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OG 25: Pale Fighter PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preben Gren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick comes to the cage accompanied by Boom\ P.O.D. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Dick!
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, Preben Gren!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gren doesn't seem bothered though.
Dick scores with a nice head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dick, as that shot connected.
It looks like Preben Gren has been cut.
Dick throws a series of strikes that have Gren backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gren moves into the clinch.
Gren is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dick wants to break free but Gren has control.
Gren drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dick pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gren.
Dick tries to bum rush Gren with a series of wild strikes but Gren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gren misses with a takedown attempt - Dick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Big Dick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Preben Gren.
Dick closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Gren out cold! Gren corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Big Dick!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kvik Regler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Cortez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kvik Regler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regler moves to clinch but Cortez breaks away
and Cortez counters with a nice body shot.
Cortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cortez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Regler tries to clinch
and Cortez counters with a two punch combo.
Regler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A nice combination there by Cortez.
Regler moves to clinch but Cortez breaks away
and Cortez counters with a three punch combo that has Regler backing up. Regler nods at Cortez to acknowledge the strikes.
Kvik Regler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cortez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Regler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Regler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Cortez scores with a hook to the body. Regler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cortez.
Cortez thuds a left hand into Regler's body.
Regler tries to clinch but Cortez moves away
and Cortez counters with a left and a right that stings Regler.
Cortez scores with a jab to the body.
Regler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cortez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Regler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez jabs Regler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Regler closes the distance but Cortez moves to the side
and Cortez counters with a three punch combo that has Regler backing up. Regler nods at Cortez to acknowledge the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Regler tries to clinch but Cortez moves away
and Cortez counters with a series of strikes. Regler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cortez throws a combination. Regler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Regler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cortez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Regler tries to clinch
and Cortez counters with a one-two to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cortez.
Regler tries to clinch but Cortez moves away
and Cortez counters with a three punch combo that has Regler backing up. Regler nods at Cortez to acknowledge the strikes.
Regler really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cortez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez scores with a three punch combo!
Regler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cortez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cortez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Miguel Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cortez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Regler backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cortez.
Regler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cortez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Regler moves to clinch but Cortez breaks away
and Cortez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cortez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cortez duly obliges.
Regler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cortez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cortez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Regler tries to clinch but Cortez moves away
and Cortez counters with a left and a right that stings Regler.
Cortez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Miguel Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Regler closes the distance but Cortez moves to the side
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Regler backs up against the cage.
Regler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Regler closes the distance but Cortez moves to the side
and Cortez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Regler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cortez counters with a one-two to the body.
Cortez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cortez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cortez scores with a three punch combo!
Kvik Regler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cortez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cortez lands a jab to Regler's midsection.
Regler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cortez scores with a three punch combo!
Regler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cortez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Regler tries to clinch
and Cortez counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Regler tries to clinch but Cortez moves away
and Cortez counters with a two punch combo.
Cortez lands a jab-cross combination.
Regler closes the distance but Cortez moves to the side
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Regler looks for a takedown but Cortez sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands a right hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Regler might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cortez lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez connects with a body shot that sends Regler's belly button to the back.
Regler tries to clinch but Cortez moves away
and Cortez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Regler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Regler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Regler tries to clinch but Cortez moves away
and Cortez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Regler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cortez counters with a three punch combo that has Regler backing up. Regler nods at Cortez to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regler tries to clinch
and Cortez counters with a one-two to the body.
Cortez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regler tries to clinch
and Cortez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cortez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cortez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Regler eats them both and turns towards Cortez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Regler moves to clinch but Cortez breaks away
and Cortez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortez feints a jab promting Regler to slip. Cortez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Regler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cortez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Regler shoots and misses
and Cortez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Regler wants to clinch but Cortez slips to the side
and Cortez counters with a one-two to the body.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cortez counters with a two punch combo.
Cortez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Regler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cortez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Regler thinking.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cortez counters with a two punch combo.
Cortez lands a jab-cross combination.
Cortez lands a nice hook to Regler's body. Regler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Regler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cortez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kvik Regler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cortez counters with a nice body shot.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Regler tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cortez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Regler moves to clinch but Cortez breaks away
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Regler tries to clinch but Cortez moves away
and Cortez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Regler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regler moves to clinch but Cortez breaks away
and Cortez counters with a three punch combo that has Regler backing up. Regler nods at Cortez to acknowledge the strikes.
Regler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cortez counters with a nice body shot.
Regler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Regler misses with a wild body shot.
