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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Duque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kelly's choice of entrance music: R Kelly - Real talk. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilberto Duque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duque but Duque pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duque closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Duque pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duque ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
Duque has closed the distance and engaged Kelly in a clinch.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Duque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duque misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly is looking to control Duque's arms but Duque gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelly has his back to the cage.
Duque is trying to pull guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly stalling.
Duque is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Duque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duque tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kelly is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelly.
Duque tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.
Duque changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Duque's body.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Duque misses.
Duque is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duque tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Duque tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Duque is out of range.
Duque shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kelly but Kelly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kelly misses with a hook. Duque ducked under it nicely.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Duque misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duque tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duque moves away.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Duque.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Duque takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duque throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Duque.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelly.
Duque is looking to clinch.
Donk. Kelly catches Duque right on the button with a cross.
Duque has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duque shoots in and gets a takedown into Kelly's guard.
Kelly pulls Duque in close to his closed guard and prevents Duque from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Kelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duque throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kelly duly obliges.
Kelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.
Duque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Duque misses with an uppercut.
Kelly swings for the body but Duque moves out of range.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duque shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelly sprawls well. He's pushed Duque's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duque's head.
Kelly scores with a jab. Duque acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Duque wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Duque moved out of range.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duque at a distance.
Duque shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Duque counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duque trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Duque trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Kelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelly, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duque.
Duque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duque won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Duque throwing strikes but missing.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Duque from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly seems keen to control Duque's posture.
Duque trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Duque shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kelly sprawls well. Kelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duque gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Duque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duque takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly throws a body punch but Duque moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Duque wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duque closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kelly quickly recovers to half guard.
Kelly is looking to improve his position.
Kelly manages to get to full guard.
Duque trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kelly doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Duque 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duque's guard.
Duque wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelly connects with a couple of short punches.
Kelly's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kelly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duque working a defensive guard here.
Kelly landing some decent shots from guard.
Kelly trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Duque manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duque wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duque's guard.
Kelly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duque looking to control.
Kelly stopping the sweep attempt from Duque.
Kelly connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelly is one step ahead there.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Duque has wrist control.
Duque has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kelly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Duque is keeping the position.
Duque wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelly postures up in Duque's guard and throws a big left but Duque blocks it.
Kelly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Duque keeps moving.
Gilberto Duque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly cracks Duque with a solid left hand.
Kelly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duque's head.
Kelly passes into half guard.
Kelly winds up and cracks Duque with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duque is refusing to be controlled, as Kelly sits in half guard.
Duque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gilberto Duque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Kelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duque keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelly 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Kelly!
A relieved looking Rob Kelly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Tontyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tontyl kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La Coka Nostra - Gun in Your Mouth. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bartosz Tontyl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Silver!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Tontyl.
Tontyl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silver thuds a left hand into Tontyl's body.
Nice straight punches there by Tontyl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tontyl.
Tontyl misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
Tontyl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Tontyl.
Tontyl swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tontyl. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Tontyl tenderised Silver's leg. Silver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tontyl avoids the body shot from Silver.
Nice takedown defense from Tontyl. No joy for Silver on that attempt.
Silver shoots in for a takedown but Tontyl shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tontyl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Tontyl really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tontyl misses with a head kick.
Silver decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tontyl trying to hold on to Silver's head to control him but Silver postures up.
Tontyl is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silver is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tontyl is doing well to control the position and prevent Silver from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartosz Tontyl has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jab, jab by Silver - just one landing.
Tontyl listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tontyl connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
Tontyl wants to land a leg kick but Silver is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver moves out of range as Tontyl strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver closes the distance and clinches up with Tontyl, looking for a takedown. Silver pushes Tontyl against the cage but Tontyl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bartosz Tontyl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Silver.
Silver shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tontyl defends it nicely.
Silver tries to clinch but Tontyl is having none of it.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tontyl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silver throws a right hand that misses
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tontyl throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.
Tontyl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tontyl tries to bum rush Silver with a series of wild strikes but Silver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Tontyl misses.
