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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe The KO Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcao Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe The KO Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Falcao Chuteboxe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuteboxe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The KO Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chuteboxe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The KO Man counters with a stiff right hand.
The KO Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuteboxe tries for a takedown but The KO Man circles away easily
and The KO Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe The KO Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcao Chuteboxe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe tries for a takedown but The KO Man circles away easily
and Chuteboxe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chuteboxe tries for a takedown but The KO Man circles away easily
and The KO Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chuteboxe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The KO Man counters with a stiff right hand.
The KO Man is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chuteboxe fails with the takedown
and The KO Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Falcao Chuteboxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chuteboxe looks gassed!
The KO Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The KO Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chuteboxe misses with a takedown
and The KO Man counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The KO Man counters with a nice uppercut.
The KO Man connects with a looping right hand.
The KO Man lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The KO Man is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chuteboxe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The KO Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chuteboxe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The KO Man's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The KO Man duly obliges.
Chuteboxe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The KO Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The KO Man connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chuteboxe. Chuteboxe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good shot there by The KO Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe The KO Man 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.
Nice shot by The KO Man.
The KO Man closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chuteboxe fails with the takedown
and The KO Man counters with a left and a right that stings Chuteboxe.
Chuteboxe with a poor takedown
and The KO Man counters with a left and a right that stings Chuteboxe.
Chuteboxe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good shot there by The KO Man.
Chuteboxe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The KO Man cracks Chuteboxe with a good jab.
Chuteboxe tries for a takedown but The KO Man circles away easily
and The KO Man counters with a series of strikes. Chuteboxe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Joe The KO Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcao Chuteboxe.
The KO Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Chuteboxe off the cage and back into rage.
The KO Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The KO Man scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The KO Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chuteboxe in his tracks.
The KO Man is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The KO Man cracks Chuteboxe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chuteboxe misses with a takedown
and The KO Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The KO Man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Joe The KO Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The KO Man jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chuteboxe fails with the takedown
and The KO Man counters with a left and a right that stings Chuteboxe.
Jab, jab by The KO Man - just one landing.
Chuteboxe with a lazy takedown attempt
and The KO Man counters with a straight right hand.
The KO Man throws a shot to the body.
Joe The KO Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The KO Man scores with a jab to the head.
Chuteboxe walks into a left hand.
The KO Man throws a shot to the body.
The KO Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The KO Man moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe The KO Man dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The KO Man scores with a jab. Chuteboxe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joe The KO Man is winning the standup battle so far.
The KO Man lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chuteboxe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The KO Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The KO Man takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chuteboxe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The KO Man counters with a nice uppercut.
The KO Man jabs at Chuteboxe's body.
The KO Man works over Chuteboxe's head and body with a nice combination.
Chuteboxe fails with the takedown
and The KO Man counters with a left and a right that stings Chuteboxe.
Joe The KO Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcao Chuteboxe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The KO Man scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - The KO Man scores with a four punch combination!
The KO Man moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chuteboxe with a lazy takedown attempt
and The KO Man counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Chuteboxe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, The KO Man has got the better of the exchanges.
The KO Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Falcao Chuteboxe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The KO Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chuteboxe can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The KO Man lands a nice shot that snaps Chuteboxe's head back.
The KO Man scores with a three punch combo!
Chuteboxe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The KO Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The KO Man lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The KO Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Chuteboxe's head.
The KO Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from The KO Man does it's job there.
Chuteboxe doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting The KO Man counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe The KO Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The KO Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe The KO Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor has chosen Kanye West - Stronger as his entrance music. Dante Fedor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denis Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fedor to the mat! Fedor manages to get full guard.
Kang postures up.
Kang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kang lands a couple of digs.
Kang trying to control but Fedor is working from the bottom.
Kang lands a couple of digs.
Kang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fedor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kang has managed to get both his arms back between Fedor's legs - danger averted.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fedor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kang defends it easily.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kang drops back looking for a leg! Fedor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fedor manages to kick Kang off! Kang jumps back into Fedor's guard.
Kang stands up over Fedor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang connects with a couple of short punches.
Fedor has momentary wrist control but Kang slips an elbow through the middle.
