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Legion 20:Winchester vs Abe PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verdmont Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dzamal Dzamalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson's entrance music is So long and thanks for all the fish. A fine choice. Dzamal Dzamalov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Verdmont Bronson!
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, Dzamal Dzamalov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzamalov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Dzamalov.
Bronson lands a big right hand that sends Dzamalov crashing to the mat! Bronson stays standing though and waves Dzamalov back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronson moves in close and cracks Dzamalov with a massive right hand! Dzamalov, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Bronson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Verdmont Bronson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Abieezer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henric Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersen has chosen Sultans Of Swing as his entrance music. Henric Andersen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gideon Abieezer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henric Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen tries to clinch up.
Andersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Abieezer is just out of range.
Abieezer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andersen tries to clinch up but Abieezer circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abieezer counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Abieezer is looking to take a break and control but Andersen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andersen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Abieezer is looking to take a break and control but Andersen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andersen wants to get back to his feet.
Abieezer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Abieezer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Abieezer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Abieezer is working for a guillotine from mount but Andersen frees his head quite easily.
Abieezer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Andersen tries to buck Abieezer off but he can't manage it.
Abieezer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Andersen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Andersen shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer goes for an armbar but Andersen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Andersen.
Abieezer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abieezer pushes a forearm under Andersen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Andersen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gideon Abieezer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dandy Bigglesworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasya Kotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bigglesworth comes to the cage accompanied by Car Bomb by Negativland. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dandy Bigglesworth!
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, Vasya Kotov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigglesworth with a hook.
Kotov shoots in but no luck this time.
Kotov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bigglesworth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bigglesworth clinches with his opponent.
Bigglesworth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kotov working hard to break the clinch.
Bigglesworth breaks the clinch.
Bigglesworth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bigglesworth lands with a right hand.
Kotov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bigglesworth scores with a nice head shot.
Bigglesworth scores with a jab to the head.
Bigglesworth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bigglesworth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bigglesworth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kotov.
Kotov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigglesworth scores with a punch to the head.
Kotov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bigglesworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kotov tries to keep at a distance but Bigglesworth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bigglesworth lands an elbow just above Kotov 's eye.
Bigglesworth breaks the clinch.
Bigglesworth clinches up with Kotov and pushes him back against the cage.
Bigglesworth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kotov.
Bigglesworth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Bigglesworth.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bigglesworth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bigglesworth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bigglesworth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bigglesworth just stands there and leans against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Bigglesworth.
Kotov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kotov takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Vasya Kotov has been cut.
Bigglesworth lands a hook that snaps the head of Kotov backwards.
Bigglesworth breaks the clinch.
Bigglesworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bigglesworth digs a good hook to Kotov's body.
Bigglesworth lands with a shot to the body.
Bigglesworth moves into the clinch successfully.
Kotov tries to score a body lock takedown but Bigglesworth shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dandy Bigglesworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasya Kotov.
Bigglesworth is working Kotov over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kotov fails to land.
Bigglesworth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bigglesworth.
Kotov looks gassed!
Bigglesworth manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Bigglesworth both land. Nice combination.
Kotov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kotov has eaten all the pies!
Bigglesworth forces Kotov back against the cage and clinches.
Bigglesworth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bigglesworth breaks from the clinch.
Bigglesworth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kotov at a distance.
Bigglesworth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bigglesworth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kotov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bigglesworth lands a right hook to the body.
Bigglesworth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bigglesworth moves into the clinch successfully.
Kotov fails to pull guard.
Bigglesworth lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth pushes Kotov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bigglesworth scores with a shot to the side of Kotov's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth lands an elbow that stopped Kotov in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Bigglesworth.
A body shot lands from Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth scores with a hook to the body.
Kotov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bigglesworth lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Bigglesworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kotov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Bigglesworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dandy Bigglesworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasya Kotov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bigglesworth lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kotov back to the cage. Bigglesworth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bigglesworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bigglesworth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bigglesworth, as that shot connected.
Bigglesworth stuns Kotov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bigglesworth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bigglesworth wants it to stay on the feet.
Kotov is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kotov shoots in and drives through. Bigglesworth sprawls well.
Bigglesworth lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kotov backs up against the cage.
