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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jalen Reis (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jalen Reis!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuusela counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Kuusela - that landed with a thud.
Reis tries to pull guard but Kuusela holds him up against the cage and eventually Reis drops back down to his feet.
Kuusela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuusela lands with a short shot to the head.
Reis tries to pull guard but Kuusela forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mark Kuusela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jalen Reis.
Reis tries to pull guard but Kuusela forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kuusela lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a shot to the body.
Kuusela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuusela lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuusela lands with a right to the head.
Kuusela lands with a left to the head.
Kuusela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reis tries to pull guard but Kuusela holds him up against the cage and eventually Reis drops back down to his feet.
Reis jumps guard but Kuusela stands there with Reis around his waist. Reis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reis looks gassed!
Reis tries to pull guard but Kuusela forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kuusela is leaning against Reis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
Kuusela scores with a shot to the side of Reis's head.
Reis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuusela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands with a left to the head.
Kuusela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reis is trying to pull guard but Kuusela turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kuusela digs a right hand into Reis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reis's gas tank.
Kuusela scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuusela scores with a shot to the side of Reis's head.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuusela smiles and moves away.
Kuusela lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuusela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis gets tackled into the cage by Kuusela. Kuusela maintains the clinch.
Kuusela lands a hook that snaps the head of Reis backwards.
Kuusela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuusela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuusela cracks Reis with a nice body shot.
Kuusela pushes Reis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuusela lands an uppercut.
Kuusela pushes Reis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
Kuusela is working Reis over against the cage.
Kuusela pushes Reis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela digs a right hand underneath Reis's ribcage. Reis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuusela makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuusela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuusela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reis is rocked!
Kuusela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reis is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuusela finish him?
Kuusela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reis or not.
Kuusela scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuusela makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuusela lands with a right to the head.
Kuusela lands a body punch.
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body.
Kuusela unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Reis! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kuusela is unloading with more strikes now! Reis drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, 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 Babe Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Struker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Babe Ruth has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Babe Ruth seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Babe Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Struker!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Ruth has knocked Struker down with a huge combo! Ruth steps away and waves a wobbly Struker back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Struker is rocked!
It looks like Tommy Struker has been cut.
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!
Struker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ruth!
Struker is still in real trouble! Can Ruth finish him?
Struker working for a submission but Ruth is keeping him at bay.
Ruth holds on for dear life.
Struker seems to have recovered his senses.
Ruth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Struker has isolated one of Ruth's arms. Ruth looking to fight him off but Struker twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Struker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinand Hardnegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge comes into the arena with Back in black blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardnegger's choice of entrance music: Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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169 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ferdinand Hardnegger!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge lunges at Hardnegger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hardnegger's hand.
It looks like Ferdinand Hardnegger has been cut.
Jorge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jorge fails to land the takedown.
Hardnegger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jorge.
Jorge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardnegger staying out of range there.
Hardnegger shoots in looking for a takedown. Jorge tries to sprawl out of it but Hardnegger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jorge manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jorge misses with a two punch combination.
Jorge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardnegger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jorge!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge holds on to Hardnegger as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Jorge tries to reverse the position but Hardnegger maintains control.
Jorge wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jorge keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge tries to lock up and control but Hardnegger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hardnegger throws some wild stikes that Jorge manages to avoid easily.
Jorge can't escape the position.
Jorge manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Jorge is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Jorge wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hardnegger shoots for a double leg takedown but Jorge sprawls well. He's pushed Hardnegger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jorge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jorge shoots for a takedown but Hardnegger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jorge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardnegger pinned against the cage. Hardnegger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardnegger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jorge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Jorge. No joy for Hardnegger on that attempt.
Jorge misses with a straight right.
Jorge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jorge lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jorge misses with a combination
and Hardnegger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hardnegger trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 James Jorge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ferdinand Hardnegger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jorge throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardnegger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jorge's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardnegger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jorge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jorge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardnegger.
Jorge is looking to sweep but instead, Hardnegger has passed into half guard.
Jorge gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jorge is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Hardnegger keeps moving.
Hardnegger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardnegger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jorge wants to stand and escape but instead Hardnegger has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardnegger is standing up over Jorge. Jorge looks to escape but Hardnegger dives into side control.
Jorge manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jorge wants to control but Hardnegger is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorge decides to stand and escape the position.
