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WB69: Montoya vs. Kloss PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wakanda Akecheta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Child has chosen Broken Mirror as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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160 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wakanda Akecheta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mad Child!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akecheta looks for the body kick but Child saw that one coming.
Child misses the body punch
and Akecheta counters with an inside leg kick.
Child gets a takedown into half guard.
Child seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Akecheta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Child.
Akecheta trying to control but Child postures up.
Child uses his free foot to push down on Akecheta's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Akecheta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Child prevents Akecheta from getting the reversal.
Child tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mad Child was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Akecheta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Child lands a head shot.
Child shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Akecheta's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Child controlling from the top position.
Child stands and throws Akecheta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here as Child stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akecheta is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Child dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Akecheta is looking to score with low kicks.
Akecheta scores with a push kick.
Child blocks the body kick.
Akecheta scores with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akecheta.
Child jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akecheta misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Akecheta finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Akecheta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Akecheta misses with a kick to the body.
Child checks a leg kick nicely.
Akecheta looks to land a body kick but Child moved away.
Akecheta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akecheta scores with a spinning back kick!
Akecheta tries a low kick but Child avoids it.
Akecheta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Child swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wakanda Akecheta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Child. Akecheta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akecheta misses with a low kick as Child jumps back.
Akecheta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Child misses the shot to the body.
Child avoids a kick to the body.
Akecheta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Child.
Akecheta is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akecheta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Akecheta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab from Child.
An inside leg kick from Akecheta misses.
A cross from Child lands.
Child takes a swing at Akecheta's ribcage but misses.
Child scores with a nice strike.
Akecheta throws a lazy body kick
and Akecheta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akecheta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Child.
Child takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good work by Child as he checks the leg kick.
Akecheta throws out a leg kick but Child moves out of range and Akecheta only half commits.
Child has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Akecheta.
Child checks a low kick from Akecheta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akecheta misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akecheta.
Akecheta misses with a body kick.
Akecheta misses with a low kick.
Akecheta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akecheta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Child takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Child looks to throw the jab but Akecheta is out of range.
Child checks the leg kick.
Child lands with an overhand left.
Akecheta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Akecheta looks for the body kick but Child saw that one coming.
Akecheta slips a straight right by Child.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Akecheta looks to land a body kick but Child moved away.
Akecheta blocks a jab.
Akecheta looks for the body kick but Child saw that one coming.
Child swats away the attempt to clinch by Akecheta.
Child blocks the body kick.
Akecheta is looking to land body kicks.
Akecheta throws a body kick that misses.
Wakanda Akecheta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akecheta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Child counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good work by Child as he checks the leg kick.
Akecheta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akecheta throws the kick towards the body but Child avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wakanda Akecheta dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akecheta.
Jab, jab by Child - just one landing.
Akecheta gets caught flat footed, as Child shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Akecheta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Child stopping the sweep attempt from Akecheta.
Child thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Child is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akecheta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Child manages to get himself to full guard.
Akecheta wants to control from the top but Child keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
We're going to have a standup here because Wakanda Akecheta wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Child throws a shot from downtown. Akecheta moves away and avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Akecheta. Child shrugs it off though.
Akecheta scores with a nice body kick.
Akecheta throws a body kick that misses.
Child checks a leg kick.
Good work by Child as he checks the leg kick.
Child avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akecheta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Child chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akecheta can pounce on him.
Child stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akecheta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Child takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Akecheta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Akecheta tries a low kick but Child avoids it.
Akecheta misses with a kick to the body.
Akecheta tries to land a front kick but Child steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akecheta throws a solid leg kick but Child takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akecheta.
Akecheta wants to clinch up but Child keeps it at a distance.
Akecheta blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Akecheta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Akecheta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akecheta.
Child works over Akecheta's head and body with a nice combination.
Child checks the leg kick nicely there.
Akecheta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akecheta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Child thows a body shot but no joy.
Child misses with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akecheta throws a push kick but Child slaps the foot to one side.
Child throws an overhand right that lands on Akecheta's shoulder, as Akecheta tries to avoid the shot.
Akecheta misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Child comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Child has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Child!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Finalizador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castillo comes to the cage accompanied by GameBro. This should be a great matchup!
