hand.
Zhirkov scores with a nice strike.
Bigs fails with the takedown
and Zhirkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bigs is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirkov connects with a single shot there.
Bigs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by Zhirkov.
Zhirkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robert Zhirkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhirkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zhirkov connects with a single shot there.
Zhirkov throws the kick towards the body but Bigs avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhirkov.
Zhirkov connects with a crisp jab.
Zhirkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zhirkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zhirkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bigs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zhirkov!
Bigs misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Zhirkov counter with a right hand.
Zhirkov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zhirkov sizes up Bigs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zhirkov counters with a head kick.
Zhirkov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhirkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bigs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bigs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zhirkov, right into the meat.
Bigs ducks under a wild hook from Zhirkov.
Bigs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bigs loads up on a big right hand but Zhirkov slips the punch.
A big left from Zhirkov misses.
Zhirkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bigs in his tracks.
Bigs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zhirkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zhirkov connects with a jab.
Bigs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zhirkov is looking to chop away at Bigs's legs.
Zhirkov scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigs blocks a jab.
Bigs has his takedown stuffed
and Zhirkov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zhirkov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zhirkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zhirkov misses the shot to the body.
Corey Bigs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bigs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decent striking displayed by Zhirkov there.
Bigs moves out of range of the strikes.
Bigs closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zhirkov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zhirkov 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.
Zhirkov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bigs is one step ahead there.
Zhirkov is looking to sweep but instead, Bigs has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov tries to get to full guard but Bigs has control of the leg.
Zhirkov is pressing down on Bigs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zhirkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bigs trying to control but Zhirkov is working from the bottom.
Zhirkov wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Zhirkov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zhirkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bigs misses with a hook.
Bigs moves out of range as Zhirkov strikes.
Zhirkov misses the jab.
Bigs throws a combination that misses
and Zhirkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bigs with a poor takedown
and Zhirkov counters with a solid body kick.
Bigs avoids the body shot from Zhirkov.
Bigs slips under a jab.
Zhirkov scores with a three punch combo!
Bigs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zhirkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Zhirkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhirkov.
Zhirkov catches Bigs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab by Zhirkov.
Bigs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zhirkov throws out a loose jab but Bigs uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigs misses with a combination
enabling Zhirkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Zhirkov connects with a solid leg kick.
Zhirkov throws a hook but Bigs blocks it.
Bigs misses with a body kick.
Robert Zhirkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhirkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bigs tries for a takedown but Zhirkov circles away easily
and Zhirkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Robert Zhirkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Bigs.
Bigs shoots and misses
and Zhirkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Bigs walks into a straight right hand from Zhirkov.
Zhirkov lands with an overhand left.
Zhirkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bigs's sensitive parts.
Zhirkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bigs throws a nice looking combination but Zhirkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov misses with a two punch combination.
Bigs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zhirkov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Zhirkov.
Zhirkov lands with a straight right. Bigs didn't see that one coming.
Zhirkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Zhirkov scores with a hook.
Zhirkov connects with a jab.
Zhirkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bigs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zhirkov connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bigs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bigs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zhirkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Bigs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bigs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigs throws a combination that misses
and Zhirkov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zhirkov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bigs doesn't seem bothered though.
Bigs drops his hands momentarily and Zhirkov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zhirkov lands a jab.
Zhirkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bigss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zhirkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zhirkov lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Zhirkov.
Zhirkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zhirkov lands with a cross.
Bigs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bigs avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zhirkov lands a jab to Bigs's midsection.
Bigs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhirkov misses with a kick to the body.
Zhirkov looks for the body kick but Bigs saw that one coming.
Bigs blocks a head kick by Zhirkov.
Zhirkov connects with a jab.
Bigs fails with the takedown
and Zhirkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bigs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bigs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bigs throws a lazy uppercut
and Zhirkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bigs moves out of range as Zhirkov strikes.
Zhirkov cracks a nice hook into Bigs's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Zhirkov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zhirkov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Zhirkov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Little Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Little Evil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbo Smith!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Evil thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith avoids the body shot from Evil.
Evil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith blocks a jab.
Evil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Evil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Evil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evil thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Little Evil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evil ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Evil sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Evil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Evil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evil ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Evil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Evil did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Smith prevents Evil from improving his position.
Evil makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Evil.
Evil working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Evil is tightening it up a little... Smith has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Smith reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Smith taps out! nice BJJ there by Evil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Little Evil!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Damashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Six has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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162 lbs
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165 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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Six!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamato Damashii!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damashii moves out of range of the leg kick from Six.
Damashii moves into range and clinches up with Six.
The referee calls for Damashii to work.
Nice body punch from Damashii.
