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KOR 105 - Pirates of Bongtar PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gene Apedalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Halberstram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apedalo's entrance music is Turning Japanese. A fine choice. Halberstram is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Leaetherstrip-Strap Me Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gene Apedalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Halberstram!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apedalo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Halberstram swivels and escapes.
Apedalo shoots in but no luck this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Apedalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halberstram stuffs the takedown attempt from Apedalo. Apedalo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Apedalo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halberstram fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Apedalo fails with a takedown attempt.
Apedalo fails with a takedown attempt.
Apedalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apedalo shoots in for a takedown but Halberstram shows good takedown defense.
Halberstram jabs at Apedalo's body.
Halberstram throws a right and a left that Apedalo avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Halberstram as he connects with a hook.
Halberstram stuffs the takedown.
Halberstram fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Apedalo is breathing heavily.
Apedalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halberstram is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Apedalo rather than just go for the knockout.
Apedalo ducks under a wild hook from Halberstram.
Halberstram throws a right and a left that Apedalo avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Halberstram. No joy for Apedalo on that attempt.
Apedalo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Halberstram connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Apedalo momentarily.
Apedalo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Halberstram works Apedalo's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halberstram works over Apedalo's head and body with a nice combination.
Halberstram lands a two punch combo.
Apedalo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halberstram is fending him off so far but Apedalo persists. Nope, Halberstram circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice combination there by Halberstram.
Apedalo is rocked!
Halberstram throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Apedalo colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Halberstram as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Apedalo is left battered and dazed whilst Halberstram and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Halberstram!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buford Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Dexteria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tannen's entrance music is 1885 Theme. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buford Tannen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franklin Dexteria!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannen shoots in for a takedown but Dexteria shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dexteria scores with a hook.
Dexteria tries a low kick but Tannen avoids it.
Dexteria takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dexteria moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dexteria.
Dexteria leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dexteria.
Tannen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dexteria walks away with a smile on his face. Tannen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dexteria scoring well with a low kick there.
Tannen tries for a takedown but Dexteria sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buford Tannen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dexteria just misses with a punch to the body.
Tannen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dexteria.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dexteria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tannen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tannen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dexteria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tannen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dexteria tries to clinch but Tannen is having none of it.
Tannen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tannen with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tannen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dexteria is working to get back to half guard.
Tannen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tannen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dexteria is trying to escape the mount.
Tannen working the ground and pound effectively.
Tannen lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Tannen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Dexteria keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tannen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dexteria's face.
Tannen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dexteria's face.
Dexteria is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dexteria takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tannen working Dexteria over with strikes here.
Tannen scoring with strikes but Dexteria is staying in there.
Tannen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dexteria looks a forlorn figure.
Tannen lands a big elbow.
Dexteria is rocked!
Tannen is landing with some decent strikes but Dexteria is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dexteria tries to hold on but Tannen postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dexteria is in a horrible position here. Tannen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dexteria can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dexteria is still in real trouble! Can Tannen finish him?
Tannen working the ground and pound effectively.
Dexteria seems to have recovered his senses.
Dexteria is trying to escape the mount.
Tannen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tannen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tannen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tannen landing shots from mount.
Tannen breaks from Dexteria's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tannen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Tannen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannen lands a big elbow - Dexteria is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Dexteria is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Buford Tannen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Feisclisser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Peppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franz Feisclisser!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feisclisser misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Feisclisser. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Peppers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Feisclisser.
Peppers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Peppers scores with a shot to the body.
No luck for Peppers with that takedown attempt.
Peppers scores with a nice body kick.
Peppers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Feisclisser.
Peppers lands a high kick!
Peppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Feisclisser misses with a hook. Peppers ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Feisclisser.
Feisclisser swings away with a body shot that misses
and Peppers counters with a nice body kick.
Feisclisser misses the shot to the body.
Feisclisser swings for the body but Peppers moves out of range.
Peppers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Feisclisser with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peppers pushes Feisclisser away with a front kick.