Kang scoring with some ground and pound.
Fedor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fedor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kang advances to half guard.
Kang is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fedor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fedor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kang working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang stalling away here and it's allowed Fedor to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kang chips away with some ground and pound.
Kang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kang drops back looking for a leg! Fedor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fedor manages to kick Kang off! Kang jumps back into Fedor's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedor has momentary wrist control but Kang slips an elbow through the middle.
Kang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fedor's head.
Kang wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.
Kang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang throwing strikes but missing.
Kang throws a big right hand that misses.
Fedor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kang throwing strikes but missing.
Kang wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.
Kang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kang looking to pass the guard.
Kang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fedor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fedor keeping moving, preventing Kang from controlling successfully.
Kang lands a couple of elbows.
Kang wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.
Kang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kang wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.
Fedor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fedor looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Kang 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.
Kang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kang working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fedor's head.
Kang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fedor is keeping the position for now.
Fedor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kang trying to control but Fedor is working from the bottom.
Denis Kang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fedor looking for a guillotine here but Kang defends easily.
Fedor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fedor is breathing heavily.
Kang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kang drops back looking for a leg! Fedor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fedor manages to kick Kang off! Kang jumps back into Fedor's guard.
Kang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang trying to control but Fedor is working from the bottom.
Kang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kang sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kang advances to half guard.
Kang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kang is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kang is working for a submission of some sort.
Fedor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kang passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kang lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kang lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fedor hang on?
Kang raining down shots from the mount!
Kang in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kang tries to control but Fedor wriggling away.
Kang with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
A nice elbow there by Kang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kang goes for an armbar but Fedor turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fedor.
Kang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fedor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kang is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kang has escaped and now he's on top!
Kang landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Kang 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!
Kang shoots in looking for a takedown but Fedor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fedor with a poor takedown
and Kang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kang.
Kang working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fedor's head.
Fedor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kang is aware though and is defending well.
Kang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fedor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kang sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kang drops back looking for a leg! Fedor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fedor manages to kick Kang off! Kang jumps back into Fedor's guard.
Kang postures up and lands a big shot to Fedor's brow.
Fedor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kang distracts Fedor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fedor keeping moving, preventing Kang from controlling successfully.
Kang lands a couple of elbows.
Fedor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kang defends well.
Kang landing some decent shots from guard.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fedor can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang postures up and lands a big shot to Fedor's brow.
Kang drops back looking for a leg! Fedor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fedor manages to kick Kang off! Kang jumps back into Fedor's guard.
Kang lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kang lands a couple of elbows.
Kang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kang landing some decent shots from guard.
Kang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kang tries for a kimura but Fedor is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor is trying to get back to half guard.
Kang landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kang has an Americana. Fedor didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kang is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kang hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Denis Kang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorvald Stauning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stewie Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thorvald Stauning!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stauning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Griffin throws a strike but Stauning avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stauning wants to stand and escape but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin wants to stand but Stauning is controlling his posture from full guard.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin distracts Stauning with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stauning working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Stauning is pulling down on Griffin's head. It's preventing any offense from Griffin, at least for the moment.
Stauning avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Griffin throws a strike but Stauning rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stauning stands up and waves to Griffin to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stauning lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stauning tries to clinch but Griffin moves away
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stauning swings away with a body shot that misses
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stauning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorvald Stauning is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin scores with a nice right hand.
Stauning keeps Griffin at a distance using the push kick.
A good leg kick by Stauning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stauning attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stauning throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stauning is looking to land body kicks.
Griffin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stauning sprawls well initially but Griffin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stauning blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Griffin trying to control the action but Stauning is working from the bottom.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Stauning dodges it nicely.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stauning keeps working.
Griffin prevents Stauning from improving his position.
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.
Stauning is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Stauning dodges it nicely.
Stauning trying to control but Griffin postures up.
Griffin looking for a submission but Stauning manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stauning is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thorvald Stauning will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stauning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stauning misses with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stauning won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Stauning works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Stauning is looking to control Griffin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stauning avoid being mounted?
Stauning is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Griffin is staying active.