Damashii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Six bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Damashii managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Six.
Damashii is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Six's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damashii moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Six accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Six might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Six throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damashii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Six tries to free his leg and advance position but Damashii is retaining full guard.
Six sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Damashii's guard.
Six knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Damashii on the ground.
Damashii is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Six throwing shots but Damashii is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damashii holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Six really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Six thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Damashii is trying to get back to full guard.
Damashii manages to get to full guard.
Six wants to control from the top but Damashii keeps moving.
Damashii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Damashii is trying to control the position but Six postures up.
Six cracks Damashii with a solid left hand.
Damashii manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Six is squirming around, avoiding Damashii's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six tries to hold on but Damashii pushes him away.
Six is working to get back to half guard.
Damashii unloading with bombs!
Damashii wants to control the pace but Six is squirming around nicely.
Six is looking to get to half guard.
Damashii unloads with some shots from mount but Six bucks and avoids them well.
Damashii throws some wild stikes that Six manages to avoid easily.
Damashii lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Damashii working for a guillotine from mount but Six is in no mood to give up.
Damashii looking to control but Six is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six is bucking up trying to escape but Damashii cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Damashii misses with a head shot.
Six on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Six tries to get out of the position.
Damashii with a couple of short strikes.
Damashii lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Damashii cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Damashii landing strikes from the mount and Six is in trouble!
Damashii controlling the position easily from mount.
Six is looking to improve his position but Damashii isn't that keen on the idea.
Damashii scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damashii looking to ground and pound but Six is blocking nicely.
A nice elbow there by Damashii.
Damashii working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Damashii looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Damashii lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Six tries to reverse the position but Damashii maintains control.
Damashii looking to land elbow strikes but Six uses the position to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Six tries to roll over but Damashii keeps him under control.
Six is concentrating on defense, preventing Damashii from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Damashii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Damashii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Six.
Damashii darts in and clinches Six up against the cage.
Six jumps guard and drags Damashii to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Damashii throwing strikes from guard but Six blocks nicely.
Damashii throwing strikes from guard but Six blocks nicely.
Damashii wants to control from the top but Six keeps moving.
Yamato Damashii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Damashii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Six looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato Damashii has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Damashii with a jab.
It looks like Henry Six has been cut.
Damashii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damashii fails to land with a series of punches.
Six throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Six throws a left and a right that both miss
and Damashii counters with a two punch combo.
Damashii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damashii closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Six did well to prevent Damashii getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damashii slips a nice elbow through Six's hands, connecting with Six's forehead.
Damashii is looking for a kimura here.
Damashii is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Six has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Damashii is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damashii is working for a submission of some sort.
Six won't allow Damashii to pass to mount.
Damashii trying to control from Six's half guard. Six has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Six looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damashii is one step ahead there.
Damashii is fighting to break Six's control of his arms but Six is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damashii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Six looking for a sweep. Not yet Six, not yet.
Damashii is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Damashii is pushing down on Six's leg trying to pass to half guard. Six is fighting to maintain full guard but Damashii has managed to sneak the leg through.
Damashii scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Six is not content to let Damashii control the position.
Damashii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Six with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damashii sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Six defending well though.
Damashii looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Damashii is controlling the pace.
Damashii is thwarting Six's attempts to control the position.
Damashii slows the pace down in half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Yamato Damashii hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Damashii cracks Six with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Damashii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Six's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Six keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damashii throws a leg kick but Six moved away.
Damashii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Six fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damashii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Six throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Six shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Damashii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damashii looking for a sweep. Not yet Damashii, not yet.
Six working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Damashii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Six is one step ahead there.
Six trying to control but Damashii is working from the bottom.
Damashii wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Six passes Damashii's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Damashii is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Six's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Six's back!
Damashii is looking to control Six but Six is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Damashii trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Six doesn't escape.
Six has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Damashii.
Damashii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Six is trying to break free.
Damashii punches Six on the ear.
The referee is taking a good look at Six as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Damashii!
Damashii trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damashii is controlling the position but Six somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Damashii is keen to just control but Six is a slippery customer.
Damashii thows a huge punch but Six dodges it nicely.
Damashii is trying to control the action in half guard but Six is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Six wants to control but Damashii is keeping busy.
Six avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Damashii.
Six is pressing down on Damashii's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Damashii postures up in Six's guard and throws a big left but Six blocks it.
Damashii throwing strikes from guard but Six blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Six keeping moving, preventing Damashii from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Damashii throws a big right hand that misses.
Damashii showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Six preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Six utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Six keeping moving, preventing Damashii from controlling successfully.
