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Theatre of Dragons 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Brad Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Gronkowski!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gronkowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brad Howell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gronkowski lands a right hook to the body.
Howell connects with a crisp jab.
Howell misses with a right hand
and Gronkowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gronkowski throws a combination. Howell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gronkowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Howell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gronkowski lands with an overhand left.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gronkowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gronkowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howell.
Howell works the jab nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Gronkowski. Those never looked like landing.
Howell ducks under a wild hook from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell blocks a jab.
Howell misses with an uppercut
and Gronkowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gronkowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gronkowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Gronkowski walks into a jab.
Gronkowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Howell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gronkowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Gronkowski misses the shot to the body.
Howell misses with a lunging right hand
and Gronkowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Gronkowski throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
Gronkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Gronkowski connects with a body shot.
Howell throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Gronkowski counter with a right hand.
Gronkowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gronkowski cracks a nice hook into Howell's ribs.
Gronkowski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Howell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gronkowski lands a nice hook to Howell's body. Howell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howell misses with a left hand
and Gronkowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Gronkowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski with a hook.
Gronkowski lands with a nice body punch.
Howell is breathing heavily.
Gronkowski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Howell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Howell misses with a lunging right hand
and Gronkowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gronkowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Howell has time to react.
Howell slips under a jab from Gronkowski.
Howell misses with a lunging right hand
and Gronkowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gronkowski clinches.
Gronkowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gronkowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gronkowski.
A short uppercut from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski cracks Howell with a nice body shot.
Gronkowski scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gronkowski.
Howell wants to break free but Gronkowski has control.
Gronkowski gets through Howell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Howell is rocked!
Gronkowski lands with a left to the head.
Oh Howell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gronkowski manages to break the clinch.
Howell seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Howell has a couple of punches blocked by Gronkowski.
Gronkowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Gronkowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gronkowski lands a right hand.
Gronkowski pushes Howell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski gets through Howell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gronkowski lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Howell to his knees! Gronkowski keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Gronkowski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pontet Cyril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pontet Cyril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari cracks a nice hook into Cyril's ribs.
Ferrari moves in looking to clinch but Cyril pushes him off.
Ferrari throws a poor cross that misses
and Cyril counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ferrari's knee momentarily.
Ferrari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cyril is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari misses with a wild combination.
Ferrari misses with a hook to the body
and Cyril counters with a series of strikes. Ferrari will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ferrari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferrari throws an off balance right hand
and Cyril counters with a series of strikes. Ferrari will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ferrari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ferrari moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari lands a left hand.
Ferrari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferrari presses Cyril against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ferrari stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferrari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferrari lands a hook that snaps the head of Cyril backwards.
Cyril is rocked!
A hook to the body from Ferrari.
Ferrari pushes Cyril against the cage. Ferrari is working some dirty boxing. Ferrari pushes off with a quick right hook! Cyril goes down! Cyril tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ferrari moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Ferrari!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ditte Enzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuzzy Dunlop (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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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ditte Enzo!
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, Fuzzy Dunlop!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunlop misses with a lunging right hand
and Enzo counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Dunlop badly! He tries to strike back but Enzo puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Dunlop out cold! Oh man, Dunlop will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ditte Enzo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Math Scolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Math Scolar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Spider!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spider is looking to clinch.
Spider instigates a clinch.
Scolar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Spider scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scolar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spider crunches a lovely knee into Scolar's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spider.
Spider crunches a lovely knee into Scolar's ribcage.
Scolar is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spider scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Math Scolar has been cut.
Scolar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scolar throws a punch but it's blocked by Spider.
Spider is working Scolar over against the cage.
Spider stalling.
Spider lands a good knee to the midsection. Scolar won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Spider.
Spider lands an elbow inside that Scolar shrugs off.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spider takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Spider.
Spider lands a good knee to the midsection. Scolar won't want to take too many of those.
Spider dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Spider presses Scolar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spider controlling the action here for a moment.
Spider digs a right hand underneath Scolar's ribcage. Scolar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scolar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scolar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spider displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scolar up against the cage.
Spider lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spider working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spider stalling in the clinch.
Scolar misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spider unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scolar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spider avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dog Spider.
Spider clinches up with Scolar and pushes him back against the cage.
Spider throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scolars head.
Spider putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scolar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Scolar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scolar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spider lands a good knee to the midsection. Scolar won't want to take too many of those.
Spider cracks Scolar with a nice body shot.
Spider is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spider putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scolar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Scolar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Spider.
Scolar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spider lands a shoulder strike.
Scolar throws a punch but it's blocked by Spider.