Tontyl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tontyl's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tontyl duly obliges.
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Tontyl.
Tontyl stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tontyl breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tontyl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bartosz Tontyl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tontyl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silver makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tontyl really felt that one!
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 Bartosz Tontyl will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silver throws a one two combo.
Tontyl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tontyl sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silver somewhat.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tontyl gets caught napping as Silver dives in and scores a takedown. Tontyl manages to retain guard.
Silver wants to pass the guard but Tontyl is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tontyl wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silver is now in half guard.
Silver controlling the action here.
Tontyl moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to control but Tontyl is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silver is stalling in the full guard.
Patrick Silver has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tontyl scores with a jab to the head.
Tontyl avoids the head kick by Silver.
Silver is looking to clinch but Tontyl is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Tontyl.
Silver tries for a takedown but Tontyl sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tontyl misses with a body shot.
Tontyl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Tontyl.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tontyl misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tontyl quickly recovers to half guard.
Silver passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tontyl!
Tontyl really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tontyl is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silver.
Silver darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silver tries to pass to full mount but Tontyl defends it.
Tontyl is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silver pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tontyl wants to control but Silver is keeping busy.
Tontyl won't allow Silver to pass to mount.
Silver not doing much here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tontyl's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tontyl looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silver takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Patrick Silver.
Silver drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tontyl is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to control the action but Tontyl is working from the bottom.
Silver is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tontyl will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silver 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Silver!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro de le Fe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de le Fe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Smack my bitch up. Carver has chosen I Till Colapse as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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201 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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172 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro de le Fe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Carver!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de le Fe lands a head shot.
It looks like Brian Carver has been cut.
de le Fe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
de le Fe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
de le Fe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carver.
de le Fe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carver throws a big shot that misses.
Carver scores with a punch to the head.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
de le Fe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Carver throws a left that rocks de le Fe and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Carver dives into side control, looking to finish! Can de le Fe regain composure!
de le Fe is rocked!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Carver decides to stand back up. Carver steps back and let's de le Fe get back to his feet.
Oh de le Fe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Carver.
Brian Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks de le Fe right on the button. de le Fe goes down! Carver follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Carver gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Carver!
In his post fight interview, Brian Carver gave a big smile as he said 'Alejandro de Le Fre is sucks!, I know he is a old man, Le Fre, You like of new boys punching your face? please' How says my music, sorry for your Retire, It's time to Retire, The new boys dominate this sport now!
You no is a great Fighter, you are very limited, man, I' not impressed by your pe'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justice digs a good hook to Machida's body.
Machida looks for the body kick but Justice saw that one coming.
Justice swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machida scoring well with a low kick there.
Duke Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a body kick.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Machida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Machida feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Machida delivers a nice body kick.
Machida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Justice at a distance.
Justice looks gassed!
Machida scores with a sloppy right hand. Justice should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Machida throws a head kick that Justice semi-blocks.
It looks like Duke Justice has been cut.
Machida missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justice gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machida.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Justice is rocked!
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Justice misses with a hook to the body
and Machida counters with a left to the body.
Machida throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Machida throws a head kick that Justice semi-blocks.
Justice is still on wobbly legs! Can Machida finish him?
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Justice seems to have recovered his senses.
Justice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
Machida throws out a powerful jab.
Justice throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
Machida is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice fails with a takedown attempt.
Machida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Justice.
Machida moves out of range of the strikes.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
Justice connects with a looping right hand.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machida connects with a nice looking jab.
Justice loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
Justice moves out of range as Machida throws a body kick.
Machida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Justice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Machida works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Justice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machida explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Justice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Machida. Justice shrugs it off though.
Justice needs to keep his hands up - Machida had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Machida lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Machida.
Machida feints with a jab and clips Justice right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Justice is sent crashing into the canvas and Machida leaps in for the kill! Justice tries to get to his feet but Machida is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Justice is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Machida!
After the big win, Lyoto Machida made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors RMC - Rio Mma Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mk Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ultra comes to the cage accompanied by Big Bad - Satriani. Izaac Kari has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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162 lbs
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159 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mk Ultra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ultra tries a head kick but it misses.