Damashii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Six keeping moving, preventing Damashii from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yamato Damashii wasn't active enough on the ground.
Six moves out of range of the leg kick from Damashii.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Damashii enables Six to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Damashii manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Six controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Damashii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Six trying to control but Damashii is working from the bottom.
Yamato Damashii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damashii 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.
Henry Six has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damashii manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamato Damashii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Damashii has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamato Damashii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Nowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowka has chosen I Get Knocked Down as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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24
155 lbs
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158 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Nowka!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowka manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carver slips a jab and a cross from Nowka.
Nowka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nowka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Brian Carver has been cut.
Nowka misses with the combination.
Carver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nowka.
Nowka misses with a two punch combination.
Nowka drops his hands momentarily and Carver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carver loads up on a big right hand but Nowka slips the punch.
Nowka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nowka misses with a double jab.
Carver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carver throws a series of punches but Nowka moves out of range.
Carver cracks Nowka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carver throws a jab but it's blocked by Nowka.
Carver lands with a hook. Nowka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nowka throws a series of punches but Carver avoids them all with ease.
Nowka digs a good body shot into Carver's ribs.
Nowka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nowka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carver finds it's way round the side to connect with Nowka's head.
Carver throws a hook but Nowka blocks it.
Carver thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowka tries to bum rush Carver with a series of wild strikes but Carver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carver pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nowka back to the cage. Carver follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nowka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carver counters with a nice body shot.
Nowka looks gassed!
Nowka walks into a stiff left hand from Carver.
Nowka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nowka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nowka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nowka is rocked!
Carver jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nowka is still on wobbly legs! Can Carver finish him?
Carver cracks Nowka with a hook to the temple - Nowka is on wobbly legs here! Carver swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Nowka falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Carver wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Carver!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Goodbody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Oliszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodbody's entrance music is Slim Goodbody theme. A fine choice. Slim Goodbody had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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146 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slim Goodbody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikhail Oliszewski!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliszewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliszewski misses the shot to the body.
Goodbody connects with a high kick.
Goodbody doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliszewski circles away.
Goodbody takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goodbody throws a poor cross that misses
and Oliszewski counters with a right hand to the body.
Goodbody tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Goodbody takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goodbody swings widly with a right hand
and Oliszewski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goodbody gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oliszewski breaks from the clinch.
Slim Goodbody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodbody tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oliszewski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodbody misses with a left hand
and Oliszewski counters with a left to the body.
Goodbody misses with a low kick.
Goodbody moves in looking to clinch but Oliszewski pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Oliszewski.
Goodbody doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliszewski circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodbody throws a sloppy body shot
and Oliszewski counters with a right hand to the body.
Goodbody throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oliszewski.
Goodbody moves away from the strike by Oliszewski.
Goodbody misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goodbody feints and then cracks Oliszewski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oliszewski down.
Oliszewski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goodbody at a distance.
Goodbody swings widly with a right hand
and Oliszewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goodbody rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oliszewski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oliszewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goodbody throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oliszewski keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliszewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goodbody.
Oliszewski lands a lovely overhand right.
Oliszewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliszewski connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody throws an off balance right hand
enabling Oliszewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliszewski lands the left hand.
Goodbody thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goodbody throws a head kick that misses
and Oliszewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goodbody throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oliszewski.
Oliszewski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Goodbody moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliszewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goodbody is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oliszewski is defending well for now.
Oliszewski has a couple of punches blocked by Goodbody.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliszewski.
Oliszewski managing to block the knees to the body from Goodbody.
Goodbody lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Goodbody is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oliszewski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oliszewski blocks the elbow strike.
Goodbody throws an elbow but it misses.
Goodbody looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Goodbody lands an elbow inside.
Oliszewski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goodbody or not.
Goodbody trying to land knees to the body.
Oliszewski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goodbody backwards.
Oliszewski struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodbody controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliszewski avoiding damage as Goodbody throws knees to the body.
Oliszewski blocks an elbow strike from Goodbody.
Goodbody struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliszewski controls his hands.
Oliszewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oliszewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodbody scores a nice knee to the body.
Goodbody scores with a knee to the head.
Goodbody is breathing heavily.
Oliszewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goodbody just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oliszewski's brow.
Goodbody missing with knees to the body.
Goodbody blocks a body shot from Oliszewski.
A short left from Oliszewski.
Oliszewski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goodbody backwards.
Oliszewski breaks the clinch.
Goodbody throws a body punch but Oliszewski moves out of range.
Goodbody misses with a left hand
and Oliszewski counters with an outside leg kick.
Goodbody moves away from the strike by Oliszewski.