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184 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
KO power |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Finalizador!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finalizador shoots and misses
and Castillo counters with a straight right hand.
Finalizador darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Castillo wants to get back to full guard.
Castillo controlling the position well.
Castillo is trying to control but can't.
Castillo is controlling Finalizador's trapped leg to prevent Finalizador from advancing to side control.
Castillo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Finalizador lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Castillo trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo trying to get back to full guard but Finalizador takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Castillo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Finalizador avoids the attempt from Castillo to control.
Finalizador content just to control the position here.
Finalizador tries to control but Castillo wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Castillo is working to get back to half guard.
Finalizador controlling his opponent.
Castillo tries to lock up and control but Finalizador gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Castillo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Finalizador controlling the pace for now.
Castillo is trying desperately to improve position.
Finalizador tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Finalizador get's back to his feet.
Finalizador fails with the takedown
and Castillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador throws a head kick that misses
and Castillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finalizador scores a takedown into full mount!
Castillo tries to hold on but Finalizador pushes him away.
Finalizador stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Castillo rushes Finalizador and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finalizador tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Castillo smiles and moves away.
Vincent Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Finalizador.
The crowd cheers as Finalizador lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castillo doesn't seem phased though.
Castillo wants to land a leg kick but Finalizador is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Finalizador will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Castillo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Finalizador counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Castillo!
Finalizador can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castillo is looking to escape.
Castillo doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Finalizador misses with a head shot.
Finalizador throws some wild stikes that Castillo manages to avoid easily.
Finalizador looking to control but Castillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Castillo working to try and regain half guard.
Castillo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Castillo tries to lock up and control but Finalizador gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Castillo is looking to improve his position but Finalizador isn't that keen on the idea.
Castillo is working hard here to advance position.
Finalizador unloading with bombs!
Finalizador is landing with some decent strikes but Castillo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Finalizador throwing strikes here but Castillo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Castillo working to try and regain half guard.
Castillo holds of for dear life.
Castillo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo wants to control from the top but Finalizador keeps moving.
Castillo wants to pass the guard but Finalizador is keeping the position.
Finalizador has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Castillo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Finalizador has tightened it up now! Castillo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gabriel Finalizador!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Algernon Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Cafu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cafu has chosen No way out as his entrance music. Rogerio Cafu struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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169 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter striker
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Algernon Mustard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Cafu!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cafu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mustard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mustard is looking to regain half guard here but Cafu keeps moving and retains side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Mustard is right now.
Mustard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cafu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mustard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mustard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mustard tries to get out of the position.
Mustard is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustard tries to roll over but Cafu keeps him under control.
Mustard is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cafu blocks the strikes from Mustard.
Cafu prevents Mustard from improving his position.
Mustard is defending against the submission attempts here by Cafu.
Mustard wants to control but Cafu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cafu is looking for a kimura here.
Mustard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cafu on the ground.
Mustard trying to control here.
Cafu seems to be working for a kimura but Mustard defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mustard tries to roll over but Cafu keeps him under control.
Mustard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cafu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cafu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cafu trying to control but Mustard is working from the bottom.
Cafu 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.
Cafu 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mustard keeping moving, preventing Cafu from controlling successfully.
Mustard striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Mustard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cafu is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cafu has gone for a leg lock! Mustard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cafu's guard.
Mustard works over Cafu with some ground and pound from guard.
Mustard chips away with some ground and pound.
Cafu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mustard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mustard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mustard landing with the ground and pound.
Cafu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cafu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mustard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cafu looks gassed!
Mustard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rogerio Cafu will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mustard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mustard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mustard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cafu trying to control here.
Cafu moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mustard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mustard wants to control from the top but Cafu keeps moving.
Mustard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mustard with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard trying to control the position from guard on top but Cafu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mustard postures up in Cafu's guard and throws a big left but Cafu blocks it.
Mustard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cafu is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mustard has his hands clasped together but Cafu extends an breaks Mustard's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cafu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rogerio Cafu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ban Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herzog comes to the cage accompanied by Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out. Kim has chosen Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
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174 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban Ki Kim!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Herzog is defended easily by Kim.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Herzog crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kim - the referee stops the clock and Herzog gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kim. Herzog manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kim throws a leg kick
so Herzog counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim being controlled here, momentarily.
