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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Matyushenko (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 featherweight 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, Mark Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vladimir Matyushenko!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matyushenko has his takedown stuffed
and Kuusela counters by moving into the clinch.
Matyushenko prevents a body shot from Kuusela.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuusela.
Kuusela lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Kuusela.
Kuusela pushes Matyushenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuusela gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Matyushenko.
Matyushenko blocks a body shot from Kuusela.
Kuusela digs a right hand underneath Matyushenko's ribcage. Matyushenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matyushenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kuusela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mark Kuusela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Matyushenko.
Matyushenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuusela holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matyushenko or not.
Kuusela lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuusela.
Kuusela stops a takedown attempt from Matyushenko.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matyushenko looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kuusela - that landed with a thud.
Matyushenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kuusela prevents it.
Kuusela is leaning against Matyushenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Kuusela - that landed with a thud.
Kuusela works on Matyushenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuusela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matyushenko or not.
Kuusela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matyushenko backwards.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Kuusela.
Kuusela scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuusela is working Matyushenko over against the cage.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuusela lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matyushenko.
Kuusela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a shot to the body.
Kuusela pushes Matyushenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuusela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
A short left from Kuusela.
Kuusela pushes Matyushenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuusela scores with a shot to the side of Matyushenko's head.
Kuusela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Matyushenko.
Kuusela pushes Matyushenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matyushenko backwards.
Kuusela lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kuusela - that landed with a thud.
Kuusela lands a body punch.
Kuusela presses Matyushenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuusela scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kuusela.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Kuusela.
A short body shot lands from Kuusela as the two fighters clinch.
Kuusela lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuusela.
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matyushenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuusela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuusela is leaning against Matyushenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kuusela 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.
Kuusela fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matyushenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Mark Kuusela has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuusela is leaning against Matyushenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuusela scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela presses Matyushenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuusela lands with a left to the head.
Kuusela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kuusela as the two fighters clinch.
Kuusela lands a shot to the body.
Kuusela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matyushenko can do to turn this around?
Kuusela lands a body shot.
Kuusela digs a right hand underneath Matyushenko's ribcage. Matyushenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusela gets through Matyushenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matyushenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kuusela prevents it.
Matyushenko is breathing heavily.
Kuusela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matyushenko is rocked!
Matyushenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a nice uppercut.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matyushenko backwards.
Matyushenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuusela finish him?
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Matyushenko seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a shot to the body.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuusela scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuusela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuusela lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuusela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuusela lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
Good body shot from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuusela lands with a left to the head.
Matyushenko is trying to drag Kuusela to the mat but Kuusela just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mark Kuusela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Matyushenko.
Kuusela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Kuusela as the two fighters clinch.
Matyushenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kuusela gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuusela lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuusela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuusela lands an uppercut.
Kuusela lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matyushenko backwards.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuusela.
Nice body punch from Kuusela - that landed with a thud.
Kuusela throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matyushenkos head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a body shot.
Kuusela pushes Matyushenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuusela lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matyushenko.
A short body shot lands from Kuusela as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuusela lands a body shot.
Kuusela is working Matyushenko over against the cage.
Kuusela lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuusela lands with a right to the head.
Kuusela lands a body shot.
Kuusela lands with a right to the head.
Kuusela lands a body shot.
Kuusela pushes Matyushenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuusela.
Kuusela is leaning against Matyushenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusela lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kuusela dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kuusela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matyushenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Matyushenko with a poor takedown
enabling Kuusela to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuusela moves in looking to clinch but Matyushenko pushes him off.
Matyushenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuusela counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuusela.
Matyushenko tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuusela shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mark Kuusela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Matyushenko.
Kuusela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matyushenko backwards.
Kuusela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Kuusela on the inside.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matyushenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Kuusela - that landed with a thud.
Kuusela is working Matyushenko over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matyushenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuusela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a body punch.
Kuusela scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuusela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matyushenko or not.
Matyushenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuusela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Kuusela - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela lands a hook that snaps the head of Matyushenko backwards.
Kuusela lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela pushes Matyushenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuusela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuusela lands a shot to the body.
Kuusela digs a right hand into Matyushenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matyushenko's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matyushenko or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuusela.
A shot in the inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matyushenko or not.
Kuusela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Kuusela - that landed with a thud.
Kuusela lands a body punch.
Kuusela lands a body punch.
Kuusela lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matyushenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Kuusela.
A short left from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a right hand.
Kuusela unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Matyushenko! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kuusela is unloading with more strikes now! Matyushenko drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kuusela!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Ganso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauro Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganso comes into the arena with Dont stop Believing blaring out of the sound system. Guerra is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Reise, Reise. Mauro Guerra looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Ganso!
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, Mauro Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganso shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guerra manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Guerra looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ganso tries to free his leg and advance position but Guerra is retaining full guard.
Ganso has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ganso drops back looking for a leg! Guerra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guerra manages to kick Ganso off! Ganso jumps back into Guerra's guard.
Guerra is looking to sweep but instead, Ganso has passed into half guard.
Ganso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guerra on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganso is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Guerra has managed to free his arm - good work.
Guerra is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ganso trying to control the action but Guerra is working from the bottom.
Ganso is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ganso wants to work for an arm triangle but Guerra is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganso stops Guerra from getting back to his feet.
Ganso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guerra keeps working.
Ganso is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Guerra is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Guerra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganso seems to be working for a kimura but Guerra defends the submission attempt.
Guerra tries to roll over but Ganso keeps him under control.
Ganso is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Guerra defends it well.
Guerra wants to control but Ganso is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Ganso dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ganso shoots for a double leg takedown but Guerra sprawls well. He's pushed Ganso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ganso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guerra swivels and escapes.
Ganso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Ganso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guerra fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ganso to the ground. Guerra is now in Ganso's guard.
Ganso seems keen to control Guerra's posture.
Ganso's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Guerra is breathing heavily.
Guerra throwing strikes from guard but Ganso blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganso is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Guerra is aware though and is defending well.
Ganso wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ganso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Guerra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ganso was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerra.
Mauro Guerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerra gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganso moves into full guard.
Guerra trying to control but Ganso is working from the bottom.
Ganso looking for a sweep. Not yet Ganso, not yet.
Ganso pulls Guerra in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mauro Guerra.
Ganso shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Guerra napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ganso is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Guerra looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ganso gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Guerra is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ganso lets go of the hold and Guerra can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulo Ganso!
Paulo Ganso decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle's entrance music is Slipknot. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denton Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder throws an overhand right that lands on Castle's shoulder, as Castle tries to avoid the shot.
Castle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thunder's head backwards.
It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
Thunder moves out of range of the leg kick from Castle.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Castle connects with an inside leg kick.
Castle throws the kick towards the body but Thunder avoids it.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
Thunder tried to score with a low kick but Castle checks it.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Castle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Castle is predictable there
and Thunder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castle moves out of range of the body kick.
Thunder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle throws a chopping leg kick but Thunder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thunder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunder.
Castle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thunder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thunder misses with a low kick as Castle jumps back.
Castle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castle. That did some damage!
Castle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castle misses with a straight left.
Thunder thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Castle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A cross from Castle lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Castle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle is looking to land body kicks.
Castle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thunders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot by Castle.
Thunder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castle with a nice cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thunder.
Castle is looking to land body kicks.
Thunder rushes Castle and presses him up against the cage.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Thunder.
Thunder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castle throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
Thunder throws a head punch that misses.
Castle tries to land knees in the clinch but Thunder avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thunder's brow.
Thunder is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Thunder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thunder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castle sizes up Thunder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Thunder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castle motions for Thunder to come forward. Castle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Castle connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder scores with a spinning back kick!
Thunder fakes the leg kick and cracks Castle in 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!