A low kick from Goodbody is predictable there
and Oliszewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliszewski lands a jab-cross combination.
Goodbody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliszewski connects with a body shot that sends Goodbody's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oliszewski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goodbody misses with a hook
and Oliszewski counters with a nice body shot.
Oliszewski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goodbody throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliszewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliszewski misses with a body shot.
Oliszewski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodbody.
Goodbody throws a sloppy body shot
and Oliszewski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Goodbody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliszewski.
Goodbody throws a poor cross that misses
and Oliszewski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oliszewski connects with a single shot there.
Goodbody misses with a right hand
and Oliszewski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodbody tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Oliszewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Goodbody looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Oliszewski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Goodbody takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oliszewski throws a leg kick but Goodbody checks it.
Goodbody tries to clinch but Oliszewski moves away
and Oliszewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliszewski lands a right hook to the body.
Goodbody tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oliszewski counters with a straight right hand.
Goodbody throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliszewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Goodbody looks for the body kick but Oliszewski saw that one coming.
Goodbody throws a leg kick
and Oliszewski counters with a leg kick.
Goodbody throws a body kick that misses.
Oliszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliszewski throws a looping overhand right but Goodbody ducks down to avoid it.
Goodbody wants to clinch up but Oliszewski keeps it at a distance.
Goodbody swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oliszewski counters with a straight right hand.
Goodbody wants to clinch
letting Oliszewski counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodbody misses with an uppercut
and Oliszewski counters with a nice body shot.
Oliszewski keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliszewski with a jab.
Oliszewski lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Goodbody.
Goodbody misses with a left hand
and Oliszewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goodbody tries to clinch up but Oliszewski circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliszewski swings for the body but Goodbody moves out of range.
Goodbody tries a head kick but it misses.
Oliszewski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goodbody.
Goodbody rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oliszewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goodbody fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Oliszewski there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodbody. Oliszewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody looks to clinch
and Oliszewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goodbody showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliszewski.
Oliszewski leaves Goodbody with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Goodbody tries to land a body kick
and Oliszewski counters with an outside leg kick.
Oliszewski checks a leg kick.
Goodbody throws a leg kick but Oliszewski moved away.
Goodbody misses with a hook
and Oliszewski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Goodbody pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oliszewski is out of range and Goodbody settles back down.
Goodbody has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliszewski.
Oliszewski thumps Goodbody with a low kick.
Oliszewski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oliszewski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goodbody counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Goodbody.
Oliszewski ducks under a wild hook from Goodbody.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody throws a body kick the misses
and Oliszewski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goodbody thinking.
Oliszewski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliszewski. Goodbody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodbody connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oliszewski momentarily.
Oliszewski throws a hook to the side of Goodbody's head but Goodbody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goodbody misses with a jab to the body
and Oliszewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliszewski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goodbody is looking to clinch but Oliszewski is avoiding it.
Goodbody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliszewski punishes Goodbody's body with a nice straight punch.
Goodbody is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oliszewski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goodbody connects with a looping right hand.
Goodbody throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oliszewski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Goodbody swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oliszewski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oliszewski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Oliszewski. Beautiful body shot.
Goodbody throws an off balance right hand
and Goodbody takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Oliszewski. Beautiful body shot.
Goodbody finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oliszewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodbody.
Oliszewski clobbers Goodbody with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oliszewski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Goodbody rather than just go for the knockout.
Goodbody throws a right hand that misses
and Oliszewski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goodbody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodbody throws an off balance right hand
and Oliszewski counters with a right hand to the body.
Goodbody tries to clinch there but Oliszewski circles away.
Goodbody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliszewski moves away.
Goodbody tries to clinch
enabling Oliszewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Goodbody connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Oliszewski.
Oliszewski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Oliszewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Goodbody doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliszewski circles away.
Oliszewski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oliszewski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Goodbody swings widly with a right hand
and Oliszewski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mikhail Oliszewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodbody has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliszewski.
Goodbody has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goodbody there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goodbody wants to clinch up but Oliszewski keeps it at a distance.
Oliszewski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Goodbody misses with the body kick
and Oliszewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goodbody misses with a body punch
and Oliszewski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Goodbody darts in trying to clinch
and Oliszewski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Goodbody looks to land a combination but Oliszewski avoids it well.
Goodbody throws out a leg kick but Oliszewski moves out of range and Goodbody only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodbody closes the distance but Oliszewski moves to the side
and Oliszewski counters with a straight right hand.
Goodbody throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oliszewski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Goodbody lands a glancing blow to the side of Oliszewski's head.
Oliszewski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goodbody.
Goodbody throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oliszewski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Goodbody misses with a left hand
enabling Oliszewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliszewski throws a shot to the body.