Jorge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardnegger tries to avoid it but Jorge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardnegger to the ground. Hardnegger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge scores with a takedown into Hardnegger's guard.
Jorge trying to control but Hardnegger is working from the bottom.
Jorge sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hardnegger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Jorge just wasn't active enough.
Hardnegger fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardnegger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jorge.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardnegger moves out of range as Jorge strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jorge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ferdinand Hardnegger'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jorge throws a body punch but Hardnegger moves out of range.
Jorge throws a right hand that misses
so Hardnegger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jorge looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hardnegger puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jorge is positioning himself well to prevent Hardnegger advancing to mount.
Hardnegger prevents Jorge from improving his position.
Jorge gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is trying to hold Hardnegger in close to prevent damage but Hardnegger has managed to pass into half guard.
Hardnegger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hardnegger is trying to control. Jorge wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jorge trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardnegger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jorge works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jorge looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hardnegger puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jorge gets back to full guard.
Jorge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardnegger is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James Jorge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jorge pulls Hardnegger in close to his closed guard and prevents Hardnegger from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jorge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardnegger is one step ahead there.
That's four 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 referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Jorge.
Nice sprawl there from Jorge as Hardnegger shoots in.
Ferdinand Hardnegger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Jorge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Jorge misses.
Hardnegger shoots and misses
and Jorge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hardnegger moves forwards but Jorge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Jorge.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jorge, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jorge!
James Jorge seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vanden Plas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Ramyay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Vanden Plas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Ramyay!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramyay tries to clinch there but Plas circles away.
Ramyay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plas keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramyay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Plas throws a solid leg kick but Ramyay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Plas.
Plas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ramyay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramyay tries to clinch up.
Ramyay instigates a clinch.
Ramyay tries to land a knee to the head but Plas blocks with his arms.
Plas controlling the action here for a moment.
Plas misses with an elbow over the top.
Plas throws an elbow but it misses.
Plas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plas throws out a leg kick but Ramyay moves out of range and Plas only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ramyay.
Plas tries a low kick but Ramyay avoids it.
Ramyay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Plas motions for Ramyay to come forward. Plas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Plas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Plas counters with an inside leg kick.
Ramyay closes the distance and pushes Plas back into the cage.
Ramyay tries to land a knee to the head but Plas blocks with his arms.
Plas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Plas is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramyay has double underhooks.
Ramyay misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Plas.
Plas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramyay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramyay keeps control of Plas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramyay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plas tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramyay avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramyay misses with a knee strike.
Ramyay misses with an elbow strike.
Plas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Plas is looking to chop away at Ramyay's legs.
Plas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plas scoring well with a low kick there.
Plas digs a good hook to Ramyay's body.
Ramyay looks gassed!
Plas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramyay's sensitive parts.
Ramyay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Plas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Plas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plas connects with a solid leg kick.
Plas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramyay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramyay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Gordon Ramyay has been cut.
Plas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramyay takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Plas lands a big head kick that sends Ramyay tumbling to the mat! Plas takes a step backwards and waves Ramyay back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plas throws a powerful right kick. Ramyay tried to block low but the kick was high! Ramyay was taken right off of his feet! Plas jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vanden Plas!
Vanden Plas took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, RMC - Rio Mma Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ban Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban Ki Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Alpha!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alpha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Alpha.
Alpha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alpha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alpha connects with an inside leg kick.
Alpha misses the shot to the body.
Kim keeps Alpha at a distance using the push kick.
Alpha throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alpha counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alpha is looking to land body kicks.
Alpha blocks a leg kick.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alpha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Alpha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alpha breaks the clinch.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kim stuffs the takedown.
Ban Ki Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim clinches with his opponent.
Kim looking to stall.
Kim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alpha's face.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alpha breaks from the clinch.
Kim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alpha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim gets underhooks to prevent Alpha's takedown attempt.
Ban Ki Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dog Alpha.
Alpha wants a takedown but no success here.
Alpha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alpha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kim gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alpha is trying to break free.
Alpha tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Dog Alpha has been cut.
Alpha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Alpha's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alpha's brow.
Kim throws an elbow but it misses.
Alpha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim tries to clinch up but Alpha circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim cracks Alpha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alpha tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alpha.
Kim wants to stall.