A jab lands there for Thunder.
Castle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Castle misses with a head kick.
Castle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Castle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Castle blocks the body kick.
Thunder throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castle's corner calls for a 1-2. Castle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thunder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from Thunder.
Thunder lands a glancing blow to the side of Castle's head.
Castle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Castle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thunder thows a leg kick but Castle checks it
and Castle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thunder's knee momentarily.
Frank Castle is winning the standup battle so far.
Thunder throws a body kick that misses.
Castle throws a big shot that misses.
Thunder misses with a left hand
and Castle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thunder throws a lazy right hand but Castle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle throws a head kick that misses.
Castle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Denton Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle looks for the body kick but Thunder saw that one coming.
Castle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thunder doesn't manage to clinch there - Castle circles away.
Thunder moves out of range of the leg kick from Castle.
Thunder lands a leg kick that knocks Castle off balance momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Castle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thunder - the referee stops the clock and Castle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thunder. Castle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder throws out a loose jab but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
Thunder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castle.
Thunder throws a solid leg kick but Castle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thunder.
Thunder misses with a hook.
Castle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thunder.
Castle avoids a kick to the body.
Thunder avoids the head kick by Castle.
Castle throws a head kick that misses.
Thunder throws out a leg kick but Castle moves out of range and Thunder only half commits.
Castle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thunder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thunder throws a lazy head kick
and Castle counters with an inside leg kick.
Thunder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice jab there from Thunder.
A leg kick checked by Thunder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder cracks the inside of Castle's front leg.
Thunder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunder.
Thunder connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder looks to throw the jab but Castle is out of range.
Thunder avoids the head kick by Castle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thunder, right into the meat.
Castle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thunder counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thunder will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thunder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thunder tries to clinch up.
Castle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thunder. That one must have hurt.
Thunder loads up on a big right hand but Castle slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle blocks the body kick.
Castle gets tackled into the cage by Thunder. Thunder maintains the clinch.
Thunder dodges an elbow strike from Castle.
Thunder tries to break free but Castle pushes him back against the cage.
Thunder misses with the head strike.
Thunder takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thunder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thunder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thunder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castle.
Thunder slips under a jab.
Thunder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thunder in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thunder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thunder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Thunder catches Castle right on the button with a cross.
Thunder misses with a kick to the body.
Thunder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thunder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thunder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle works the jab nicely.
Castle scores with a leg kick.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
Castle avoids a kick to the body.
Castle throws a hook but Thunder blocks it.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castle moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder looks to land a left hand but Castle moved out of range nicely.
Thunder scores with a head kick.
Castle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thunder's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Thunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Castle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thunder is able to avoid easily.
Castle misses with a leg kick.
Thunder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thunder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thunder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castle is looking to control Thunder's arms but Thunder gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castle has his back to the cage.
Thunder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thunder gets through Castle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thunder lands a nice uppercut.
Castle misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Castle to work.
Thunder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castle taking a breather.
Castle misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thunder.
Thunder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thunder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castle.
Thunder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castle fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle cracks Thunder with an open hand slap.
Castle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Castle keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castle.
Thunder avoids the head kick by Castle.
Castle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Thunder finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thunder takes the fight into the clinch.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Thunder.
Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder avoids the elbow strike from Castle, against the cage.
Thunder blocks an elbow strike from Castle.
Castle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thunder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That has opened up Denton Thunder's cut even more.
Thunder avoiding damage as Castle throws knees to the body.
Castle misses with an elbow over the top.
Thunder lands a shot to the body.
Thunder blocks a body shot from Castle.
Thunder missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder swings wildly with an uppercut but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denton Thunder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castle lands a hook that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
Castle looking to stall.
Castle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thunder's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Thunder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castle swings wildly with an uppercut but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Denton Thunder.
Well Thunder 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Denton Thunder!
Denton Thunder bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between River Tam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tam's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dangerous. Abrams has chosen Kreator - Violent Revolution as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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256 lbs
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288 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, River Tam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Abrams!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Abrams does no damage.