Spider lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spider lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Spider.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spider obliges.
Spider landing knees to the head.
Scolar letting Spider take a breather here.
Scolar wants to break free but Spider has control.
Spider using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Spider.
Spider avoiding damage.
Spider landing knees to the body.
Spider lands a good knee to the midsection. Scolar won't want to take too many of those.
Spider connects with a knee to the head.
Spider digs a right hand into Scolar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scolar's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Spider scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scolar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Spider.
Spider lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spider digs a right hand underneath Scolar's ribcage. Scolar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spider lands a shot to the body.
Spider digs a right hand underneath Scolar's ribcage. Scolar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spider lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Spider.
Spider scores a nice knee to the body.
Spider leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spider lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scolar misses with a punch on the inside.
Spider is struggling to control the position.
Spider scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scolar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scolar can't break the clinch.
Spider utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scolar throws a punch but it's blocked by Spider.
Scolar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spider lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scolar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spider connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spider - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Scolar can't break the clinch.
Spider lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spider works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spider avoiding damage.
Spider putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scolar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spider landing knees to the body.
Spider landing knees to the head.
Spider with a knee to the head.
Spider stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Spider.
Scolar throws a punch but it's blocked by Spider.
Scolar letting Spider take a breather here.
Knees to the body from Spider.
Spider connects with a knee to the head.
Spider scores a nice knee to the body.
Scolar working aggressively here.
Spider leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scolar.
Spider lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scolar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spider stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spider.
Scolar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spider tries to stall but Scolar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Scolar misses with a punch on the inside.
Spider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spider content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Spider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Math Scolar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Scolar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spider back to the cage. Scolar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spider scores with a body shot.
Spider forces Scolar back against the cage and clinches.
Spider taking a breather.
Spider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scolar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spider unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Scolar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spider scores with a knee to the head.
Scolar wants to get back to striking at distance but Spider won't allow it.
Spider lands a knee to the head.
Spider taking a breather.
Spider stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spider leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scolar swings wildly with an uppercut but Spider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spider slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scolar breaks from the clinch.
Spider fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spider tries to clinch up.
Spider misses with a double jab
and Scolar counters with a two punch combo.
Math Scolar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scolar swats away the attempt to clinch by Spider.
Scolar keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Spider.
Scolar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Scolar duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scolar swings widly with a right hand
and Spider counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spider.
Spider manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spider is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scolar is trying to break the clinch but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Scolar is trying to break free.
Spider lands a knee to the body.
Spider is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spider unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scolar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Scolar scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Spider lands a right hand.
Scolar misses with the head strike.
Spider lands a knee to the head.
Spider lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spider has Scolar pressed against the cage, preventing Scolar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scolar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scolar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scolar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spider using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spider stalling against the cage.
Spider with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Spider scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scolar is trying to break the clinch but Spider has him pressed against the cage.
Spider crunches a lovely knee into Scolar's ribcage.
Spider scores with a knee to the head.
Spider landing knees to the head.
Spider is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spider landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spider unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spider.
Spider effectively controlling the action here.
Spider utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scolar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spider trying to control the position but instead, Scolar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spider into the cage.
Scolar misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scolar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scolar throws a poor cross that misses
and Spider counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Spider.
Scolar is trying to break free.
Spider with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Spider on the inside.
Spider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spider throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scolars head.
Spider landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scolar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scolar throws a right hand that misses
and Spider counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scolar throws a poor cross that misses
and Spider moves into the clinch.
Scolar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scolar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scolar is looking to break free of the clinch but Spider has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Spider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Math Scolar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Scolar misses with a hook
and Spider counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spider.
Scolar misses with a punch on the inside.
Spider digs a right hand into Scolar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scolar's gas tank.
Dog Spider seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scolar has a couple of punches blocked by Spider.
Spider scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scolar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spider lands a knee to the head.
Spider presses Scolar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Spider.
Scolar swings wildly with an uppercut but Spider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scolar throws a punch but it's blocked by Spider.
Spider unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spider lands a left hand.
Spider presses Scolar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spider takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spider connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scolar's face.
Spider controlling the action here for a moment.
Spider lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spider scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Spider.
Spider is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Scolar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spider is pushing Scolar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Spider lands a good knee to the midsection. Scolar won't want to take too many of those.
Spider lands a knee to the body.
Spider stalling in the clinch.
Scolar tries to break free but Spider pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Scolar fails to land.
Scolar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spider leaning against his opponent.
Spider landing knees to the body.
Spider putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scolar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Spider.
Spider taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Spider with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spider with a knee to the head.
Spider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scolar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spider lands a knee to the body.