Bigglesworth looks to land a combination. Kotov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice body punch from Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigglesworth dips to his left and cracks Kotov with an uppercut!
Bigglesworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kotov can do to turn this around?
Kotov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bigglesworth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kotov at a distance.
Bigglesworth lands a nice shot that snaps Kotov's head back.
Bigglesworth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kotov drops his hands momentarily and Bigglesworth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dandy Bigglesworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bigglesworth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bigglesworth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Decent striking displayed by Bigglesworth there.
Bigglesworth works Kotov's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotov is looking to clinch.
Bigglesworth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bigglesworth moves into the clinch.
Bigglesworth manages to break the clinch.
Dandy Bigglesworth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kotov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bigglesworth lands with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth clinches up with Kotov and pushes him back against the cage.
Bigglesworth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kotov.
Bigglesworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kotov's defenses.
Bigglesworth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kotov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bigglesworth scores with a shot to the body.
Bigglesworth lands a nice hook to Kotov's body. Kotov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bigglesworth clinches up with Kotov and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bigglesworth.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kotov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigglesworth lands with a left to the head.
Bigglesworth works on Kotov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bigglesworth lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Bigglesworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bigglesworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bigglesworth clinches with his opponent.
Bigglesworth presses Kotov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bigglesworth breaks from the clinch.
Bigglesworth lands a nice looking body shot.
Kotov misses with a kick to the body
and Bigglesworth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bigglesworth closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigglesworth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bigglesworth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kotovs head.
Bigglesworth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kotov is rocked!
Bigglesworth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kotov is still on wobbly legs! Can Bigglesworth finish him?
Nice body punch from Bigglesworth.
Bigglesworth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bigglesworth manages to break the clinch.
Kotov seems to have recovered his senses.
Bigglesworth scores with a head kick. Kotov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kotov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bigglesworth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kotov on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bigglesworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kotov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kotov takes one on the button.
Kotov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bigglesworth as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dandy Bigglesworth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasya Kotov's cut.
That's time! Bigglesworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bigglesworth digs a good body shot into Kotov's ribs.
Bigglesworth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kotov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bigglesworth is looking to wear down Kotov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kotov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bigglesworth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bigglesworth pushes Kotov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kotov is trying to break free.
Bigglesworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bigglesworth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bigglesworth scores with a hook to the body.
Bigglesworth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bigglesworth gets through Kotov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bigglesworth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dandy Bigglesworth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kotov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigglesworth lands with a right to the head.
Bigglesworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Bigglesworth. That snapped Kotov's head back.
Bigglesworth connects with a right hand. Kotov shakes it off.
A left and a right from Bigglesworth both land. Nice combination.
Kotov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kotov throws a wild hook but Bigglesworth just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Kotov gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Bigglesworth raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dandy Bigglesworth!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clovis Alfred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsuyo Maeda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clovis Alfred!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda slaps away a takedown attempt from Alfred, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maeda takes the fight into the clinch.
Maeda lands a shot to the body.
Maeda lands a nice uppercut.
Maeda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alfreds head.
Maeda stalling the fight.
Maeda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maeda looks to land a right hand but Alfred moved out of range.
Alfred moves forwards but Maeda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alfred tries for a takedown but Maeda circles away easily
and Maeda counters with a right hand to the body.
Maeda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alfred shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maeda as he jumps to the side.
Mitsuyo Maeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clovis Alfred.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a straight right.
Alfred shoots and misses
and Maeda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alfred shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maeda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alfred has his takedown stuffed
and Maeda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maeda misses with a series of wild punches.
Alfred gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maeda counters with a series of strikes. Alfred will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfred with a poor takedown
and Maeda counters with a straight right hand.
Alfred looks gassed!
Maeda forces Alfred back against the cage and clinches.
Maeda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maeda gets underhooks to prevent Alfred's takedown attempt.
Maeda breaks from the clinch.
Alfred misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Maeda to counter with a crisp jab.
Alfred is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alfred on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maeda misses with a series of wild punches.
Maeda moves into the clinch successfully.
Maeda lands an uppercut.
Alfred tries a body shot but Maeda blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfred's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alfred has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maeda avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Maeda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alfred gets tackled into the cage by Maeda. Maeda maintains the clinch.
Maeda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maeda gets through Alfred's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alfred tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maeda prevents a body shot from Alfred.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maeda.