A big right from Abrams misses.
Abrams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abrams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tam blocks a jab.
Abrams scores with a hook to the body. Tam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tam blocks a leg kick.
Tam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abrams. Abrams obviously looking to wear him down.
Tam slips under a jab from Abrams.
Tam checks the leg kick.
Abrams is looking to chop away at Tam's legs.
Abrams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tam. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abrams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abrams misses with a wild body shot.
Abrams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abrams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tam was well out of range. Poor timing from Abrams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tam swings for the body but Abrams moves out of range.
Tam jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abrams cracks the inside of Tam's front leg.
Abrams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abrams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tam is out of range.
Abrams misses with a hook.
Abrams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tam at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Abrams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tam slips under a jab.
Tam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abrams.
A bone on bone clash there as Tam blocks the leg kick.
Abrams lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrams throws a right and a left that Tam avoids nicely.
Abrams misses with a body shot.
Abrams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abrams misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Abrams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abrams tries a low kick but Tam avoids it.
Abrams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James Abrams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abrams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abrams throws a low kick, looking for Tam's leg but Tam calmly moves out of range.
Abrams misses with a series of wild punches.
Tam blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tam checks a low kick from Abrams.
Tam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch lands to the side of Tam 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tam staying out of range there.
Abrams thumps Tam with a low kick.
Tam missing with a left hand there. Abrams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abrams manages to avoid it.
Abrams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Abrams.
Abrams looks gassed!
Abrams misses with a hook
and Tam counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tam clinches up with Abrams and pushes him back against the cage.
Abrams throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Abrams.
Abrams misses with a punch on the inside.
Tam tries to throw a body punch but Abrams avoids it by throwing Tam back against the cage.
Tam tries a body shot but Abrams blocks it.
Tam blocks a body shot from Abrams.
Abrams is trying to stall.
Abrams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tam dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Abrams prevents a body shot from Tam.
Abrams lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Abrams dominated that round.
That's time! Tam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abrams.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abrams.
Abrams walks into a stiff left hand from Tam.
Abrams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tam digs a good hook to Abrams's body.
Tam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abrams.
Abrams takes a swing at Tam's ribcage but misses.
Abrams throws a sloppy body shot
and Tam counters with a three punch combo that has Abrams backing up. Abrams nods at Tam to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abrams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Tam does it's job there.
Tam just misses with a punch to the body.
River Tam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tam slips under a jab from Abrams.
Tam moves out of range of the strikes.
Tam misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tam on the side of the head.
Abrams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tam wants to clinch.
Tam lands the left hand.
Abrams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tam uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abrams scores with a hook to the body. Tam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abrams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abrams somewhat.
Abrams is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abrams takes a swing at Tam's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abrams. Tam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abrams throws a hook but Tam blocks it.
Abrams is looking to slow Tam down with leg kicks.
Tam slips under a jab from Abrams.
Tam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abrams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abrams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abrams.
A big right from Abrams misses.
Tam is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abrams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tam counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abrams thinking.
Abrams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abrams is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abrams is still on wobbly legs! Can Tam finish him?
Tam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abrams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tam connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Abrams out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). River Tam!
River Tam decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesh Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howland Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masilungan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Heaven Hell. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesh Masilungan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Howland Reed!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masilungan throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Reed throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Masilungan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masilungan misses with a double jab.
Masilungan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reed lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Masilungan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masilungan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Masilungan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masilungan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Masilungan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reed takes a step back to recover.
Masilungan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reed.
Some bone on bone action there as Masilungan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Masilungan avoids the body shot from Reed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan tried to score with a low kick but Reed checks it.
Masilungan lands a head kick!
Masilungan scores with a leg kick.
Masilungan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reed at a distance.
Masilungan throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reed throws a leg kick
enabling Masilungan to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed looks for the body kick but Masilungan saw that one coming.