Scolar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spider utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Math Scolar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog Spider is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spider has Scolar pressed against the cage, preventing Scolar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scolar has had enough of the clinch but Spider keeps him there for the moment.
Spider scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Spider to work.
Scolar tries to break the clinch but Spider is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Spider.
Scolar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Spider.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scolar.
Spider lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Spider.
A knee to the head by Spider.
Scolar is trying to break the clinch but Spider is controlling him.
Spider landing knees to the body.
Scolar wants to get back to striking at distance but Spider won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scolar.
A hook to the body from Spider.
Spider prevents Scolar from breaking the clinch.
Spider leaning his opponent against the cage.
Spider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scolar breaks the clinch.
Spider fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scolar swings widly with a right hand
and Spider counters with a one-two to the body.
Spider tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scolar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scolar misses with an uppercut
and Spider counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees to the body from Spider.
Spider scores with a shot to the side of Scolar's head.
Scolar wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spider.
Spider has Scolar pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spider obliges.
Spider keeps control of Scolar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spider blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Spider.
Scolar working hard to break the clinch.
Scolar working hard to break the clinch.
Spider lands a knee to the head.
Spider keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scolar's efforts to push away.
Spider lands a body punch.
Spider putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scolar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spider is struggling to control the position.
Spider connects with a knee to the head.
Spider blocking some punches.
Spider lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spider lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Spider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spider winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Spider!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tex Ranger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ranger has chosen Eaten by Bloodbath as his entrance music. Giorgio Jacques has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 lbs
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183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giorgio Jacques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tex Ranger!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ranger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ranger wants to pass to mount but Jacques is defending the position.
Jacques wants to improve his position but Ranger is controlling well.
Ranger trying to control from half guard but Jacques is working away.
Jacques has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ranger is working away from the top position though.
Jacques looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jacques manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jacques is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jacques is thwarting Ranger's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacques throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ranger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ranger controlling Jacques's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques slips nicely into half guard.
Ranger is controlling Jacques's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jacques missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ranger is trying to get back to full guard.
Jacques wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ranger keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jacques.
Jacques working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jacques throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jacques is trying to work for a kimura but Ranger is defending well.
Jacques works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jacques misses with a head shot.
Ranger tries to hold on but Jacques pushes him away.
Ranger is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jacques fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ranger wants to control but Jacques is having none of it.
Ranger might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jacques kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jacques content just to control the position here.
Ranger gets back to half guard.
Ranger wants to get back to full guard.
Jacques is keen to just control but Ranger is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Jacques dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jacques.
Ranger has his takedown stuffed
and Jacques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ranger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacques misses with a looping left.
Ranger throws a lazy uppercut
so Jacques counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ranger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ranger looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jacques puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jacques wants to control but Ranger is keeping him busy.
Jacques sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ranger defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ranger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jacques trying to control the position from guard on top but Ranger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacques is looking to stand up but Ranger won't let him.
Ranger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jacques can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ranger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jacques regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jacques knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ranger uses his free foot to push down on Jacques's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jacques.
Jacques can't escape the position.
Jacques gets back to half guard.
Jacques wants to improve his position but Ranger is controlling well.
Jacques is looking to control Ranger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jacques avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranger wants to free his trapped foot but Jacques is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ranger is trying to control. Jacques wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ranger tries to pass to full mount but Jacques defends it.
Jacques is trying to get back to full guard.
Jacques trying to control but Ranger postures up.
Ranger seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jacques is concentrating on defense, preventing Ranger from advancing position.
Ranger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ranger wants to pass to mount but Jacques is defending the position.
Jacques is trying to get back to full guard.
Jacques is staying active underneath Ranger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacques trying to hold on to Ranger's head to control him but Ranger postures up.
Jacques looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Jacques dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ranger misses with a body shot
and Jacques makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tex Ranger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ranger misses with a jab to the body
and Jacques counters with a nice leg kick.
Ranger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jacques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ranger misses with a body punch
and Jacques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ranger gets a takedown into half guard.
Ranger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jacques!
Jacques manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ranger is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranger working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jacques's thigh. Jacques counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jacques looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jacques looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ranger is one step ahead there.
Jacques keeping moving, preventing Ranger from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ranger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacques swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ranger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ranger trying to control but Jacques is working from the bottom.
Ranger drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jacques dives on top into guard.
Jacques throws a big right hand that misses.
Jacques trying to control the position from guard on top but Ranger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranger trying to keep a closed guard but Jacques is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ranger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacques.
Tex Ranger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ranger misses with a lunging right hand
and Jacques counters with a nice uppercut.