Alpha blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alpha managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Alpha wants a takedown.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Alpha blocks with his arms.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Alpha can't break the clinch.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
Alpha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kim just leaning against Alpha, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Alpha blocks it.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Alpha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
Knees to the body from Kim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim lands a shot to the body.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alpha managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kim stops a takedown attempt from Alpha.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Alpha avoids the damage to the body.
Alpha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ban Ki Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dog Alpha's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Alpha or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim which made him look bad.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alpha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alpha tries for a takedown but Kim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Alpha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim moves to clinch but Alpha breaks away
so Alpha counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alpha is fighting to break Kim's control of his arms but Kim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alpha wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim has his hands on Alpha's head, controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alpha advances to half guard.
Kim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alpha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alpha's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha trying to control the hands but Kim won't let him.
Kim biding his time, looking for the opening.
Alpha is holding onto Kim's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Alpha wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to stick to Alpha's back but Alpha is turning into Kim. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kim's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Alpha.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alpha tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Alpha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alpha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Alpha trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alpha shoots in but no luck this time.
Ban Ki Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dog Alpha.
Alpha thuds his shin into the meat of Kim's side.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alpha fails with a takedown attempt.
Kim tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to clinch but Alpha is having none of it.
Alpha misses with a straight right.
Alpha throws a body kick that misses.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Alpha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ban Ki Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alpha throws out a leg kick but Kim moves out of range and Alpha only half commits.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alpha shoots in but no luck this time.
Alpha is breathing heavily.
Alpha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim pushes Alpha away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Decent striking displayed by Kim there.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim thumps Alpha with a low kick.
Alpha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alpha's brow.
Alpha avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Alpha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kim pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alpha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kim moves into the clinch.
Alpha avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alpha blocks an elbow strike.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alpha avoids it.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ban Ki Kim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dog Alpha'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. This is the final round!
Kim scores with a head kick. Alpha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alpha tries for a takedown but Kim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alpha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kim circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alpha.
Ban Ki Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dog Alpha.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alpha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kim.
Ban Ki Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Alpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Alpha blocks the leg kick.
Kim forces Alpha back against the cage and clinches.
Alpha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kim.
Kim tries a body shot but Alpha blocks it.
Knees to the body from Kim.
Alpha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alpha is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alpha circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alpha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alpha avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Alpha is trying to trip Kim. He has hold of a leg but Kim is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Alpha persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Alpha won't allow Kim to get back to his feet.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Alpha from controlling successfully.
Alpha tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Kim wants to get back to his feet but Alpha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Alpha won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alpha manages to get himself to full guard.
Alpha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alpha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alpha is taking a breather. Kim says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kim is looking to escape.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kim works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alpha trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Dog Alpha has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kim wants to stand up but Alpha has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Alpha controlling the position well.
Alpha wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alpha is positioning himself well to prevent Kim advancing to mount.
Alpha tries to get to full guard but Kim has control of the leg.
Ban Ki Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ban Ki Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kim, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ban Ki Kim!
Ban Ki Kim was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsubasa J Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tsubasa J Champ!
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, Steve Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
J Champ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mullen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
J Champ blocks a head kick by Mullen.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen misses with a head kick.
Mullen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
J Champ misses with a low kick.
J Champ moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
J Champ throws a front kick aimed at Mullen's knee but Mullen avoids it well.
J Champ connects with a solid leg kick.
J Champ lands a leg kick that knocks Mullen off balance momentarily.
Mullen looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen misses with a kick to the body.
J Champ avoids the head kick by Mullen.
J Champ will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mullen misses with a body kick.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick
and J Champ counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by J Champ.
J Champ lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mullen's sensitive parts.
J Champ lands a front kick.
J Champ fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
J Champ lands a big head kick that sends Mullen tumbling to the mat! J Champ takes a step backwards and waves Mullen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Steve Mullen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
J Champ tries a head kick but it misses.
Mullen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before J Champ can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by J Champ. That's going to slow Mullen down.
J Champ lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
J Champ fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by J Champ.
J Champ feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mullen's calf.
J Champ explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mullen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from J Champ - the referee stops the clock and Mullen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says J Champ. Mullen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
J Champ connects with an inside leg kick.
J Champ dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mullen. That did some damage!
Mullen 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.
J Champ throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mullen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before J Champ can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ throws a nice inside leg kick.
