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UVT 107: Turmoil PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skinny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Tager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tager has chosen MOTOR HEAD as his entrance music. Skinny Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skinny Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Tager!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tager changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tager working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tager working the ground and pound.
Tager working the head with strikes.
Tager working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tager in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tager working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tager wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boy keeps working.
Tager lands strikes from half guard.
Boy is looking to improve his position.
Boy trying to control but Tager postures up.
Tager 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.
Tager is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boy is just riding it out for now. Tager eventually gives up the hold.
Tager looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Tager there.
Boy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tager is working away from the top position though.
Boy wants to improve his position but Tager is controlling well.
Tager working the head and body with strikes.
Boy wants to improve his position but Tager is controlling well.
Boy trying to control from the bottom.
Tager looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tager seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tager prevents Boy from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tager.
Tager seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tager takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tager slips a nice elbow through Boy's hands, connecting with Boy's forehead.
Boy is looking to improve his position.
Tager really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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. Tager connects with a nice short shot to Boy's temple.
Boy wants to improve his position but Tager is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Tager there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to get to full guard but Tager has control of the leg.
Boy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tager seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tager works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tager has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Boy is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iron Tager!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Muerte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Lank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lank is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Night. Thiago Muerte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ethan Lank's chin.
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312 lbs
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277 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Muerte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Lank!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Muerte!
Nice uppercut there from Muerte.
It looks like Ethan Lank has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muerte connects with a right that clearly hurt Lank. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Muerte proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Lank collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Muerte!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fergus McRedd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musky Chunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRedd comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not a Winner. Chunder has chosen Slam as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Musky Chunder enters the cage!
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196 lbs
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198 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fergus McRedd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Musky Chunder!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Chunder slams his shin into McRedd's torso.
McRedd slaps away a takedown attempt from Chunder, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chunder throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chunder looks to throw a body kick
and McRedd counters with a straight right hand.
Chunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fergus McRedd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McRedd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chunder.
Chunder has his takedown stuffed
and McRedd counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from McRedd is predictable there
and Chunder counters with a head kick.
McRedd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chunder if he has to take too many more of those.
Chunder looks gassed!
McRedd lands with an uppercut that bounces Chunder off the cage and back into rage.
McRedd just misses with a punch to the body.
Chunder misses with a takedown attempt
and Chunder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Musky Chunder has been cut.
Fergus McRedd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musky Chunder.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McRedd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McRedd.
McRedd fakes the leg kick and cracks Chunder in the body.
Nice body kick from McRedd.
Chunder is trying desperately to land a takedown but McRedd is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Chunder.
McRedd scores with a spinning back kick!
McRedd throws a front kick that sends Chunder stumbling back into the cage.
A leg kick checked by Chunder.
A decent looking cross lands there for McRedd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by McRedd.
Chunder slips under a jab.
McRedd throws a leg kick that misses.
McRedd looks for the body kick but Chunder saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from McRedd.
That has opened up Musky Chunder's cut even more.
McRedd looks to land a body kick but Chunder moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chunder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McRedd.
McRedd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McRedd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McRedd has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McRedd.
McRedd lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chunder wants to get back to full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Fergus McRedd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Musky Chunder's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McRedd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chunder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McRedd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chunder scrambles back to his feet.
Chunder throws a lazy head kick
and McRedd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McRedd shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McRedd showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRedd is trying to control the action in half guard but Chunder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chunder is breathing heavily.
McRedd trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRedd has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McRedd jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Chunder is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Chunder and McRedd has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
McRedd laying and praying for a moment but Chunder takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunder wants to control but McRedd is keeping busy.
Chunder wants to get back to full guard.
Chunder is staying active underneath McRedd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chunder makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chunder.
McRedd wants to control from the top but Chunder keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRedd is really struggling to control Chunder but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Chunder trying to control the position.
Chunder looking to hit a scissor sweep but McRedd is one step ahead there.
McRedd postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McRedd scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRedd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McRedd scores with a leg kick.
Chunder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McRedd.
McRedd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McRedd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by McRedd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McRedd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Fergus McRedd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Musky Chunder's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McRedd scoring well with a low kick there.
Chunder shoots and misses
and McRedd counters with a good low kick that Chunder was not able to check.
McRedd shoots in and bounces Chunder off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McRedd trying to control but Chunder is working from the bottom.
McRedd slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McRedd is trying to control the action in half guard but Chunder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRedd works his way into side control.
McRedd creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chunder sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McRedd laying and praying for a moment but Chunder takes advantage and regains half guard.