Goodbody throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliszewski counters with a straight right hand.
Goodbody swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oliszewski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goodbody with a poor takedown
and Oliszewski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goodbody thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliszewski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oliszewski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodbody looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody walks into a left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oliszewski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliszewski lands with a good body shot.
Goodbody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliszewski.
Goodbody takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goodbody digs a good body shot into Oliszewski's ribs.
Oliszewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodbody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goodbody thows a leg kick but Oliszewski checks it
and Oliszewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliszewski misses with a right hand
enabling Goodbody to counter with a crisp jab.
Goodbody misses with a body shot.
Goodbody swings widly with a right hand
letting Oliszewski counter with a right hand.
Goodbody throws a hook but Oliszewski avoids it easily.
Oliszewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliszewski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Goodbody tries to clinch but Oliszewski moves out of range.
Oliszewski thuds a left hand into Goodbody's body.
Goodbody throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliszewski counters with an outside leg kick.
Goodbody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliszewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Goodbody.
Goodbody misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oliszewski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oliszewski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oliszewski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goodbody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliszewski.
Oliszewski misses with a combination
and Goodbody holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oliszewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goodbody blocking some punches.
Oliszewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodbody throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Goodbody tries to land a knee to the head but Oliszewski blocks with his arms.
Goodbody throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody scores with a knee to the head.
Goodbody looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goodbody blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliszewski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliszewski avoiding damage as Goodbody throws knees to the body.
Goodbody lands a nice elbow.
Oliszewski is leaning against Goodbody and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Goodbody utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Goodbody pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goodbody misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oliszewski.
Oliszewski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliszewski lands a jab to the head.
Oliszewski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oliszewski misses with a body shot.
Goodbody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goodbody tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliszewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliszewski lands a head shot.
Goodbody tests Oliszewski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slim Goodbody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliszewski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Oliszewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oliszewski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Oliszewski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Denton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bobby Blimm has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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20
140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Blimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Denton!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blimm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blimm showed some decent athleticism there.
Denton wants to get back to full guard.
Denton gets full guard.
Blimm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Denton looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Blimm puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Blimm is pressing down on Denton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Denton is holding on for now.
Blimm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Denton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blimm is trying to control. Denton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blimm wanted to stand there but Denton had control of the position.
Denton is looking to sweep but instead, Blimm has passed into half guard.
Denton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blimm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Denton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Denton wants to control the pace but Blimm is squirming around nicely.
Blimm is trying to escape the mount but Denton keeps good control and instead manages to take Blimm's back.
Denton tries to keep control of the position but Blimm is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denton is cranking Blimm's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Blimm! He's tightened the choke and Blimm is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Denton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Like Whoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Pontes (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Like Whoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whoa tries to bum rush Pontes with a series of wild strikes but Pontes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whoa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whoa throws a series of punches but Pontes moves out of range.
Whoa throws a right hand that misses
and Pontes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pontes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whoa misses with a right hand
and Pontes counters with a nice uppercut.
Pontes avoids the body shot from Whoa.
Pontes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pontes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pontes prevents Whoa from improving his position.
Whoa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pontes on the ground.
Pontes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pontes is thwarting Whoa's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes moves nicely into side control.
Pontes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Whoa isn't going anywhere.
Pontes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pontes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Whoa prevents Pontes from improving position.
Whoa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pontes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pontes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Whoa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Pontes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pontes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pontes throwing shots but Whoa is blocking nicely.
Pontes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whoa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whoa wants to control but Pontes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Whoa works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pontes looking to pass the guard.
Pontes throws a big right hand that misses.
Whoa keeping moving, preventing Pontes from controlling successfully.
Pontes with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes stands and throws Whoa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pontes lands some shots froms side control.
Whoa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pontes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whoa can't do much from the bottom here.
Whoa dodges the ground and pound from Pontes.
Pontes tries to move to mount but Whoa blocks the move with his legs.
Pontes cracks Whoa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Whoa tries to improve position but can't.
Whoa isn't going anywhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Whoa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whoa tries to get out of the position.
Whoa prevents Pontes from improving position.
Pontes trying to control the position but Whoa is working away.
Whoa taking a bit of punishment here - Pontes scoring with strikes.
Pontes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whoa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pontes is trying to get an arm triangle but Whoa is defending well.
Pontes working the strikes but Whoa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Whoa is refusing to be controlled, as Pontes sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Pontes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whoa throws an off balance right hand
and Pontes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whoa misses with a hook to the body
and Pontes counters with a three punch combo that has Whoa backing up. Whoa nods at Pontes to acknowledge the strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pontes.
