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UN!T 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gooze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Gooze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Gooze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gooze drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gooze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vargas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gooze throwing strikes from guard but Vargas blocks nicely.
Vargas trying to keep a closed guard but Gooze is proving a slippery customer.
Gooze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gooze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vargas's head.
Gooze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gooze preventing the sweep.
Gooze with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gooze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gooze stands up over Vargas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gooze distracts Vargas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gooze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gooze throwing strikes from guard but Vargas blocks nicely.
Gooze tries to free his leg and advance position but Vargas is retaining full guard.
Gooze with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooze prevents Vargas from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gooze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gooze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vargas can't keep his opponent in guard - Gooze advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gooze is looking for a kimura but Vargas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gooze to get the leverage.
Gooze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gooze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gooze is working for a submission of some sort.
Gooze working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vargas taking some punishment here, with Gooze in his half guard.
Gooze scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gooze is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gooze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gooze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gooze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vargas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gooze working over Vargas with some ground and pound. Vargas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gooze is working for a kimura but Vargas is defending it quite comfortably.
Vargas actively working from the bottom here.
Gooze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vargas defending well though.
Vargas wants to control but Gooze is keeping busy.
Gooze seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gooze is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vargas is just riding it out for now. Gooze eventually gives up the hold.
Vargas trying to control from the bottom.
Gooze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vargas is pressing down on Gooze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gooze scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gooze passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vargas taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gooze connects with a decent elbow.
Gooze is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas tries to buck Gooze off but Gooze is having none of it.
Vargas looks gassed!
Gooze landing a few strikes.
Gooze has an Americana. Vargas didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gooze is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gooze hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryan Gooze!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mizushima Muroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muroi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Out - Circa Survive. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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300 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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330 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bigfoot Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mizushima Muroi!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Muroi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Muroi cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Muroi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muroi thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Bigfoot Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muroi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muroi ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Muroi moved out of range.
Muroi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muroi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muroi looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Muroi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Muroi digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Muroi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Muroi lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva tries to clinch
and Muroi counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Muroi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Muroi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Bigfoot Silva has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to clinch
and Muroi counters with a stiff right hand.
Muroi drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Muroi is looking for the KO!
Silva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muroi fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muroi wobbles Silva with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Muroi dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Silva to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mizushima Muroi!
After the fight, Mizushima Muroi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Thoupos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thoupos comes into the arena with Numb Encore blaring out of the sound system. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nervecell - Psychogenocide kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Robbin Gracie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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167 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Thoupos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robbin Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thoupos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie avoiding damage as Thoupos throws knees to the body.
Thoupos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Thoupos.
Thoupos scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Thoupos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thoupos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thoupos.
Thoupos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thoupos missing with knees to the body.
Thoupos missing with knees to the body.
Thoupos trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Thoupos has him pressed against the cage.
Thoupos trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Thoupos.
Thoupos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alexander Thoupos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbin Gracie.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Thoupos won't allow it.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Thoupos.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Thoupos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thoupos tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Thoupos trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thoupos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thoupos missing with knees to the body.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thoupos to keep the fight standing.
Thoupos tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Thoupos has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gracie jumps guard but Thoupos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie gets control of Thoupos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thoupos wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thoupos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Thoupos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thoupos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gracie in the domination position with Thoupos hanging on.
Thoupos bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoupos throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Thoupos forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Thoupos taking a breather.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Thoupos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thoupos landing knees to the body.
Thoupos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie jumps guard but Thoupos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thoupos has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Thoupos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Thoupos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Thoupos has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Thoupos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thoupos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thoupos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thoupos on the side of the head.
Thoupos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Thoupos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thoupos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thoupos throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thoupos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thoupos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Thoupos should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gracie has tightened it up now! Thoupos should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Robbin Gracie!
After winning the bout, Robbin Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Canciatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro Goldie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldie has chosen Skrillex - Right In as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Canciatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alvaro Goldie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Canciatta. That snapped Goldie's head back.