McRedd is looking for a kimura here.
McRedd is thwarting Chunder's attempts to control the position.
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.
McRedd controlling the pace.
McRedd moves into full mount! Chunder won't be happy about that!
McRedd goes for an armbar but Chunder turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Chunder.
Chunder trying to control the position from guard on top but McRedd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRedd wants to sweep but no luck.
McRedd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chunder can do to turn this around?
Chunder trying to control the position from guard on top but McRedd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chunder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chunder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McRedd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McRedd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chunder 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.
Musky Chunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Chunder trying to control the position from guard on top but McRedd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McRedd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McRedd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McRedd is adopting a defensive guard.
Chunder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fergus McRedd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McRedd 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fergus McRedd!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George st nkoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Van Helgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). st nkoi comes to the cage accompanied by number one. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power |
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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
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, George st nkoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Van Helgen!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
st nkoi lands a head shot.
Van Helgen moves into range and clinches up with st nkoi.
st nkoi is working for takedown but Van Helgen is calmly controlling the position for now.
st nkoi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Helgen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Van Helgen breaks from the clinch.
Van Helgen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Helgen has taken the fight to the clinch.
st nkoi letting Van Helgen take a breather here.
Van Helgen is trying to break the clinch but st nkoi has him pressed against the cage.
st nkoi lands a right hand.
st nkoi wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George st nkoi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
st nkoi lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Edward Van Helgen has been cut.
Van Helgen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Helgen trying to stall but st nkoi improves his position.
st nkoi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Helgen's face.
A frustrated look appears on Van Helgen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
st nkoi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Helgen throws a leg kick
and st nkoi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
st nkoi is thwarting Van Helgen's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Helgen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
st nkoi is nestled in close to Van Helgen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
st nkoi is trying to work for a kimura but Van Helgen is defending well.
Van Helgen throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and st nkoi manages to pass to side control.
st nkoi is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Helgen is defending well.
st nkoi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no st nkoi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Van Helgen taking a bit of punishment here - st nkoi scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van Helgen, who protects the arm well.
st nkoi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Van Helgen is looking to reverse the position.
Van Helgen manages to work his way to half guard, despite st nkoi's best efforts.
Van Helgen is looking to improve his position.
Van Helgen is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Helgen moves into full guard.
Van Helgen looks gassed!
st nkoi drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. st nkoi seems to have locked his on tight now - Van Helgen screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for st nkoi, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). George st nkoi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Ernieson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by Breathe -- Disturbed. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ernieson's choice of entrance music: Its Raining Men. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doug Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bert Ernieson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall lands a front kick.
Ernieson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Doug Marshall has been cut.
Ernieson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marshall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ernieson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marshall counters with an inside leg kick.
Ernieson misses with a leg kick
and Marshall makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ernieson really felt that one!
Ernieson looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Marshall.
Ernieson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Bert Ernieson has been cut.
Marshall connects with an inside leg kick.
Marshall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ernieson's head backwards.
Bert Ernieson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall lands a head shot.
Ernieson is rocked!
Marshall flashes Ernieson a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Ernieson's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Ernieson crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Marshall punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doug Marshall!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Vance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vance is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Refridgerator Man. This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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298 lbs
15 - 3 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luca Brasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Vance!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brasi shoots in but no luck this time.
Vance just misses with a punch to the body.
Vance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Vance.
Vance uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vance throws out a loose jab but Brasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brasi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brasi scores with a nice head shot.
Vance misses with the combination.
Brasi pushes Vance up against the cage in a clinch.
Vance wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brasi controlling the action here for a moment.
Vance wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brasi stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brasi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Bob Vance has been cut.
Brasi takes the fight into the clinch.
Brasi keeps control of Vance as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brasi ducks under a wild hook from Vance.
Brasi misses with a double jab.
Vance misses with a shot to the body
and Brasi counters with a left to the body.
Brasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vance.
Vance lands a really nice looking cross but Brasi seems unphased.
Bob Vance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brasi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vance 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brasi throws a chopping leg kick but Vance manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brasi throws a series of punches but Vance moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Brasi.
Vance misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brasi throws an elbow but Vance slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee asks Brasi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Brasi prefers to stall for the moment though.
Vance sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brasi looks to land a strike but Vance avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vance working a defensive guard here.
Brasi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vance swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vance pulls Brasi in close to prevent any damage.
Brasi scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brasi controls the pace.
Brasi looking to pass the guard.
Brasi trying to move into half guard but instead Vance has managed to sweep!
