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UVT 150: SMACKDOWN PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nova Experiencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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217 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nova Experiencia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman tries to clinch there but Experiencia circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sherman. That's going to slow Experiencia down.
Experiencia connects with a body shot that sends Sherman's belly button to the back.
Sherman moves into the clinch.
Experiencia jumps guard but Sherman stands there with Experiencia around his waist. Experiencia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sherman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Experiencia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sherman tries to throw a body punch but Experiencia avoids it by throwing Sherman back against the cage.
Experiencia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Sherman on the inside.
Experiencia has a couple of punches blocked by Sherman.
Experiencia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Experiencia pulls guard.
Sherman wants to control from the top but Experiencia keeps moving.
Sherman wants to stand but Experiencia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Experiencia has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sherman is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Experiencia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman wants to stand but Experiencia is controlling his arm.
Sherman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Experiencia tries to keep at a distance but Sherman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Experiencia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Experiencia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Experiencia trying to stall but Sherman improves his position.
Sherman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Experiencia is trying to pull guard but Sherman has him pressed against the cage.
Experiencia misses with a body punch.
Experiencia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sherman tries to close the distance and clinch but Experiencia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Experiencia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sherman looking to slow down the pace here.
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!
Experiencia scores with a shot to the side of Sherman's head.
Sherman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Experiencia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nova Experiencia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Experiencia blocks the elbow strike.
Sherman connects with a knee to the head.
Sherman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sherman throws a head punch that misses.
Sherman misses with a knee to the head.
Sherman misses with an elbow strike.
Experiencia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sherman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Experiencia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sherman lands a head kick. Experiencia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Experiencia slips under a jab.
Sherman slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sherman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sherman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sherman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sherman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sherman's corner calls for a 1-2. Sherman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Experiencia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sherman tries to clinch there but Experiencia circles away.
Experiencia with a jab.
Experiencia misses with an uppercut. Sherman saw that one coming.
Experiencia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sherman can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sherman darts in and clinches Experiencia up against the cage.
Experiencia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Experiencia pulls guard successfully.
Sherman gets to his feet. Experiencia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sherman moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sherman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Experiencia's brow.
Experiencia breaks from the clinch.
Sherman doesn't manage to clinch there - Experiencia circles away.
Sherman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Experiencia misses with a two punch combination.
Experiencia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sherman.
Experiencia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sherman can pounce on him.
Michael Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Sherman. Those never looked like landing.
Sherman throws a head kick but Experiencia moves out of range.
Sherman connects with a solid leg kick.
Experiencia rushes Sherman and pushes him back 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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sherman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sherman lands a nice knee to the body.
Experiencia is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Sherman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Experiencia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sherman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sherman slips under a jab.
Michael Sherman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Experiencia misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Sherman.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sherman. That's going to slow Experiencia down.
Sherman clinches up with Experiencia and pushes him back against the cage.
Experiencia is trying to pull guard but Sherman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Experiencia avoids a wild elbow strike from Sherman.
Sherman misses with an elbow strike.
Experiencia can't find room to land a body shot as Sherman controls the action.
Experiencia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sherman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Experiencia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sherman walks away with a smile on his face. Experiencia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Sherman misses the target.
Oooooh!!! Sherman has knocked Experiencia down with a huge combo! Sherman steps away and waves a wobbly Experiencia back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Experiencia is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiencia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Experiencia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sherman misses with a head kick.
Sherman throws a monster overhand right that drops Experiencia! Sherman follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Sherman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mary Quitecontrary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Zhirkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Zhirkov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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128 lbs
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141 lbs
18 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mary Quitecontrary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Zhirkov!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhirkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quitecontrary keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhirkov.
Zhirkov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zhirkov misses with the combination.
Quitecontrary ducks under a wild hook from Zhirkov.
Zhirkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Quitecontrary moves out of range of the leg kick from Zhirkov.
Quitecontrary scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zhirkov misses with an uppercut.
Quitecontrary changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zhirkov tries to avoid it but Quitecontrary manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zhirkov to the ground. Zhirkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zhirkov throws a series of punches but Quitecontrary moves out of range.
Quitecontrary throws a wild body kick that Zhirkov sees coming a mile off.
Zhirkov throws a lazy right hand but Quitecontrary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhirkov thuds his right hand into Quitecontrary's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quitecontrary thows a body shot but no joy.
Quitecontrary feints and then cracks Zhirkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhirkov down.
Zhirkov throws a jab when Quitecontrary was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhirkov misses the target.
Zhirkov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Quitecontrary to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zhirkov is adopting a defensive guard.
Zhirkov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Quitecontrary throws a big elbow that misses.
Zhirkov looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhirkov, not yet.
Zhirkov controls Quitecontrary momentarily but Quitecontrary frees himself.