Canciatta scores with a push kick.
Goldie throws a hook to the side of Canciatta's head but Canciatta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goldie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Canciatta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goldie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goldie throws out a leg kick but Canciatta moves out of range and Goldie only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canciatta. Goldie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goldie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Canciatta tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Goldie is in Canciatta's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Goldie looking to sit in guard and control but Canciatta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goldie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Canciatta controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goldie pulls Canciatta in close to prevent any damage.
Goldie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Canciatta has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canciatta prevents Goldie from escaping the position.
Goldie struggling a bit here.
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Goldie is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alvaro Goldie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Canciatta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Canciatta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Canciatta throws a leg kick which misses Goldie's front leg but catches the back leg as Goldie tries to avoid it.
Mario Canciatta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canciatta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Canciatta throws a sloppy head kick and Goldie moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canciatta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goldie's calf.
Canciatta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Canciatta cracks a nice hook into Goldie's ribs.
Goldie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Canciatta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Canciatta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goldie shoots in but no luck this time.
Mario Canciatta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Goldie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Canciatta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Goldie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Canciatta.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Canciatta.
Goldie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Canciatta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Goldie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Canciatta. That's going to slow Goldie down.
Canciatta cracks the inside of Goldie's front leg.
Canciatta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Canciatta throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldie shoots in looking for a takedown but Canciatta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goldie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Canciatta.
Canciatta lands a front kick.
Goldie is breathing heavily.
Canciatta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Canciatta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canciatta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Canciatta. That's going to slow Goldie down.
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!
Canciatta connects with an inside leg kick.
Goldie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goldie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Canciatta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Canciatta scores with a kick to the body.
Canciatta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goldie at a distance.
Canciatta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Canciatta misses with a head kick.
Canciatta lands a high kick!
Goldie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mario Canciatta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Goldie.
Canciatta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goldie's calf.
Canciatta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canciatta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canciatta lands a right hook to the body.
Alvaro Goldie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Canciatta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Canciatta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Canciatta looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldie is just out of range.
That kick from Canciatta tenderised Goldie's leg. Goldie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Canciatta - that will leave a mark!
Canciatta connects with a solid leg kick.
Canciatta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Goldie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canciatta lets loose with a powerful body kick. Goldie will feel that in the morning.
Canciatta digs a good body shot into Goldie's ribs.
Canciatta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Goldie throws an off balance right hand
and Canciatta counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Canciatta.
Canciatta pushes Goldie up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canciatta effectively controlling the action here.
Goldie avoiding damage as Canciatta throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Canciatta dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Canciatta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Canciatta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldie was well out of range. Poor timing from Canciatta.
Canciatta cracks a nice hook into Goldie's ribs.
Good leg kick by Canciatta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goldie clinches up with Canciatta and pushes him back against the cage.
Goldie tries to pull guard but Canciatta forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Canciatta connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alvaro Goldie has been cut.
Canciatta crunches a lovely knee into Goldie's ribcage.
Goldie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Canciatta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Canciatta is trying to maintain a safe position but Goldie gets an underhook and turns Canciatta into the cage.
Canciatta leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goldie is trying to break the clinch but Canciatta has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Canciatta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Canciatta trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canciatta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Canciatta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Canciatta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Canciatta misses with a knee to the head.
Goldie is trying to maintain a safe position but Canciatta gets an underhook and turns Goldie into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Canciatta obliges.
Stalling in the clinch from Canciatta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldie avoiding damage as Canciatta throws knees to the body.
Canciatta landing knees to the head.
Canciatta misses with a knee strike.
Canciatta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goldie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canciatta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Goldie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Canciatta.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Goldie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mario Canciatta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Canciatta stalling in the clinch.
Alvaro Goldie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Canciatta.
Canciatta taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mario Canciatta.
Canciatta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mario Canciatta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mario Canciatta is winning the standup battle so far.