Kari cracks Ultra with a good jab.
Kari misses with a double jab
and Ultra counters with a stiff right hand.
Ultra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kari.
Kari misses with a hook.
Ultra connects with a high kick.
Kari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ultra.
Ultra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kari.
Ultra thuds a left hand into Kari's body.
Ultra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ultra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ultra takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kari misses with a two punch combination.
Kari misses the shot to the body.
Kari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ultra looks to throw the jab but Kari is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ultra throws a nice head kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Kari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kari misses with a low kick.
Ultra tries to clinch there but Kari circles away.
Ultra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kari was well out of range. Poor timing from Ultra.
Ultra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ultra throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kari counters with a leg kick.
Ultra lands with a nice body punch.
Kari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ultra is out of range and Kari settles back down.
Kari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ultra thows a body shot but no joy.
Kari scores with a kick to the body.
Kari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ultra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ultra lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Ultra misses its intended target.
Kari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ultra was well out of range. Poor timing from Kari.
Ultra just misses with a punch to the body.
Ultra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kari.
Ultra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kari was well out of range. Poor timing from Ultra.
Kari checks a low kick from Ultra.
Kari throws a shot from downtown. Ultra moves away and avoids it.
Kari throws out a leg kick but Ultra moves out of range and Kari only half commits.
Kari is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kari moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ultra misses the target.
Ultra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Ultra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kari.
Some bone on bone action there as Kari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ultra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kari throws a hook but Ultra avoids it easily.
Kari digs a good hook to Ultra's body.
Ultra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ultra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ultra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ultra, right into the meat.
Kari throws a looping overhand right but Ultra ducks down to avoid it.
Ultra drives through and clinches with Kari against the cage.
Ultra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ultra misses with a body punch.
Kari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Ultra.
Kari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ultra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kari lands a nice shot that snaps Ultra's head back.
Ultra is looking to wear down Kari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ultra swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kari swinging wildly here.
Kari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kari. Ultra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kari missing with a left hand there. Ultra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Izaac Kari will probably get the nod.
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.
Ultra lands with a good body shot.
Kari throws a hook but Ultra avoids it easily.
Ultra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ultra moves out of range of the strikes.
Kari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ultra. That did some damage!
Kari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ultra.
Sloppy strikes from Ultra. Those never looked like landing.
Kari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kari misses the jab.
Kari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ultra counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kari just misses with a punch to the body.
Ultra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ultra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ultra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ultra throws a head kick but Kari moves out of range.
Kari tries to land a body kick
and Ultra counters with a left to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kari as he connects with a hook.
Kari throws a hook but Ultra blocks it.
Crunch! Ultra slams his shin into Kari's torso.
Ultra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kari.
Kari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ultra to score with a decent uppercut.
Ultra misses with a wild body shot.
Ultra throws a lazy head kick
and Ultra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Ultra blocks the leg kick.
Ultra feints and then cracks Kari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kari down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ultra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kari.
Ultra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mk Ultra is winning the standup battle so far.
Ultra slips under a jab.
Ultra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kari is rocked!
and Ultra counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kari! He's just covering up as Ultra starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mk Ultra!
A victorious Mk Ultra 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Almer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
177 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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187 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Buck!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Almer.
Almer misses with a hook.
Buck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almer circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Almer lands.
Almer swings for the body but Buck moves out of range.
Almer looks to land a body kick but Buck moved away.
Almer dodges the punch combination from Buck.
Almer missing with a left hand there. Buck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Almer misses with a body punch
and Buck counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Buck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almer misses with a series of wild punches.
Buck avoids a kick to the body.
Buck shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Buck was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Buck controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Almer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Almer shrugs it off.
Almer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Buck.
Almer is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Almer is surviving well by controlling Buck's body position as best he can.
Buck can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Almer is looking to escape.
Buck goes for an armbar but Almer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Almer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Almer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Buck throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Buck is looking for a triangle but Almer pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Buck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Almer wants to control from the top but Buck keeps moving.