Feisclisser digs a good hook to Peppers's body.
Feisclisser connects with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Peppers coming out on top.
Feisclisser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peppers.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Feisclisser.
Peppers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Peppers lands a head kick. Feisclisser smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Peppers slips a jab from Feisclisser.
Feisclisser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peppers misses with a head kick.
Feisclisser throws a lazy head kick
and Peppers counters with a big head kick but Feisclisser shrugs it off.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Peppers.
A solid body kick from Peppers.
Feisclisser has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Peppers.
Peppers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Feisclisser, pushing him back against the cage.
Peppers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peppers gets through Feisclisser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Feisclisser is rocked!
Peppers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Feisclisser is still on wobbly legs! Can Peppers finish him?
Peppers is working for takedown but Feisclisser is calmly controlling the position for now.
Feisclisser is looking to break free of the clinch but Peppers has double underhooks.
Peppers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Feisclisser backwards.
Peppers has Feisclisser pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Feisclisser manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Peppers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peppers lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Feisclisser to his knees! Peppers keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Peppers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edwina Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wu comes to the cage accompanied by YMCA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edwina Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Powers!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wu as he jumps to the side.
Wu misses with a two punch combination.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wu closes the distance and pushes Powers back into the cage.
Wu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Powers tries to circle away but Wu has him pinned against the cage.
Wu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wu scores with a shot to the side of Powers's head.
Wu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wu.
Wu avoiding damage as Powers throws knees to the body.
Wu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Powers wants to clinch
and Wu counters with a one-two to the body.
Wu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powers.
Nice takedown defense from Wu. No joy for Powers on that attempt.
Wu leaves Powers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Edwina Wu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Powers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Wu misses.
Edwina Wu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wu's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wu duly obliges.
Wu misses with a wild body shot.
Wu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wu clinches up with Powers and pushes him back against the cage.
Wu is trying to break the clinch but Powers is controlling him.
Powers can't find room to land a body shot as Wu controls the action.
Wu lands with a left to the head.
Powers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wu tries to circle away but Powers has him pinned against the cage.
Powers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wu smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu lands with an uppercut that bounces Powers off the cage and back into rage.
Powers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wu sprawls well initially but Powers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Powers throwing shots but Wu is blocking nicely.
Powers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wu defending well though.
Wu trying to control but Powers postures up.
Powers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wu!
Powers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wu looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Wu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers has hold of Wu's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wu manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Powers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wu is trying to escape the mount.
Powers tries to control but Wu wriggling away.
Wu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Powers on the ground.
Powers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wu is looking to escape.
Powers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers wants to control the pace but Wu is squirming around nicely.
Powers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wu tries to reverse the position but Powers maintains control.
Powers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wu is breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Powers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wu tries to hold on but Powers pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers content just to control the position here.
Wu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Powers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Powers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Powers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wu looks to move to half guard but instead Powers has passed into mount! Damn!
Powers content just to control the position here.
Powers dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powers dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is landing with some decent strikes but Wu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Powers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wu is rocked!
Powers connects with a bit shot that sees Wu covering up! More strikes from Powers and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Powers is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Powers!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Corey Bigs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heliodoro Zuberi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bigs comes into the arena with Danko Jones - Lovercall blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corey Bigs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heliodoro Zuberi!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zuberi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zuberi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bigs's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Zuberi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zuberi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bigs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zuberi.
Zuberi stops Bigs from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zuberi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zuberi throws a big right hand that misses.
Zuberi passes Bigs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zuberi drops an elbow to the side of Bigs's head.
Bigs is trying to maintain the position but Zuberi is very close to passing his half guard.
Zuberi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bigs defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuberi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bigs's head.
Bigs tries to get to full guard but Zuberi has control of the leg.
Zuberi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bigs doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zuberi.