Canciatta leaves Goldie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canciatta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goldie's calf.
Canciatta wants to clinch up but Goldie keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Canciatta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Canciatta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Canciatta!
A victorious Mario Canciatta 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Big Man With A Big Gun-Nine Inch Nails as his entrance music. Gary Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Lee!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Lee counters by clinching up.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
Lee tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Garcia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia slips a jab from Lee.
Garcia gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee taking a breather.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Lee.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Garcia jumps guard but Lee stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Garcia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Garcia has locked up a guillotine! Garcia's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Lee is holding on here and Garcia must be using up a lot of energy. Lee has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Garcia gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julio Garcia!
A determined Julio Garcia didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Progbeniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seigo Okazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okazawa has chosen Monster as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Progbeniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seigo Okazawa!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Progbeniak shoots in for a takedown but Okazawa shows good takedown defense.
Progbeniak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Progbeniak wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Progbeniak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Seigo Okazawa has been cut.
Progbeniak dives in and scores a takedown into Okazawa's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Progbeniak is looking to stand up but Okazawa won't let him.
Progbeniak wants to control from the top but Okazawa keeps moving.
Progbeniak stands up and waves to Okazawa to follow him.
Okazawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Okazawa misses with a hook. Progbeniak ducked under it nicely.
Okazawa shoots in and drives through. Progbeniak sprawls well.
Okazawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Progbeniak.
Progbeniak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Okazawa did well to prevent Progbeniak getting side control.
Progbeniak is looking to stall here but Okazawa recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Progbeniak stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fighters circling - Okazawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Progbeniak gets the takedown into side control.
Progbeniak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Okazawa is not content to let Progbeniak control the position.
Progbeniak working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Progbeniak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Okazawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Progbeniak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Progbeniak tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Okazawa is not content to let Progbeniak control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Progbeniak is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Okazawa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Progbeniak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Progbeniak wants to control but Okazawa is keeping him busy.
Progbeniak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Okazawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okazawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Progbeniak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Progbeniak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Progbeniak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Progbeniak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Progbeniak trying to control the action but Okazawa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Progbeniak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seigo Okazawa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Okazawa misses with a wild body shot.
Progbeniak misses with a takedown
and Okazawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Progbeniak stuffs the takedown.
Progbeniak gets a double leg takedown into Okazawa's guard.
Progbeniakis looking to pass into half guard but Okazawa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Okazawa is in guard.
Okazawa trying to control but Progbeniak is working from the bottom.
Progbeniak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okazawa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Progbeniak working for a triangle but Okazawa defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Okazawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Progbeniak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Seigo Okazawa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Okazawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Progbeniak scores with a takedown into Okazawa's guard.
Progbeniak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okazawa is trying to keep Progbeniak in close.
Okazawa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Progbeniak controls the pace.
Progbeniak trying to control but Okazawa is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Aleksandr Progbeniak has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Progbeniak feints and as Okazawa raises his hands in defense, Progbeniak changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Progbeniak looking to pass the guard.
Okazawa working for a triangle but Progbeniak defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Progbeniak trying to stand up but can't free himself from Okazawa's guard.
Okazawa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Okazawa is looking to sweep but instead, Progbeniak has passed into half guard.
Progbeniak is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Progbeniak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Progbeniak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seigo Okazawa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Progbeniak gets the takedown into side control.
Progbeniak wants to control but Okazawa is keeping him busy.
Progbeniak swings around for an armbar but Okazawa sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Progbeniak's guard.
Progbeniak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Okazawa pushes down on Progbeniak's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Progbeniak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Okazawa pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Progbeniak is looking to escape.
Okazawa trying to mount his opponent but Progbeniak defends it.
Progbeniak is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Okazawa jumps into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Progbeniak explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Progbeniak closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Okazawa quickly recovers to half guard.
Okazawa wants to improve his position but Progbeniak is controlling well.
Okazawa trying to control from the bottom.
Progbeniak is looking for a kimura here.