Maeda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maeda lands with a left to the head.
Alfred is still on wobbly legs! Can Maeda finish him?
Still in the clinch, Maeda scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Maeda.
Alfred with a knee to the head.
Alfred seems to have recovered his senses.
Alfred wants a takedown but no success here.
Maeda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maeda is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Maeda on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Maeda as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Maeda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maeda breaks from the clinch.
Alfred takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alfred on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maeda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alfred under the eye.
Alfred misses with a takedown
and Maeda counters with a huge left! Alfred is in big trouble! He's backing up but Maeda isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Alfred from any more damage. A dominating finish by Maeda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsuyo Maeda!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jungle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Acelino Popo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acelino Popo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Jungle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Acelino Popo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popo misses with a low kick.
Jungle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Popo.
Popo misses with a takedown attempt - Jungle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Popo lands a glancing blow to the side of Jungle's head.
Popo misses with a straight left.
Popo misses with a takedown attempt - Jungle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jungle shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popo jabs Jungle right on the nose. Jungle blinks but takes it well.
Popo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Popo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jungle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jungle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jungle showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Popo makes his way to full guard, as Jungle worked for a kimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jungle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jungle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jungle is looking to advance position but Popo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Popo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jungle tries to reverse the position but Popo maintains control.
Jungle is working hard here to advance position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jungle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popo wants to control the pace but Jungle is squirming around nicely.
Jungle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jungle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jungle tries to get out of the position.
Popo prevents Jungle from getting the reversal.
Popo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jungle is looking to improve his position but Popo isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jungle regains half guard.
Jungle actively working from the bottom here.
Popo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jungle sees it coming and defends easily.
Popo looks gassed!
Popo prevents Jungle from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jungle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jungle looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Jungle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jungle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popo.
Popo fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popo misses with a hook. Jungle ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jungle.
Popo stuffs the takedown.
Popo connects with a looping right hand.
Jungle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Popo throws a shot from downtown. Jungle moves away and avoids it.
Popo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popo tries for a takedown but Jungle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Popo is breathing heavily.
Popo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Popo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jungle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Popo misses its intended target.
Popo throws an overhand right that lands on Jungle's shoulder, as Jungle tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popo misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jungle looks for a takedown but Popo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Jungle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Popo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jungle as he avoids it easily.
Jungle slips a straight right by Popo.
Jungle shoots in and gets a takedown into Popo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jungle with a nice head shot there.
Popo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jungle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jungle is looking for a kimura here.
Jungle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Popo is just riding it out for now. Jungle eventually gives up the hold.
Jungle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Popo is just riding it out for now. Jungle eventually gives up the hold.
Steve Jungle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jungle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Jungle will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Popo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jungle circles away.
Popo throws a body punch but Jungle moves out of range.
Popo jabs Jungle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Popo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jungle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popo throws a hook but Jungle blocks it.
Jungle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jungle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jungle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Popo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jungle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Popo pinned against the cage. Popo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jungle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Popo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popo gets back to half guard.
Jungle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jungle is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jungle is working for a submission of some sort.
Jungle wants to work for an arm triangle but Popo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Popo works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jungle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jungle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jungle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Popo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jungle manages to get himself to full guard.
Steve Jungle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jungle working for a triangle but Popo defends it easily.
Popo wants to control from the top but Jungle keeps moving.
Popo forces his way into half guard.
Jungle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Popo pulls his head out easily.
Jungle trying to hold on to Popo's head to control him but Popo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jungle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Acelino Popo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jungle working for a triangle but Popo defends it easily.
Popo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Popo wants to control from the top but Jungle keeps moving.
Jungle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Popo is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Acelino Popo.
I think Jungle 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve Jungle!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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289 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Werdum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonel Messi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Werdum is standing up over Messi. Messi looks to escape but Werdum dives into side control.
Werdum working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Messi tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Werdum scoring with punches from side control.
Werdum 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.
Messi tries to improve position but can't.
Werdum controlling from side mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Werdum has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Messi has eaten all the pies!
Werdum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Messi is looking to escape.
Werdum working Messi over with strikes here.
It looks like Leonel Messi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi tries to control Werdum's body but Werdum pushes him off. Messi squirms to his side and now Werdum has his back!