Zuberi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bigs is trying to stand back up but Zuberi is controlling him
Zuberi wants to work for an arm triangle but Bigs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bigs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zuberi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bigs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zuberi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bigs tries to avoid it but Zuberi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bigs to the ground. Bigs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zuberi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bigs defends it nicely.
Corey Bigs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heliodoro Zuberi.
Zuberi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bigs loads up on a big right hand but Zuberi slips the punch.
Zuberi tries for a takedown but Bigs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zuberi shoots in for a double leg but Bigs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zuberi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bigs defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Zuberi or perhaps it was just good defense by Bigs which made him look bad.
Heliodoro Zuberi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuberi looks gassed!
Bigs stuffs the takedown attempt from Zuberi. Zuberi gets slowly back to his feet.
Zuberi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigs missing with a left hand there. Zuberi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zuberi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horrible takedown by Zuberi or perhaps it was just good defense by Bigs which made him look bad.
Zuberi shoots in for a double leg but Bigs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zuberi closes the distance and clinches up with Bigs, looking for a takedown. Zuberi pushes Bigs against the cage but Bigs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zuberi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bigs tries to avoid it but Zuberi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bigs to the ground. Bigs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zuberi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bigs as he jumps to the side.
Bigs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zuberi dives in and grabs Bigs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bigs pushes down on Zuberi's head and hops out.
Bigs tests Zuberi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zuberi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigs throws a body punch but Zuberi moves out of range.
Zuberi tries for a takedown but Bigs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zuberi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bigs thuds a left hand into Zuberi's body.
Bigs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Bigs.
Zuberi fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zuberi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bigs.
Zuberi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bigs sprawls well. Bigs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zuberi gets slowly back to his feet.
Zuberi blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Bigs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zuberi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bigs as he avoids it easily.
Zuberi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bigs missing with a left hand there. Zuberi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zuberi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bigs but Bigs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Corey Bigs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heliodoro Zuberi.
Bigs scores with a jab to the head.
Bigs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bigs throws a jab when Zuberi was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Bigs as Zuberi shoots in.
Zuberi shoots for a double leg takedown but Bigs sprawls well. He's pushed Zuberi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bigs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zuberi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bigs.
Zuberi is breathing heavily.
Bigs misses with an uppercut. Zuberi saw that one coming.
Zuberi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bigs.
Zuberi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bigs.
Bigs stuffs the takedown.
Zuberi dives in and grabs Bigs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bigs pushes down on Zuberi's head and hops out.
Zuberi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bigs is trying to defend but Zuberi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bigs gets full guard.
Bigs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bigs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bigs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bigs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zuberi throws a strike but Bigs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zuberi is looking for a triangle but Bigs pushes his legs off easily.
Bigs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bigs 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.
Zuberi trying to keep a closed guard but Bigs is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi working for a triangle but Bigs defends it easily.
Bigs is in close to Zuberi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bigs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zuberi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zuberi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bigs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuberi wants to sweep but no luck.
Bigs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zuberi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bigs has managed to get both his arms back between Zuberi's legs - danger averted.
Bigs is in close to Zuberi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bigs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zuberi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bigs stacks Zuberi 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 Bigs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Bigs dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bigs throws a shot from downtown. Zuberi moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zuberi.
Bigs slaps away a takedown attempt from Zuberi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zuberi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Corey Bigs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heliodoro Zuberi.
Bigs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bigs wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigs throws a looping overhand right but Zuberi ducks down to avoid it.
Zuberi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bigs pinned against the cage. Bigs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bigs throws a hook but Zuberi avoids it easily.
Zuberi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuberi fails to land the takedown.
Bigs scores with a decent looking hook.
Bigs stuffs the takedown attempt from Zuberi. Zuberi gets slowly back to his feet.
Zuberi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bigs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zuberi somewhat.
Zuberi takes one on the button.
Zuberi closes the distance and clinches up with Bigs, looking for a takedown. Zuberi pushes Bigs against the cage but Bigs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bigs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bigs connects with a nice looking jab.
Bigs looks to throw the jab but Zuberi is out of range.