Quitecontrary tries to free his leg and advance position but Zhirkov is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhirkov has wrist control.
Zhirkov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Quitecontrary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zhirkov has control of Quitecontrary's left arm, preventing Quitecontrary from doing any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Robert Zhirkov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Quitecontrary walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zhirkov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zhirkov jabs at Quitecontrary's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhirkov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quitecontrary's head.
Quitecontrary shoots for a takedown but Zhirkov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quitecontrary on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zhirkov scores with a punch to the head.
Quitecontrary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quitecontrary misses with a head kick.
Robert Zhirkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov lands with a hook. Quitecontrary tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zhirkov with a jab.
Quitecontrary takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quitecontrary throws a right hand that Zhirkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhirkov also avoids with ease.
Quitecontrary fails to land with a series of punches.
Zhirkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zhirkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zhirkov lands an overhand right.
Zhirkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Quitecontrary digs a good hook to Zhirkov's body.
A cross from Zhirkov lands.
Zhirkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quitecontrary.
Zhirkov connects with a jab.
Quitecontrary misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov thows a body kick. Quitecontrary tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Quitecontrary thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhirkov throws a looping overhand right but Quitecontrary ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quitecontrary throws a body punch but Zhirkov moves out of range.
Zhirkov misses the jab.
Zhirkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhirkov thows a body kick. Quitecontrary tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zhirkov avoids a kick to the body.
Quitecontrary walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zhirkov.
Quitecontrary misses with a low kick as Zhirkov jumps back.
Quitecontrary is looking to wear down Zhirkov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quitecontrary avoids the head kick by Zhirkov.
Quitecontrary walks into a jab.
Jab, jab by Zhirkov - just one landing.
Quitecontrary misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Zhirkov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zhirkov throws a jab when Quitecontrary was well out of range.
Zhirkov delivers a nice body kick.
Mary Quitecontrary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhirkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhirkov sizes up Quitecontrary with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quitecontrary looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zhirkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zhirkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhirkov misses with a hook
and Quitecontrary counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quitecontrary moves out of range of the body kick.
Quitecontrary avoids the head kick by Zhirkov.
Quitecontrary misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Zhirkov tenderised Quitecontrary's leg. Quitecontrary is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zhirkov misses with a body kick.
Zhirkov misses with a body shot.
Zhirkov throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitecontrary tries to score with a low kick but Zhirkov moves his leg out of the way.
Zhirkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Quitecontrary. Quitecontrary circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quitecontrary wants to slow Zhirkov down by chopping away at his legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quitecontrary.
Zhirkov throws a wild body kick that Quitecontrary sees coming a mile off.
Quitecontrary walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zhirkov looks to land a combination but Quitecontrary avoids it well.
Zhirkov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Quitecontrary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zhirkov looks for the body kick but Quitecontrary saw that one coming.
Quitecontrary dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhirkov. That did some damage!
Zhirkov pushes Quitecontrary away with a front kick.
Robert Zhirkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhirkov tries a low kick but Quitecontrary avoids it.
Zhirkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quitecontrary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zhirkov.
Quitecontrary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quitecontrary closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zhirkov did well to prevent Quitecontrary getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quitecontrary is pressing down on Zhirkov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zhirkov is holding on for now.
Zhirkov controlling the position well.
Zhirkov moves into full guard.
Quitecontrary lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quitecontrary being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov looking to control.
Quitecontrary is looking to advance position but Zhirkov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Zhirkov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quitecontrary is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zhirkov wants to control the pace but Quitecontrary is squirming around nicely.
Zhirkov lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary is looking to improve his position but Zhirkov isn't that keen on the idea.
Quitecontrary is working hard here to advance position.
The referee warns Quitecontrary that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zhirkov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zhirkov wants to control the pace but Quitecontrary is squirming around nicely.
Zhirkov punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zhirkov controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhirkov landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Zhirkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Quitecontrary on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Quitecontrary will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Quitecontrary goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quitecontrary misses with a head kick.
Quitecontrary ducks right into an uppercut from Zhirkov.
Zhirkov thuds his right hand into Quitecontrary's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zhirkov is looking to slow Quitecontrary down with leg kicks.
Zhirkov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Quitecontrary takes one to the chin there.
Zhirkov misses with a low kick.
Quitecontrary throws a leg kick but Zhirkov checks it.
Donk. Zhirkov catches Quitecontrary right on the button with a cross.
Quitecontrary blocks a head kick by Zhirkov.
Zhirkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quitecontrary misses with a straight right.
Zhirkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Quitecontrary is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirkov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zhirkov misses with a looping right.
Zhirkov misses with a double jab.
Quitecontrary misses with a double jab.
Zhirkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Quitecontrary finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zhirkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quitecontrary throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zhirkov.