Messi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Werdum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Messi defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Werdum's arms.
Werdum is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Messi knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Messi for a finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Werdum has got one arm under Messi's chin. This could be trouble... Messi trying to control the other hand but Werdum gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Messi has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fabricio Werdum!
Fabricio Werdum retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dagestan Opasevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edinson Meireles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opasevich comes to the cage accompanied by Мурад Гусев. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dagestan Opasevich!
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, Edinson Meireles!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opasevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meireles throws a shot from downtown. Opasevich moves away and avoids it.
Meireles scores with a sloppy right hand. Opasevich should have avoided that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meireles.
Opasevich scores with a jab to the body.
Meireles closes the distance and clinches up with Opasevich, looking for a takedown. Meireles pushes Opasevich against the cage but Opasevich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Opasevich. Meireles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Opasevich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meireles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Opasevich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meireles was well out of range. Poor timing from Opasevich.
Meireles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Opasevich as he jumps to the side.
Dagestan Opasevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edinson Meireles.
Horrible takedown by Meireles or perhaps it was just good defense by Opasevich which made him look bad.
Meireles has his takedown stuffed
and Opasevich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meireles shoots in for a takedown but Opasevich shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Opasevich is looking to wear down Meireles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Meireles fails with the takedown
and Opasevich counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meireles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Opasevich swivels and escapes.
Opasevich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meireles doesn't seem bothered though.
Meireles looks gassed!
Meireles misses with a takedown attempt
and Opasevich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meireles thinking.
Opasevich just misses with a punch to the body.
Meireles tries for a takedown but Opasevich circles away easily
and Opasevich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Opasevich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Opasevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edinson Meireles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meireles shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Opasevich as he avoids it easily.
Opasevich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meireles manages to avoid it.
Meireles with a lazy takedown attempt
and Opasevich counters with a right hand to the body.
Meireles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Opasevich misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opasevich punishes Meireles's body with a nice straight punch.
Opasevich misses with a body shot.
Meireles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Opasevich.
Meireles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Opasevich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meireles thinking.
Opasevich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Opasevich swings for the body but Meireles moves out of range.
Meireles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Opasevich misses with a body shot.
Opasevich misses with a low kick.
Meireles is trying desperately to land a takedown but Opasevich is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Meireles.
Meireles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Opasevich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meireles won't be happy with that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
You can see the frustration on Meireles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meireles being controlled for a moment.
Meireles manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Opasevich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Meireles thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Opasevich to regain full guard.
Opasevich keeping moving, preventing Meireles from controlling successfully.
Meireles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meireles won't allow Opasevich to get back to his feet.
Meireles drops back looking for a leg! Opasevich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Opasevich manages to kick Meireles off! Meireles jumps back into Opasevich's guard.
Meireles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Meireles wants to pass the guard but Opasevich is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meireles prevents Opasevich from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dagestan Opasevich dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Opasevich looks to land a left hand but Meireles moved out of range nicely.
Meireles throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Opasevich tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Meireles is in Opasevich's guard.
Meireles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Meireles is fighting to break Opasevich's control of his arms but Opasevich is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Meireles passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Meireles looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Opasevich is avoiding damage well.
Meireles tries for a kimura but Opasevich is defending well.
Opasevich is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meireles is looking to take a break and control but Opasevich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meireles tries for a kimura but Opasevich is defending well.
The strikes coming from Meireles are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Meireles tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Meireles has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Meireles wants to control for a moment but Opasevich uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opasevich kicks off Meireles and gets to his feet.
Meireles fails with the takedown.
Opasevich swings for the body but Meireles moves out of range.
Opasevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meireles moves away.
Meireles dives in and grabs Opasevich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Opasevich pushes down on Meireles's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meireles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Opasevich counters with a three punch combo that has Meireles backing up. Meireles nods at Opasevich to acknowledge the strikes.
Dagestan Opasevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edinson Meireles.
Meireles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Opasevich counters with a right hand to the body.
Meireles is breathing heavily.
Opasevich stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Opasevich wants it to stay on the feet.
Opasevich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Meireles fails with the takedown
and Opasevich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dagestan Opasevich is winning the standup battle so far.