Masilungan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masilungan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reed lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Masilungan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masilungan scores with a jab. Reed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masilungan.
Masilungan throws a combination that misses
and Reed counters with an outside leg kick.
Masilungan looks to throw the jab but Reed is out of range.
Reed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Masilungan ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Masilungan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reed.
Masilungan ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed walks into a jab.
Masilungan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Masilungan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reed blocks a leg kick.
Reed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Jesh Masilungan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masilungan connects with a solid leg kick.
Masilungan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
Masilungan throws a leg kick which misses Reed's front leg but catches the back leg as Reed tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masilungan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masilungan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masilungan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masilungan lands a slapping body shot.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masilungan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masilungan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Masilungan connects with a body shot that sends Reed's belly button to the back.
Masilungan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesh Masilungan dominated that round.
That's time! Masilungan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reed throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Masilungan thuds his shin into the meat of Reed's side.
Masilungan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masilungan. Masilungan obviously looking to wear him down.
Reed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masilungan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masilungan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Masilungan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Reed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reed is breathing heavily.
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!
Masilungan lands a leg kick that knocks Reed off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reed.
Masilungan wants to slow Reed down by chopping away at his legs.
Jesh Masilungan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masilungan defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Reed throws a hook to the side of Masilungan's head but Masilungan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reed throws a body punch but Masilungan moves out of range.
Masilungan slips a straight right by Reed.
Reed lands a head kick. Masilungan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Masilungan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reed's head.
Reed is rocked!
Masilungan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reed throws a wild hook but Masilungan just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Reed gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Masilungan raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesh Masilungan!
Jesh Masilungan retains his bantamweight title!
Post fight, Jesh Masilungan stared into the camera and said 'I want to fight the best. How about a fight against Zica Brava the bantamweight champ of Blitzkrieg: Rio. Leandro Oliveira dos santos please make this happen.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Willemoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willemoes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rage Against The Machine- Bomb Track. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lasse Willemoes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Wilson tenderised Willemoes's leg. Willemoes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Slade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willemoes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Willemoes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Willemoes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson tries to work over Willemoes's front leg with a kick but Willemoes checks it.
Willemoes slips under a jab from Wilson.
Willemoes throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willemoes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Willemoes throws out the jab.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willemoes.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Willemoes moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Willemoes moves away from the strike by Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Willemoes throws out the jab.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willemoes.
Willemoes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Willemoes's sensitive parts.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Willemoes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Willemoes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wilson.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Willemoes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good exchange - Willemoes coming out on top.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Willemoes saw that one coming.
Willemoes avoids a kick to the body.
Willemoes dives in and scores a takedown into Wilson's guard.
Wilson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Willemoes!
Wilson avoids the attempt from Willemoes to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is landing with some decent strikes but Willemoes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
Willemoes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilson is landing with some decent strikes but Willemoes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wilson lands a big elbow.
Wilson landing shots from mount.
Willemoes is rocked!
Willemoes is looking to get to half guard.
Oh Willemoes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Willemoes covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slade Wilson!
A very excited looking Slade Wilson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vieira comes into the arena with Sweet Dreams Nightmare Mix blaring out of the sound system. Aurelio has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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176 lbs
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201 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aurelio connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Luciano Vieira has been cut.
Aurelio scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Aurelio has cracked Vieira with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Aurelio lands another huge swinging hook and Vieira tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Vieira, before Aurelio can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marco Aurelio!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marco Aurelio made sure he mentioned RMC - Rio Mma Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Hercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parka comes into the arena with blaring out of the sound system. Piru Parka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dog Hercules's chin.
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310 lbs
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300 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piru Parka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Hercules!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hercules shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parka as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circling - Parka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parka misses the jab.
Hercules doesn't manage to clinch there - Parka circles away.
Hercules is looking to clinch but Parka is avoiding it.
Parka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hercules manages to avoid it.
Hercules tries to clinch but Parka is having none of it.