Progbeniak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Progbeniak throws a strike but Okazawa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Aleksandr Progbeniak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Progbeniak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Progbeniak postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Okazawa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Progbeniak, into his guard.
Okazawa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Seigo Okazawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Progbeniak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Okazawa tries to avoid it but Progbeniak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Okazawa to the ground. Okazawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Progbeniak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Okazawa manages to get to full guard.
Progbeniak is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Okazawa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Okazawa has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okazawa looking to sit in guard and control but Progbeniak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Progbeniak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Progbeniak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Progbeniak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Tuomela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raimo Tuomela could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mitsuyo Maeda's chin.
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32
196 lbs
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192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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KO power |
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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
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimo Tuomela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuomela takes a swing at Maeda's ribcage but misses.
Maeda shoots for a double leg takedown but Tuomela sprawls well. He's pushed Maeda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mitsuyo Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuomela lands with an overhand left.
Maeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuomela throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maeda.
Tuomela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maeda thows a body shot but no joy.
Tuomela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maeda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maeda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tuomela knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda controlling the position.
Tuomela is looking for a sweep.
Maeda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maeda taking a breather here.
Tuomela is looking for a sweep.
Tuomela is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maeda asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tuomela throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela loads up on a big right hand but Maeda slips the punch.
Tuomela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maeda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maeda shoots for a takedown but Tuomela saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raimo Tuomela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Tuomela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maeda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuomela is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maeda in particular looking to stall.
Maeda is working for a kimura but Tuomela is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela is trying to stand up here but Maeda is controlling him well.
Maeda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maeda wants to work for an arm triangle but Tuomela is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tuomela wants to sweep but Maeda has passed to side control!
Maeda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tuomela, who protects the arm well.
Maeda is trying to get an arm triangle but Tuomela is defending well.
Tuomela tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tuomela has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maeda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tuomela knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tuomela is trying to control Maeda's posture but Maeda avoids it.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tuomela keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tuomela is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mitsuyo Maeda will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maeda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tuomela throws a sloppy head kick and Maeda moves out of range easily.
Maeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Tuomela. No joy for Maeda on that attempt.
Tuomela throws a sloppy head kick and Maeda moves out of range easily.
Tuomela lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Tuomela misses.
Tuomela throws the left hand but Maeda avoids the punch easily.
Maeda looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuomela is just out of range.
Tuomela misses with an uppercut. Maeda saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tuomela manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tuomela not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Tuomela keeps moving.
Maeda slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tuomela tries to improve position but can't.
Tuomela wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda is trying to get an arm triangle but Tuomela is defending well.
Maeda goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tuomela has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Maeda but great work by Tuomela.
Maeda is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tuomela is keen to just control but Maeda is a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maeda actively working from the bottom here.
Maeda makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maeda.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda looking for a guillotine here but Tuomela defends easily.
Tuomela trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tuomela is aware though and is defending well.
Maeda controls Tuomela momentarily but Tuomela frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Maeda is looking for a triangle here but Tuomela uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Maeda tries to buck Tuomela off but Tuomela is having none of it.
Maeda is not content to let Tuomela control the position.
Maeda is looking for a sweep.
Tuomela is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela wants to stand but Maeda is controlling his arm.
Tuomela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maeda on the ground.
Maeda gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mitsuyo Maeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tuomela with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Raimo Tuomela.
Maeda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maeda pulls guard.
Tuomela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tuomela trying to control but Maeda is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuomela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tuomela trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mitsuyo Maeda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Tuomela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maeda fails with the takedown.
Maeda is looking to clinch but Tuomela is avoiding it.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tuomela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuomela slaps away a takedown attempt from Maeda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raimo Tuomela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Tuomela scores with a nice strike.
Tuomela jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maeda scores a takedown into full mount!
Tuomela is working to get back to half guard.
Maeda jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tuomela is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tuomela and Maeda has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Maeda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tuomela struggling a bit here.