Bigs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bigs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zuberi shoots in for a double leg but Bigs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi fails with the takedown.
Zuberi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zuberi slips a jab from Bigs.
Zuberi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A lazy left from Bigs finds it's target.
Bigs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zuberi.
Zuberi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bigs pinned against the cage. Bigs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zuberi moves out of range of the strikes.
Bigs throws a looping overhand right but Zuberi ducks down to avoid it.
Corey Bigs is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Zuberi.
Zuberi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bigs tries to avoid it but Zuberi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bigs to the ground. Bigs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuberi fails to land the takedown.
Zuberi moves away from the strike by Bigs.
Bigs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zuberi momentarily.
Corey Bigs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zuberi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bigs circles away.
Bigs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuberi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bigs as he avoids it easily.
Bigs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bigs throws a hook but Zuberi blocks it.
Zuberi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bigs throws a hook but Zuberi blocks it.
Bigs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bigs wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Bigs does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bigs leaves Zuberi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zuberi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Corey Bigs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zuberi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heliodoro Zuberi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bigs looks to land a left hand but Zuberi moved out of range nicely.
Zuberi tries for a takedown but Bigs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bigs scores with a one two! Zuberi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zuberi fails with a takedown attempt.
Bigs thuds his right hand into Zuberi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bigs throws the left hand but Zuberi avoids the punch easily.
Zuberi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bigs.
Bigs moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Bigs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bigs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Bigs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Manliest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenno Penna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manliest's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ontlogy. Penna has chosen APOCALYPSE NOW as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Manliest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brenno Penna!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manliest drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Penna looking for a guillotine here but Manliest defends easily.
Manliest thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Manliest 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.
Manliest got a little sloppy there for a moment and Penna has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manliest has managed to get both his arms back between Penna's legs - danger averted.
Manliest avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Manliest drops back looking for a leg! Penna is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Penna manages to kick Manliest off! Manliest jumps back into Penna's guard.
Manliest thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Penna is looking to sinch up a triangle. Manliest throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Penna's body to avoid the submission. Penna has instead reached around Manliest's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Penna arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brenno Penna!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by When Will They Shoot. Torres has chosen gonna fly now as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Torres!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Torres stuffs the takedown.
Smith fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Torres takes a shot to the head.
Torres is trying to stall.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Torres has the dominant position.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
Torres tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Torres stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Torres misses with a knee to the head.
Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torres manages to get himself to full guard.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Torres wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Torres wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Torres keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Torres defending well.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is thwarting Torres's attempts to control the position.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is trying to control. Torres wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith is looking for a kimura here.
Torres controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves nicely into side control.
Smith lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Torres down.
Torres gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Torres looks a forlorn figure.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torres's head.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith blocks a head kick by Torres.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith drops Torres with a nice combination! Smith dives into Torres's guard, looking to finish!
Torres is rocked!
It looks like Marcus Torres has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Barry Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Torres tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Torres which made him look bad.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Marcus Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Torres.
Torres prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith tightens his grip and picks Torres up, before dumping him to the ground. Torres manages to land in guard.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith 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.
Torres trying to control the position.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Torres can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torres defending well though.
Smith prevents Torres from standing back up.
Torres has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Torres with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Torres's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith dives in and grabs Torres's left leg, looking for a takedown. Torres pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torres keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith avoids the head kick by Torres.
Smith wants to clinch but Torres slips to the side
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Torres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith has hold of one of Torres's legs. Torres is fighting the takedown attempt but Smith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Torres is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith controlling from the top position.
Marcus Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Torres looking to control.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torres tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Torres gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking to get to half guard.
Smith avoids the attempt from Torres to control.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Smith cracks Torres with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barry Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith looking to finish Torres with some ground and pound. This is bad for Torres!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Fellows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
295 lbs
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290 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damien Fellows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giant Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Damien Fellows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fellows scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Giant Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Fellows bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fellows throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Fellows moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fellows throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Damien Fellows has been cut.