Quitecontrary throws a nice looking combination but Zhirkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zhirkov throws a head kick but Quitecontrary moves out of range.
Quitecontrary takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zhirkov connects with a body shot.
Robert Zhirkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhirkov lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhirkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Quitecontrary drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quitecontrary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Quitecontrary with that takedown attempt.
Quitecontrary looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zhirkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quitecontrary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhirkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quitecontrary ducks under a wild hook from Zhirkov.
Zhirkov scores with a nice body kick.
Quitecontrary takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zhirkov fakes the leg kick and cracks Quitecontrary in the body.
Quitecontrary on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mary Quitecontrary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhirkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Quitecontrary momentarily.
Zhirkov lands with a good body shot.
Quitecontrary slips a straight right by Zhirkov.
Zhirkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zhirkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhirkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhirkov loads up on a big right hand but Quitecontrary slips the punch.
Jab from Zhirkov.
Quitecontrary takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quitecontrary slips under a jab from Zhirkov.
Zhirkov misses with a hook. Quitecontrary ducked under it nicely.
Zhirkov throws the left hand but Quitecontrary avoids the punch easily.
Quitecontrary looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhirkov is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary takes a swing at Zhirkov's ribcage but misses.
Zhirkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zhirkov thows a body kick. Quitecontrary tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Robert Zhirkov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zhirkov connects with a single shot there.
Quitecontrary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhirkov scores with a decent looking hook.
Zhirkov throws a front kick that sends Quitecontrary stumbling back into the cage.
Quitecontrary tries to work over Zhirkov's front leg with a kick but Zhirkov checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quitecontrary ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhirkov scores with a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Zhirkov.
Quitecontrary throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zhirkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Zhirkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zhirkov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Zhirkov!
A less than humble Robert Zhirkov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Swain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boston - More Than a Feeling. Page has chosen Man of Sorrows as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Page!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page cracks Swain with a good jab.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Swain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Page.
Page tries to clinch
and Swain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Page.
Page lands with a straight right. Swain didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page misses the jab.
Page throws a hook but Swain blocks it.
Page scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page tests Swain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Page lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Page!
Oliver Page looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Keep your foot hard on the pedal son never mind them brakes. Let it all hang out cause we got a run to make'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Eccleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trejo comes to the cage accompanied by Red Flag by Billy Talent. Saul Trejo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Eccleston!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eccleston looking to score a takedown here. Trejo is defending well but Eccleston drives through and ends up in Trejo's guard.
Eccleston throws a big elbow that misses.
Eccleston wants to control from the top but Trejo keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trejo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eccleston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trejo has his foot on Eccleston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eccleston works his way back into a safe position though.
Trejo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trejo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Eccleston works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trejo has gone for a leg lock! Eccleston slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trejo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eccleston defends it easily.
Trejo wants to improve his position but instead Eccleston has moved into half guard.
Eccleston wants to control but Trejo is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eccleston is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Trejo!
Trejo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Trejo is looking to improve his position but Eccleston isn't that keen on the idea.
Eccleston landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trejo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eccleston looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trejo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eccleston postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Trejo looks a forlorn figure.
Trejo working to try and regain half guard.
Trejo tries to lock up and control but Eccleston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Trejo is trying desperately to improve position.
Trejo is working hard here to advance position.
Eccleston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Eccleston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Eccleston landing strikes from the mount and Trejo is in trouble!
Eccleston landing strikes from the mount and Trejo is in trouble!
Eccleston lands a heavy elbow.
Trejo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Eccleston with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo tries to lock up and control but Eccleston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eccleston working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Eccleston looking to control and managing it successfully.
Trejo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Trejo is pressing down on Eccleston's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trejo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Eccleston uses it to pass to side control.
Eccleston scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trejo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Trejo tries to bench press Eccleston off him but Eccleston keeps the position.
Eccleston scoring with punches and elbows.
Eccleston is looking to take a break and control but Trejo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eccleston working the ground and pound.
Eccleston trying to control the action but Trejo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eccleston lands some shots froms side control.
Eccleston lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Eccleston wants to control but Trejo is keeping him busy.
Trejo tries to bench press Eccleston off him but Eccleston keeps the position.
Trejo gets back to half guard.
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. Eccleston connects with a nice short shot to Trejo's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trejo is in trouble now - Eccleston has advanced to mount!
Eccleston lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Trejo is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Eccleston dominated that round.
That's time! Trejo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trejo throws a lazy right hand but Eccleston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trejo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Eccleston to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Trejo keeping moving, preventing Eccleston from controlling successfully.
Eccleston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trejo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eccleston defends it easily.
Trejo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Trejo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Trejo keeping full guard, as Eccleston tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eccleston is working Trejo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eccleston postures up in Trejo's guard and throws a big left but Trejo blocks it.