Tuomela regains half guard.
Mitsuyo Maeda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda prevents Tuomela from standing back up.
Maeda not doing much here.
Maeda wants to pass to mount but Tuomela is defending the position.
Maeda is taking a breather. Tuomela says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tuomela wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mitsuyo Maeda.
Tuomela lands a jab.
Maeda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tuomela counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda avoids the body shot from Tuomela.
Maeda slips a straight right by Tuomela.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown but Tuomela shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maeda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tuomela circles away.
Maeda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tuomela turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tuomela scores with a nice right hand.
Tuomela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raimo Tuomela is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maeda shoots for a double leg takedown but Tuomela sprawls well. He's pushed Maeda's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big right from Tuomela misses.
Tuomela lands a leg kick that knocks Maeda off balance momentarily.
Maeda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuomela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maeda moves in looking to clinch but Tuomela pushes him off.
Raimo Tuomela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuomela misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maeda was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tuomela tries to hold on but Maeda pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo Tuomela showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maeda 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsuyo Maeda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Wollsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mordecai Wollsey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Super Slayer's chin.
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170 lbs
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Excellent 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mordecai Wollsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wollsey moves away.
Wollsey throws a wild body kick that Slayer sees coming a mile off.
Slayer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wollsey at a distance.
Nice body punch from Slayer.
Slayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Wollsey.
Slayer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wollsey.
Slayer misses the body punch
and Wollsey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slayer's knee momentarily.
Slayer swings for the body but Wollsey moves out of range.
Wollsey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slayer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wollsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Slayer.
Slayer misses the body punch
and Wollsey counters with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Wollsey.
Wollsey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slayer. Wollsey does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wollsey.
Slayer jabs Wollsey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wollsey lands an overhand right.
Wollsey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slayer misses with a wild body shot.
Slayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wollsey.
Slayer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wollsey digs a good body shot into Slayer's ribs.
Slayer throws a big shot that misses.
Slayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slayer lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick from Wollsey.
Slayer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wollsey rather than just go for the knockout.
Wollsey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wollsey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slayer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wollsey lands a slapping body shot.
Slayer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wollsey's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey slips a straight right by Slayer.
Wollsey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Super Slayer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Wollsey finds it's way through Slayer's defenses.
Slayer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wollsey.
Slayer misses the shot to the body.
Wollsey tests Slayer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wollsey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wollsey throws a hook but Slayer blocks it.
A slow jab from Wollsey misses its intended target.
Wollsey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slayer.
Slayer throws a shot from downtown. Wollsey moves away and avoids it.
Slayer misses the jab.
Super Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slayer lands with a hook. Wollsey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slayer misses with a body shot.
Slayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer looks to score with a jab to the body but Wollsey is just out of range.
Wollsey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slayer swings widly with a right hand
and Slayer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wollsey looks to throw the jab but Slayer is out of range.
Slayer throws a body punch but Wollsey moves out of range.
Wollsey lands with a nice body kick.
Wollsey shoots in and drives through. Slayer sprawls well.
Wollsey swings for the body but Slayer moves out of range.
Wollsey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wollsey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slayer throws out the jab.
Slayer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wollsey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wollsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slayer just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Wollsey.
Slayer throws a body punch but Wollsey moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wollsey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wollsey misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wollsey.
Slayer thows a body shot but no joy.
Wollsey throws the kick towards the body but Slayer avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wollsey, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Slayer.
Slayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wollsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Slayer.
Wollsey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slayer on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wollsey misses with a body kick.
Wollsey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wollsey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wollsey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Slayer swivels and escapes.
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 Mordecai Wollsey will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slayer throws a series of punches but Wollsey moves out of range.
Slayer thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Slayer misses its intended target.
Slayer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wollsey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wollsey misses with an uppercut. Slayer saw that one coming.
Wollsey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slayer. Slayer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wollsey feints and then cracks Slayer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slayer down.
Wollsey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slayer on the side of the head.