Meireles with a lazy takedown attempt
and Opasevich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Meireles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Opasevich finds it's way round the side to connect with Meireles's head.
Opasevich looks to score with a jab to the body but Meireles is just out of range.
Opasevich scores with a nice head shot.
Meireles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Opasevich shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Meireles is trying to defend but Opasevich finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Opasevich slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meireles is looking to improve his position.
Opasevich working Meireles over with strikes.
Opasevich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meireles makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Meireles.
Opasevich sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dagestan Opasevich dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Meireles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Opasevich counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Meireles tries to roll over but Opasevich keeps him under control.
Meireles manages to get to full guard.
Meireles wants to sweep but no luck.
Meireles is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Opasevich is aware though and is defending well.
Opasevich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Opasevich stands up from Meireles's guard - Opasevich perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Opasevich as Meireles shoots in.
Meireles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Opasevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meireles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Opasevich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dagestan Opasevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edinson Meireles.
Meireles misses with a takedown attempt
and Opasevich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meireles won't be happy with that.
Opasevich moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Meireles tries to buck Opasevich off but Opasevich is having none of it.
Opasevich stands up.
Opasevich stuffs the takedown.
Opasevich connects with a body shot that sends Meireles's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Meireles is defended easily by Opasevich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Opasevich takes a swing at Meireles's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opasevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Opasevich stuffs the takedown.
Opasevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meireles.
Meireles fails with the takedown.
Opasevich misses with a body shot.
Dagestan Opasevich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Opasevich stuffs the takedown.
Nice body punch from Opasevich.
Meireles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Opasevich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edinson Meireles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meireles misses with a takedown attempt - Opasevich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Opasevich swings for the body but Meireles moves out of range.
Meireles misses with a takedown attempt
and Opasevich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Opasevich closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Meireles to the mat! Meireles manages to get full guard.
Opasevich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Opasevich stopping the sweep attempt from Meireles.
Opasevich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dagestan Opasevich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dagestan Opasevich.
Opasevich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meireles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Opasevich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meireles thinking.
Meireles shoots in looking for a takedown. Opasevich tries to sprawl out of it but Meireles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Opasevich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Meireles is defended easily by Opasevich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Opasevich. Meireles does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opasevich stuns Meireles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dagestan Opasevich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Opasevich 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dagestan Opasevich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Future's entrance music is Menor do Chapa - Humildade e Disciplina. A fine choice. John Mott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Future!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Mott!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Future circles away.
Future leaves Mott with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Future counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John Future has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mott.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mott is defended easily by Future.
Mott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Future tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Future - just one landing.
Future works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Future.
Mott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Future pinned against the cage. Future gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mott is defended easily by Future.
Future has closed the distance and engaged Mott in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Future lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Future.
Future connects with a knee to the head.
Future tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Future lands an elbow inside.
Future stops a takedown attempt from Mott.
Future scores with a knee to the head.
Future lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mott goes for a takedown in the clinch but Future prevents it.
Mott looks gassed!
Future scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Future.
Mott fails to pull guard.
Future with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mott tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Future smiles and moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Future.
Nice straight punches there by Future. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Future.
Mott fails with a takedown attempt.
Mott fails with a takedown attempt.
Future listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
John Mott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Future keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Future connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mott takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Future dominated that 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.
Future throws a shot from downtown. Mott moves away and avoids it.
Future forces Mott back against the cage and clinches.
Future tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mott changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Future fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Future stuffs the takedown.
Future gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Future with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Future.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Future tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Future misses with a knee strike.
Mott tries to pull guard but Future holds him up against the cage and eventually Mott drops back down to his feet.
John Future has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mott.
Future with a knee to the head.
Future lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Future tries to land a knee to the head but Mott blocks with his arms.
Future scores with a knee to the head.
Future landing knees to the head.
Mott is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Future gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Future.
Mott is breathing heavily.
Future lands a damaging elbow.
Future lands an elbow that stopped Mott in his tracks for a moment.
Future throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mott tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Future smiles and moves away.
Mott shoots in and drives through. Future sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mott moves out of range as Future strikes.
Mott blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Future as he jumps to the side.
Future keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Future misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Future is fending him off so far but Mott persists. Nope, Future circles away and we're back to standing.