J Champ chopping away at his opponent's legs.
J Champ throws a leg kick which misses Mullen's front leg but catches the back leg as Mullen tries to avoid it.
J Champ is looking to slow Mullen down with leg kicks.
J Champ fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
J Champ keeps Mullen at a distance using the push kick.
J Champ lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mullen's sensitive parts.
J Champ throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mullen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
J Champ delivers a nice body kick.
Mullen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by J Champ. J Champ obviously looking to wear him down.
J Champ scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
J Champ thumps Mullen with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from J Champ.
J Champ fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
J Champ throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mullen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from J Champ.
Mullen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from J Champ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from J Champ.
J Champ delivers a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for J Champ.
Mullen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from J Champ.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
J Champ looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from J Champ.
J Champ throws a nice head kick!
Mullen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before J Champ can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for J Champ.
Mullen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
J Champ feints and then cracks Mullen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mullen down.
J Champ connects with a solid leg kick.
J Champ is looking to slow Mullen down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by J Champ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ lands a big head kick that sends Mullen tumbling to the mat! J Champ takes a step backwards and waves Mullen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mullen is rocked!
A kick lands to the mid section there for J Champ.
Mullen is still on wobbly legs! Can J Champ finish him?
J Champ with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mullen is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. J Champ Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Mullen is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tsubasa J Champ!
Tsubasa J Champ took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, RMC - Rio Mma Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Aguero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laurent comes to the cage accompanied by Tropa de Elite. Sergio Aguero acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederic Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguero!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laurent.
Good standup being displayed there by Laurent as he connects with a hook.
Laurent throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aguero looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laurent scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aguero doesn't seem bothered though.
Laurent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laurent ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laurent scores with a jab to the body.
Laurent lands the left hand.
Laurent scores with a jab to the body.
Aguero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aguero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aguero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laurent throws a monster overhand right that drops Aguero! Laurent follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frederic Laurent!
An out of breath and clearly excited Frederic Laurent thanked RMC - Rio Mma Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eyehate Condoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Condoms is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by call to prayer. Eyehate Condoms 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eyehate Condoms!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condoms waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick from Condoms misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Condoms is just out of range.
Condoms bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Condoms manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Condoms throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Condoms's belly button to the back.
Silva cracks Condoms with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Condoms fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Condoms.
Silva has Condoms pressed against the cage, preventing Condoms from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Condoms takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Eyehate Condoms has been cut.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Condomss head.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Condoms shrugs off.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Condomss head.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Condoms.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Condoms's ribcage.
Condoms looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Condoms takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Condoms is trying to break free.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Condoms takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A body shot lands from Silva.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva digs a right hand into Condoms's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Condoms's gas tank.
Silva presses Condoms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Condoms avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Condoms avoids the damage to the body.
Condoms misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Condoms fails to land.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Condoms wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva presses Condoms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Silva.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Condoms avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Condoms in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Eyehate Condoms's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Silva.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Condoms backwards.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Condoms is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Condoms backwards.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Condoms backwards.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Condoms's efforts to push away.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a knee 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!
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Condoms has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Condoms or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Condoms avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva presses Condoms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Eyehate Condoms's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Condoms managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Condoms managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Condoms takes an elbow to the forehead.
Eyehate Condoms's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Condoms backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eyehate Condoms's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Condoms tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva presses Condoms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Condoms wants to break the clinch but can't.
Condoms is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Condoms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands an elbow just above Condoms 's eye.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Condoms can do to turn this around?
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Condoms's defenses.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Condoms won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Condoms takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eyehate Condoms's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jose Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joliver Genetia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Luis Montoya Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genetia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Remain Nameless. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joliver Genetia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genetia misses with a straight left.
Montoya Rivera tries to bum rush Genetia with a series of wild strikes but Genetia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Genetia slips under a jab.
Genetia misses with a hook. Montoya Rivera ducked under it nicely.
Montoya Rivera slips under a jab from Genetia.
Montoya Rivera avoids the head kick by Genetia.
Montoya Rivera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Genetia swats away the attempt to clinch by Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera 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.
Genetia avoids the body shot from Montoya Rivera.
Genetia tries a head kick but it misses.
Genetia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Genetia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montoya Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Genetia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera takes a swing at Genetia's ribcage but misses.
Montoya Rivera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Genetia has time to react.