Brasi 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.
Vance trying to control the position from guard on top but Brasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vance is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Vance tries to free his leg and advance position but Brasi is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bob Vance wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brasi throws a right and a left that Vance avoids nicely.
Vance misses with a wild body shot.
Vance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brasi takes one on the button.
Brasi scores with a takedown into Vance's guard.
Brasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brasi landing with the ground and pound.
Brasi throws a strike but Vance rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vance not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Brasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Vance's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Vance.
Vance's corner calls for a 1-2. Vance obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vance misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vance keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brasi throws a right and a left that Vance avoids nicely.
Vance thows a body shot but no joy.
Vance on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vance.
Vance looks to score with a jab to the body but Brasi is just out of range.
Vance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brasi blocks a jab.
Brasi throws a right hand that Vance ducks under and follows up with a left that Vance also avoids with ease.
Vance throws a poor cross that misses
and Brasi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brasi.
Brasi postures up in Vance's guard and throws a big left but Vance blocks it.
Brasi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brasi lands a couple of elbows.
Brasi postures up in Vance's guard and throws a big left but Vance blocks it.
Brasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi throws a big right hand that misses.
Brasi throwing strikes from guard but Vance blocks nicely.
Brasi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brasi working some strikes from top position.
Brasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Vance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vance is trying to keep Brasi in close.
Brasi scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vance utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brasi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasi pushes down on Vance's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vance tries to get to full guard but Brasi has control of the leg.
Brasi is stalling here. Vance is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brasi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vance has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Vance tries to advance to mount but Brasi denies him.
Vance working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance trying to control the action but Brasi is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Brasi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brasi is looking to regain half guard here but Vance keeps moving and retains side control.
Vance in the domination position with Brasi hanging on.
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.
Vance trying to control the position but Brasi is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brasi moves out of range as Vance strikes.
Vance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brasi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vance thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brasi throws a leg kick which misses Vance's front leg but catches the back leg as Vance tries to avoid it.
Brasi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brasi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brasi lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brasi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vance defending well though.
Vance really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brasi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brasi wants to free his trapped foot but Vance is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Brasi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Vance's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vance throws a body punch but Brasi moves out of range.
Vance tries to keep at a distance but Brasi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brasi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vance backwards.
Vance is trying to break free.
Vance blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brasi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vance backwards.
Brasi scores with a shoulder strike.
Vance looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brasi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vance's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vance struggles to land a body shot inside as Brasi controls his hands.
Brasi has hold of one of Vance's legs. Vance is fighting the takedown attempt but Brasi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Vance 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.
Brasi chips away with some ground and pound.
Brasi trying to control but Vance is working from the bottom.
Brasi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brasi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasi stands up over Vance, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brasi passes Vance's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brasi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brasi is keen to just control but Vance is a slippery customer.
Brasi misses with a head shot. Vance uses the momentum to regain guard.
Luca Brasi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brasi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brasi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Vance looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasi thows a big elbow that misses.
Brasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vance wants to sweep but no luck.
Luca Brasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vance is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brasi is controlling him.
Vance takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brasi trying to control but Vance is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Luca Brasi just wasn't active enough.
Vance blocks a leg kick.
Brasi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Vance.
Vance misses the shot to the body.
Vance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brasi.
Brasi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vance avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brasi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vance did well to prevent Brasi getting side control.
Vance blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brasi.
Brasi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bob Vance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vance is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brasi trying to control the action but Vance is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brasi thows a huge punch but Vance dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brasi lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luca Brasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brasi 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca Brasi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Olhoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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300 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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300 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piston Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Olhoffer!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olhoffer just misses with a punch to the body.
Olhoffer misses the shot to the body.
Olhoffer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honda counters with a stiff right hand.
Olhoffer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Honda.
Olhoffer avoids the body shot from Honda.
Olhoffer connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Piston Honda has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda lands the left hand.
Piston Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Olhoffer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honda swings widly with a right hand
and Honda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honda throws the left hand but Olhoffer avoids the punch easily.
Honda is looking to clinch but Olhoffer is avoiding it.
Honda thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda looks to throw the jab but Olhoffer is out of range.
Honda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olhoffer counters with a left and a right that stings Honda.
Olhoffer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Honda.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olhoffer moves away.
Honda moves into range and clinches up with Olhoffer.
Honda presses Olhoffer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Honda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Olhoffer misses with a punch on the inside.
Honda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Honda.
Olhoffer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Honda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Honda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Honda digs a right hand into Olhoffer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olhoffer's gas tank.