Kim is looking to sweep but instead, Herzog has passed into half guard.
Herzog is working for a kimura but Kim is defending it quite comfortably.
Kim is not content to let Herzog control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Herzog throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kim is concentrating on defense, preventing Herzog from advancing position.
Herzog trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ban Ki Kim hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Herzog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim is looking to chop away at Herzog's legs.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Herzog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Herzog.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Herzog misses with a low kick as Kim jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a leg kick but Herzog checks it.
Herzog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Herzog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Herzog.
Herzog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herzog lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Kim looks to throw a body kick
and Herzog counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Herzog circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Herzog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Herzog circles away from the clinch attempt
and Herzog counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Herzog throws the kick towards the body but Kim avoids it.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Herzog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kim looks to clinch
and Herzog counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kim darts in trying to clinch
and Herzog counters with a body kick that stops Kim in his tracks momentarily.
Kim tries to move into range but Herzog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Herzog dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim darts in trying to clinch
and Herzog counters with a thumping low kick.
Herzog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Herzog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim tries to clinch up but Herzog circles away and keeps his distance.
Herzog swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Herzog counters with a slapping leg kick.
Herzog misses with an attempted mid kick.
That kick from Kim tenderised Herzog's leg. Herzog is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Herzog.
Herzog throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Herzog misses with a low kick.
Herzog wants to land a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
Herzog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Herzog is predictable there
and Kim counters with a good, hard body kick but Herzog shrugs it off.
Herzog finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kim wants to clinch up but Herzog keeps it at a distance.
Herzog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herzog misses with a body shot.
Kim moves out of range as Herzog throws a body kick.
Ban Ki Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim moves into the clinch successfully.
Herzog takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Chris Herzog has been cut.
Herzog tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kim just stands there and leans against the cage.
Herzog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Herzog fails to pull guard.
Kim holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Herzog leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Herzog tries to pull guard but Kim holds him up against the cage and eventually Herzog drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Herzog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Herzog's brow.
Herzog blocks an elbow strike.
Herzog wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Kim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Kim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Herzog's defenses.
Kim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Herzog blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim is pressed up against the cage. Herzog has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kim down to the mat. Kim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kim throws a chopping leg kick but Herzog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Herzog.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Herzog.
Herzog goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Herzog's knee but Herzog avoids it well.
Kim blocks a head kick by Herzog.
Herzog connects with a solid leg kick.
Herzog throws a head kick that misses.
Ban Ki Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Herzog misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim avoids a kick to the body.
Kim wants to clinch
and Herzog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kim tries to clinch but Herzog is having none of it.
Herzog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Herzog checks the leg kick nicely there.
Herzog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herzog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Herzog missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ban Ki Kim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris Herzog'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. And we move into the final round!
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim needs to keep his hands up - Herzog had a free shot at his head there.
Herzog throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kim wants to clinch.
Kim tries to clinch but Herzog moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Herzog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog misses with a kick to the body.
Kim avoids the head kick by Herzog.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Herzog moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Herzog blocks the leg kick.
Herzog throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kim counters with a good low kick that Herzog was not able to check.
Herzog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herzog punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Herzog ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Kim is looking to clinch but Herzog is avoiding it.
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Herzog circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Herzog shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim wants to stand but Herzog is controlling the position.
Herzog thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Herzog from controlling successfully.
Herzog has gone for a leg lock! Kim slips out almost immediately though and dives into Herzog's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kim stacks Herzog on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kim!
Herzog tries to bench press Kim off him but Kim keeps the position.
Kim is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Herzog's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Herzog manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kim wants to stand but Herzog has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kim performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Herzog has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kim is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ban Ki Kim.
I think Kim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ban Ki Kim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lin has chosen Ontlogy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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21
185 lbs
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22
185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Lin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dai shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dai moves into full mount! Lin won't be happy about that!
Dai misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dai prevents Lin from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Lin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dai lands with some strikes.
Dai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lin blocking the ground and pound.
Dai throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dai thowing shots but they're missing.
Lin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lin working to try and regain half guard.
Dai with shots to the head and body - Lin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dai with good strikes from the mount here!
Dai throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lin because Dai loaded up on that one.
Dai thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lin wants to control but Dai is having none of it.