Fellows tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fellows throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fellows lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fellows misses with the combination.
Silva throws a hook but Fellows avoids it easily.
Fellows shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fellows showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fellows is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fellows not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fellows.
Fellows misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fellows.
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.
Fellows postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fellows is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That has opened up Giant Silva's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Giant Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Damien Fellows!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Hippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Indestructible kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chris Davison has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Hippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Davison!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hippo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Davison's hands.
It looks like Chris Davison has been cut.
Davison throws a hook but Hippo avoids it easily.
Davison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hippo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hippo pinned against the cage. Hippo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hippo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hippo connects with a body shot.
Davison looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hippo lands a nice shot that snaps Davison's head back.
Hippo digs a good body shot into Davison's ribs.
Hippo connects with a nice looking jab.
Hippo takes a swing at Davison's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Hippo does no damage.
Hippo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Davison backs up against the cage.
That has opened up Chris Davison's cut even more.
Hippo sends Davison crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hippo is motioning to the referee to let Davison up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Davison is rocked!
Hippo misses with a two punch combination.
Davison is still on wobbly legs! Can Hippo finish him?
Hippo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davison counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hippo's guard now.
Davison seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo wants to stand but Davison is controlling the position.
Davison works over Hippo with some ground and pound from guard.
Davison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hippo wriggles free and stands up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hippo. Davison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hippo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hippo is looking to wear down Davison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hippo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hippo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hippo thuds his right hand into Davison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The cut above Chris Davison's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Davison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hippo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Davison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hippo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chris Davison's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Hippo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davison counters with a straight right hand.
Davison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Davison's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). King Hippo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rama Chulalongkorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Dayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulalongkorn comes to the cage accompanied by "Sagat's Theme," by Takayuki Aihara. Dayne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: South of Heaven. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rama Chulalongkorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Dayne!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dayne moves out of range as Chulalongkorn throws a body kick.
Dayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chulalongkorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chulalongkorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chulalongkorn wants to clinch.
Dayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chulalongkorn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chulalongkorn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dayne misses with a hook. Chulalongkorn ducked under it nicely.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chulalongkorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
Dayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a front kick but Dayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dayne throws a head kick that misses
and Chulalongkorn counters with a head kick.
Dayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn clinches with his opponent.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch but Chulalongkorn keeps him there for the moment.
Dayne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dayne blocks the elbow strike.
Chulalongkorn has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dayne managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Dayne breaks from the clinch.
Chulalongkorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chulalongkorn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the head but Dayne blocks with his arms.
Dayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chulalongkorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch up.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch there but Dayne circles away.
Chulalongkorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Chulalongkorn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chulalongkorn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chulalongkorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Dayne finds it's way through Chulalongkorn's defenses.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chulalongkorn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulalongkorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch up but Dayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Chulalongkorn throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chulalongkorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chulalongkorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chulalongkorn is looking to clinch.
Rama Chulalongkorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chulalongkorn moves into the clinch.
Chulalongkorn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dayne's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chulalongkorn misses with a knee strike.
Dayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn has him pressed against the cage.
Dayne is trying to break free.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the head but Dayne blocks with his arms.
Dayne avoids the elbow strike from Chulalongkorn, against the cage.
Chulalongkorn prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
Dayne tries to circle away but Chulalongkorn has him pinned against the cage.
Dayne is trying to break free.
Chulalongkorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Dayne avoids the damage to the body.
Chulalongkorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dayne controls his hands.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling him.
Dayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chulalongkorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chulalongkorn slips a jab and a cross from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chulalongkorn drives through and clinches with Dayne against the cage.
Dayne manages to break the clinch.
Chulalongkorn moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Dayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chulalongkorn is looking to clinch but Dayne is avoiding it.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dayne throws a nice looking combination but Chulalongkorn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chulalongkorn moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Chulalongkorn checks the leg kick.