Whoa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pontes working the ground and pound effectively.
Whoa is in a horrible position here. Pontes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pontes avoids the attempt from Whoa to control.
Pontes prevents Whoa from getting the reversal.
Pontes goes for an armbar but Whoa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Whoa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoa preventing the sweep.
Pontes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whoa wants to stand but Pontes is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pontes is on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pontes tries to free his leg and advance position but Whoa is retaining full guard.
Whoa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whoa can't keep his opponent in guard - Pontes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pontes throwing shots but Whoa is blocking nicely.
Pontes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whoa keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pontes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fernando Pontes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pontes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pontes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Whoa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pontes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pontes is thwarting Whoa's attempts to control the position.
Pontes is looking to take a break and control but Whoa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pontes is taking a breather. Whoa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pontes throwing shots but Whoa is blocking nicely.
Pontes controlling the action here.
Pontes thows a huge punch but Whoa dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Whoa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Whoa 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.
Whoa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pontes.
Pontes trying to control but Whoa is working from the bottom.
Pontes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Whoa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pontes postures up in Whoa's guard and throws a big left but Whoa blocks it.
Pontes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whoa controls Pontes momentarily but Pontes frees himself.
Pontes trying to control the position from guard on top but Whoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Whoa looking for a sweep. Not yet Whoa, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pontes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Whoa misses with a few strikes there.
Whoa throws a right hand that misses
and Pontes counters with a leg kick.
Whoa swings widly with a right hand
and Pontes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whoa throws a sloppy body shot
and Pontes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pontes trying to control the position from guard on top but Whoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pontes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Pontes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Whoa tries to move into range but Pontes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whoa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pontes counters with a single leg into guard. Whoa didn't expect that.
Pontes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Whoa tries to buck Pontes off but Pontes is having none of it.
Pontes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pontes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pontes trying to control the position but Whoa is working away.
Pontes taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pontes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Whoa struggling a bit here.
Pontes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pontes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Whoa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Whoa gets back to half guard.
Like Whoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whoa tries to roll over but Pontes keeps him under control.
Pontes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pontes throwing shots but Whoa is blocking nicely.
Pontes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pontes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pontes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pontes trying to mount his opponent but Whoa defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes is thwarting Whoa's attempts to control the position.
Whoa gets full guard.
Whoa looking for a sweep. Not yet Whoa, not yet.
Pontes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pontes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whoa controls Pontes momentarily but Pontes frees himself.
Whoa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pontes chips away with some ground and pound.
Whoa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pontes wants to control from the top but Whoa keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pontes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pontes trying to control but Whoa is working from the bottom.
Pontes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whoa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whoa 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.
Pontes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whoa looking for a guillotine here but Pontes defends easily.
Fernando Pontes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pontes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Pontes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pontes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Pontes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Fonglebang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forever War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fonglebang comes to the cage accompanied by Bidibodi Bidibu. War is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: War Ensemble. Frederick Fonglebang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederick Fonglebang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forever War!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
War closes the distance and clinches.
Fonglebang manages to pull guard.
Fonglebang looking for a sweep. Not yet Fonglebang, not yet.
Fonglebang controlling the position.
Fonglebang is trying to control the position but War postures up.
Fonglebang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
War 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Frederick Fonglebang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A jab from Fonglebang misses.
War lands a nice hook to Fonglebang's body. Fonglebang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fonglebang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fonglebang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but War manages to avoid it.
War lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fonglebang looks to land a combination but War avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonglebang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frederick Fonglebang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
War dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fonglebang. That did some damage!
Fonglebang just misses with a punch to the body.
Fonglebang throws a leg kick
and War holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fonglebang trying to control the position but instead, War has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fonglebang into the cage.
Fonglebang is working War over against the cage.
Fonglebang blocking some punches.
War prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fonglebang working aggressively here.
Fonglebang tries to score a body lock takedown but War shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fonglebang.
Fonglebang blocking some punches.
Fonglebang fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederick Fonglebang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
War misses with the head strike.
War lands on the inside with an uppercut.
War digs a right hand into Fonglebang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fonglebang's gas tank.
War lands a nice shot to the body.
Fonglebang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but War pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fonglebang.
War misses with some punches.
Fonglebang misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from War.
Fonglebang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wars head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War presses Fonglebang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
War misses with some punches.
Fonglebang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
War lands a nice shot to the body.
War blocks a punch to the side of the head.
War lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
Fonglebang has had enough of the clinch but War keeps him there for the moment.
Fonglebang tries to circle away but War has him pinned against the cage.
War swings away with an uppercut that misses.
War is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fonglebang is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fonglebang misses with a short punch on the inside.