Montoya Rivera swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Genetia counter with a right hand.
Genetia is looking to land body kicks.
Montoya Rivera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Montoya Rivera misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Montoya Rivera, as that shot connected.
Genetia connects with a leg kick. Montoya Rivera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Genetia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Montoya Rivera will feel that in the morning.
Montoya Rivera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Montoya Rivera lands an overhand right.
Genetia misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Genetia circles away.
A shot to the liver by Montoya Rivera. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genetia throws out a loose jab but Montoya Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Genetia misses with a head kick.
Genetia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Genetia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montoya Rivera throws out the jab.
Montoya Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Genetia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montoya Rivera needs to keep his hands up - Genetia had a free shot at his head there.
Montoya Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Genetia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Montoya Rivera wants to land a leg kick but Genetia is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Genetia avoids the body shot from Montoya Rivera.
Genetia slips a straight right by Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Genetia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montoya Rivera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Genetia's head backwards.
Genetia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Montoya Rivera.
Genetia misses with a low kick.
Genetia throws a leg kick but Montoya Rivera moved away.
Good exchange - Montoya Rivera coming out on top.
Genetia connects with a looping right hand.
Montoya Rivera lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Genetia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Genetia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Montoya Rivera keeping full guard, as Genetia tries to pass.
Montoya Rivera pulls Genetia in close to prevent any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Genetia throws a strike but Montoya Rivera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Genetia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 Joliver Genetia will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Montoya Rivera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Genetia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montoya Rivera in his tracks.
Montoya Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Genetia.
Montoya Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Genetia's shoulder, as Genetia tries to avoid the shot.
Montoya Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montoya Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Genetia throws a body kick that misses.
Montoya Rivera takes a swing at Genetia's ribcage but misses.
Montoya Rivera throws a chopping leg kick but Genetia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Montoya Rivera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Genetia defends it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Genetia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genetia ducks under a wild hook from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montoya Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montoya Rivera misses with a left hand
and Genetia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A telegraphed right hand from Montoya Rivera misses the target.
Genetia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya Rivera.
Genetia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Montoya Rivera misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Montoya Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montoya Rivera blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera misses with some punches.
Montoya Rivera blocks an elbow strike from Genetia.
Genetia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Genetia.
A short uppercut from Genetia.
Genetia trying to stall but Montoya Rivera improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Genetia.
Genetia avoiding damage.
Genetia swings wildly with an uppercut but Montoya Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montoya Rivera.
Genetia lands a right hand.
Montoya Rivera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montoya Rivera wants to stall.
Montoya Rivera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Genetia smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Genetia.
An inside leg kick from Montoya Rivera misses.
Genetia throws an off balance right hand
and Montoya Rivera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Genetia throws out a leg kick but Montoya Rivera moves out of range and Genetia only half commits.
Montoya Rivera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Genetia defends it nicely.
Joliver Genetia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Luis Montoya Rivera.
Genetia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joliver Genetia is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genetia slips under a jab.
Genetia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Montoya Rivera momentarily.
Joliver Genetia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montoya Rivera throws a jab when Genetia was well out of range.
Montoya Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Genetia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Genetia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montoya Rivera is looking to chop away at Genetia's legs.
The fighters circling - Montoya Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montoya Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montoya Rivera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Genetia rushes Montoya Rivera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Montoya Rivera misses with some punches.
Montoya Rivera stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joliver Genetia dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Montoya Rivera throws a body punch but Genetia moves out of range.
Genetia looks for a takedown but Montoya Rivera sprawls well.
Montoya Rivera swings widly with a right hand
and Genetia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montoya Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Genetia manages to avoid it.
Montoya Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genetia.
Genetia scores with a head kick.
Montoya Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Genetia moves away and avoids it.
Montoya Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Genetia slaps away a takedown attempt from Montoya Rivera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Montoya Rivera looks to land a left hand but Genetia moved out of range nicely.
Montoya Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genetia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Genetia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montoya Rivera lands a body shot.
Montoya Rivera checks a low kick from Genetia.
Montoya Rivera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Genetia.
Jab from Montoya Rivera.
Genetia tries to keep at a distance but Montoya Rivera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Genetia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Montoya Rivera lands with a light punch inside.
Genetia working aggressively here.
Genetia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Genetia lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera taking a breather.
Genetia throws a punch but it's blocked by Montoya Rivera.
Genetia lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Genetia fails to land.
