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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between xXx Jobber xXx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santian Sultan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 121 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, xXx Jobber xXx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santian Sultan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sultan drives through with a takedown into Jobber xXx's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jobber xXx trying to control the position.
Jobber xXx looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jobber xXx looking to control but Sultan passes into half guard.
Jobber xXx trying to control from the bottom.
Sultan trying to pass the guard but Jobber xXx defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber xXx is trying to maintain the position but Sultan is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. xXx Jobber xXx wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jobber xXx's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Jobber xXx misses
and Sultan counters with a low kick, right behind Jobber xXx 's knee.
Jobber xXx thows a leg kick but Sultan checks it
and Sultan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jobber xXx!
Sultan looks gassed!
Jobber xXx wants to hold on but Sultan pushes him away.
Jobber xXx is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultan controlling from the full mount.
Jobber xXx really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sultan controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber xXx wants to control but Sultan is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jobber xXx thows a leg kick but Sultan checks it
and Sultan counters with a low kick, right behind Jobber xXx 's knee.
A low kick from Jobber xXx is predictable there
and Sultan counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Jobber xXx misses
and Sultan counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sultan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jobber xXx's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sultan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jobber xXx looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sultan is one step ahead there.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Santian Sultan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a nice leg kick.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sultan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santian Sultan 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.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Jobber xXx is predictable there
and Sultan counters with a good low kick that Jobber xXx was not able to check.
A low kick from Jobber xXx is predictable there
and Sultan counters with a good low kick that Jobber xXx was not able to check.
Jobber xXx misses with a leg kick
so Sultan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jobber xXx could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jobber xXx working a defensive guard but Sultan passes into half guard.
Jobber xXx is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan controlling the action here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Santian Sultan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sultan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jobber xXx was covering up waiting for the punch and Sultan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber xXx keeping full guard, as Sultan tries to pass.
Jobber xXx trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jobber xXx misses with a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sultan is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Santian Sultan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sultan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jobber xXx's guard now.
Jobber xXx is trying to control the position but Sultan postures up.
Sultan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jobber xXx is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jobber xXx thows a leg kick but Sultan checks it
and Sultan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jobber xXx trying to control but Sultan postures up.
Sultan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a takedown into side control.
Sultan taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Jobber xXx's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santian Sultan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jobber xXx thows a leg kick but Sultan checks it
and Sultan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
xXx Jobber xXx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a good low kick that Jobber xXx was not able to check.
Jobber xXx misses with a leg kick
and Sultan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Jobber xXx is predictable there
and Sultan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick
and Sultan counters with an inside leg kick.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a leg kick.
Jobber xXx misses with a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a leg kick.
Jobber xXx misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jobber xXx misses with a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jobber xXx's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jobber xXx tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jobber xXx might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sultan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jobber xXx is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sultan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Santian Sultan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jobber xXx thows a leg kick but Sultan checks it
and Sultan counters with a low kick, right behind Jobber xXx 's knee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sultan checks a leg kick.
Jobber xXx tries to work over Sultan's front leg with a kick but Sultan checks it.
Jobber xXx throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sultan.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a leg kick.
Jobber xXx thows a leg kick but Sultan checks it
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Sultan counters with a good low kick that Jobber xXx was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a good low kick that Jobber xXx was not able to check.
Jobber xXx misses with a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a nice leg kick.
Jobber xXx misses with a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a nice leg kick.
Jobber xXx misses with a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a low kick, right behind Jobber xXx 's knee.
Jobber xXx misses with a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sultan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Santian Sultan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jobber xXx misses with a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a thumping low kick.
xXx Jobber xXx is winning the standup battle so far.
Jobber xXx thows a leg kick but Sultan checks it
and Sultan counters with a good low kick that Jobber xXx was not able to check.
A low kick from Jobber xXx is predictable there
and Sultan counters with a good low kick that Jobber xXx was not able to check.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jobber xXx's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber xXx throws a leg kick
and Sultan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jobber xXx is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Jobber xXx is predictable there
and Sultan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sultan jumps guard.
Sultan controlling Jobber xXx's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because xXx Jobber xXx just wasn't active enough.
A low kick from Jobber xXx misses
and Sultan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sultan passes to side control.
Jobber xXx is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jobber xXx's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jobber xXx is trying to work for a sweep but Sultan has mounted him!
Santian Sultan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sultan avoids the attempt from Jobber xXx to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santian Sultan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sultan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santian Sultan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Fabbri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Minotauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Massimo Fabbri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Minotauro!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minotauro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Minotauro clinches.
Fabbri lands an elbow inside that Minotauro shrugs off.
It looks like Rodrigo Minotauro has been cut.
Fabbri has picked Minotauro up - he's going for a ride! Fabbri dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fabbri prevents Minotauro from improving his position.
Minotauro is trying to control but can't.
Minotauro is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fabbri is staying active.
Fabbri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fabbri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Minotauro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Minotauro has hold of Fabbri's hands but Fabbri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Minotauro is not content to let Fabbri control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Fabbri there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Fabbri there.
Fabbri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fabbri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fabbri is thwarting Minotauro's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabbri is trying to control. Minotauro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fabbri lands a nice short elbow.
Fabbri prevents Minotauro from improving his position.
Fabbri drops an elbow to the side of Minotauro's head.