Ranger misses with a body punch
and Jacques counters with a body kick that stops Ranger in his tracks momentarily.
Jacques pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ranger is out of range and Jacques settles back down.
Ranger fails with the takedown
and Jacques makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ranger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jacques counters with an outside leg kick.
Jacques missing with a left hand there. Ranger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ranger misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ranger with a poor takedown
and Jacques counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ranger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jacques tries to score with a low kick but Ranger moves his leg out of the way.
Ranger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jacques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giorgio Jacques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tex Ranger.
Jacques fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ranger manages to avoid it.
Ranger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jacques counters with a single leg into guard. Ranger didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Jacques showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jacques has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Jacques!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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201 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a three punch combo that has Harris backing up. Harris nods at Reyes to acknowledge the strikes.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris shoots and misses
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christopher Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.
Harris tries for a takedown but Reyes circles away easily
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Reyes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harris looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris shoots and misses
and Reyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reyes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris tries for a takedown but Reyes circles away easily
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Paul Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reyes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Reyes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris takes one to the side of the head.
Oooh a lovely combination from Reyes sends Harris down but not out. Reyes dives into side control looking to finish.
Harris is rocked!
It looks like Paul Harris has been cut.
Reyes has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Reyes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Reyes controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to control the pace but Harris is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reyes goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Harris turns into him and now he's in Reyes's guard.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reyes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Harris's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harris misses with a jab to the body
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reyes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reyes lands with an overhand left.
Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reyes's head.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris trying to control the action but Reyes is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is thwarting Reyes's attempts to control the position.
Reyes moves into full guard.
Reyes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reyes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Reyes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Reyes working for a triangle but Harris defends it easily.
Harris trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Reyes trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Christopher Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reyes counters with a one-two to the body.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Christopher Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.
Harris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reyes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Reyes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
Reyes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harris is aware though and is defending well.
Reyes keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Reyes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Reyes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Harris'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. This is the final round!
Harris slips a straight right by Reyes.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a three punch combo that has Harris backing up. Harris nods at Reyes to acknowledge the strikes.
Christopher Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Harris.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris misses with a takedown
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Reyes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
A big left from Reyes misses.
Christopher Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reyes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Reyes misses the target.
Reyes cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Reyes.
Harris misses with a takedown
and Reyes counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Reyes thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a series of strikes that have Harris backpedaling.
A right-left combo lands from Reyes.
Reyes jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reyes lands with an uppercut that bounces Harris off the cage and back into rage.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reyes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harris back to the cage. Reyes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reyes tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Reyes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reyes, 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 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Reyes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zé Jiurgite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zé Jiurgite is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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24
208 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zé Jiurgite!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiurgite has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meridius.
Meridius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meridius misses with a head kick.
Jiurgite shoots for a takedown but Meridius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jiurgite moves away from the strike by Meridius.
Jiurgite checks a low kick from Meridius.
Jiurgite thows a body shot but no joy.
Meridius is looking to chop away at Jiurgite's legs.
Meridius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Meridius napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Meridius sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius wants to get back to full guard.
Meridius looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jiurgite is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Meridius manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jiurgite blocks a head kick by Meridius.
Meridius misses with a lunging right hand
letting Jiurgite counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Jiurgite lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meridius doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a hook
and Jiurgite cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jiurgite avoids the head kick by Meridius.
Meridius scores with a nice body kick.
Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meridius misses with a head kick.
Meridius throws a leg kick which misses Jiurgite's front leg but catches the back leg as Jiurgite tries to avoid it.
Jiurgite gets the takedown into side control.
Jiurgite advances to mount.
Meridius is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius is working hard here to advance position.
Meridius sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jiurgite wants to control but Meridius is keeping him busy.
Meridius has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jiurgite is working away from the top position though.
Jiurgite stops Meridius from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Meridius gets full guard.
Meridius keeping full guard, as Jiurgite tries to pass.
Meridius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Meridius is looking to pass Jiurgite's guard but actually Jiurgite recovers to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jiurgite is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zé Jiurgite will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Meridius tries to land a leg kick but Jiurgite saw it coming and moves away.
Jiurgite misses with a body shot.
Meridius throws a low kick but Jiurgite moves out of range easily.
Jiurgite thows a body shot but no joy.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiurgite just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiurgite gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meridius counters with a nice body kick.
Jiurgite checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a low kick as Jiurgite jumps back.
Meridius tries a head kick but it misses.
Meridius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jiurgite is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meridius. That's going to slow Jiurgite down.
Meridius throws a low kick but Jiurgite avoids it.
Meridius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jiurgite thows a body shot but no joy.