Olhoffer looks gassed!
Honda works on Olhoffer's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Honda - that landed with a thud.
Honda is leaning against Olhoffer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Honda lands with a short shot to the head.
Olhoffer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Honda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda works on Olhoffer's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Honda.
Honda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Honda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Honda.
A short left from Honda.
Honda lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Honda.
Honda gets through Olhoffer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Honda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olhoffers head.
A short right from Honda.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honda.
Honda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Olhoffer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Honda.
Still in the clinch, Honda scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honda.
Olhoffer is trying to force a seperation but Honda has the dominant position.
Honda scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
Honda lands a hook that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Honda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olhoffers head.
Honda lands a left hand.
Honda lands an uppercut.
Honda lands with a right to the head.
Honda lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Honda - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Honda - that landed with a thud.
Olhoffer takes a shot to the head.
Honda gets through Olhoffer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
Honda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Honda lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Honda.
Honda lands a left hand.
Honda lands with a left to the head.
Honda lands a shoulder strike.
Honda lands a nice uppercut.
Honda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Honda.
Still in the clinch, Honda scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Honda.
Honda digs a right hand underneath Olhoffer's ribcage. Olhoffer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Olhoffer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Honda.
Honda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
Nice body punch from Honda.
Olhoffer stalling in the clinch but Honda improves position.
Honda cracks Olhoffer with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda pushes Olhoffer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olhoffer tries to break free but Honda pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honda.
Honda scores with a hook to the body.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body.
Honda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Honda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Olhoffer or not.
A nice left hand lands by Honda.
Honda lands a hook that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Honda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honda.
Olhoffer wants to break free but Honda has control.
Honda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Olhoffer can't find room to land a body shot as Honda controls the action.
Honda lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Honda.
Honda lands a shoulder strike.
Honda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Olhoffer is trying to break the clinch but Honda is controlling him.
Honda scores with a shot to the side of Olhoffer's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honda scores with a hook to the body.
Honda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Honda cracks Olhoffer with a nice body shot.
Honda scores with a shot to the side of Olhoffer's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honda.
Honda scores with a hook to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piston Honda's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Olhoffer needs to keep his hands up - Honda had a free shot at his head there.
Honda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honda misses with an uppercut. Olhoffer saw that one coming.
Olhoffer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda works the jab nicely.
Honda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olhoffer can do to turn this around?
Honda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olhoffer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Honda moves into the clinch.
Honda digs a right hand underneath Olhoffer's ribcage. Olhoffer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Honda lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Honda presses Olhoffer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Honda digs a right hand underneath Olhoffer's ribcage. Olhoffer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Piston Honda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Olhoffer wants to break free but Honda has control.
Honda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Honda as the two fighters clinch.
Honda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Honda.
A shot in the inside from Honda.
Honda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
Honda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Honda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olhoffers head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Honda.
Honda is leaning against Olhoffer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Honda.
Honda lands a right hand.
Honda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Honda cracks Olhoffer with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honda.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honda.
Honda lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Honda.
Honda lands with a left to the head.
Honda lands with a right to the head.
Honda pushes Olhoffer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Honda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Honda as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Honda.
Honda scores with a shot to the side of Olhoffer's head.
Olhoffer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Honda pushes Olhoffer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Honda.
Honda lands a left hand.
Honda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Honda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Honda lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Honda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Olhoffer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Honda digs a right hand into Olhoffer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olhoffer's gas tank.
Honda lands a body shot.
Honda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Honda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
A hook to the body from Honda.
Honda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Honda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Olhoffer or not.
Honda gets through Olhoffer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Honda on the inside.
Honda lands a right hand.
Honda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olhoffer.
A short uppercut from Honda.
Honda scores with a shot to the side of Olhoffer's head.
Honda lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer working hard to break the clinch.
Olhoffer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Olhoffer lands a right hand.
Honda scores with a hook to the body.
Honda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olhoffer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Honda.
Honda is leaning against Olhoffer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Honda scores with a shot to the side of Olhoffer's head.
Olhoffer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Honda lands a body shot.
Honda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Honda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Honda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Honda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olhoffer is trying to break the clinch but Honda is controlling him.
Honda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Honda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Honda lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Honda - that landed with a thud.
Honda digs a right hand into Olhoffer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olhoffer's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Honda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Honda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Honda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Honda blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda is working Olhoffer over against the cage.
Honda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Honda.
Honda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Honda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Honda pushes Olhoffer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Honda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Honda digs a right hand into Olhoffer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olhoffer's gas tank.