War lands a nice uppercut.
Fonglebang manages to break the clinch.
Fonglebang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
War throws a quick inside leg kick.
War throws a right and a left that both miss.
War is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
War moves out of range as Fonglebang strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from War, right into the meat.
War doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonglebang circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fonglebang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has War pinned against the cage. War gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
War has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
War lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fonglebang or not.
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from War as the two fighters clinch.
Fonglebang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with War's elbow.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
War lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fonglebang blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from War.
War lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
War lands a left hand.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Fonglebang.
War lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
War pushes Fonglebang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
War lands a hook that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
Good body shot from War.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Fonglebang uses good head movement to avoid it.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Fonglebang.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from War.
War scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fonglebang.
War lands a body shot in the clinch.
War lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, War scores with a nice short uppercut.
War lands a left hand.
War lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fonglebang blocking some punches.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Fonglebang uses good head movement to avoid it.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
War lands a nice shot to the body.
War lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fonglebang working hard to break the clinch.
Fonglebang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fonglebang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
War lands an uppercut.
Fonglebang tries to break the clinch but War is controlling the position.
Fonglebang tries to throw a body punch but War avoids it by throwing Fonglebang back against the cage.
War prevents a body shot from Fonglebang.
War lands with a short head shot on the inside.
War prevents Fonglebang from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from War.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
War works on Fonglebang's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by War.
War lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fonglebang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
War lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forever War dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fonglebang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
War chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fonglebang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
War takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
War takes the fight into the clinch.
War lands an uppercut.
War scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from War.
Fonglebang misses with some punches.
A short right from War on the inside.
Forever War seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
War has Fonglebang pressed against the cage, preventing Fonglebang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for War.
War presses Fonglebang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonglebang tries for a takedown. No joy.
War lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
Fonglebang tries to stall but War uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
War prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fonglebang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fonglebang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. War fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederick Fonglebang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
War feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fonglebang's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by War. That's going to slow Fonglebang down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by War.
War forces Fonglebang back against the cage and clinches.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Fonglebang.
Fonglebang blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fonglebang or not.
War gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
War lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fonglebang.
War lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fonglebang struggles to land a body shot inside as War controls his hands.
War fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fonglebang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
War scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from War as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, War creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
War gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
War lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fonglebang.
War works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
War lands a nice uppercut.
War lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War throws a head punch that misses.
War lands a shot to the body.
War lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
War throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for War.
War lands a body shot.
War lands a right hand.
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from War.
War tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War misses with the head strike.
Fonglebang goes for a takedown attempt but War pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by War there.
Forever War is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
War stuffs the takedown attempt from Fonglebang. Fonglebang gets slowly back to his feet.
War scores with a head kick.
War moves into the clinch successfully.
Fonglebang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from War.
War lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fonglebang or not.
A short body shot lands from War as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Fonglebang.
War lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fonglebang.
War scores with a nice hook to the head.
War gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
War lands a left hand.
War is working Fonglebang over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from War.
War scores with a shot to the side of Fonglebang's head.
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from War.
War lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
War works on Fonglebang's body with a couple of short punches.
War lands a shoulder strike.
War scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
War blocks an uppercut.
War lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from War - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
War digs a right hand into Fonglebang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fonglebang's gas tank.
Nice body punch from War.
War digs a right hand into Fonglebang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fonglebang's gas tank.
War is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
War pushes Fonglebang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
War lands a left hand.
War has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, War scores with a nice short uppercut.
War lands with a short shot to the head.
War gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fonglebang is trying to maintain a safe position but War gets an underhook and turns Fonglebang into the cage.
War lands a body punch.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
War is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
War is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from War.
War gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Fonglebang uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
War lands a body shot.
War presses Fonglebang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
War scores with a shot to the side of Fonglebang's head.
War lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
War makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forever War showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
War connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Fonglebang misses.
War throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
War has managed to clinch.
War misses with some punches.
War lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fonglebang or not.
War lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from War.
Fonglebang tries a body shot but War blocks it.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Fonglebang.
War gets through Fonglebang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
War misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
War lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from War.
War lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
War is leaning against Fonglebang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
War throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
War misses with the head strike.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from War.
War cracks Fonglebang with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fonglebang.
War stops a takedown attempt from Fonglebang.
War pushes Fonglebang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
War works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from War.
War lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fonglebang.
Nice body punch from War.
War lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, War creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
War scores with a shot to the side of Fonglebang's head.
War lands a body punch in the clinch.
War scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from War.
War working some nice short punches in the clinch.
War throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fonglebangs head.
War misses with some punches.
War lands on the inside with an uppercut.