Dai fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dai throwing strikes here but Lin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lin tries to hold on but Dai pushes him away.
Dai with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai lands a big elbow.
Dai thowing shots but they're missing.
Dai landing shots from mount.
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!
Dai looking to ground and pound but Lin is blocking nicely.
Lin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dai thowing shots but they're missing.
Dai scoring with strikes but Lin is staying in there.
Lin tries to lock up and control but Dai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dai throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dai throwing strikes here but Lin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Lin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dai punching from mount but Lin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lin tries to hold on but Dai pushes him away.
Dai is landing with some decent strikes but Lin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dai with a couple of short strikes.
Dai misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dai is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dai punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dai scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lin?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dai tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dai throwing strikes here but Lin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dai throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dai.
Dai lands a big shot there that rocks Lin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dai unloads with some shots from mount but Lin bucks and avoids them well.
Dai lands a big shot there that rocks Lin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lin is desperately trying to improve his position but Dai has a good base and remains in mount.
Dai looking to finish with strikes here!
Dai scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lin?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lin tries to score with a low kick but Dai moves his leg out of the way.
Dai misses with a takedown
and Lin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lin defends it nicely.
Dai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Dai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dai managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Dai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dai jumps guard but Lin stands there with Dai around his waist. Dai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lin gets underhooks to prevent Dai's takedown attempt.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Lin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lin wants to stand and escape but Dai is having none of it.
Mark Dai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dai trying to control the position from guard on top but Lin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dai with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin wants to get back to his feet but Dai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dai throwing strikes from guard but Lin blocks nicely.
Dai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dai is one step ahead there.
Dai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lin trying to control the position.
Dai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lin's head.
Lin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dai landing some decent shots from guard.
Dai tries to free his leg and advance position but Lin is retaining full guard.
Dai postures up in Lin's guard and throws a big left but Lin blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai stops Lin from standing up.
Lin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dai.
Dai throws and elbow that misses. Lin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dai's guard. Nice move by Lin!
Dai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dai trying to keep a closed guard but Lin is proving a slippery customer.
Lin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dai's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mark Dai has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dai shoots and misses
and Lin counters with a head kick.
Dai closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lin quickly recovers to half guard.
Lin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lin seems keen to control Dai's posture.
Dai looking to sit in guard and control but Lin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dai managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Dai will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lin pushes Dai up against the cage in a clinch.
Dai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lin avoids it.
Dai can't get the takedown.
Lin misses with a knee strike.
Dai wants a takedown but no success here.
Lin connects with a knee to the head.
Lin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lin obliges.
Lin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lin landing knees to the body.
Lin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dai's defenses.
Lin lands a knee to the body.
Lin lands a knee to the body.
Lin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Dai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lin smiles and moves away.
Lin throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lin closes the distance and pushes Dai back into the cage.
Lin lands a knee to the head.
Lin working Dai over with knees to the body.
Lin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lin working Dai over with knees to the body.
Dai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lin tries to clinch up.
Dai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lin but Lin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dai showed some decent athleticism there.
Dai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lin wants to improve his position but Dai is controlling well.
Dai throwing shots but Lin is blocking nicely.
Dai misses with a head shot. Lin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lin looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai postures up in Lin's guard and throws a big left but Lin blocks it.
Dai postures up in Lin's guard and throws a big left but Lin blocks it.
Lin has Dai pulled in close to control his posture.
Dai throws a strike but Lin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dai is adopting a defensive guard.
Lin stopping the sweep attempt from Dai.
Dai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dai tries to get out of the position.
Dai trying to keep a closed guard but Lin is proving a slippery customer.
Mark Dai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Lin wants to get up but he can't break Dai's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Lin.
Lin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dai shoots in and drives through. Lin sprawls well.
Lin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lin wants to clinch.
Lin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lin throws a head kick but Dai moves out of range.
Lin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alberto Lin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dai shoots in for a takedown but Lin shows good takedown defense.
Lin doesn't manage to clinch there - Dai circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Lin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dai 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by No Leaf Clover. Conner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Godsmack - Time Bomb. Tim Conner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricardo Diaz's chin.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Conner!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a combination
and Conner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conner fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conner moves away.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Conner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Conner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Conner tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Conner misses with an uppercut.