Mott shoots in but no luck this time.
Mott moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Future misses.
Future comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Future circles away.
Future ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mott moves away.
Mott dives in and grabs Future's left leg, looking for a takedown. Future pushes down on Mott's head and hops out.
Future throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Future slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Future dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mott fails with the takedown
and Future connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mott misses with a takedown attempt
and Mott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Future.
Mott is trying desperately to land a takedown but Future is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mott.
Mott circles away from the clinch attempt.
John Mott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Future misses with a looping left.
Mott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Future slaps away a takedown attempt from Mott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
John Future has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mott.
Mott circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Future misses with a head kick.
Mott avoids the body shot from Future.
Mott blocks a jab.
Mott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Future sprawls well. Future wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mott gets slowly back to his feet.
Future scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Future misses with an uppercut. Mott saw that one coming.
Mott doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Future counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mott thinking.
Mott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Future scores with a sloppy right hand. Mott should have avoided that one.
Future fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mott, pushing him back against the cage.
Future throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mott blocks it with crossed arms.
Future lands an elbow that stopped Mott in his tracks for a moment.
Future tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Future effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Future prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mott tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Future just stands there and leans against the cage.
Future lands a damaging elbow.
Future crunches a lovely knee into Mott's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Future.
Future with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Future stops a takedown attempt from Mott.
Future working Mott over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Future.
Future connects with a knee to the head.
Mott is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Future gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Future scores a nice knee to the body.
Future with a knee to the head.
Future connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mott's face.
Future with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Future lands a knee to the head.
Mott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Future connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mott's face.
John Future has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Future lands an elbow that stopped Mott in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Future landing knees to the body.
Future scores with a knee to the head.
John Mott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Future is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Future tries a knee to the head but Mott blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Future showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Future 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Future!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Tontyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Sinker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tontyl kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La Coka Nostra - Gun in Your Mouth. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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19
142 lbs
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21
130 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bartosz Tontyl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Sinker!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tontyl connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sinker momentarily.
Sinker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tontyl circles away.
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tontyl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sinker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tontyl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sinker tries to clinch up.
Sinker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tontyl.
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tontyl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sinker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tontyl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sinker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bartosz Tontyl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tontyl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tontyl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sinker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tontyl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tontyl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tontyl.
A cross from Tontyl lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tontyl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tontyl connects with a body shot that sends Sinker's belly button to the back.
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tontyl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tontyl connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tontyl takes a swing at Sinker's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tontyl tries to pull guard but Sinker won't allow it.
Sinker throws a punch but it's blocked by Tontyl.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tontyl.
Tontyl jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sinker walks away with a smile on his face. Tontyl gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tontyl keeps the fight on the outside.
Sinker tries to clinch but Tontyl moves out of range.
Sinker drives through and clinches with Tontyl against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sinker.
Sinker misses with the head strike.
Tontyl breaks the clinch.
Tontyl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tontyl connects with a body shot that sends Sinker's belly button to the back.
A jab from Tontyl finds it's way through Sinker's defenses.
Tontyl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sinker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tontyl misses with a wild body shot.
Tontyl really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sinker walks into a stiff left hand from Tontyl.
Tontyl throws a series of strikes that have Sinker backpedaling.
Tontyl scores with a hook.
No joy there for Tontyl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sinker is looking to clinch but Tontyl is avoiding it.
Sinker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tontyl throws a one two combo.
Sinker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tontyl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tontyl fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Sinker misses.
Tontyl swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sinker.
Tontyl bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tontyl is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tontyl dips to his left and cracks Sinker with an uppercut!
Sinker tries to clinch there but Tontyl circles away.
Tontyl catches Sinker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tontyl connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tontyl is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinker is looking to clinch.
Sinker tries to clinch up but Tontyl circles away and keeps his distance.
Tontyl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sinker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sinker pushes Tontyl up against the cage in a clinch.
Tontyl is trying to break free.
Tontyl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sinker prevents Tontyl from breaking the clinch.
Tontyl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tontyl wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sinker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartosz Tontyl dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sinker tries to clinch up
and Tontyl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tontyl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sinker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tontyl misses with a few strikes there.
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tontyl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tontyl punishes Sinker's body with a nice straight punch.
