M-1 10: Slayer vs Lasha PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Janek Janosik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Janosik
vs
Ochoa

171 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

168 cm
19
147 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janek Janosik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ochoa clinches up with Janosik and pushes him back against the cage.

Ochoa manages to pull guard.

Ochoa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Janosik tries to clinch there but Ochoa circles away.
Ochoa swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Janosik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Janosik.

Janosik drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ochoa dives on top into guard.

Janosik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ochoa is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Janosik is looking to sinch up a triangle. Ochoa throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Janosik's body to avoid the submission. Janosik has instead reached around Ochoa's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Janosik 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). Janek Janosik!

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RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato Sobral has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sobral
vs
Mousasi

189 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

192 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gegard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousasi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sobral avoids it really well and circles away.
Mousasi takes one on the button.

It looks like Gegard Mousasi has been cut.
Mousasi fails with the takedown
and Sobral counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Mousasi! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Renato Sobral!

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RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Jose Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Caine
vs
Jose Da Silva

173 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
158 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Kobra Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Jose Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt

so Caine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Caine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Caine makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Caine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Da Silva on the ground.

Da Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Da Silva keeping full guard, as Caine tries to pass.
Caine scoring with some ground and pound.

Da Silva has his foot on Caine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caine works his way back into a safe position though.
Caine trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Caine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Da Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caine connects with a couple of short punches.

Da Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Da Silva is looking for a triangle but Caine pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Da Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Caine wants to pass the guard but Da Silva is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine lands a couple of digs.
Da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caine.
Caine postures up and lands a big shot to Da Silva's brow.
Caine postures up in Da Silva's guard and throws a big left but Da Silva blocks it.
Caine advances position into side control!
Da Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Caine working away.
Caine trying to control the action but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Caine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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.
Caine cracks Da Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Da Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Caine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Silva keeps working.
Caine cracks Da Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Caine's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Da Silva is trying to escape the position but Caine is controlling the position.
Caine trying to control the position but Da Silva is working away.
You can see the frustration on Da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caine scores with a couple of short elbows.
Caine working the ground and pound from side control.
Caine lands some shots froms side control.
Da Silva is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Da Silva wants to control but Caine postures up.
Caine scores with a couple of short elbows.
Caine working the body and head with strikes.

Da Silva is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Da Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Da Silva is still in real trouble! Can Caine finish him?
Da Silva tries to bench press Caine off him but Caine keeps the position.
Da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva looks gassed!
You can see the frustration on Da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caine landing a few strikes.
Caine working the ground and pound from side control.
Caine scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Da Silva is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Caine can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Caine!

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FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Oliveira

185 cm
18
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a double jab
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva tries for a takedown but Oliveira circles away easily
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Oliveira counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Oliveira to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliveira.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oliveira was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva won't allow Oliveira to get back to his feet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Oliveira tries to kick Silva off in order to stand up. Silva Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Oliveira will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oliveira cracks Silva with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Silva maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Oliveira could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Silva has cracked it and Oliveira is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Romo Silva!

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FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buffy Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lasha (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!

Slayer
vs
Lasha

190 cm
19
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
214 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buffy Slayer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Lasha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer tries to clinch up but Lasha circles away and keeps his distance.
Slayer avoids the head kick by Lasha.
Lasha lands a head shot.
Slayer avoids the head kick by Lasha.

Slayer drives through and clinches with Lasha against the cage.
Lasha is looking to break free of the clinch but Slayer has double underhooks.
Slayer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slayer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lasha.
Slayer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slayer has Lasha pressed against the cage, preventing Lasha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slayer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slayer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lasha is trying to break the clinch but Slayer has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Slayer.
Lasha looks gassed!
Slayer scores with a shot to the side of Lasha's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayer lands a nice uppercut.
Slayer lands a nice shot to the body.
Slayer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lasha to his knees! Slayer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buffy Slayer!
Buffy Slayer retains his light heavyweight title!

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cj Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen Penthouse as his entrance music. Ice Man has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cj Groove's chin.

Groove
vs
Man

200 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
24
180 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cj Groove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Groove gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Groove has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Groove throws a lazy head kick

and Man counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Man uses his free foot to push down on Groove's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Groove.
Man controlling his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Man has hold of Groove's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Groove manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Man tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Groove keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Groove is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Groove and Man has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Man working away.
Groove really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Groove is looking to reverse the position.
Groove wants to control but Man postures up.