Dayne keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chulalongkorn moves out of range as Dayne strikes.
Chulalongkorn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chulalongkorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Dayne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dayne cracks a nice hook into Chulalongkorn's ribs.
Chulalongkorn moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Dayne misses
and Chulalongkorn counters with a head kick. That will keep Dayne thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A telegraphed right hand from Dayne misses the target.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arthur Dayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chulalongkorn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chulalongkorn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chulalongkorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chulalongkorn staying out of range there.
Dayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chulalongkorn moves away.
Chulalongkorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chulalongkorn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dayne looks to land a right hand but Chulalongkorn moved out of range.
Dayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dayne lands an overhand right.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch up but Dayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Dayne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chulalongkorn moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Dayne misses with a wild body shot.
Chulalongkorn moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Chulalongkorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chulalongkorn closes the distance and pushes Dayne back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Dayne working hard to break the clinch.
Dayne avoiding damage as Chulalongkorn throws knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Chulalongkorn won't allow it.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn tries to throw a body punch but Dayne avoids it by throwing Chulalongkorn back against the cage.
Chulalongkorn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dayne's efforts to push away.
Chulalongkorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chulalongkorn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dayne wants to break free but Chulalongkorn has control.
Dayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chulalongkorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dayne cracks Chulalongkorn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Dayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chulalongkorn blocks a low kick nicely.
Chulalongkorn misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dayne throws a sloppy head kick and Chulalongkorn moves out of range easily.
Dayne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Chulalongkorn throws a body kick that misses.
Chulalongkorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch up but Dayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Dayne looks to land a left hand but Chulalongkorn moved out of range nicely.
Dayne misses with a low kick.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a front kick but Dayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chulalongkorn misses with a body kick.
Chulalongkorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dayne.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dayne thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chulalongkorn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dayne's head.
Chulalongkorn is looking to clinch.
Dayne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chulalongkorn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chulalongkorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dayne throws the left hand but Chulalongkorn avoids the punch easily.
Dayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chulalongkorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Dayne circles away.
Chulalongkorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chulalongkorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Dayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dayne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dayne avoids the head kick by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn wants to clinch.
Chulalongkorn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dayne's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Dayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Dayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dayne motions for Chulalongkorn to come forward. Dayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chulalongkorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Dayne circles away.
Dayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Chulalongkorn is just out of range.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chulalongkorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chulalongkorn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dayne, pushing him back against the cage.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
Dayne tries to circle away but Chulalongkorn has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayne is trying to force a seperation but Chulalongkorn has the dominant position.
Chulalongkorn has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dayne managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn throws an elbow but it misses.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayne is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne working hard to break the clinch.
Dayne managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayne is defending well for now.
Dayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chulalongkorn has him pressed against the cage.
Dayne letting Chulalongkorn take a breather here.
Chulalongkorn lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Arthur Dayne has been cut.
Dayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dayne avoiding damage as Chulalongkorn throws knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Chulalongkorn won't allow it.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch but Chulalongkorn keeps him there for the moment.
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.
Dayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayne is defending well for now.
Dayne is trying to break free.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling him.
Dayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chulalongkorn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dayne's efforts to push away.
Dayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chulalongkorn throws a nice head kick!
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chulalongkorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Dayne circles away.
Dayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Chulalongkorn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chulalongkorn has managed to clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Dayne avoids the damage to the body.
Dayne can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne is trying to break free.
Dayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chulalongkorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chulalongkorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Dayne circles away.
Nice shot lands for Dayne.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch there but Dayne circles away.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn closes the distance and clinches.
Dayne breaks the clinch.
Chulalongkorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chulalongkorn. Dayne shrugs it off though.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chulalongkorn throws a nice head kick!
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Chulalongkorn.
Dayne takes one to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dayne keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chulalongkorn stops a takedown attempt from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Dayne avoids the damage to the body.
Chulalongkorn lands a good knee to the midsection. Dayne won't want to take too many of those.
Dayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Chulalongkorn clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Dayne'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.