Griffin is keen to just control but Stauning is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stauning can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but Stauning defending well.
Griffin prevents Stauning from improving his position.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stauning trying to control from the bottom.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stauning to regain full guard.
Griffin wanted to stand there but Stauning had control of the position.
Stauning avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stauning bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griffin's guard.
Stauning is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stauning trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin wriggles free and stands up.
Griffin dips to his left and cracks Stauning with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stauning looks for the body kick but Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Stauning counters with a head kick.
Stauning misses with a body shot
and Griffin counters with a takedown into side control.
Griffin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stauning is trying to control Griffin's posture but Griffin avoids it.
Griffin working the strikes but Stauning uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Griffin is working for a kimura but Stauning is defending it quite comfortably.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stauning defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Stauning dodges it nicely.
Griffin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stauning blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stauning's head.
Griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stauning wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stewie Griffin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Griffin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stauning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stauning tries to land a body kick
and Griffin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stauning's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Stauning is trying to keep Griffin in close.
Griffin throws a strike but Stauning rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stauning pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stauning's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stauning pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Stauning from controlling successfully.
Thorvald Stauning has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stauning tries to land a leg kick but Griffin saw it coming and moves away.
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.
Stauning tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
A shot to the body from Stauning misses
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stauning throws a body kick that misses.
Stauning misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffin counters with a single leg into guard. Stauning didn't expect that.
Stauning working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stauning looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stauning preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stauning wants to get back to his feet but Griffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Griffin postures up in Stauning's guard and throws a big left but Stauning blocks it.
Griffin postures up in Stauning's guard and throws a big left but Stauning blocks it.
Stauning controlling Griffin's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Griffin stands up over Stauning, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Stauning has wrist control.
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.
Griffin throws a strike but Stauning rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Stauning controlling from the top position.
Stauning won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Stauning pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now.
Stauning trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stewie Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffin 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stewie Griffin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between G S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymon Dorh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Quiet Dog Bite Hard. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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158 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, G S!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raymon Dorh!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
S throws a leg kick but Dorh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
S lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Dorh sprawling to the canvas. S follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Dorh hang on?
It looks like Raymon Dorh has been cut.
S wants to pass the guard but Dorh is defending well.
S winds up and cracks Dorh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
S seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dorh trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
S is looking to take a break and control but Dorh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
S lands strikes from half guard.
Dorh is trying to stand up here but S is controlling him well.
S trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorh wants to control but S is keeping busy.
S working over Dorh with some ground and pound. Dorh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dorh is trying is best to control the position here.
S stops Dorh from getting back to his feet.
S looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dorh is trying to get back to full guard.
S is looking to stall here but Dorh recovers full guard.
Dorh keeping moving, preventing S from controlling successfully.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
S content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dorh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dorh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
S wants to pass the guard but Dorh is keeping the position.
S thows a big elbow that misses.
S wants to pass the guard but Dorh is keeping the position.
S 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
S passes Dorh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dorh wants to control but S is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dorh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from S.
S prevents Dorh from standing back up.
Nice strikes from S there.
S missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dorh is trying to stand up here but S is controlling him well.
S controlling the action here.
Dorh wants to stand back up but S manages to pass into side control.
S is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorh tries to bench press S off him but S keeps the position.
S has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dorh!
S controlling from the full mount.
S scoring with strikes but Dorh is staying in there.
S dominating with strikes here.
Dorh's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
S controlling from mount.
S working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
S has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dorh's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
G S dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raymon Dorh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dorh loads up on a big right hand but S slips the punch.
S takes a jab right on the kisser.
S misses with a left hand
and Dorh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dorh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
S misses with a hook
and Dorh counters with a three punch combo that has S backing up. S nods at Dorh to acknowledge the strikes.
Dorh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dorh misses with a jab, cross combination.
S misses with a left hand
and S takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
G S is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Dorh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like G S has been cut.
S throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorh looks for a takedown but S sprawls well.
Dorh throws a left and a right that both miss
and S counters with a left and a right that stings Dorh.
Raymon Dorh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
S misses with a body shot
and Dorh counters with a three punch combo that has S backing up. S nods at Dorh to acknowledge the strikes.