Montoya Rivera takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genetia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Genetia trying to stall but Montoya Rivera improves his position.
Montoya Rivera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Genetia working aggressively here.
Montoya Rivera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Genetia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera wants a takedown but no success here.
Montoya Rivera swings wildly with an uppercut but Genetia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Genetia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Genetia throws an elbow but it misses.
Montoya Rivera has Genetia pressed against the cage.
Genetia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montoya Rivera lands with a left to the head.
Genetia tries to throw a body punch but Montoya Rivera avoids it by throwing Genetia back against the cage.
Genetia is looking to control Montoya Rivera's arms but Montoya Rivera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Genetia has his back to the cage.
Genetia lands an uppercut.
Montoya Rivera lands with a short shot to the head.
Genetia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Genetia gets through Montoya Rivera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montoya Rivera blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera blocking some punches.
Montoya Rivera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Joliver Genetia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Genetia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Genetia.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Genetia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Montoya Rivera's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montoya Rivera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Genetia backwards.
Montoya Rivera is looking to control Genetia's arms but Genetia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Montoya Rivera has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montoya Rivera.
Genetia lands with a right to the head.
Montoya Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Montoya Rivera.
Come on Montoya Rivera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Montoya Rivera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Joliver Genetia did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Montoya Rivera connects with a body shot that sends Genetia's belly button to the back.
Genetia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genetia was well out of range. Poor timing from Montoya Rivera.
Nice defenses there by Genetia.
Genetia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Genetia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montoya Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Montoya Rivera tries to bum rush Genetia with a series of wild strikes but Genetia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montoya Rivera blocks a jab.
Genetia cracks Montoya Rivera with a good jab.
Genetia misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genetia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montoya Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the body from Montoya Rivera misses
enabling Genetia to counter with a crisp jab.
Genetia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montoya Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Genetia takes one on the button.
Montoya Rivera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Montoya Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genetia was well out of range. Poor timing from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Genetia stalks Montoya Rivera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Montoya Rivera's face. Montoya Rivera staggers backwards, shaken.
Montoya Rivera misses with a looping right.
Genetia misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genetia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Montoya Rivera as he avoids it easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A clash of legs there as Montoya Rivera blocks the low kick.
Genetia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montoya Rivera moves away.
Montoya Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Genetia.
Montoya Rivera misses with a leg kick.
Montoya Rivera swings for the body but Genetia moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Genetia. Montoya Rivera shrugs it off though.
Montoya Rivera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Montoya Rivera throws out a leg kick but Genetia moves out of range and Montoya Rivera only half commits.
Genetia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genetia moves away from the strike by Montoya Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Genetia.
Montoya Rivera moves into range and clinches up with Genetia.
Montoya Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Genetia.
Genetia blocking some punches.
Montoya Rivera trying to stall but Genetia improves his position.
Montoya Rivera lands with a light punch inside.
Montoya Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montoya Rivera misses with a punch to the body.
Genetia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montoya Rivera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Genetia lands a nice shot to the body.
Montoya Rivera blocking some punches.
Montoya Rivera misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Genetia fails to land.
Genetia trying to control the position but instead, Montoya Rivera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Genetia into the cage.
Montoya Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Genetia avoids it by throwing Montoya Rivera back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montoya Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Genetia avoids it by throwing Montoya Rivera back against the cage.
Genetia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montoya Rivera backwards.
Montoya Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Genetia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jose Luis Montoya Rivera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Montoya Rivera throws the left hand but Genetia avoids the punch easily.
Genetia cracks Montoya Rivera with a good jab.
Montoya Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Genetia manages to avoid it.
Genetia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montoya Rivera scores with a hook to the body. Genetia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Genetia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Montoya Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genetia.
Genetia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya Rivera.
Genetia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Genetia avoids the body shot from Montoya Rivera.
Genetia throws a sloppy head kick
and Genetia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montoya Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Genetia.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genetia misses with a series of wild punches.
Genetia throws a leg kick
and Montoya Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Genetia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Genetia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Genetia takes a swing at Montoya Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Montoya Rivera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Genetia tries a head kick but it misses.
Montoya Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Genetia misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Montoya Rivera.
Genetia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera thuds a left hand into Genetia's body.
Genetia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Montoya Rivera scores with a jab. Genetia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montoya Rivera blocks a jab.
Genetia looks to score with a jab to the body but Montoya Rivera is just out of range.