Buck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almer is fighting to break Buck's control of his arms but Buck is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Buck dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Buck shoots for a takedown but Almer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Almer throws a lazy uppercut
and Buck counters with a left and a right that stings Almer.
Almer slips a jab and a cross from Buck.
Almer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buck scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Buck staying out of range there.
Almer throws a head kick that misses.
Harold Buck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Almer tries a low kick but Buck avoids it.
Almer throws the kick towards the body but Buck avoids it.
Almer tries to land a front kick but Buck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buck has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Almer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buck shoots in but Almer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buck loads up on a big right hand but Almer slips the punch.
Almer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buck. That did some damage!
Almer throws a leg kick but Buck moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck staying out of range there.
Buck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almer.
Almer throws a hook but Buck avoids it easily.
Almer swings for the body but Buck moves out of range.
Almer misses with a looping left.
Almer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Almer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buck.
Nice defenses there by Almer.
Buck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thiago Almer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Buck.
Almer misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Buck misses.
Buck misses with the combination.
Buck is breathing heavily.
Almer cracks a nice hook into Buck's ribs.
Almer scoring well with a low kick there.
Almer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Almer.
Buck dives in and grabs Almer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Almer pushes down on Buck's head and hops out.
Buck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Almer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Almer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Buck on the side of the head.
Almer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thiago Almer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buck throws a right hand that Almer ducks under and follows up with a left that Almer also avoids with ease.
Almer scores with a spinning back kick!
Almer looks to land a body kick but Buck moved away.
Buck misses with a body shot.
Almer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Almer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buck.
Almer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Almer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Almer throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck moves out of range as Almer throws a body kick.
Almer lands a right hook to the body.
Crunch! Almer slams his shin into Buck's torso.
Almer throws a hook to the side of Buck's head but Buck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Buck is defended easily by Almer.
Almer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Almer does it's job there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Almer.
Almer with a hook.
Buck misses with a double jab.
Buck defending well as Almer loads up on a big left hand.
Buck tries to bum rush Almer with a series of wild strikes but Almer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thiago Almer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almer with a hook.
Almer scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Almer there.
Almer throws a head kick but Buck moves out of range.
Jab from Almer.
Nice shot lands for Almer.
Buck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Almer scores with a kick to the body.
Buck fails to land the takedown.
Buck takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Buck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almer.
Almer works the jab nicely.
Almer cracks Buck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Almer connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Almer tries to bum rush Buck with a series of wild strikes but Buck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Buck moves out of range of the body kick from Almer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Almer dominated that second round.
That's time! Almer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Almer misses with a hook.
Buck throws a shot from downtown. Almer moves away and avoids it.
Buck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Almer.
Buck swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Almer. That snapped Buck's head back.
Buck scores with a jab to the head.
Almer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Almer misses with a head kick.
Almer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Buck checks it well.
Buck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Buck tries for a takedown but Almer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Almer.
Almer scores with a nice right hand.
Almer throws a body punch but Buck moves out of range.
Buck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Almer cracks Buck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Buck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer connects with an inside leg kick.
Almer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Buck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Almer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almer.
Almer misses with a body kick.
Almer throws a wild body kick that Buck sees coming a mile off.
Buck avoids the body shot from Almer.
Buck moves out of range of the body kick.
Buck has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Almer.
A combination from Buck does no damage.
Almer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buck.
Buck shoots in looking for a takedown. Almer tries to sprawl out of it but Buck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Almer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thiago Almer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Buck.
Buck is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Almer thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buck.
A nice leg kick lands there from Almer.
Almer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Almer lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Almer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Almer misses with an uppercut. Buck saw that one coming.
Buck walks forward, straight into a front kick from Almer.
Almer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buck in his tracks.
Almer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Almer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Buck takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Buck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almer.
Almer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Buck blocks the low kick.
Almer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Almer as Buck shoots in.
Buck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almer looks to land a body kick but Buck moved away.
Almer scores with a spinning back kick!
Almer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Buck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Almer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Almer scores with a nice body kick.