Conner throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Conner misses with a wild body shot.
Ricardo Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conner moves away.
Conner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Conner avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conner. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz checks a low kick from Conner.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Conner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz is looking to wear down Conner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Conner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Conner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Conner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Conner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conner dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Conner backs up against the cage.
Conner throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Conner looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Conner clinches with his opponent.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Conner has double underhooks.
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conner walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conner throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Conner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conner lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Conner misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Conner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Conner dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conner moves away.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conner takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Conner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Conner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conner throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Conner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
Conner swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Conner eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Conner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Conner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Conner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz checks a low kick from Conner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Conner avoids nicely.
Conner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Conner counters with a nice uppercut.
Conner tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ricardo Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Conner's belly button to the back.
Conner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz jabs at Conner's body.
Conner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tim Conner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Conner avoids them all with ease.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Conner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Conner scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz works Conner's body with a nice hook.
Conner throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Conner scores with a body shot.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Conner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conner misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Conner throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Conner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conner misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Conner avoids nicely.
Conner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz swings for the body but Conner moves out of range.
Conner cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Conner looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Conner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Conner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Conner avoids them all with ease.
Conner misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Conner avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Conner jabs at Diaz's body.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz throws a right hand that Conner ducks under and follows up with a left that Conner also avoids with ease.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Conner avoids nicely.
Conner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Conner lands a lovely overhand right.
Conner misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Conner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conner counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Conner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Conner. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conner throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
A left and a right from Conner both land. Nice combination.
Diaz slips a straight right by Conner.
A left lands for Conner.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conner.
Conner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Conner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conner misses with a body shot.
Conner tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Conner's body. Conner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conner misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Conner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conner takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Conner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conner moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Conner misses with a low kick.
Conner throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conner counters with a stiff right hand.
Conner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conner tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Conner throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Conner backs away looking to recover.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz misses with a body shot
letting Conner counter with a right hand.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Conner counters with a leg kick.
Conner throws a leg kick that misses.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Conner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conner circles away quickly and effectively.
Conner lands a jab to the head.
Conner scores with a jab.
Conner scores with a leg kick.
Diaz tries to move into range but Conner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tim Conner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Conner throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Ricardo Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conner lands a body shot.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Conner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a combination. Conner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Conner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Conner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Conner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Dudek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Dudek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovani Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Dudek!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dudek.
Dudek is looking to slow Gomes down with leg kicks.
Gomes moves out of range of the body kick.
Gomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Dudek.
Gomes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dudek tries to land a front kick but Gomes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dudek was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomes.
Dudek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dudek swings for the body but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes takes a swing at Dudek's ribcage but misses.
Dudek pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gomes back to the cage. Dudek follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek misses with a wild body shot.
Dudek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dudek wants to land a leg kick but Gomes is out of range.
Jan Dudek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dudek moves away.
Dudek connects with a leg kick. Gomes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dudek misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gomes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dudek won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Dudek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gomes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dudek is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudek is trying to control Gomes's posture but Gomes avoids it.
Dudek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gomes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gomes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gomes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dudek has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gomes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dudek has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gomes but great work by Dudek.
Dudek tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gomes looking for a sweep but Dudek has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dudek looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dudek trying to mount his opponent but Gomes defends it.
Dudek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gomes wants to improve his position but Dudek is controlling well.
Gomes gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Dudek from controlling successfully.
Dudek wants to pass the guard but Gomes is keeping the position.
Dudek wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
Gomes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jan Dudek.
A clash of legs there as Gomes blocks the low kick.
Gomes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jan Dudek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dudek scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Dudek dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dudek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dudek is pulling down on Gomes's head to control his posture.
Dudek wriggles free and stands up.
Gomes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Dudek finds it's way through Gomes's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek throws a right hand that Gomes ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomes also avoids with ease.
Dudek swings widly with a right hand
and Gomes counters with a nice body shot.
Dudek lands a jab.
Dudek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dudek throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomes.
Dudek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gomes loads up on a big right hand but Dudek slips the punch.
Gomes 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.
Dudek scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomes. Gomes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dudek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gomes throws a jab when Dudek was well out of range.
Dudek misses with a body kick.
Dudek throws a body punch but Gomes moves out of range.