Slayer is rocked!
Slayer lands a nice looking body shot.
Slayer is still on wobbly legs! Can Wollsey finish him?
Slayer misses the body punch
and Wollsey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slayer's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wollsey won't allow Slayer to sweep him here.
Wollsey throws a strike but Slayer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wollsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey is working hard here to advance position.
Wollsey tries to strike from the bottom.
Slayer looking to pass the guard.
Slayer wants to stand but Wollsey is controlling his posture from full guard.
Slayer wants to control from the top but Wollsey keeps moving.
Wollsey wants to sweep here but Slayer controlling him for the moment.
Slayer seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Super Slayer wasn't active enough on the ground.
Slayer slips a jab from Wollsey.
Wollsey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Slayer takes a swing at Wollsey's ribcage but misses.
Wollsey thows a body shot but no joy.
Slayer throws an overhand right that lands on Wollsey's shoulder, as Wollsey tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Slayer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wollsey doesn't seem phased though.
No joy there for Wollsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Slayer. No joy for Wollsey on that attempt.
Slayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slayer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wollsey.
Wollsey slips a jab and a cross from Slayer.
Slayer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slayer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slayer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayer avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wollsey.
Slayer is breathing heavily.
Slayer tries to sprawl but Wollsey drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wollsey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slayer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wollsey works over Slayer with some ground and pound from guard.
Wollsey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer wants to stand up but Wollsey is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wollsey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wollsey won't allow Slayer to sweep him here.
Slayer can't keep his opponent in guard - Wollsey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wollsey is keen to just control but Slayer is a slippery customer.
Slayer is in trouble now - Wollsey has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wollsey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slayer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wollsey tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wollsey thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Slayer can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wollsey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Slayer?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slayer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wollsey.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Wollsey there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Wollsey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Slayer connects with a body shot.
Wollsey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slayer.
Slayer misses with a wild body shot.
Slayer connects with a body shot that sends Wollsey's belly button to the back.
Nice cross by Wollsey.
Wollsey delivers a nice body kick.
Slayer cracks Wollsey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wollsey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slayer's sensitive parts.
A big left from Slayer misses.
Mordecai Wollsey is winning the standup battle so far.
Wollsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slayer manages to avoid it.
Wollsey needs to keep his hands up - Slayer had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slayer thows a body shot but no joy.
Slayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wollsey moves away.
Wollsey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slayer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wollsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Slayer.
Slayer misses the body punch
and Wollsey counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey lands a nice shot that snaps Slayer's head back.
Slayer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slayer thuds a left hand into Wollsey's body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wollsey. Slayer shrugs it off though.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Wollsey! Slayer is backing up but he can't get away as Wollsey lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Slayer and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mordecai Wollsey!
Mordecai Wollsey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jensen (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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260 lbs
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut.
Jensen fails to land the takedown.
Kongo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jensen.
Kongo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jensen, pushing him back against the cage.
Kongo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kongo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jensen manages to break the clinch.
Kongo scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kongo misses.
Kongo scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jensen misses with a hook.
Jensen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo wants to clinch.
Jab, jab by Kongo - just one landing.
Jensen misses with a straight right.
Jensen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jensen looks to land a right hand but Kongo moved out of range.
Jensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jensen avoids the head kick by Kongo.
Jensen misses the body punch
and Kongo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
Jensen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jensen stopping the sweep attempt from Kongo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kongo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jensen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
Kongo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jensen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jensen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kongo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kongo wants to get back to his feet but Jensen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jensen throws a strike but Kongo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kongo preventing the sweep.
Kongo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jensen wants to sweep here but Kongo controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen keeping moving, preventing Kongo from controlling successfully.
Jensen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jensen shoots in but Kongo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kingo Kongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Jensen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kongo. That's going to slow Jensen down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kongo misses with a body kick.
A jab from Kongo finds it's way through Jensen's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Kongo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kingo Kongo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jensen swings for the body but Kongo moves out of range.