Almer misses with a straight right.
Buck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Almer throws a body kick that misses.
Almer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Almer cracks Buck with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Almer misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Almer. Those never looked like landing.
Almer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almer looks to score with a jab to the body but Buck is just out of range.
Almer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almer misses with a kick to the body.
Almer misses with a kick to the body.
Thiago Almer is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buck moves out of range of the body kick from Almer.
Buck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Almer as he jumps to the side.
Buck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Almer's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almer. Buck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almer connects with a jab.
Almer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almer.
Buck misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Buck 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Buck is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Almer defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Almer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Almer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Almer!
Thiago Almer gave a mention to GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen When the Wild Wind Blows as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joulu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pukki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Pukki throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Pukki saw that one coming.
Pukki moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pukki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Pukki counters with a stiff right hand.
Pukki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pukki defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pukki throws out the jab.
Pukki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnny Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pukki misses the shot to the body.
Pukki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Pukki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Pukki counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Pukki to counter with a crisp jab.
Pukki misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but Pukki is having none of it.
Pukki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pukki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Pukki staying out of range there.
Pukki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pukki was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Pukki lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Pukki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pukki just misses with a punch to the body.
Pukki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Pukki counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Johnson moves away from the strike by Pukki.
Johnson throws a low kick but Pukki moves out of range easily.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pukki off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joulu Pukki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Pukki.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Pukki.
Pukki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pukki was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pukki.
It looks like Joulu Pukki has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pukki tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson cracks Pukki with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pukki looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Johnson finish him?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joulu Pukki's cut.
That's time! Pukki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pukki thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pukki.
Pukki throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pukki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pukki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pukki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Pukki persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson tries a body shot but Pukki blocks it.
Pukki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pukki is keeping busy.
Pukki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pukki backwards.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pukki blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Pukki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson presses Pukki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pukki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Pukki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnny Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
Pukki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki taking a breather.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pukki controls his hands.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pukki to his knees! Johnson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Johnson!
Johnny Johnson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Veni Domine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eyehate Condoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Domine comes to the cage accompanied by Pagan's Mind - Through Osiris Eyes . Condoms has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Veni Domine!
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, Eyehate Condoms!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Condoms was well out of range. Poor timing from Domine.
Domine lands with an overhand left.
Domine misses with a left hand
and Condoms counters with a low kick, right behind Domine 's knee.
Domine thows a body shot but no joy.
Domine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Domine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Domine has a couple of punches blocked by Condoms.
Condoms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Condoms is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Condoms tries to break the clinch but Domine is controlling the position.
Condoms misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Domine.
It looks like Eyehate Condoms has been cut.
Domine avoiding damage.
Domine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Domine presses Condoms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Domine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Domine has Condoms pushed against the cage.
Condoms blocks a body shot from Domine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condoms wants to break the clinch but can't.
Condoms wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Condoms misses with a body punch.
Condoms wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Domine just leaning against Condoms, taking a breather.
Condoms wants to break free but Domine has control.
A short body shot lands from Condoms as the two fighters clinch.
Condoms using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Domine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Domine gets through Condoms's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Domine swings wildly with an uppercut but Condoms uses good head movement to avoid it.
Condoms can't break the clinch.
Condoms working hard to break the clinch.
Condoms's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Condoms tries to land a leg kick but Domine saw it coming and moves away.
Condoms throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Condoms has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Condoms there as he acknowledges the shot.
Domine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condoms takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Domine misses with an uppercut.
Condoms throws a nice outside leg kick.
Condoms ducks under a wild hook from Domine.
Domine moves in looking to clinch but Condoms pushes him off.
Domine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Condoms misses with a body kick.
Domine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Domine ducks under a wild hook from Condoms.
Some bone on bone action there as Domine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Domine just misses with a punch to the body.
Condoms throws a head kick but Domine moves out of range.
Condoms tries to land a leg kick but Domine saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condoms looks to land a right hand but Domine moved out of range.
Veni Domine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condoms fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Domine manages to avoid it.
Domine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Domine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Condoms manages to avoid it.