Dudek scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Dudek catches Gomes right on the button with a cross.
Dudek scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes checks a low kick from Dudek.
Gomes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dudek misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Dudek.
Gomes is rocked!
Dudek lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Gomes up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Dudek from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Gomes's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Dudek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gor Keyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwin Murray is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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283 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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gor Keyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Murray!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murray doesn't manage to clinch there - Keyman circles away.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Murray tries to clinch but Keyman is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keyman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyman scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Edwin Murray has been cut.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Keyman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keyman cracks Murray with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Murray looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Keyman finish him?
Murray is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keyman misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands with a kick to the temple. Keyman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Gor Keyman has been cut.
Keyman throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Murray crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gor Keyman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlito Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Kloss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montoya comes to the cage accompanied by call to prayer. Carlito Montoya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nolan Kloss's chin.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlito Montoya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nolan Kloss!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya throws a lazy right hand but Kloss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kloss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montoya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kloss lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kloss.
Kloss throws a right hand that misses
and Montoya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kloss shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kloss misses with a head shot. Montoya uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kloss has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kloss wants to control from the top but Montoya keeps moving.
Kloss throws a strike but Montoya rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloss has Montoya pulled in close to control his posture.
Nolan Kloss has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Montoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kloss lands with a nice body punch.
Kloss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Montoya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carlito Montoya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kloss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montoya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kloss.
Montoya avoids a kick to the body.
Kloss shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Montoya manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kloss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montoya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Montoya keeping moving, preventing Kloss from controlling successfully.
Montoya pushes Kloss off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kloss scores with a jab. Montoya acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kloss looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kloss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montoya counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Nolan Kloss has been cut.
Montoya scores with a leg kick.
Kloss throws a lazy uppercut
and Montoya counters with an outside leg kick.
Montoya stuffs the takedown.
Kloss misses with a double jab
and Montoya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kloss throws a sloppy body shot
and Montoya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kloss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Montoya sprawls well. Montoya wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kloss gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kloss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montoya counters with an inside leg kick.
Kloss defending well as Montoya loads up on a big left hand.
Montoya cracks the inside of Kloss's front leg.
Kloss tries to clinch but Montoya is having none of it.
Kloss shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Montoya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlito Montoya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Kloss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kloss misses with the combination.
Montoya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kloss. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kloss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montoya.
Kloss misses with a takedown attempt
and Montoya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Kloss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Montoya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Kloss's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kloss with a poor takedown
and Montoya counters with a thumping low kick.
Kloss throws a combination. Montoya tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kloss tries to clinch but Montoya moves out of range.
Kloss scores with a push kick.
Nolan Kloss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kloss throws a shot from downtown. Montoya moves away and avoids it.
Kloss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kloss on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Montoya gets caught flat footed, as Kloss shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kloss won't allow Montoya to get back to his feet.
Kloss trying to move into half guard but instead Montoya has managed to sweep!
Montoya is looking to stand up but Kloss won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kloss looks to score with a jab to the body but Montoya is just out of range.
Montoya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Montoya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kloss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kloss throws a series of punches but Montoya moves out of range.
Montoya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kloss shoots and misses
and Montoya counters with a slapping leg kick.
Montoya misses with a few strikes there.
Montoya swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kloss counters with a nice double leg into side control. Montoya won't be happy with that.
Montoya avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kloss.
Montoya wants to get back to his feet.
Kloss throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kloss scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Montoya to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kloss working the strikes but Montoya uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Kloss connects with a nice short shot to Montoya's temple.
Kloss with the ground and pound but Montoya uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kloss trying to control but Montoya is working from the bottom.
Kloss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kloss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kloss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kloss throws and elbow that misses. Montoya uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kloss's guard. Nice move by Montoya!
Kloss pushes Montoya off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kloss gets a takedown into half guard.
Kloss working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan Kloss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nolan Kloss's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kloss closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nolan Kloss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kloss in side control, throwing shots but Montoya defends.
Kloss in side control, throwing shots but Montoya defends.
Montoya is letting Kloss control him for a moment.
Sloppy strikes there by Kloss.
Montoya taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kloss throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Montoya works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kloss wants to work for an arm triangle but Montoya is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloss is looking for a kimura here.