Man stands up and beckons Groove to his feet.
Groove gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Man counters with a series of strikes. Groove will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Groove.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a leg kick.
Man avoids the head kick by Groove.
Groove looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Man lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Groove falls backwards - clearly groggy! Man dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ice Man!

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FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Coller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Herron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Coller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Love the way you lie . The crowd seem to be enjoying Herron's choice of entrance music: Tubthumping. The key to victory for Jack Coller has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Coller
vs
Herron

180 cm
28
230 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
19
243 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Garra Suplementos (EnergyQ150 10$)
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Coller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Herron!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Herron manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Coller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coller scoring with punches to the head and body.

Coller drops back looking for a leg! Herron is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Herron manages to kick Coller off! Coller jumps back into Herron's guard.
Coller thows a big elbow that misses.

Coller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Coller looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coller wants to control from the top but Herron keeps moving.
Coller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Coller 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.
Coller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coller 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.
Coller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Herron's head.
Herron looks gassed!

Coller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Herron keeping moving, preventing Coller from controlling successfully.
Herron preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coller stands up over Herron, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herron can't keep his opponent in guard - Coller advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Coller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Herron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Coller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Herron defends it well.

Coller is working for a kimura but Herron is defending it quite comfortably.

Coller is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Coller is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coller seems to be looking for submissions.
Coller controlling the action here.

Coller is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Herron is looking to control Coller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Herron avoid being mounted?

Coller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Herron defends it well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Coller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Herron drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Coller wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coller sneaks out the side door and pushes Herron away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Herron throws a poor cross that misses

and Coller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coller.
Coller postures up and lands a big shot to Herron's brow.
Herron keeping moving, preventing Coller from controlling successfully.

Coller has gone for a leg lock! Herron slips out almost immediately though and dives into Coller's guard.
Coller is looking to stand up but Herron isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coller has his feet on Herron's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Herron drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coller wants to get back to his feet but Herron is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Herron must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Herron slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Coller pushes Herron off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herron with a poor takedown

and Coller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Coller seems to be looking for submissions.

Coller is trying to work for a kimura but Herron is defending well.
Herron trying to control from the bottom.
Coller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Herron trying to control but Coller postures up.
Coller passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Herron!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coller thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Coller jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Herron manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Coller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herron is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Coller dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Herron tries to sprawl but Coller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Coller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Herron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Herron is defending against the submission attempts here by Coller.

Coller in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Herron tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Coller!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Coller!

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loose Mowel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsuyo Maeda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Maeda
vs
Mowel

170 cm
23
142 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
27
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loose Mowel!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda throws a right hand that misses
and Mowel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mowel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mowel throws an off balance right hand
and Maeda counters with a right hand to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mowel.
Mowel lands a nice looking body kick.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mowel sprawls well. Mowel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet.
Mowel throws a wild body kick that Maeda sees coming a mile off.
Maeda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maeda moves out of range of the body kick.
Mowel lands with a slapping head kick.
Loose Mowel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mowel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maeda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maeda misses with a looping left.
Mowel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Loose Mowel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mowel misses with a body kick.
Mowel connects with a nice looking jab.
Mowel cracks the inside of Maeda's front leg.
Mowel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maeda.

Maeda moves into the clinch.
Maeda is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mitsuyo Maeda.
Maeda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mowel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mowel slips a straight right by Maeda.
Mowel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maeda throws a looping overhand right but Mowel ducks down to avoid it.
Mowel throws a leg kick but Maeda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mowel connects with an inside leg kick.
Maeda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mowel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mowel throws a leg kick which misses Maeda's front leg but catches the back leg as Maeda tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mowel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maeda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mowel. Mowel obviously looking to wear him down.
Maeda is breathing heavily.
Mowel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mowel connects with a solid leg kick.
Mowel pushes Maeda away with a front kick.
Mowel throws a leg kick which misses Maeda's front leg but catches the back leg as Maeda tries to avoid it.
Mowel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Mitsuyo Maeda has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mowel delivers a nice body kick.
Maeda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Mowel lands a big head kick that sends Maeda tumbling to the mat! Mowel takes a step backwards and waves Maeda back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Maeda is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mowel.
Oh Maeda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maeda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mowel can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mowel drops Maeda with a big left hand! Maeda is injured, injured bad! Mowel jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loose Mowel!
Loose Mowel is the new bantamweight champion!