War digs a right hand into Fonglebang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fonglebang's gas tank.
Nice body punch from War.
Fonglebang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War misses with some punches.
War lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for War.
War lands with a light punch inside.
War lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, War scores with a nice short uppercut.
War misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, War scores with a nice short uppercut.
War lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for War.
War lands with a short shot to the head.
War lands with a left to the head.
War lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
War prevents a body shot from Fonglebang.
War tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fonglebang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from War.
War digs a right hand underneath Fonglebang's ribcage. Fonglebang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
War lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
War lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
War lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
War scores with a nice hook to the head.
War lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fonglebang backwards.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Fonglebang uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
A quick uppercut on the inside from War.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fonglebang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from War.
War lands with a short shot to the head.
Fonglebang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. War smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederick Fonglebang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
War scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
War darts in and clinches Fonglebang up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
War gets underhooks to prevent Fonglebang's takedown attempt.
War is pressed up against the cage. Fonglebang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag War down to the mat. War avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
War bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fonglebang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before War can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by War.
Frederick Fonglebang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War keeps Fonglebang at a distance using the push kick.
Fonglebang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
War jabs Fonglebang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Forever War seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from War tenderised Fonglebang's leg. Fonglebang is trying to keep his angry face on.
War scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
War forces Fonglebang back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from War.
War softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
War pushes Fonglebang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from War.
War cracks Fonglebang with a nice body shot.
War lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from War on the inside.
Fonglebang is trying to break the clinch but War is controlling him.
War lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from War as the two fighters clinch.
War pushes Fonglebang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
War digs a right hand into Fonglebang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fonglebang's gas tank.
War lands a left hand.
War lands with a short shot to the head.
War lands a left hand.
Forever War is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot in the inside from War.
A quick uppercut on the inside from War.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forever War comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got War winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 24:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forever War!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hard Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asmir Zslevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puncher's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let's go dancing. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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181 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hard Puncher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asmir Zslevski!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zslevski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Puncher!
Zslevski is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Puncher to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Puncher shrugs it off.
Zslevski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Puncher wants to control but Zslevski is having none of it.
Zslevski looking to control but Puncher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zslevski controlling the position easily from mount.
Puncher tries to lock up and control but Zslevski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zslevski is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Puncher to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Puncher shrugs it off.
Puncher is trying desperately to improve position.
Puncher tries to hold on but Zslevski postures up.
Zslevski moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Puncher has worked his arm free - good work by Puncher!
Puncher is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zslevski off and has taken his back!
Puncher wants to control but Zslevski manages to buck him off and is now in Puncher's guard! Nice work there by Zslevski!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher wants to sweep here but Zslevski controlling him for the moment.
Zslevski wants to pass the guard but Puncher is keeping the position.
Puncher has Zslevski pulled in close to control his posture.
Zslevski wants to control from the top but Puncher keeps moving.
Zslevski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zslevski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Puncher has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zslevski advances to mount.
Zslevski tries to control but Puncher wriggling away.
Puncher working to try and regain half guard.
Puncher has given up his back.
Zslevski looking for the choke but no joy.
Puncher is in a bad position with Zslevski working for a choke. Puncher manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zslevski controls Puncher momentarily but Puncher frees himself.
Zslevski wants to hit a switch here but Puncher passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Zslevski there!
Puncher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asmir Zslevski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Puncher leaves Zslevski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zslevski misses with the body kick
and Zslevski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Asmir Zslevski has been cut.
A lazy body kick from Puncher
and Zslevski counters with a takedown into side control.
Zslevski is trying to get an arm triangle but Puncher is defending well.
Puncher is looking for a sweep.
Zslevski tries to advance to mount but Puncher denies him.
Zslevski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zslevski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zslevski is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Puncher's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Zslevski seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zslevski has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Zslevski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Puncher is looking to escape.
Puncher tries to hold on but Zslevski pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Puncher is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Zslevski avoids the attempt from Puncher to control.
Puncher is trying desperately to improve position.
Puncher tries to hold on but Zslevski postures up.
Zslevski can't control as he wanted to and Puncher manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Zslevski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Puncher doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zslevski.
Zslevski trying to pass the guard but Puncher defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher is trying to maintain the position but Zslevski is very close to passing his half guard.
Zslevski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zslevski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Puncher is just riding it out for now. Zslevski eventually gives up the hold.
Puncher is holding on to half guard well.
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.
Puncher trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Puncher looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Asmir Zslevski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zslevski is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Puncher with him. Puncher is trying to defend but Zslevski has an arm under the chin now! Puncher grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Asmir Zslevski!
Asmir Zslevski is the new welterweight champion!
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