Condoms finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Domine throws a right hand that misses
letting Condoms counter with a right hand.
Condoms avoids the body shot from Domine.
Domine misses with a right hand
and Condoms counters with a low kick, right behind Domine 's knee.
Domine misses with a combination
and Condoms counters with a nice low kick that buckles Domine's knee momentarily.
Condoms tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Domine throws a looping overhand right but Condoms ducks down to avoid it.
Condoms throws a front kick aimed at Domine's knee but Domine avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Condoms pivots, looking for a leg kick but Domine is out of range and Condoms settles back down.
Condoms works the jab nicely.
Domine misses with a lunging right hand
and Condoms counters with a good low kick that Domine was not able to check.
Condoms tries a head kick but it misses.
Domine lands a nice shot that snaps Condoms's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Domine lands a glancing blow to the side of Condoms's head.
Domine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Condoms scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Domine lands.
Domine has managed to clinch.
Domine lands a hook that snaps the head of Condoms backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veni Domine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eyehate Condoms'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.
Domine cracks Condoms with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Domine has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Condoms to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Condoms throws a front kick aimed at Domine's knee but Domine avoids it well.
Domine cracks Condoms with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Condoms is rocked!
Domine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Condoms doesn't seem bothered though.
Condoms is still on wobbly legs! Can Domine finish him?
Domine throws a right hand that misses
and Condoms counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Domine clobbers Condoms with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Domine throws a body punch but Condoms moves out of range.
Domine fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Condoms to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Condoms looks to clinch but Domine throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Condoms taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Veni Domine!
A relieved looking Veni Domine thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele's entrance music is The Terminator Theme. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Steele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Riley!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele slips a jab and a cross from Riley.
Steele closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Riley to the mat! Riley manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Riley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Steele gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riley is trying to control the position but Steele postures up.
Steele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riley looking for a sweep. Not yet Riley, not yet.
Steele throwing strikes but missing.
Steele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steele 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.
Steele working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riley keeping full guard, as Steele tries to pass.
Riley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.
Steele is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Steele gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riley keeping full guard, as Steele tries to pass.
Steele with a nice head shot there.
Steele postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
Riley trying to keep a closed guard but Steele is proving a slippery customer.
Steele postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riley is keeping the position for now.
Riley controls Steele momentarily but Steele frees himself.
Steele advances to half guard.
Steele working the head and body with strikes.
Riley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riley wants to get back to full guard.
Steele with the ground and pound but Riley uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Riley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steele tries to free his leg and advance position but Riley is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Steele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steele throws an elbow that misses. Riley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steele's guard. Nice move by Riley!
Riley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Riley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steele has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riley has managed to get both his arms back between Steele's legs - danger averted.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Steele defending well as Riley loads up on a big left hand.
Steele misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Steele works Riley's body with a nice hook.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steele tries for a takedown but Riley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steele shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riley defends it nicely.
Riley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Riley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steele to the mat! Steele manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley throws a big right hand that misses.
Steele throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Steele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele working for a triangle but Riley defends it easily.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
Riley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steele is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Riley has his hands clasped together but Steele extends an breaks Riley's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Steele.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Steele!
Jason Steele retains his welterweight title!
Jason Steele thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokida Matae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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27
271 lbs
19 - 2 - 0 |
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230 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yokida Matae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Staal!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staal throws a lazy right hand but Matae sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Staal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Staal dodges the punch combination from Matae.
Staal misses with an uppercut. Matae saw that one coming.
Staal takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matae. That's going to slow Staal down.
Staal avoids the body shot from Matae.
Matae misses with a wild body shot.
Staal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matae clinches up against the cage.
Matae tries to work over Staal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matae lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matae tries a body shot but Staal blocks it.
Matae gets through Staal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matae has a couple of punches blocked by Staal.
Staal blocks a body shot from Matae.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matae lands a nice uppercut.
Staal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matae's elbow.
Staal tries a body shot but Matae blocks it.
Matae misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal breaks from the clinch.
Staal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Staal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matae is able to avoid easily.
Staal lands a body shot.