Dorh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of S's head.
Dorh throws a right hand that S ducks under and follows up with a left that S also avoids with ease.
S dives in and grabs Dorh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dorh pushes down on S's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
S shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dorh defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dorh misses with a takedown
and S counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
S tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorh was well out of range. Poor timing from S.
S throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dorh counters with a left and a right that stings S.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dorh.
S throws a series of punches but Dorh moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
S throws a lazy uppercut
and Dorh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
S blocks a jab.
S misses with a right hand
and Dorh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
S throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dorh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dorh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
S misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dorh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raymon Dorh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
S avoids the body shot from Dorh.
Some wild striking there from Dorh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and S counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorh wants to get back to his feet.
S passes to full mount!
S wants to control the pace but Dorh is squirming around nicely.
S controlling from the full mount.
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.
Raymon Dorh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
S throws a series of punches but Dorh avoids them all with ease.
S on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dorh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dorh throws a body punch but S moves out of range.
S misses with a takedown
and Dorh counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from S misses
and Dorh counters with a left right combination that sends S crashing to the mat - Dorh wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding S out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymon Dorh!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hintu Ramoata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Sick Puppies-Youre going down. Ramoata is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by calm before the storm. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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158 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hintu Ramoata!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a left that rocks Ramoata and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Davis dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Ramoata regain composure!
Ramoata is rocked!
It looks like Hintu Ramoata has been cut.
Ramoata tries to improve position but can't.
Ramoata is still in real trouble! Can Davis finish him?
Davis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ramoata seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Davis lands a nice forearm strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Davis.
You can see the frustration on Ramoata's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramoata is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Davis connects with a nice short shot to Ramoata's temple.
Davis prevents Ramoata from improving his position.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ramoata is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ramoata knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Davis working over Ramoata with some ground and pound. Ramoata looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ramoata looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ramoata has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ramoata tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.
Davis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Davis prevents Ramoata from improving his position.
Davis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ramoata is not content to let Davis control the position.
Davis prevents Ramoata from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ramoata wants to control but Davis is keeping busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.
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.
Ramoata is looking to improve his position.
Davis lands with a punch from half guard.
Ramoata manages to get to full guard.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramoata working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Davis has passed into half guard!
Davis prevents Ramoata from improving his position.
Ramoata looks gassed!
Ramoata is not content to let Davis control the position.
Davis working Ramoata over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Davis connects with a nice short shot to Ramoata's temple.
Davis slips a nice elbow through Ramoata's hands, connecting with Ramoata's forehead.
Ramoata is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ramoata on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ramoata manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramoata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Ramoata is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davis is pushing down on Ramoata's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ramoata is fighting to maintain full guard but Davis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Davis there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Davis connects with a nice short shot to Ramoata's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ramoata gets full guard.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramoata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ramoata trying to control the position.
Davis works over Ramoata with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramoata trying to control the position.
Davis stands up over Ramoata, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis scoring with some ground and pound.
Ramoata trying to control the position.
Davis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hintu Ramoata'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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramoata.
Ramoata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Ramoata counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ramoata manages to break the clinch.
Davis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
Davis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davis duly obliges.
Ramoata closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davis throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Ramoata crashing down! Ramoata tries to stagger back to his feet but Davis just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Ramoata asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Davis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suge Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mariusz Pudzianowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suge Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pudzianowski. Pudzianowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Pudzianowski has a takedown stuffed.
Pudzianowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Pudzianowski gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Knight gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Pudzianowski is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suge Knight!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Big Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Skjelbred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Big Hurt has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Big Hurt seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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139 lbs
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27
124 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Hurt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Skjelbred!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt throws a combination. Skjelbred tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like John Skjelbred has been cut.
Hurt pushes Skjelbred up against the cage in a clinch.
Hurt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skjelbred drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hurt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Skjelbred turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hurt manages to get back to half guard.
Hurt wants to improve his position but Skjelbred is controlling well.
Hurt moves into full guard.