Kongo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jensen. That did some damage!
Kongo is looking to clinch.
Kongo drops his hands momentarily and Jensen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jensen misses with an uppercut.
Kongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jensen.
Kongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kongo tries a low kick but Jensen avoids it.
Jensen scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Jensen looks to land a left hand but Kongo moved out of range nicely.
Jensen misses with an uppercut
and Kongo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kongo throws a sloppy head kick and Jensen moves out of range easily.
Kongo throws a solid leg kick but Jensen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kongo.
Jensen misses with a right hand
and Kongo counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Jensen with that takedown attempt.
Jensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kongo.
Kongo scoring well with a low kick there.
Jensen misses with a hook. Kongo ducked under it nicely.
Jensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kongo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
Kongo thumps Jensen with a low kick.
Kongo staying out of range there.
Jensen misses with an uppercut.
Kongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jensen.
Kongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jensen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen misses with a two punch combination.
Jensen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kongo lunges at Jensen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jensen's hand.
Jensen throws a right hand that Kongo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kongo also avoids with ease.
Kingo Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jensen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kongo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Jensen misses.
Kingo Kongo is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kongo scores with a head kick. Jensen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kongo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kongo slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jensen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kongo scores with a decent looking hook.
Kongo tries to clinch but Jensen is having none of it.
Jensen takes a swing at Kongo's ribcage but misses.
Kongo connects with a solid leg kick.
Jensen throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jensen gets tackled into the cage by Kongo. Kongo maintains the clinch.
Kongo stops a takedown attempt from Jensen.
Kongo lands an elbow inside that Jensen shrugs off.
Kongo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kongo.
Kongo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jensen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jensen wants a takedown but no success here.
Kingo Kongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Jensen.
Kongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jensen backwards.
Jensen has a couple of punches blocked by Kongo.
Kongo scores with a shot to the side of Jensen's head.
Kongo prevents a body shot from Jensen.
Jensen tries to work over Kongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Kongo.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Jensen 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kongo as Jensen tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kingo Kongo's cut.
That's time! Kongo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jensen throws an off balance right hand
and Kongo counters by moving into the clinch.
Jensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jensen tries a body shot but Kongo blocks it.
Kongo lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Peter Jensen has been cut.
Jensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Kongo.
Kongo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kongo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jensen's face.
Kongo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jensen working aggressively here.
Kongo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kongo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kongo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongo.
Jensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jensen is trying to stall.
Jensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kongo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kongo lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kongo.
A right handed body shot lands from Kongo.
Jensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo landing knees to the head.
Kongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jensen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jensen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jensen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kongo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kongo has Jensen pressed against the cage.
Jensen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kongo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo misses with a knee strike.
Jensen tries a body shot but Kongo blocks it.
Jensen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kingo Kongo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jensen is trying to break free.
Jensen stalls.
Kongo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kongo.
Jensen can't find room to land a body shot as Kongo controls the action.
A hook to the body from Kongo.
Kongo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kongo lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Jensen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kongo avoiding damage.
Jensen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kongo after a bit of a struggle.
Kingo Kongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Jensen.
Kongo cracks Jensen with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jensen looking to slow down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jensen backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jensen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kongo counters with an outside leg kick.
Kongo has Jensen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jensen trying to control the position but instead, Kongo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jensen into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kongo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jensen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jensen.
Jensen digs a right hand into Kongo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kongo's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kongo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jensen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Kongo.
Jensen tries for a takedown but Kongo manages to get underhooks.
Kongo taking a breather.
Kongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Jensen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kongo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kongo lands an elbow that stopped Jensen in his tracks for a moment.
Kongo lands a good knee to the midsection. Jensen won't want to take too many of those.
Jensen takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo pushes Jensen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jensen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kongo lands a hook that snaps the head of Jensen backwards.
Kongo lands a hook that snaps the head of Jensen backwards.
Jensen looking to stall.
Jensen is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kongo has denied him.