Tontyl lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tontyl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sinker looks to throw the jab but Tontyl is out of range.
Sinker tries to move into range but Tontyl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tontyl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinker manages to avoid it.
Sinker moves in looking to clinch but Tontyl pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Tontyl. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Tontyl does it's job there.
Tontyl swinging wildly here.
Tontyl cracks Sinker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tontyl misses with a few strikes there.
Tontyl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sinker.
Sinker wants to clinch up but Tontyl keeps it at a distance.
Sinker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tontyl counters with a right hand to the body.
Sinker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tontyl throws a one two combo.
Bartosz Tontyl is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tontyl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tontyl throws a nice looking combination but Sinker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tontyl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tontyl paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sinker slips a jab and a cross from Tontyl.
Sinker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Tontyl does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tontyl swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinker.
Tontyl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tontyl moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinker is looking to clinch but Tontyl is avoiding it.
Tontyl jabs at Sinker's body.
Sinker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tontyl circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tontyl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tontyl lands a body shot.
Sinker tries to clinch up.
Sinker tries to clinch but Tontyl moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tontyl.
Tontyl misses with a double jab.
Tontyl takes a swing at Sinker's ribcage but misses.
Sinker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tontyl bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sinker's head.
Tontyl lands a nice shot to the body.
Tontyl scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tontyl jabs Sinker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sinker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tontyl.
Sinker has managed to clinch.
Sinker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sinker keeps control of Tontyl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sinker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Tontyl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinker keeps control of Tontyl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sinker throws a punch but it's blocked by Tontyl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sinker.
Tontyl tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sinker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sinker throws a punch but it's blocked by Tontyl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartosz Tontyl dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tontyl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sinker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tontyl fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tontyl misses with a wild combination.
Tontyl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tontyl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tontyl scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tontyl jabs Sinker right on the nose. Sinker blinks but takes it well.
Donk. Tontyl catches Sinker right on the button with a cross.
Tontyl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tontyl connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sinker's corner calls for a 1-2. Sinker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tontyl scores with a hook.
Sinker is looking to clinch.
Tontyl works over Sinker's head and body with a nice combination.
Sinker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tontyl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tontyl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tontyl keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sinker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sinker is looking to clinch.
Tontyl jabs at Sinker's body.
Tontyl lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tontyl.
Sinker wants to clinch up but Tontyl keeps it at a distance.
Tontyl lands a jab to the nose.
Tontyl lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sinker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tontyl throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinker is looking to clinch.
Sinker missing with a left hand there. Tontyl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tontyl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tontyl lands with an uppercut that bounces Sinker off the cage and back into rage.
Tontyl moves away from the strike by Sinker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tontyl lands a nice shot to the body.
Tontyl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tontyl throws a right hand that Sinker ducks under and follows up with a left that Sinker also avoids with ease.
Tontyl connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sinker. Sinker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Some wild striking there from Tontyl.
Tontyl scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sinker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tontyl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinker moves away.
Tontyl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sinker moves in looking to clinch but Tontyl pushes him off.
Tontyl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sinker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tontyl stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sinker wants to clinch.
No joy there for Tontyl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tontyl lands a lovely overhand right.
Bartosz Tontyl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sinker is looking to clinch but Tontyl is avoiding it.
Sinker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tontyl misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tontyl lands with a good body shot.
Sinker clinches with his opponent.
Drew Sinker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Tontyl manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartosz Tontyl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tontyl, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartosz Tontyl!
Bartosz Tontyl is the new bantamweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abe Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura comes to the cage accompanied by Enter the Ninja - Die Antwoord. Bruno Winchester has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abe Nakamura's chin.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abe Nakamura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown but Winchester shows good takedown defense.
A nice combination there by Winchester.
It looks like Abe Nakamura has been cut.
Winchester jabs at Nakamura's body.
Nakamura defending well as Winchester loads up on a big left hand.
Nakamura closes the distance and clinches up with Winchester, looking for a takedown. Nakamura pushes Winchester against the cage but Winchester circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Winchester defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nakamura.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winchester Throws a clean left jab. Winchester Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Nakamura's chin! Nakamura crumbles to the ground and Winchester follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Winchester!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bruno Winchester! Bruno Winchester retains his featherweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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