Fabbri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Minotauro tries to get to full guard but Fabbri has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fabbri lands with a punch from half guard.
Fabbri tries to pass to full mount but Minotauro defends it.
Minotauro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fabbri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fabbri's back!
Minotauro tries to keep control of the position but Fabbri is staying busy.
Minotauro is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fabbri is defending well though. Minotauro let's go of the attempt for now.
Fabbri is really stuck here.
Fabbri manages to reverse the position and now he's in Minotauro's guard. Nice work there by Fabbri.
Fabbri with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Minotauro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri stays in close to Minotauro's body and controls the position.
Fabbri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Minotauro's head.
Fabbri working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Minotauro is looking for a triangle but Fabbri pushes his legs off easily.
Fabbri advances position into side control!
Fabbri working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Minotauro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fabbri working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fabbri scores with punches from side control.
That has opened up Rodrigo Minotauro's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minotauro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fabbri scores with punches from side control.
The cut above Rodrigo Minotauro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rodrigo Minotauro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Massimo Fabbri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Igor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor has chosen Die Young as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bruno Igor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Igor!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Igor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pontes!
Pontes misses with the combination.
Pontes throws a right hand that Igor ducks under and follows up with a left that Igor also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Igor. That's going to slow Pontes down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Igor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Pontes does no damage.
Igor moves in looking to clinch but Pontes pushes him off.
Pontes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pontes lands with a big right hook that stumbles Igor - he's out on his feet here! Pontes follows up with another monster hook that separates Igor from consciousness! Igor falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Pontes stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jose Pontes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Di Boxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedreiro Jiujiteiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiujiteiro has chosen Chão de Giz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Di Boxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedreiro Jiujiteiro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxe pushes Jiujiteiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Jiujiteiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Boxe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jiujiteiro has hold of one of Boxe's legs. Boxe is fighting the takedown attempt but Jiujiteiro gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jiujiteiro won't allow Boxe to get back to his feet.
Jiujiteiro chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jiujiteiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Boxe is retaining full guard.
Jiujiteiro drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Jiujiteiro as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Boxe screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Jiujiteiro! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pedreiro Jiujiteiro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naseem Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Naseem Hamed!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Hamed.
It looks like Sergio Cruz has been cut.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooh!!! Hamed has knocked Cruz down with a huge combo! Hamed steps away and waves a wobbly Cruz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cruz is rocked!
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!
Hamed moves into the clinch.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hamed cracks Cruz with a nice body shot.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Hamed won't allow it.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Hamed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Hamed lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hamed.
Hamed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hamed lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hamed as the two fighters clinch.
Hamed scores with a hook to the body.
Hamed holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Hamed.
Hamed gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hamed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hamed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Hamed on the inside.
Hamed stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hamed.
A hook to the body from Hamed.
Hamed pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Hamed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hamed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hamed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cruz up against the cage.
Hamed continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Naseem Hamed.
Hamed drops Cruz with a beautiful combination! Cruz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hamed is looking for the KO!
Naseem Hamed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Hamed. Hamed maintains the clinch.
Hamed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hamed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hamed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hamed drops Cruz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cruz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hamed.
Hamed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hamed throws a big uppercut that drops Cruz! More strikes from Hamed and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cruz lies dazed against the cage as Hamed celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naseem Hamed!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodef Canmelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canmelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Emperor - The Loss And Curse Of Reverence. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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260 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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274 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodef Canmelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Canmelianenko with a poor takedown
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Canmelianenko misses with a takedown
and Bishop counters with a left to the body.
Canmelianenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bishop tries to avoid it but Canmelianenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bishop to the ground. Bishop escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodef Canmelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canmelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canmelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Canmelianenko.
No luck for Canmelianenko with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canmelianenko moves forwards but Bishop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
John Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canmelianenko shoots in for a double leg but Bishop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canmelianenko.
Bishop lunges at Canmelianenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Canmelianenko's hand.
Bishop catches Canmelianenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canmelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop takes a swing at Canmelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Canmelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Canmelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Bishop which made him look bad.
Canmelianenko with a poor takedown
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bishop dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Bishop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Canmelianenko doesn't seem phased though.
Canmelianenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Canmelianenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Canmelianenko is working for a kimura but Bishop is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is looking to control Canmelianenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bishop avoid being mounted?
Bishop is controlling Canmelianenko's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Canmelianenko wants to free his trapped foot but Bishop is holding on for dear life with his legs.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Bishop hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Canmelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Canmelianenko shoots for a takedown but Bishop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop clobbers Canmelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bishop throws a shot to the body.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Canmelianenko is just out of range.
No luck for Canmelianenko with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canmelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Bishop, looking for a takedown. Canmelianenko pushes Bishop against the cage but Bishop circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodef Canmelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop stuffs the takedown attempt from Canmelianenko. Canmelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Bishop jabs at Canmelianenko's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Bishop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop scores with a jab to the body.
Canmelianenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bishop sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop lands with a nice body punch.
Canmelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bishop. Those never looked like landing.
John Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bishop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Canmelianenko is just out of range.
Canmelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Canmelianenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Rodef Canmelianenko has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Canmelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Canmelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop misses with a body punch
and Canmelianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Bishop.
Bishop is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Canmelianenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Bishop lands a lovely overhand right.
John Bishop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canmelianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bishop circles away.
Rodef Canmelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodef Canmelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Canmelianenko backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bishop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bishop winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bishop!
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