Meridius swings widly with a right hand
and Jiurgite decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Meridius's guard.
Jiurgite prevents Meridius from getting back to his feet.
Meridius is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite prevents Meridius from getting back to his feet.
Meridius controlling Jiurgite's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Meridius is looking to stand up but Jiurgite isn't so interested in that idea.
Meridius keeping moving, preventing Jiurgite from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Maximus Meridius just wasn't active enough.
Jiurgite fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maximus Meridius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zé Jiurgite.
Jiurgite blocks a head kick by Meridius.
Jiurgite avoids the head kick by Meridius.
Jiurgite avoids the head kick by Meridius.
Jiurgite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jiurgite is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meridius rather than just go for the knockout.
Meridius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meridius as he jumps to the side.
Jiurgite throws a sloppy body shot
and Meridius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Meridius lands a high kick!
A punch combination from Meridius misses.
Nice takedown defense from Meridius. No joy for Jiurgite on that attempt.
Meridius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jiurgite counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meridius walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jiurgite connects with a body shot.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses.
Meridius scores with a push kick.
Meridius misses with a low kick.
Meridius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Meridius lands a head kick!
Maximus Meridius is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Meridius finds it's way through Jiurgite's defenses.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meridius as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meridius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jiurgite ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
Meridius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maximus Meridius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meridius tries to bum rush Jiurgite with a series of wild strikes but Jiurgite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meridius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiurgite. Meridius does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jiurgite misses with a jab to the body
and Meridius counters with a thumping low kick.
Meridius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jiurgite.
Jiurgite takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meridius connects with an inside leg kick.
Meridius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meridius throws a nice head kick!
Meridius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meridius connects with a solid leg kick.
Jiurgite on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meridius. Meridius obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius lands with a kick to the ribs.
Meridius lands a leg kick that knocks Jiurgite off balance momentarily.
Meridius fakes the leg kick and cracks Jiurgite in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius tries a head kick but it misses.
Meridius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meridius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Meridius scores with a four punch combination!
Meridius throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiurgite has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Meridius.
Meridius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maximus Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meridius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jiurgite misses with a body punch
and Meridius counters with a nice leg kick.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses.
Meridius misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meridius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jiurgite checks it well.
Meridius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jiurgite can do to turn this around?
Jiurgite scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Meridius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meridius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Meridius!
Maximus Meridius retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nikolai Volkov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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166 lbs
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170 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Reyes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolai Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Volkov blocks a leg kick.
Volkov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reyes.
Volkov moves forwards but Reyes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Volkov takes one to the side of the head.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reyes.
Volkov swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Volkov's knee momentarily.
Reyes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Volkov counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes scores with a head kick. Volkov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Volkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reyes stalks Volkov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Volkov's face. Volkov staggers backwards, shaken.
Reyes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Volkov will feel that in the morning.
Reyes lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reyes.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Volkov swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Volkov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Volkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Volkov misses with a jab to the body
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulo Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes lands a nice hook to Volkov's body. Volkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Volkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Volkov tries for a takedown but Reyes circles away easily
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulo Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Volkov.
Volkov looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reyes finds it's way round the side to connect with Volkov's head.
Volkov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Reyes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Volkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Volkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reyes is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes misses with an uppercut
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Reyes throws a lazy uppercut
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Volkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov checks a low kick from Reyes.
Reyes scores with a jab. Volkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reyes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reyes sprawls well. Reyes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Volkov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reyes misses with a looping right.
Reyes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A shot to the body from Volkov misses
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Reyes lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Reyes.
Volkov blocks a jab.
Volkov tries to clinch up
and Reyes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paulo Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Reyes counters with a nice leg kick.
Reyes misses with a lunging right hand
and Volkov counters with a left to the body.
Volkov shoots and misses
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reyes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Volkov in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Reyes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Donk. Volkov catches Reyes right on the button with a cross.
Reyes dodges the punch combination from Volkov.
Reyes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkov can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes connects with a solid leg kick.
Reyes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a thumping low kick.
Volkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reyes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reyes scoring well with a low kick there.
Reyes throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Volkov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Volkov with a poor takedown
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reyes lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a nice shot to the body.
Reyes tries to bum rush Volkov with a series of wild strikes but Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volkov swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a two punch combo.
Paulo Reyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Volkov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulo Reyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Volkov.
Reyes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Volkov backs up against the cage.
A combination from Reyes does no damage.
Nikolai Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov looks to throw a body kick
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Reyes both land. Nice combination.
Reyes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reyes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Reyes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reyes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Reyes!
Paulo Reyes retains his lightweight title!
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