Regler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Regler wants to clinch but Cortez slips to the side
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez throws a combination. Regler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regler tries to clinch up
and Cortez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Regler wants to clinch
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Regler rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Cortez.
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!
Cortez throws a one two combo.
Regler shoots for a takedown but Cortez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Regler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cortez counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Regler darts in trying to clinch
and Cortez counters with a left and a right that stings Regler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cortez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Cortez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rio Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BB Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that BB Man was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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192 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BB Man!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man pushes Lord away with a front kick.
Lord will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lord tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
BB Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Man!
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Lord. Lord gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lord avoids the head kick by Man.
Lord will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man lands a body shot.
Lord is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Man lands but Lord takes it in his stride.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Man lands a big head kick that sends Lord tumbling to the mat! Man takes a step backwards and waves Lord back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Rio Lord has been cut.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man is looking to slow Lord down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man jabs Lord to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lord has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Man.
Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lord takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Man scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lord is rocked!
Man and Lord are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Man throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Lord into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Man knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). BB Man!
A pretty intense looking BB Man took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chiwawa Chagaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiwawa Chagaev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chiwawa Chagaev!
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, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chagaev lands a right hook to the body.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chagaev throws a hook but White blocks it.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chagaev.
Chagaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chagaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Chagaev. Those never looked like landing.
Chagaev misses with a leg kick.
Chagaev misses with a jab to the body
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chagaev takes one on the button.
Chagaev wants to clinch
and Chagaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by White.
Chagaev jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White works Chagaev's body with a nice hook.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chagaev. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chagaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chiwawa Chagaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chagaev.
Some wild striking there from White.
Chagaev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
It looks like Paul White has been cut.
Chagaev throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev moves out of range as White strikes.
Chagaev wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White moves out of range as Chagaev throws a body kick.
White takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
Chagaev stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chagaev wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Chagaev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White pulls guard.
Chagaev stands and steps away. White gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chagaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Chagaev.
White lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by White.
Chagaev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chagaev clinches with his opponent.
Chagaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Chagaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiwawa Chagaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chagaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chagaev tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Chagaev scores with a head kick. White tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chagaev falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Chagaev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White loads up on a big right hand but Chagaev slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Chagaev is just out of range.
Chagaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Chagaev digs a good hook to White's body.
Chagaev throws a head kick that misses.
Chagaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Chagaev is looking to clinch.
Chagaev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chagaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White tries to circle away but Chagaev has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chagaev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from White.
Chagaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiwawa Chagaev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul White's cut.
That's time! Chagaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chagaev moves into range and clinches up with White.
Chagaev misses with a body punch.
Chagaev looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Chagaev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chagaev lands a left hand.
White avoiding damage as Chagaev throws knees to the body.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White being controlled against the cage.
White tries to pull guard but Chagaev holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Chagaev scores with a nice hook to the head.
White pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chagaev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chagaev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chagaev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chagaev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chagaev wanted to stand there but White had control of the position.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev tries to stand but White is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chagaev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of White is proving hard to escape from.
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chagaev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev gets to his feet - White follows without any prompting.
Chagaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chagaev throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Chagaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White dodges the punch combination from Chagaev.
Chagaev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chagaev misses with a double jab.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Chagaev should have avoided that one.
Chagaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Chagaev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
A punch combination from Chagaev misses.
Chagaev misses with a two punch combination.
Chiwawa Chagaev is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White throws a chopping leg kick but Chagaev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chagaev tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chagaev tries a head kick but it misses.
White digs a good hook to Chagaev's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiwawa Chagaev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul White's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
White misses with an uppercut.
A cross from White lands.
Chagaev is looking to wear down White with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chagaev tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White loads up on a big right hand but Chagaev slips the punch.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chagaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White throws the kick towards the body but Chagaev avoids it.
Chagaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from White.
Chagaev misses with a body shot.
Chagaev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chagaev misses with a body shot.
Chagaev moves into the clinch.
Chagaev tries a body shot but White blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chagaev slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Chagaev.
Chagaev misses with a body punch.
Chagaev breaks the clinch.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chagaev throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chagaev.
Chagaev misses with a combination
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chagaev has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chagaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chagaev counters with a straight right hand.
Chagaev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White avoids the head kick by Chagaev.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chagaev did well to prevent White getting side control.
White is looking for a kimura here.
White not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chagaev!
White controlling from the full mount.
Chagaev wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by White.
Paul White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chagaev working to try and regain half guard.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chagaev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
Chagaev avoids a series of strikes thrown by White.
White misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chagaev is now in White's guard. A big mistake from White there, giving up the dominant position!
Chiwawa Chagaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chagaev stands up and waves to White to follow him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul White.
I think Chagaev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiwawa Chagaev!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dan Henderson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alexander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Henderson works over Alexander's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
Alexander fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson throws a right hand that Alexander ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexander also avoids with ease.
Henderson cracks Alexander with a good jab.
Alexander dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Alexander's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander feints and as Henderson raises his hands in defense, Alexander changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alexander trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Alexander looking to pass the guard.
Alexander won't allow Henderson to get back to his feet.
Alexander is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Henderson has Alexander pulled in close to control his posture.
Fred Alexander has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexander clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson's efforts to push away.
Alexander drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson is trying to push Alexander away but Alexander has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Alexander has the dominant position.
Alexander tightens his grip and picks Henderson up, before dumping him to the ground. Henderson manages to land in guard.
Alexander will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Henderson is pulling down on Alexander's head to control his posture.
Alexander trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson wants to stand up but Alexander is controlling him.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Alexander from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Henderson wants to stand and escape but Alexander is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fred Alexander.
Henderson swinging wildly here.
Alexander shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Alexander throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Henderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Alexander finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alexander wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Alexander from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexander.
Alexander moves into the clinch.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alexander tries to score a body lock takedown but Henderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alexander has Henderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alexander manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alexander circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henderson!
Alexander fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander fails with the takedown.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Alexander avoids them all with ease.
A clash of legs there as Alexander blocks the low kick.
Henderson throws a front kick aimed at Alexander's knee but Alexander avoids it well.
Henderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henderson.
Dan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Good shot there by Henderson.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Alexander got wobbled bad by a big combination! Henderson presses forward with punches and knees until Alexander stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Alexander closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Henderson!
An out of breath Dan Henderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bi Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Han comes to the cage accompanied by . On his way into the cage it seems that Bi Han has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bi Han seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bi Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Han lands a left and a right that send Arona crashing to the mat, dazed. Han thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Arona is rocked!
It looks like Ricardo Arona has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack! A monster head kick from Han and Arona falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Han!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bi Han!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gob Bluthe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gob Bluthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan moves out of range of the strikes.
Jordan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bluthe, pushing him back against the cage.
Bluthe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jordan walks away with a smile on his face. Bluthe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bluthe misses with a series of wild punches.
Bluthe lands a jab to Jordan's midsection.
Bluthe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bluthe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Francis Jordan has been cut.
Bluthe misses with a straight right.
Jordan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bluthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan clinches up with Bluthe and pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan is struggling to control the position.
Bluthe tries to pull guard but Jordan won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jordan.
Jordan lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jordan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gob Bluthe has been cut.
Jordan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gob Bluthe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bluthe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bluthe tries to break free but Jordan pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bluthe up against the cage.
Jordan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bluthe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jordan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jordan has Bluthe pushed against the cage.
Jordan landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Jordan.
Jordan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jordan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jordan scores with a knee to the head.
Jordan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bluthe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jordan walks away with a smile on his face. Bluthe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
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!
Jordan pushes Bluthe up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Jordan to work.
Jordan with a knee to the head.
Bluthe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jordan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bluthe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jordan walks away with a smile on his face. Bluthe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bluthe tries to keep at a distance but Jordan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jordan just leaning against Bluthe, taking a breather.
Jordan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bluthe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bluthe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jordan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jordan.
Jordan taking a breather.
Jordan lands a knee to the head.
Jordan taking a breather.
Bluthe is trying to drag Jordan to the mat but Jordan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan is pushing Bluthe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Francis Jordan.
Jordan clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Jordan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jordan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bluthe throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan misses with a double jab.
Bluthe lands a jab to the nose.
Jordan clinches with his opponent.
Jordan effectively controlling the action here.
Bluthe has had enough of the clinch but Jordan keeps him there for the moment.
Jordan lands a nice elbow.
Bluthe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jordan smiles and moves away.
Jordan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bluthe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jordan scrambles back to his feet.
Bluthe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jordan darts in and clinches Bluthe up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan has Bluthe pushed against the cage.
Bluthe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jordan walks away with a smile on his face. Bluthe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jordan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bluthe swinging wildly here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bluthe.
Gob Bluthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bluthe looks to land a combination but Jordan avoids it well.
Jordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bluthe throws a series of punches but Jordan moves out of range.
Bluthe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Bluthe.
Jordan misses with a hook. Bluthe ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bluthe. Those never looked like landing.