Chulalongkorn pushes Dayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Chulalongkorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chulalongkorn misses with a punch to the body.
Dayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
Dayne blocks the elbow strike.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch but Chulalongkorn keeps him there for the moment.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Rama Chulalongkorn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chulalongkorn crunches a lovely knee into Dayne's ribcage.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Chulalongkorn has double underhooks.
Dayne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Dayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn misses with a knee to the head.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling the position.
Chulalongkorn digs a right hand underneath Dayne's ribcage. Dayne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dayne is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling him.
Dayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dayne wants to break free but Chulalongkorn has control.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling the position.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Chulalongkorn has double underhooks.
Dayne breaks the clinch.
Chulalongkorn slips a jab from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but Dayne is having none of it.
Chulalongkorn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chulalongkorn lands a high kick!
Chulalongkorn tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayne is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Chulalongkorn.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling him.
Chulalongkorn lands a good knee to the midsection. Dayne won't want to take too many of those.
Dayne working hard to break the clinch.
Dayne tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Dayne working hard to break the clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the head but Dayne blocks with his arms.
Chulalongkorn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dayne backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dayne's defenses.
Dayne breaks the clinch.
Dayne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chulalongkorn.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chulalongkorn - that will leave a mark!
Dayne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chulalongkorn is able to avoid easily.
Dayne throws a wild body kick that Chulalongkorn sees coming a mile off.
Chulalongkorn is looking to clinch.
Chulalongkorn is looking to clinch but Dayne is avoiding it.
Chulalongkorn wants to clinch up but Dayne keeps it at a distance.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chulalongkorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dayne tries to keep at a distance but Chulalongkorn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chulalongkorn misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chulalongkorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dayne's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayne is defending well for now.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Chulalongkorn won't allow it.
Chulalongkorn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
Chulalongkorn scores with a knee to the head.
Chulalongkorn misses with a knee strike.
Chulalongkorn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dayne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chulalongkorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chulalongkorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Dayne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chulalongkorn lands a good knee to the midsection. Dayne won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chulalongkorn scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Arthur Dayne's cut even more.
Chulalongkorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Chulalongkorn had his way with Arthur Dayne in that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Dayne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chulalongkorn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chulalongkorn clinches.
Dayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
Dayne is trying to force a seperation but Chulalongkorn has the dominant position.
Chulalongkorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Dayne breaks the clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chulalongkorn - that will leave a mark!
Chulalongkorn darts in and clinches Dayne up against the cage.
Chulalongkorn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chulalongkorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chulalongkorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dayne's brow.
Dayne managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Dayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chulalongkorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chulalongkorn throws a head kick but Dayne moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Dayne scores with a four punch combination!
A clash of legs there as Chulalongkorn blocks the low kick.
Dayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chulalongkorn closes the distance and clinches.
Chulalongkorn has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn misses with an elbow strike.
Dayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chulalongkorn moves away from the strike by Dayne.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Chulalongkorn.
Dayne lands with a hook. Chulalongkorn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chulalongkorn closes the distance and pushes Dayne back into the cage.
Chulalongkorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chulalongkorn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
Dayne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn has him pressed against the cage.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Dayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chulalongkorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but Dayne is having none of it.
Chulalongkorn moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Dayne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chulalongkorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chulalongkorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dayne throws out the jab.
Chulalongkorn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chulalongkorn.
Dayne avoiding damage as Chulalongkorn throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne working hard to break the clinch.
Chulalongkorn with a knee to the head.
Chulalongkorn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dayne's face.
Chulalongkorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dayne is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Chulalongkorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
Dayne managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Chulalongkorn keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayne is defending well for now.
Dayne manages to break the clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch up.
A clash of legs there as Chulalongkorn blocks the low kick.
Dayne blocks a head kick by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch there but Dayne circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Dayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dayne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 47:48
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:48
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Dayne!
Arthur Dayne is the new heavyweight champion!
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