Hurt pulls Skjelbred in close to his closed guard and prevents Skjelbred from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hurt keeping full guard, as Skjelbred tries to pass.
Skjelbred won't allow Hurt to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjelbred looking to improve position, pressing down on Hurt's thigh with his hand. Hurt seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Skjelbred paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Skjelbred's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Hurt picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Big Hurt!
Big Hurt retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gastly Gengar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gengar comes to the cage accompanied by Major Lazer - Pon De Floor . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
154 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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28
150 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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, Gastly Gengar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawking takes one on the button.
Hawking throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gengar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Gengar.
Hawking lands a jab to Gengar's midsection.
Gengar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gengar misses with a straight right.
Hawking moves away from the strike by Gengar.
Hawking thuds his right hand into Gengar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gengar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gengar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gengar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawking misses with a looping left.
Gengar thuds his right hand into Hawking's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gengar is looking to slow Hawking down with leg kicks.
Hawking takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hawking connects with a jab.
Hawking dives in and grabs Gengar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gengar pushes down on Hawking's head and hops out.
Gengar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gengar connects with a looping right hand.
Gengar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawking.
Hawking with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gengar's corner calls for a 1-2. Gengar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gastly Gengar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Hawking misses.
Gengar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stephen Hawking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Gengar does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hawking darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gengar slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawking, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gengar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hawking ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gengar moves away.
Hawking throws a combination that misses
and Gengar counters with a head kick.
Gengar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gengar throws a right hand that misses
and Hawking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gengar lands with an overhand left.
Gengar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawking getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gengar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gengar duly obliges.
Hawking looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gastly Gengar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Hawking.
Hawking gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking throws a lazy uppercut
and Gengar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawking tries for a takedown but Gengar circles away easily
and Gengar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gengar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawking misses with a wild combination.
Hawking is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawking might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gengar misses with a series of wild punches.
Gengar lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawking lands a really nice looking cross but Gengar seems unphased.
Hawking shoots in looking for a takedown. Gengar tries to sprawl out of it but Hawking keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gengar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawking looks gassed!
Hawking blocks a head kick by Gengar.
Gengar lands a jab.
Gengar keeps Hawking at a distance using the push kick.
Gengar throws a sloppy head kick and Hawking moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gengar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawking throws a lazy uppercut
and Gengar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gengar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Hawking or perhaps it was just good defense by Gengar which made him look bad.
Gengar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gengar.
Gengar feints a jab promting Hawking to slip. Gengar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hawking slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hawking is rocked!
Gengar throws a head kick but Hawking moves out of range.
Hawking is still on wobbly legs! Can Gengar finish him?
Gengar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gengar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gengar looks to land a left hand but Hawking moved out of range nicely.
Hawking ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gengar misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Gengar.
Gengar throws a series of punches but Hawking moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking ducks under a wild hook from Gengar.
Gengar throws a right hand that Hawking ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawking also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Gengar misses its intended target.
Gengar misses with the combination.
Gengar misses with the combination.
Gengar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gengar throws a nice looking combination but Hawking bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gengar misses with a straight right.
Gengar looks to throw the jab but Hawking is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hawking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawking avoids the head kick by Gengar.
A telegraphed right hand from Gengar misses the target.
Gengar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gengar misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gastly Gengar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hawking misses with a body punch
and Gengar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gengar slips under a jab.
Hawking loads up on a big right hand but Gengar slips the punch.
Gengar throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Hawking stumbling backwards into the cage! Hawking bounces back off the cage towards Gengar, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Gengar lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Gengar celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gastly Gengar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Dream Theater - Another Day. Evans has chosen Deicide-Once Upon the Cross as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
260 lbs
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255 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chase Evans!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Guy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guy scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Guy takes an elbow to the temple.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Guy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Evans ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Evans no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Evans bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guy's guard.
Evans preventing the sweep.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guy is keeping the position for now.
Evans pushing down on Guy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans tries to pass to full mount but Guy defends it.
Evans is thwarting Guy's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans throwing shots but Guy is blocking nicely.
Evans works his way into side control.