Parka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hercules gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hercules scores a nice knee to the body.
Hercules with a knee to the head.
It looks like Piru Parka has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hercules.
Parka is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hercules.
Hercules is stalling here.
Hercules utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hercules lands a knee to the body.
Hercules tries to land knees in the clinch but Parka avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hercules lands a good knee to the midsection. Parka won't want to take too many of those.
Hercules crunches a lovely knee into Parka's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Hercules.
Hercules lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hercules throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkas head.
Hercules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parka.
Hercules prevents a body shot from Parka.
Hercules works on Parka's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Hercules.
Hercules tries to throw a body punch but Parka avoids it by throwing Hercules back against the cage.
Parka being controlled against the cage.
Hercules tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parka's elbow.
Parka tries to throw a body punch but Hercules avoids it by throwing Parka back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka throws a punch but it's blocked by Hercules.
Parka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hercules has Parka pressed against the cage.
Hercules blocks an uppercut.
Hercules landing knees to the body.
Hercules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parka.
Hercules is working Parka over against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hercules.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Hercules on the inside.
Hercules looking to throw knees to the head but Parka is blocking nicely.
Hercules lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hercules misses with a knee strike.
Hercules lands a knee to the head.
Hercules landing knees to the body.
Hercules stalling in the clinch but Parka improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hercules effectively controlling the action here.
Hercules misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parka.
Hercules landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hercules lands a nice knee to the body.
Hercules avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hercules.
Hercules taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hercules just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parka's brow.
Hercules is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parka is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Hercules.
Hercules taking a breather.
Hercules using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hercules is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parka is keeping busy.
Hercules using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hercules obliges.
Hercules stalling in the clinch.
Hercules scores with a hook to the body.
Hercules is leaning against Parka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hercules lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parka.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hercules.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dog Hercules.
Hercules closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Parka quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hercules is controlling the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hercules takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Hercules dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piru Parka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hercules is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Parka misses its intended target.
Parka misses with a straight right.
Hercules tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hercules fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hercules tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hercules has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hercules leaves Parka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Parka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Parka misses.
Hercules looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hercules distracts Parka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hercules preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hercules trying to control but Parka is working from the bottom.
Hercules landing with the ground and pound.
Hercules trying to control the position from guard on top but Parka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hercules gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parka wants to hit a switch here but Hercules passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Parka there!
Hercules prevents Parka from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hercules controlling his opponent.
Parka is working to get back to half guard.
Hercules working away from the top, dropping 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!
Parka is bucking up trying to escape but Hercules cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hercules landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Parka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Parka is rocked!
Hercules working Parka over with strikes here.
Oh Parka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hercules unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Parka wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Hercules celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dog Hercules!
A victorious Dog Hercules thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvon Del Bosco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan comes to the cage accompanied by Real American. Del Bosco has chosen Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marvon Del Bosco will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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284 lbs
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291 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marvon Del Bosco!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Bosco shoots in for a takedown but Hogan shows good takedown defense.
Hogan misses with a shot to the body
and Del Bosco counters with a three punch combo that has Hogan backing up. Hogan nods at Del Bosco to acknowledge the strikes.
Hogan lands with a cross.
Hogan throws a hook to the side of Del Bosco's head but Del Bosco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Del Bosco scores a takedown into full mount!
Hogan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Del Bosco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Bosco throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Del Bosco throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hogan because Del Bosco loaded up on that one.
Hogan is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosco unloads with some shots from mount but Hogan bucks and avoids them well.
Del Bosco looking to ground and pound but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Del Bosco thowing shots but they're missing.
Del Bosco throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hogan suckers Del Bosco into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Hogan is now in Del Bosco's guard!
Hogan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Del Bosco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hogan has managed to get both his arms back between Del Bosco's legs - danger averted.
Del Bosco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hogan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosco pushes a forearm under Hogan's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hogan is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marvon Del Bosco!
Marvon Del Bosco is the new super heavyweight champion!
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