Honda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Honda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Honda lands a right hand.
Honda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
A short left from Honda.
Honda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Olhoffer takes a shot to the head.
Honda is leaning against Olhoffer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Honda scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olhoffer tries to break the clinch but Honda is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Honda.
Honda scores with a shoulder strike.
Honda gets through Olhoffer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Honda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Honda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Piston Honda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jab, jab by Olhoffer - just one landing.
Ray Olhoffer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honda throws an overhand right that lands on Olhoffer's shoulder, as Olhoffer tries to avoid the shot.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olhoffer was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Olhoffer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honda throws a shot from downtown. Olhoffer moves away and avoids it.
Honda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Olhoffer counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Olhoffer.
Honda misses with a hook.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olhoffer moves away.
Honda looks to land a left hand but Olhoffer moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olhoffer scores with a jab to the head.
Olhoffer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olhoffer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Olhoffer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
Honda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olhoffer.
Honda is looking to clinch.
Olhoffer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Honda takes the fight into the clinch.
Ray Olhoffer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda digs a right hand into Olhoffer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olhoffer's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Honda.
Honda lands with a left to the head.
Honda scores with a shot to the side of Olhoffer's head.
Honda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Honda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Honda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Honda is leaning against Olhoffer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Olhoffer takes a shot to the head.
Honda scores with a shoulder strike.
Honda pushes Olhoffer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Honda gets through Olhoffer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Honda lands an uppercut.
Olhoffer takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
Nice body punch from Honda.
Honda lands with a right to the head.
Piston Honda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Honda.
Honda scores with a shoulder strike.
Honda presses Olhoffer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Olhoffer wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Honda.
Olhoffer swings wildly with an uppercut but Honda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olhoffer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Honda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Honda lands a nice uppercut.
Honda scores with a shot to the side of Olhoffer's head.
Good body shot from Honda.
Honda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Honda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Honda lands with a right to the head.
Honda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Honda cracks Olhoffer with a nice body shot.
A short right from Honda.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honda.
A right handed body shot lands from Honda.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body.
Honda digs a right hand underneath Olhoffer's ribcage. Olhoffer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Honda lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olhoffer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Honda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Honda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Honda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Honda lands a left hand.
Olhoffer throws a punch but it's blocked by Honda.
Olhoffer takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Olhoffer tries to circle away but Honda has him pinned against the cage.
Honda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olhoffer.
Olhoffer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olhoffer backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Honda.
Honda cracks Olhoffer with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Honda.
A short left from Honda.
Honda lands a body punch.
Honda pushes Olhoffer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piston Honda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Honda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piston Honda!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Cowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Anderson Cowell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Cowell!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowell shoots in for a takedown but Rugowski shows good takedown defense.
Cowell shoots in for a takedown but Rugowski shows good takedown defense.
Cowell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rugowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cowell somewhat.
Bubba Rugowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Cowell.
Cowell shoots for a takedown but Rugowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cowell shoots in but no luck this time.
Rugowski throws a good cross that connects.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cowell.
Rugowski scores with a hook.
It looks like Anderson Cowell has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cowell.
Cowell looks gassed!
Cowell with a poor takedown
and Rugowski counters with a nice body shot.
Cowell is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rugowski is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cowell.
Rugowski connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Cowell covering up! Rugowski comes in with a big uppercut and Cowell goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bubba Rugowski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica. 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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162 lbs
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163 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
21 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel lands with a nice body punch.
Bourque thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourque looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emanuel throws a right and a left that Bourque avoids nicely.
Emanuel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Emanuel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourque misses with a double jab.
Emanuel throws a series of punches but Bourque moves out of range.
Emanuel looks to land a right hand but Bourque moved out of range.
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Emanuel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bourque scrambles back to his feet.
Emanuel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bourque's hands.
Bourque throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Bourque moves out of range.
Emanuel walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourque. Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Bourque makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bourque misses with a wild combination.
Emanuel throws a right hand that misses
and Bourque counters with a stiff right hand.
Emanuel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emanuel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bourque. Bourque circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bourque moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Emanuel misses the jab.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emanuel throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
Emanuel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bourque's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel connects with a looping right hand.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourque.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Emanuel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourque scores with a decent looking hook.
Bourque takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Emanuel jabs at Bourque's body.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Bourque uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emanuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourque.
Bourque is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourque. Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bourque with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emanuel to score with a decent uppercut.
Emanuel takes a swing at Bourque's ribcage but misses.
Emanuel slips a jab from Bourque.