Guy pushes Evans away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Evans gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Evans tries to advance to mount but can't.
Evans working away.
Evans working the ground and pound from side control.
Evans looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Guy is avoiding damage well.
Evans looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Guy is avoiding damage well.
Guy is trying to get back to half guard.
Guy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans advances to full mount.
Evans looking to ground and pound but Guy is blocking nicely.
Guy wants to hold on but Evans pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Evans there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Guy blocking the ground and pound.
Evans throws some wild stikes that Guy manages to avoid easily.
Evans has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Guy's face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Evans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Evans throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Evans has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Guy's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Evans.
Evans with good strikes from the mount here!
Evans with good strikes from the mount here!
Guy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guy tries to get out of the position.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Guy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Evans dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Evans punishing his opponent with strikes.
Evans throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Guy because Evans loaded up on that one.
Evans in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Evans landing shots from mount.
Guy is bucking up trying to escape but Evans cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Guy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Evans scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans working for a submission but Guy is keeping him at bay.
Evans postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Guy looks a forlorn figure.
Evans is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Guy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Guy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Evans in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Evans lands a heavy elbow.
Guy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Evans on the ground.
Evans jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Guy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Evans dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Evans tries for a takedown but Guy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans moves into range and clinches up with Guy.
Evans working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy blocking some punches.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy effectively controlling the action here.
Guy gets through Evans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands a nice uppercut.
Guy is leaning against Evans and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy effectively controlling the action here.
Evans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Evans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Evans.
Evans tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Evans lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans misses with the head strike.
Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
Guy lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Evans cracks Guy with a nice body shot.
Guy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guy is trying to stall.
Guy lands with a right to the head.
Evans using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Evans pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
Evans presses Guy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guy.
Guy stalling in the clinch.
Guy lands a body punch.
Guy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Evans working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.
Evans missing with knees to the body.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Evans digs a right hand into Guy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guy's gas tank.
Evans lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Guy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Guy wants to stall.
Guy managing to block the knees to the body from Evans.
Evans has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Guy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Evans is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Evans is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Guy is defending well though. Evans let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans working for a choke but Guy is defending well.
Guy wants to control his opponent's hands but Evans gets his hands free.
Evans has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Evans throwing sloppy strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans punches the canvas rather than the man.
Evans is persistently looking for the submission but Guy is defending it well.
Guy tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evans counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Guy's guard now.
Guy working a defensive guard here.
Guy keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Chase Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans won't allow Guy to get back to his feet.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Guy wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Evans is working Guy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans prevents Guy from getting back to his feet.
Evans passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Evans's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Evans passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Guy is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chase Evans!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sehertaui Intef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Intef's choice of entrance music: Solitaire Unraveling . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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221 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matti Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sehertaui Intef!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Intef throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuusela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Intef throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuusela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sehertaui Intef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Intef swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuusela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Intef misses with a hook to the body
and Kuusela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Intef misses with a hook
enabling Kuusela to counter with a crisp jab.
Intef listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intef throws a lazy uppercut
and Intef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Intef lands with a right hand.
Intef throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
Intef misses with a jab to the body
and Kuusela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Intef throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuusela counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intef throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Intef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Intef connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuusela. Kuusela circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Intef misses with a shot to the body
and Kuusela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Intef just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Intef misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuusela counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela misses with a takedown
and Intef connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Intef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusela is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Intef throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuusela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Intef throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuusela counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Intef's guard now.
Kuusela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela throws a strike but Intef rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Intef trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuusela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuusela 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.
Intef is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kuusela looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Intef has picked Kuusela up and slammed him! Kuusela can't keep hold of the triangle and Intef manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matti Kuusela will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Intef throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuusela counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kuusela in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuusela slips nicely into half guard.
Intef blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuusela.
Intef regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kuusela.
Intef is pulling down on Kuusela's head. It's preventing any offense from Kuusela, at least for the moment.
Kuusela throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela throws a big right hand that misses.
Kuusela won't allow Intef to sweep him here.
Kuusela throws a strike but Intef rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Intef trying to control but Kuusela is working from the bottom.