Matae misses with a left hand
and Staal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matae avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yokida Matae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Matae misses.
Staal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matae checks the leg kick.
Staal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matae.
Matae will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Staal takes a swing at Matae's ribcage but misses.
Matae throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Matae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matae clinches up with Staal and pushes him back against the cage.
Matae misses with a body punch.
Matae misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Matae.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Staal can't break the clinch.
Staal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matae tries to work over Staal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Staal misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Matae lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Matae.
Staal breaks the clinch.
Matae misses with a low kick.
Staal misses with a wild body shot.
Staal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matae.
Matae misses with a hook.
Staal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matae looks to land a combination. Staal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some bone on bone action there as Matae checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matae attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matae misses with a head kick.
Matae blocks a head kick by Staal.
Matae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Staal throws the left hand but Matae avoids the punch easily.
Staal throws a looping overhand right but Matae ducks down to avoid it.
Staal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Staal wants to land a leg kick but Matae is out of range.
Staal lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal tries a low kick but Matae avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Matae. Those never looked like landing.
Yokida Matae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matae throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
Matae throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Matae changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Staal scores with a four punch combination!
Matae throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Staal.
Matae throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matae clobbers Staal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matae tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Staal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Staal lands with an uppercut that bounces Matae off the cage and back into range.
Staal lands with a kick to the temple. Matae shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Yokida Matae has been cut.
A head kick misses from Staal.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Staal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matae.
Staal is trying to break the clinch but Matae is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Staal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matae's brow.
Staal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staal is working for takedown but Matae is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yokida Matae dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yokida Matae's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Staal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matae will feel that in the morning.
Staal keeps the fight on the outside.
Staal connects with a leg kick. Matae looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matae lands a nice looking body shot.
Staal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matae sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Staal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matae avoids the head kick by Staal.
Matae wants to clinch up but Staal keeps it at a distance.
Matae scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matae closes the distance and clinches.
Staal can't find room to land a body shot as Matae controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Staal.
Matae lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Staal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Staal blocks a jab.
Matae misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matae.
Matae is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yokida Matae is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal delivers a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Staal. Matae shrugs it off though.
Staal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Staal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matae stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matae clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Staal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Staal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Staal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Staal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Staal connects with an inside leg kick.
Staal drops his hands momentarily and Matae takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Staal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Staal.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick and Matae moves out of range easily.
Staal scores with a nice head shot.
Matae takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matae throws a hook to the side of Staal's head but Staal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matae lands with an overhand left.
Staal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slow jab from Staal misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matae. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Staal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Matae has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Staal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Matae checks a leg kick nicely.
Matae throws a sloppy head kick and Staal moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal thumps Matae with a low kick.
Staal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matae's hands.
Staal thows a body kick. Matae tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matae misses with a straight left.
Staal punishes Matae's body with a nice straight punch.
Matae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Staal can pounce on him.
Matae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matae 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.
Staal swinging wildly here.
Staal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Staal scores with the left hand. Matae knows he should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Staal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matae.
Staal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matae misses the jab.
A combination from Matae does no damage.
Matae looks to throw the jab but Staal is out of range.
Matae misses the shot to the body.
Staal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Staal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Staal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yokida Matae's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Staal connects with a solid leg kick.
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matae.
Matae misses with a head kick.
Matae looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Staal. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head kick by Matae misses
and Staal counters with an inside leg kick.
Matae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Staal.
Staal moves out of range as Matae throws a body kick.
Matae tries to clinch there but Staal circles away.
Matae throws a poor cross that misses
and Staal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matae is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Staal throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Staal can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Matae 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Staal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Staal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Matae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Staal.
Staal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A decent looking cross lands there for Staal.
Staal connects with a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Staal. Matae shrugs it off though.
Staal scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Staal.
Staal tries to bum rush Matae with a series of wild strikes but Matae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matae tries to score with a low kick but Staal moves his leg out of the way.
Staal misses with a head kick.
Staal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Staal misses.
Matae 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.
Staal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matae prevents Staal from improving position.