Jordan clinches up with Bluthe and pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan stalls.
Bluthe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jordan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gob Bluthe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan is struggling to control the position.
Bluthe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bluthe takes an elbow to the temple.
Bluthe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bluthe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bluthe working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jordan passes Bluthe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jordan not doing much here.
Jordan is looking for a kimura here.
Bluthe has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Jordan. Oh but Bluthe has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Jordan goes limp - he's gone! Bluthe jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gob Bluthe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Dylan - Hurricane. Rubin Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rubin Carter!
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, Franklin Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roberts shoots in and gets a takedown into Carter's guard.
Roberts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Roberts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter trying to control the position here.
Roberts is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter kicks Roberts off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Roberts closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carter to the mat! Carter manages to get full guard.
Roberts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roberts with a nice head shot there.
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carter keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.
Carter kicks Roberts off and gets to his feet.
Carter lands with a straight right. Roberts didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Roberts throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Carter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Roberts is in Carter's guard.
Roberts stops Carter from standing up.
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
Carter pulls Roberts in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Roberts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Roberts is working Carter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roberts looking to pass the guard.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roberts is one step ahead there.
Roberts trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Carter manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Roberts controls Carter momentarily but Carter frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Roberts throws his legs up looking for a submission but Carter uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franklin Roberts will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roberts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roberts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter lands with an uppercut that bounces Roberts off the cage and back into range.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Carter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Carter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roberts.
Roberts is rocked!
Carter lands a slapping body shot.
Roberts is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Carter drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Roberts's head, knocking him out cold! Carter is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rubin Carter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ariobaldo Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunnah Hadith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadith has chosen Know Your Enemy - Rage Against The Machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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198 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariobaldo Tavarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sunnah Hadith!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tavarez moves into the clinch.
Tavarez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hadith looks gassed!
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!
Tavarez scores a nice knee to the body.
Tavarez landing knees to the body.
Tavarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A knee to the head by Tavarez.
It looks like Sunnah Hadith has been cut.
Tavarez drops Hadith with a big knee straight up the middle! Hadith is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hadith gets tackled into the cage by Tavarez. Tavarez maintains the clinch.
Tavarez lands a knee to the body.
Tavarez lands a nice knee to the body.
Tavarez drops Hadith with a big knee straight up the middle! Hadith is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hadith is rocked!
That has opened up Sunnah Hadith's cut even more.
Tavarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hadith is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavarez finish him?
Tavarez has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Hadith - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Tavarez, and another! Hadith is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ariobaldo Tavarez!
Ariobaldo Tavarez retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Ariobaldo Tavarez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sal Manella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radu Vrabiuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manella comes to the cage accompanied by Egg. Vrabiuta has chosen Angelo Badalamenti - I'm Hurt Bad as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sal Manella!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Radu Vrabiuta!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrabiuta on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vrabiuta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manella throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vrabiuta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sal Manella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manella misses with a hook.
Vrabiuta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manella thows a body shot but no joy.
Manella misses with a looping right.
Manella thumps Vrabiuta with a low kick.
Manella throws a sloppy head kick and Vrabiuta moves out of range easily.
Manella misses with a body kick.
Manella lands a nice looking body shot.
Manella throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manella misses with a body shot.
Manella is looking to wear down Vrabiuta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Manella moves out of range as Vrabiuta throws a body kick.
Manella connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manella digs a good body shot into Vrabiuta's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Vrabiuta.
Manella misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Manella.
Vrabiuta moves out of range of the body kick.
A cross from Manella lands.
Manella lands with an overhand left.
Manella with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manella rushes Vrabiuta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Manella has Vrabiuta pushed against the cage.
Vrabiuta is trying to maintain a safe position but Manella gets an underhook and turns Vrabiuta into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manella misses with an elbow over the top.
Vrabiuta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vrabiuta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manella walks away with a smile on his face. Vrabiuta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That kick from Vrabiuta tenderised Manella's leg. Manella is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vrabiuta blocks a head kick by Manella.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manella throws a body punch but Vrabiuta moves out of range.
Manella avoids the body shot from Vrabiuta.
Vrabiuta throws out a leg kick but Manella moves out of range and Vrabiuta only half commits.
Manella misses with a few strikes there.
Vrabiuta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vrabiuta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vrabiuta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vrabiuta wants to clinch.
Manella looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vrabiuta.
Vrabiuta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Manella moves into range and clinches up with Vrabiuta.
Vrabiuta is trying to maintain a safe position but Manella gets an underhook and turns Vrabiuta into the cage.