Intef is pushing down on Kuusela's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kuusela is fighting to maintain full guard but Intef has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kuusela looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Intef pushes past his half guard into mount!
Kuusela manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Intef perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intef's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sehertaui Intef.
Kuusela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Intef makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Intef throws an off balance right hand
and Kuusela decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Intef's guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kuusela here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Intef has Kuusela pulled in close to control his posture.
Kuusela looking to pass the guard.
Kuusela stops Intef from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Kuusela dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Intef misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuusela counters with a nice double leg into side control. Intef won't be happy with that.
Kuusela working the ground and pound but Intef is defending the strikes.
Intef is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kuusela has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kuusela working the ground and pound from side control.
Kuusela tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kuusela working the ground and pound but Intef is defending the strikes.
Intef gets back to half guard.
Intef is trying to stand.
Kuusela throws a strike but Intef avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intef manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kuusela tries to clinch up but Intef circles away and keeps his distance.
Intef throws an off balance right hand
and Kuusela counters with a takedown into side control.
Intef managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kuusela.
Intef avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a strike aimed at the side of Intef's head but Intef avoids it well.
Kuusela working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intef is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kuusela thows a huge punch but Intef dodges it nicely.
Kuusela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Intef's head.
Intef avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuusela.
Kuusela throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kuusela missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Intef wants to stand back up but Kuusela manages to pass into side control.
Kuusela misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kuusela prevents Intef from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Intef manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Intef is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kuusela scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kuusela stops Intef from getting back to his feet.
Kuusela sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Intef defending well though.
Kuusela is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Intef as he works his way to full guard.
Intef looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuusela won't allow Intef to sweep him here.
Kuusela postures up.
Kuusela prevents Intef from getting back to his feet.
Intef is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sehertaui Intef.
Intef throws a leg kick but Kuusela sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Kuusela clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Intef.
Kuusela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Intef looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuusela is just out of range.
Intef misses with a hook
and Kuusela counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Intef looking to control.
Intef is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kuusela dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela landing strikes.
Intef is looking for a sweep.
Kuusela tries for a kimura but Intef is defending well.
Kuusela looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kuusela landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intef tries to bench press Kuusela off him but Kuusela keeps the position.
Kuusela advances to full mount.
Kuusela lands with some strikes.
Kuusela landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Intef tries to buck Kuusela off but he can't manage it.
Intef is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kuusela is working for a guillotine from mount but Intef frees his head quite easily.
Kuusela throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Intef blocking the ground and pound.
Intef tries to hold on but Kuusela postures up.
Matti Kuusela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Intef regains half guard.
Kuusela works his way into side control.
Kuusela working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intef is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kuusela is controlling him well.
Intef regains half guard.
Intef scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kuusela manages to mount him!
Intef is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Intef is trying to escape the mount.
Kuusela punching from mount but Intef doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Intef blocking the ground and pound.
Kuusela avoids the attempt from Intef to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Kuusela had his way with Sehertaui Intef in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kuusela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Intef manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Intef throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuusela counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kuusela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Intef's head.
Intef keeping control of the position.
Kuusela is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Intef is just riding it out for now. Kuusela eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kuusela passes to full mount!
Kuusela working Intef over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intef can't escape the position.
Intef doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Intef is working to get back to half guard.
Sehertaui Intef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuusela with good strikes from the mount here!
Kuusela throwing strikes here but Intef is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kuusela prevents Intef from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a big shot there that rocks Intef but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Intef is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kuusela throwing strikes but Intef recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Kuusela throwing shots but Intef is blocking nicely.
Kuusela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Intef's head.
Kuusela lands with a punch from half guard.
Intef wants to get back to his feet.
Kuusela looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Intef with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kuusela missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kuusela is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Intef has managed to free his arm - good work.
Matti Kuusela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intef is trying to stand up here but Kuusela is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Intef has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kuusela is working away from the top position though.
Kuusela trying to control from half guard but Intef is working away.
Kuusela slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matti Kuusela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuusela, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Kuusela!
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