Montoya Rivera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montoya Rivera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Genetia takes one to the chin there.
Genetia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Montoya Rivera is able to avoid easily.
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera misses with a body punch
and Genetia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Genetia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Genetia on the side of the head.
Montoya Rivera misses with a jab to the body
and Genetia counters with a straight right hand.
Genetia throws a head kick but Montoya Rivera moves out of range.
Genetia misses with a body shot
and Montoya Rivera counters with an outside leg kick.
Genetia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Montoya Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joliver Genetia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montoya Rivera throws out a powerful jab.
Montoya Rivera missing with a left hand there. Genetia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Genetia on the side of the head.
Genetia connects with a right hand. Montoya Rivera shakes it off.
Montoya Rivera moves into the clinch.
Montoya Rivera letting Genetia take a breather here.
Genetia working aggressively here.
Montoya Rivera can't find room to land a body shot as Genetia controls the action.
Montoya Rivera throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montoya Rivera looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montoya Rivera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Genetia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 48:47
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joliver Genetia!
Joliver Genetia retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Joliver Genetia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odayr Shurlt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shurlt comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle . The crowd seem to be enjoying Hogan's choice of entrance music: Real American. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odayr Shurlt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Shurlt with that takedown attempt.
Hogan slaps away a takedown attempt from Shurlt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hogan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shurlt eats them both and turns towards Hogan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Odayr Shurlt has been cut.
Hogan lands a jab to Shurlt's midsection.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Shurlt is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shurlt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan thuds a left hand into Shurlt's body.
Shurlt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hogan sprawls well. Hogan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shurlt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odayr Shurlt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shurlt's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hogan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shurlt wants to improve his position but instead Hogan has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Hogan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hogan trying to mount his opponent but Shurlt defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan prevents Shurlt from improving his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hulk Hogan.
Hogan rushes Shurlt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shurlt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shurlt blocks an uppercut.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Shurlt.
Hogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hogan is stalling here.
Hogan tries to throw a body punch but Shurlt avoids it by throwing Hogan back against the cage.
Shurlt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hogan is defending well.
Shurlt is trying to pull guard but Hogan has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shurlt prevents a body shot from Hogan.
Shurlt looking for a takedown.
Hogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shurlt backwards.
Hogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Odayr Shurlt'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.
Hogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shurlt was well out of range. Poor timing from Hogan.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hogan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Shurlt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice straight punches there by Hogan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hogan.
Hogan forces Shurlt back against the cage and clinches.
Shurlt trying to stall but Hogan improves his position.
Hogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shurlt gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurlt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hogan defending well though.
Hogan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shurlt.
Hogan wants to improve his position but Shurlt is controlling well.
Shurlt throws a strike but Hogan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Shurlt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hogan has his hands on Shurlt's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shurlt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hogan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shurlt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shurlt trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shurlt looking to pass the guard.
Shurlt throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan controls Shurlt momentarily but Shurlt frees himself.
Shurlt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shurlt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hogan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shurlt throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
Hogan controls Shurlt momentarily but Shurlt frees himself.
Shurlt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan keeping moving, preventing Shurlt from controlling successfully.
Shurlt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hogan pulls Shurlt in close to his closed guard and prevents Shurlt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shurlt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan controlling Shurlt's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shurlt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shurlt showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Odayr Shurlt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Odayr Shurlt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hogan tries to bum rush Shurlt with a series of wild strikes but Shurlt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hogan clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shurlt tries for a takedown but Hogan manages to get underhooks.
Hogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shurlt backwards.
Hogan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hulk Hogan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan gets a clinch.
Shurlt wants to take the fight to the mat but Hogan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shurlt is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hogan can't fight it off and eventually Shurlt manages to take the fight to the floor. Hogan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shurlt trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shurlt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shurlt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hogan has Shurlt pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is trying to control the position but Shurlt postures up.
Shurlt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
Shurlt throwing strikes but missing.
Hogan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hulk Hogan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hogan misses the shot to the body.
Hogan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shurlt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shurlt with a poor takedown
and Hogan counters with a shoot takedown. Shurlt fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odayr Shurlt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shurlt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hogan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shurlt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shurlt trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogan pulls Shurlt in close to his closed guard and prevents Shurlt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Odayr Shurlt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shurlt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Hogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hogan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!
After the fight, Hulk Hogan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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