Staal trying to control the position but Matae is working away.
Matae defending against the ground and pound.
Staal trying to control the action but Matae is working from the bottom.
Matae regains half guard, as Staal was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Staal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matae looks like he's trying to stand up.
Matae is staying active underneath Staal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matae blocking the ground and pound attempt from Staal.
Matae trying to hold on to Staal's head to control him but Staal postures up.
Staal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Matae that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Staal really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yokida Matae's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Staal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matae moves away from the strike by Staal.
Staal walks into a straight right hand from Matae.
Staal tried to score with a low kick but Matae checks it.
Matae thuds his shin into the meat of Staal's side.
Matae tries to move into range but Staal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Staal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Staal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Staal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Matae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matae as he avoids it easily.
Staal misses with a head kick.
Staal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Matae blocks a head kick by Staal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matae wants to slow Staal down by chopping away at his legs.
Matae throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Staal slips a straight right by Matae.
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matae moves away.
Matae waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staal.
Staal connects with a body shot.
Matae takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
Matae will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Staal.
Matae thows a body kick. Staal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal moves out of range of the body kick from Matae.
Staal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matae sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matae connects with a good right hand that stumbles Staal. Staal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Staal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matae throws out the jab.
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!
Staal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matae lands a nice looking body shot.
Matae tries to bum rush Staal with a series of wild strikes but Staal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick from Staal misses.
Matae misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matae throws a hook but Staal blocks it.
Staal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Staal scores with a head kick. Matae tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Staal fails with the takedown.
Yokida Matae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Staal.
Matae lands a slapping body shot.
Staal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matae is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matae keeping full guard, as Staal tries to pass.
Staal won't allow Matae to get back to his feet.
Staal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matae pushes Staal off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Staal is predictable there
and Matae counters with an outside leg kick.
Matae just misses with a punch to the body.
Matae misses with a body shot.
Matae looks for the body kick but Staal saw that one coming.
Matae fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Staal checks it well.
Some wild striking there from Staal.
Matae wants to clinch
and Staal counters with a thumping low kick.
Matae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matae crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Staal - the referee stops the clock and Matae gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Staal. Matae manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Matae walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Staal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Staal.
Matae takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yokida Matae will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yokida Matae's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Matae stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Staal.
Staal avoids the body shot from Matae.
Matae misses with a low kick as Staal jumps back.
Staal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick and Matae moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Matae.
Matae is looking to clinch but Staal is avoiding it.
Matae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Staal can pounce on him.
Staal lands a nice hook to Matae's body. Matae takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Staal's calf.
Staal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Matae checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matae throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matae. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matae throws a body kick that misses.
Staal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matae is fending him off so far but Staal persists. Nope, Matae circles away and we're back to standing.
Yokida Matae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Staal.
Staal is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Matae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matae misses with a wild combination.
Staal throws a leg kick but Matae sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Staal.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matae was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Nice jab there from Matae.
Matae darts in and clinches Staal up against the cage.
Staal tries to work over Matae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matae pushes Staal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Staal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Staal tries to land knees in the clinch but Matae avoids the damage to the body.
Matae lands a left hand that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matae scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Matae.
Matae lands a left hand that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Staal takes a shot to the head.
Matae is leaning against Staal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Staal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matae digs a right hand underneath Staal's ribcage. Staal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Staal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Matae misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Matae.
Staal tries for a takedown but Matae manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matae tries a body shot but Staal blocks it.
Staal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Staal misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matae.
Staal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Staal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matae to score with a decent uppercut.
Staal scores with a head kick.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matae is looking to clinch but Staal is avoiding it.
Matae wants to clinch.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Staal manages to avoid it.
Matae waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matae tries to clinch up.
Matae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Staal - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matae takes one on the button.
Matae is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Matae lands.
Matae tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Staal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matae.
A cross from Staal lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matae walks into a straight right hand from Staal.
Staal checks a leg kick.
Good work by Matae as he checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yokida Matae showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matae has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 48:47
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yokida Matae!
Yokida Matae retains his heavyweight title!
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