Nice jab there from Bourque.
Bourque jabs at Emanuel's body.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Bourque tests Emanuel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bourque throws an off balance right hand
and Emanuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bourque takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bourque lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Emanuel swings widly with a right hand
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emanuel missing with a left hand there. Bourque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emanuel tries to move into range but Bourque moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Emanuel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emanuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Bourque lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emanuel doesn't seem phased though.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Bourque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bourque cracks Emanuel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bourque missing with a left hand there. Emanuel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourque takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Europha Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emanuel slips a jab and a cross from Bourque.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque dominated that round.
That's time! Bourque's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Emanuel throws a big shot that misses.
Bourque misses with a hook.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emanuel misses with a right hand
and Bourque counters with a series of strikes. Emanuel will be more careful next time no doubt.
A left lands for Emanuel.
Bourque lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emanuel misses with a left hand
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emanuel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bourque counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emanuel thinking.
Emanuel misses with a straight right.
Bourque slips a straight right by Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a looping right.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bourque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bourque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Emanuel.
Emanuel swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Paul Bourque has been cut.
Bourque throws the left hand but Emanuel avoids the punch easily.
Bourque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emanuel misses with a looping left.
Bourque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emanuel throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.
Bourque fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bourque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel works Bourque's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel swinging wildly here.
Bourque with a jab.
Bourque takes one to the side of the head.
Bourque shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the body
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emanuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourque.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bourque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bourque tries to move into range but Emanuel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Emanuel connects with a nice looking jab.
Emanuel takes a swing at Bourque's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a straight right.
Bourque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emanuel circles away quickly and effectively.
Bourque slips a jab from Emanuel.
Emanuel looks to land a left hand but Bourque moved out of range nicely.
Emanuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bourque circles away.
Bourque blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bourque.
Bourque lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emanuel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bourque rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emanuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Emanuel misses the shot to the body.
Emanuel tests Bourque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emanuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bourque counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emanuel misses with the combination.
Bourque has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emanuel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bourque's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bourque wants to break free but Emanuel has control.
Emanuel lands a good knee to the midsection. Bourque won't want to take too many of those.
Emanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bourque backwards.
Emanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Emanuel pushes Bourque back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Emanuel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emanuel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emanuel.
Emanuel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Emanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bourque dodges an elbow strike from Emanuel.
A short right from Emanuel on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emanuel has Bourque pushed against the cage.
Bourque stalling in the clinch but Emanuel improves position.
Nice body punch from Emanuel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Emanuel.
Emanuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emanuel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Emanuel trying to land knees to the body.
Emanuel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emanuel cracks Bourque with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Emanuel obliges.
Emanuel lands a shoulder strike.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emanuel cracks Bourque with a nice body shot.
Emanuel misses with a knee to the head.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Bourque controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Bourque.
Emanuel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Emanuel misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emanuel missing with knees to the body.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Paul Bourque is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque can't break the clinch.
Bourque tries to stall but Emanuel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the head but Bourque blocks with his arms.
Bourque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Bourque.
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Bourque controls his hands.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Bourque avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the cage.
Emanuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bourque is defending well for now.
Emanuel lands a right hand.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel lands with a left to the head.
Emanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emanuel blocking some punches.
Emanuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bourque is defending well for now.
Emanuel looking to slow down the pace here.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bourque avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emanuel landing knees to the body.
Bourque blocks a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a knee strike.
Bourque blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bourque breaks from the clinch.
Emanuel feints a jab promting Bourque to slip. Emanuel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bourque slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
Europha Emanuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Bourque both land. Nice combination.
Bourque throws a jab but it's blocked by Emanuel.
Bourque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a left hand
and Emanuel counters with a three punch combo that has Bourque backing up. Bourque nods at Emanuel to acknowledge the strikes.
Emanuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Bourque.
Emanuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Bourque misses with an uppercut.
Emanuel throws a sloppy body shot
and Bourque counters with a two punch combo.
Bourque looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emanuel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bourque eats them both and turns towards Emanuel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut
and Bourque counters with a series of strikes. Emanuel will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emanuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Europha Emanuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bourque 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bourque!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Machida The Coward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanadi De Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Coward comes to the cage accompanied by machida the best. Wanadi De Santana will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machida The Coward!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanadi De Santana!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good work by De Santana as he checks the leg kick.
De Santana tries to land a body kick
and The Coward counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Santana loads up on a big right hand but The Coward slips the punch.
The Coward looks to land a body kick but De Santana moved away.