Montoya pushes Kloss off looking to stand but Kloss dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kloss throws a strike but Montoya avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kloss with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kloss scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kloss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kloss throws a strike but Montoya rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kloss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kloss has control of Montoya's left arm, preventing Montoya from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kloss, up you get!
Kloss has his takedown stuffed
and Kloss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kloss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kloss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Montoya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kloss shoots for a takedown but Montoya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kloss throws a body punch but Montoya moves out of range.
Kloss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Montoya sprawls well. Montoya wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kloss gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlito Montoya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Kloss.
Kloss has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kloss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kloss throws a lazy uppercut
and Montoya counters with a left to the body.
Kloss fails with a takedown attempt.
Kloss looks for a takedown but Montoya sprawls well.
Montoya lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kloss is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Montoya clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Kloss's cut.
That's time! Montoya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kloss misses with a combination
and Montoya counters with a series of strikes. Kloss will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kloss throws a hook but Montoya avoids it easily.
Kloss takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kloss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kloss fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kloss shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kloss working Montoya over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloss missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kloss missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kloss not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kloss not doing much here.
Kloss missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kloss is stalling here. Montoya is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kloss seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Montoya has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kloss is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kloss can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nolan Kloss.
Kloss looks to land a combination but Montoya avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya blocks a head kick by Kloss.
Kloss checks a low kick from Montoya.
Kloss throws a combination that misses
and Montoya counters with a leg kick.
Kloss on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Montoya misses with a straight right.
Montoya wants to slow Kloss down by chopping away at his legs.
Kloss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kloss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Montoya sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kloss somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kloss shoots in for a takedown but Montoya shows good takedown defense.
Carlito Montoya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Kloss.
Kloss misses with a few strikes there.
Kloss slips a jab and a cross from Montoya.
Kloss slips a jab from Montoya.
Kloss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Montoya pinned against the cage. Montoya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nolan Kloss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kloss misses with a hook to the body
and Montoya counters with a good low kick that Kloss was not able to check.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montoya lands a really nice looking cross but Kloss seems unphased.
Kloss feints a jab promting Montoya to slip. Kloss then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Montoya slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kloss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Montoya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Montoya had his way with Nolan Kloss in that round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Kloss'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Montoya throws a chopping leg kick but Kloss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kloss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kloss misses with a takedown attempt
and Montoya counters with a good low kick that Kloss was not able to check.
Kloss gets a takedown into half guard.
Kloss is looking for a kimura but Montoya is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kloss to get the leverage.
Kloss is stalling here. Montoya is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kloss seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Montoya has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kloss tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Montoya presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloss is trying desperately to improve position.
Kloss is just holding on here. Montoya manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Montoya doesn't have the hooks in and Kloss manages to turn into his guard.
Kloss looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Montoya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kloss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Montoya is keeping the position for now.
Kloss trying to control but Montoya is working from the bottom.
Kloss controlling from the top position.
Nolan Kloss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kloss is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Montoya is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Montoya has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kloss controls Montoya momentarily but Montoya frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nolan Kloss.
I think Montoya 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlito Montoya!
Carlito Montoya retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peewee Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bestigor Tazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herman comes to the cage accompanied by Tequila. Tazar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beastmaster's Fortress. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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163 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
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peewee Herman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bestigor Tazar!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tazar misses with a left hand
and Herman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Herman throws a low kick, looking for Tazar's leg but Tazar calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Herman.
Tazar misses with a wild body shot.
Tazar blocks a low kick nicely.
Herman throws a head kick that misses
and Tazar counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herman lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Bestigor Tazar has been cut.
Herman throws an elbow but it misses.
Herman throws an elbow that misses.
Herman is trying to stall.
Tazar misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tazar misses with the head strike.
Tazar digs a right hand underneath Herman's ribcage. Herman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tazar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Peewee Herman has been cut.
Tazar looking to throw knees to the head but Herman is blocking nicely.
Herman is trying to break the clinch but Tazar is controlling him.
Tazar landing knees to the head.
Herman is rocked!
Tazar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Herman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Tazar.
Tazar lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tazar.
Herman is breathing heavily.
Tazar creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Herman with a big uppercut! Herman tries to clinch up but Tazar pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Herman to the mat! Herman covers up and Tazar unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bestigor Tazar!
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