Manella gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Radu Vrabiuta has been cut.
Manella tries to throw a body punch but Vrabiuta avoids it by throwing Manella back against the cage.
Vrabiuta being controlled against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Manella dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Radu Vrabiuta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vrabiuta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Manella takes a kick to the side of the head.
Manella missing with a left hand there. Vrabiuta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vrabiuta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vrabiuta moves out of range of the strikes.
Vrabiuta walks into a jab.
Nice jab there from Manella.
Manella is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vrabiuta.
Vrabiuta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manella checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manella throws a jab when Vrabiuta was well out of range.
Vrabiuta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manella is looking to clinch.
Manella wants to clinch.
Vrabiuta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manella.
Manella with a jab.
Manella swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vrabiuta throws a looping overhand right but Manella ducks down to avoid it.
Manella throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manella misses the jab.
Manella tests Vrabiuta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vrabiuta blocks a low kick nicely.
Vrabiuta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manella's calf.
Manella tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vrabiuta was well out of range. Poor timing from Manella.
Manella throws an overhand right that lands on Vrabiuta's shoulder, as Vrabiuta tries to avoid the shot.
Manella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vrabiuta.
Sal Manella is winning the standup battle so far.
Manella fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vrabiuta shoots in but no luck this time.
Sal Manella is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrabiuta tries to bum rush Manella with a series of wild strikes but Manella uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manella misses with a kick to the body.
Manella checks a low kick from Vrabiuta.
Vrabiuta wants to clinch.
Manella fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vrabiuta misses with a leg kick.
Vrabiuta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manella throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrabiuta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vrabiuta looks to land a body kick but Manella moved away.
Manella throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick from Vrabiuta lands but Manella takes it in his stride.
It looks like Sal Manella has been cut.
Manella tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vrabiuta was well out of range. Poor timing from Manella.
Vrabiuta throws a leg kick but Manella moved away.
Manella scores with a push kick.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Manella.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manella scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vrabiuta is breathing heavily.
Manella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Manella dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vrabiuta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manella.
Vrabiuta throws a leg kick that misses.
Manella throws a head kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Manella.
Manella throws a head kick but Vrabiuta moves out of range.
Manella fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Manella misses.
Manella misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Manella - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Manella misses its intended target.
Vrabiuta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Manella chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vrabiuta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vrabiuta avoids the head kick by Manella.
Manella scores with a kick to the body.
Vrabiuta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manella.
Manella scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vrabiuta doesn't seem bothered though.
Manella is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vrabiuta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manella ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vrabiuta moves away.
Vrabiuta throws a chopping leg kick but Manella manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manella throws a head kick that misses.
Vrabiuta takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Manella throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manella - that will leave a mark!
A lazy left from Manella finds it's target.
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!
Manella throws a head kick but Vrabiuta moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Manella.
Vrabiuta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manella connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vrabiuta scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrabiuta swinging wildly here.
Vrabiuta thumps Manella with a low kick.
Manella misses with a head kick.
Vrabiuta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Manella.
Manella throws a big shot that misses.
Manella swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manella throws a head kick that half lands.
Donk. Manella catches Vrabiuta right on the button with a cross.
Manella jabs at Vrabiuta's body.
Vrabiuta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manella.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manella misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Manella misses
and Vrabiuta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vrabiuta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vrabiuta tries to work over Manella's front leg with a kick but Manella checks it.
Vrabiuta scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manella misses with a body shot.
Manella goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vrabiuta slips a jab and a cross from Manella.
Vrabiuta connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Manella clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Manella throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vrabiuta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vrabiuta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manella instigates a clinch.
Vrabiuta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manella prevents it.
Vrabiuta blocks an elbow strike from Manella.
Vrabiuta avoiding damage as Manella throws knees to the body.
Vrabiuta blocks an elbow strike from Manella.
Manella manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Manella keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vrabiuta's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manella throws an elbow but it misses.
Vrabiuta stalling against the cage.
Manella lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Manella gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Manella lands an elbow just above Vrabiuta 's eye.
Vrabiuta is rocked!
Manella gets through Vrabiuta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vrabiuta is still on wobbly legs! Can Manella finish him?
Manella lands a shot to the body.
Manella pushes Vrabiuta against the cage. Manella is working some dirty boxing. Manella pushes off with a quick right hook! Vrabiuta goes down! Vrabiuta tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Manella moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sal Manella!
Sal Manella retains his lightweight title!
Sal Manella took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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