The Coward finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Coward with a hook.
De Santana throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Coward counters with a body kick.
The Coward throws a front kick aimed at De Santana's knee but De Santana avoids it well.
The Coward throws a poor cross that misses
and De Santana counters with a right hand to the body.
De Santana throws a sloppy head kick
and The Coward finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Santana looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Santana's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Coward under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for The Coward.
The Coward throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Santana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Coward takes a swing at De Santana's ribcage but misses.
De Santana lands a head kick. The Coward smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That kick from The Coward tenderised De Santana's leg. De Santana is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Santana throws a lazy head kick
and The Coward counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Santana's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by The Coward there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santana avoids the head kick by The Coward.
De Santana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Santana throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Coward makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Coward.
The Coward attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Coward thumps De Santana with a low kick.
De Santana walks into a stiff left hand from The Coward.
The Coward lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Coward looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Coward thows a body shot but no joy.
The Coward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from The Coward finds it's way through De Santana's defenses.
The Coward connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Coward lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Coward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Coward pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Coward throws a leg kick that misses.
De Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and The Coward counters with an outside leg kick.
The Coward lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Santana circles away quickly and effectively.
De Santana walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Coward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from The Coward.
The Coward lands a nice hook to De Santana's body. De Santana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy body kick from De Santana
and The Coward counters with a left to the body.
The Coward throws a sloppy head kick and De Santana moves out of range easily.
The Coward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Coward throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick from The Coward misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Santana sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wanadi De Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Coward throws a leg kick which misses De Santana's front leg but catches the back leg as De Santana tries to avoid it.
De Santana throws an off balance right hand
and The Coward counters with a body kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Machida The Coward dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Coward throws a leg kick which misses De Santana's front leg but catches the back leg as De Santana tries to avoid it.
De Santana throws a poor cross that misses
and The Coward counters with an outside leg kick.
The Coward is looking to wear down De Santana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Santana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Coward. The Coward obviously looking to wear him down.
The Coward is looking to slow De Santana down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Coward.
The Coward connects with a solid leg kick.
The Coward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Santana can do to turn this around?
A slapping body kick lands there for The Coward.
De Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Santana is breathing heavily.
The Coward throws a body punch but De Santana moves out of range.
De Santana moves out of range as The Coward throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward wants to slow De Santana down by chopping away at his legs.
The Coward tries a head kick but it misses.
De Santana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Coward counters with a nice kick to the body.
The Coward lands with a nice body kick.
The Coward just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from The Coward lands.
The Coward throws out a powerful jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Santana in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The Coward dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Santana. That did some damage!
The Coward looks to score with a jab to the body but De Santana is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coward fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Santana.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Coward scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Santana doesn't seem bothered though.
De Santana avoids the head kick by The Coward.
The Coward connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but De Santana might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, The Coward has got the better of the exchanges.
The Coward keeps De Santana at a distance using the push kick.
The Coward throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Santana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Coward connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Coward tries a head kick but it misses.
De Santana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Coward.
The Coward chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Coward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Santana manages to avoid it.
The Coward throws a wild body kick that De Santana sees coming a mile off.
The Coward throws a body punch but De Santana moves out of range.
De Santana throws a head kick that misses
and The Coward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Coward lands a jab to De Santana's midsection.
De Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Santana throws a head kick that misses
and The Coward counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coward throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from The Coward.
The Coward scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Coward thumps De Santana with a low kick.
De Santana gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Coward throws a leg kick but De Santana checks it.
De Santana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Coward's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and The Coward duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Santana checks a low kick from The Coward.
De Santana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Coward counters with a nice leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Machida The Coward dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Coward stuns De Santana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy body kick from The Coward
and The Coward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Santana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Coward lands a two punch combo.
De Santana has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Coward.
The Coward ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Santana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Coward throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Santana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Coward connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Santana's hands.
The Coward lands a leg kick that knocks De Santana off balance momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Coward turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Santana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward misses the shot to the body.
The Coward connects with a leg kick. De Santana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Santana blocks a head kick by The Coward.
De Santana slips a jab and a cross from The Coward.
That kick from The Coward tenderised De Santana's leg. De Santana is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from The Coward.
De Santana walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Coward.
The Coward stuns De Santana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Coward lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Santana will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santana avoids the head kick by The Coward.
The Coward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Coward jabs De Santana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Coward lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Coward ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Santana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Coward.
Crunch! The Coward slams his shin into De Santana's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coward walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Santana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Coward throws a lazy head kick
and De Santana counters with a nice body kick.