Kongo lands an elbow inside that Jensen shrugs off.
Kongo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kongo prevents a body shot from Jensen.
Jensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kongo.
Jensen taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jensen backwards.
Jensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kongo.
Jensen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kongo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jensen misses with a punch to the body.
Kongo stalling in the clinch.
Jensen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kongo prevents the takedown attempt.
Kongo lands a left hand.
Kongo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kongo lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen being controlled against the cage.
Jensen tries to work over Kongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kongo scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jensen throws a head punch that misses.
Jensen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo had his way with Peter Jensen in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kongo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kongo tries to land a leg kick but Jensen saw it coming and moves away.
Kongo scores with a leg kick.
Kongo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up Peter Jensen's cut even more.
Jensen gets tackled into the cage by Kongo. Kongo maintains the clinch.
Kongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jensen can do to turn this around?
Jensen can't get the takedown.
Kongo drops Jensen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jensen is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jensen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clinched against the cage, Kongo lands a big elbow that drops Jensen! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Jensen is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingo Kongo!
Kingo Kongo is the new heavyweight champion!
Kingo Kongo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Herberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Vegata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johan Herberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Vegata!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Herberg.
Vegata scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Herberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Antonio Vegata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Vegata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Vegata misses.
Vegata has his takedown stuffed
and Herberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Herberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vegata wants to get back to his feet.
Herberg is pressing down on Vegata's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vegata is holding on for now.
Vegata is trying to control but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herberg prevents Vegata from standing back up.
Herberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vegata wants to control but Herberg is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg drops an elbow to the side of Vegata's head.
Herberg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vegata is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Herberg connects with a nice short shot to Vegata's temple.
Vegata moves into full guard.
Vegata keeping full guard, as Herberg tries to pass.
Herberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Vegata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herberg 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.
Herberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vegata wants to stand and escape but Herberg is having none of it.
Herberg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herberg throws a big elbow that misses.
Herberg won't allow Vegata to get back to his feet.
Vegata seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegata looking for a sweep. Not yet Vegata, not yet.
Herberg wants to control from the top but Vegata keeps moving.
Herberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Herberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Herberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Herberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Vegata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vegata escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Herberg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Herberg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vegata's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegata working for a triangle but Herberg defends it easily.
Herberg postures up and lands a big shot to Vegata's brow.
Herberg wants to control from the top but Vegata keeps moving.
Herberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Vegata is retaining full guard.
Herberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Herberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Vegata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Vegata is retaining full guard.
Herberg 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Herberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Herberg throwing strikes but missing.
Herberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Vegata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vegata working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Herberg.
Herberg scoring with some ground and pound.
Vegata wants to stand up but Herberg is controlling him.
Herberg wants to control from the top but Vegata keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vegata working a defensive guard here.
Herberg wants to control from the top but Vegata keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Herberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Herberg moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vegata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vegata has had enough of the clinch but Herberg keeps him there for the moment.
Herberg is working Vegata over against the cage.
Herberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Herberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Herberg lands a body punch.
Vegata is trying to push Herberg away but Herberg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vegata has a couple of punches blocked by Herberg.
Herberg looking for a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegata is looking for a takedown.
Herberg goes for a takedown attempt but Vegata pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johan Herberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herberg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vegata sprawls well. Vegata wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Herberg gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Herberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vegata, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herberg lands a takedown into guard.
Herberg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johan Herberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Herberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Herberg trying to control but Vegata is working from the bottom.
Vegata wants to sweep here but Herberg controlling him for the moment.
Herberg lands a couple of elbows.
Herberg throwing strikes but missing.
Vegata can't keep his opponent in guard - Herberg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Herberg connects with a nice short shot to Vegata's temple.
Vegata is rocked!
Herberg winds up and cracks Vegata with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vegata is still in real trouble! Can Herberg finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herberg lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Vegata! More strikes land and this one is all over! Herberg jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Herberg!
Johan Herberg retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Johan Herberg thanked Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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