The Coward throws a hook but De Santana avoids it easily.
De Santana slips a straight right by The Coward.
The Coward thows a leg kick but De Santana checks it
and De Santana counters by clinching up.
The Coward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Santana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Coward.
The Coward misses with a body kick.
The Coward throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Santana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from The Coward.
Machida The Coward is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from The Coward.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Coward.
The Coward throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Santana checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Coward swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Coward throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Santana counters with a left and a right that stings The Coward.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Coward fails to land with a series of punches.
The Coward on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Coward throws a lazy body kick
and De Santana counters with a right hand to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Machida The Coward clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Coward throws a lazy body kick
and De Santana counters with a left to the body.
The Coward fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Santana.
The Coward throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Santana finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Santana throws a right hand that misses
and The Coward counters with a low kick, right behind De Santana 's knee.
De Santana goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
De Santana thows a leg kick but The Coward checks it
letting The Coward counter with a right hand.
The Coward drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Coward connects with a solid leg kick.
De Santana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Santana is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santana moves out of range of the leg kick from The Coward.
The Coward jabs De Santana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Santana misses with a lunging right hand
and The Coward counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Santana avoids the body shot from The Coward.
The Coward swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Santana counters with a nice body kick.
De Santana misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Coward misses with the body kick
and De Santana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Coward throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Santana feints and then cracks The Coward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Coward down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santana is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by The Coward there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Santana throws a head kick that misses
and The Coward counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Santana thinking.
The Coward lunges at De Santana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Santana's hand.
The Coward fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Santana.
The Coward scoring well with a low kick there.
A left lands for The Coward.
The Coward feints and then cracks De Santana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Santana down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coward with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Coward tries a low kick but De Santana avoids it.
De Santana steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Coward. That one must have hurt.
The Coward attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Santana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Coward counters with a stiff right hand.
De Santana misses with a leg kick
and The Coward counters with an inside leg kick.
The Coward misses with a body shot.
The Coward with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Santana moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from The Coward tenderised De Santana's leg. De Santana is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Coward connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Santana's hands.
The Coward swings for the body but De Santana moves out of range.
De Santana checks a low kick from The Coward.
The Coward throws a leg kick but De Santana checks it.
Good leg kick by The Coward there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Santana misses with a jab to the body
and The Coward counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Santana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Coward counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Coward misses with a wild body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Machida The Coward had his way with Wanadi De Santana in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The Coward moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Coward throws a head kick that De Santana semi-blocks.
De Santana is rocked!
The Coward connects with a leg kick. De Santana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Santana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can The Coward finish him?
De Santana misses with a right hand
and The Coward counters with a good low kick that De Santana was not able to check.
De Santana seems to have recovered his senses.
The Coward lands with a straight right. De Santana didn't see that one coming.
De Santana throws a head kick that misses
and The Coward counters with a nice leg kick.
De Santana blocks a low kick nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Coward!
De Santana is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Coward throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward lands a high kick!
The Coward connects with an inside leg kick.
De Santana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Coward looks for the body kick but De Santana saw that one coming.
The Coward throws a low kick, looking for De Santana's leg but De Santana calmly moves out of range.
The Coward wants to slow De Santana down by chopping away at his legs.
The Coward throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Coward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Coward looks to score with a jab to the body but De Santana is just out of range.
De Santana gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Coward counters with a low kick, right behind De Santana 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and The Coward counters with a nice leg kick.
The Coward just misses with a punch to the body.
De Santana gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Coward counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Coward throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Santana counters with a body kick.
The Coward moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Coward throws a leg kick
and De Santana counters with a nice kick to the body.
The Coward scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Santana misses with a kick to the body
and The Coward counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Santana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Coward. The Coward obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coward finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Coward lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Santana's sensitive parts.
The Coward connects with the punch.
The Coward thows a body shot but no joy.
The Coward bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Coward smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Coward swings for the body but De Santana moves out of range.
Machida The Coward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Coward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coward scoring well with a low kick there.
De Santana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Coward counters with a three punch combo that has De Santana backing up. De Santana nods at The Coward to acknowledge the strikes.
The Coward cracks De Santana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wanadi De Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Coward feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Santanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Santana throws a body kick the misses
and The Coward counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Coward with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Coward scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick from The Coward.
De Santana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Coward scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Machida The Coward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Coward, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:42
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:42
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machida The Coward!
Machida The Coward retains his middleweight title!
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