Eccleston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eccleston cracks Trejo with a solid left hand.
Eccleston controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trejo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eccleston works over Trejo with some ground and pound from guard.
Eccleston throws a big right hand that misses.
Trejo keeping moving, preventing Eccleston from controlling successfully.
Eccleston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trejo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Eccleston gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Eccleston sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Trejo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trejo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eccleston is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Trejo is refusing to be controlled, as Eccleston sits in half guard.
Eccleston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Trejo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trejo manages to get to full guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Eccleston. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo looking for a guillotine here but Eccleston defends easily.
Trejo has his foot on Eccleston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eccleston works his way back into a safe position though.
Eccleston scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eccleston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trejo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eccleston with a nice head shot there.
Eccleston wants to control from the top but Trejo keeps moving.
Trejo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Eccleston stacks Trejo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Eccleston!
Eccleston looks up at the clock and then as Trejo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Eccleston smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eccleston cracks Trejo with a big right hand but Trejo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Christopher Eccleston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trejo is trying to improve his position.
Eccleston working the body and head with strikes.
Eccleston trying to control the position but Trejo is working away.
Eccleston landing a few strikes.
Trejo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eccleston wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Eccleston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trejo keeps working.
Trejo is looking to reverse the position.
Eccleston wants to control but Trejo is keeping him busy.
Trejo is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trejo manages to get back to half guard.
Eccleston is trying to control the action in half guard but Trejo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trejo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Eccleston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Eccleston shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Eccleston wants to control but Trejo is keeping him busy.
Eccleston trying to pass the guard but Trejo defending well.
Eccleston is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Trejo actively working from the bottom here.
Eccleston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eccleston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trejo defending well though.
Eccleston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eccleston pulls his head out easily.
Trejo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trejo.
Eccleston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Trejo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eccleston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Trejo is tightening it up a little... Eccleston has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Eccleston reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Eccleston taps out! Nice BJJ there by Trejo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Saul Trejo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richter Alastrasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrari comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver by Dio. The key to victory for Vinicius Ferrari has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richter Alastrasz!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alastrasz.
Alastrasz stuns Ferrari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferrari is looking to chop away at Alastrasz's legs.
Ferrari throws a sloppy head kick and Alastrasz moves out of range easily.
Ferrari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alastrasz but Alastrasz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vinicius Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alastrasz misses with a wild body shot.
Ferrari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alastrasz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alastrasz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alastrasz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alastrasz trying to control the pace.
Alastrasz is looking for a kimura here.
Alastrasz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari is trying to stand up here but Alastrasz is controlling him well.
Alastrasz throwing shots but Ferrari is blocking nicely.
Alastrasz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ferrari is looking to escape.
Alastrasz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alastrasz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ferrari looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz landing strikes from the mount and Ferrari is in trouble!
Alastrasz content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Let's hope that Alastrasz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ferrari knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alastrasz on the ground.
Ferrari wants to get back to his feet.
Alastrasz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alastrasz breaks from Ferrari's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alastrasz working Ferrari over with strikes here.
Alastrasz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alastrasz looking to finish Ferrari with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ferrari!
Alastrasz unloading with bombs!
Alastrasz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alastrasz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ferrari is trying to stand up.
Alastrasz controlling the pace for now.
Alastrasz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alastrasz with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Alastrasz lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Ferrari that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ferrari is breathing heavily.
Alastrasz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alastrasz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alastrasz controlling his opponent.
Alastrasz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alastrasz landing strikes from the mount.
Alastrasz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alastrasz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferrari's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richter Alastrasz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alastrasz throws the left hand but Ferrari avoids the punch easily.
Alastrasz lands with a shot to the body.
Alastrasz looks to throw the jab but Ferrari is out of range.
Alastrasz scores with a decent looking hook.
Ferrari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferrari shoots in but no luck this time.
Alastrasz scores with a body shot.
Alastrasz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alastrasz misses with a hook.
Ferrari throws a leg kick but Alastrasz checks it.
Alastrasz slips under a jab.
Ferrari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alastrasz.
Alastrasz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Alastrasz unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alastrasz is landing with some decent strikes but Ferrari is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alastrasz unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alastrasz controlling from mount.
Alastrasz won't let Ferrari get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Alastrasz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Alastrasz.
Alastrasz controlling from the full mount.
Alastrasz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ferrari can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ferrari is rocked!
Alastrasz looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Ferrari covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richter Alastrasz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Unholy Confessions by Avenged Sevenfold. John Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Walker's chin.
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker fails with the takedown.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Walker counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Walker to acknowledge the strikes.
John Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
Johnson closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Walker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
It looks like Walker is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Walker is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Walker is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Walker stalling away here and it's allowed Johnson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Walker wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Walker wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Johnson manages to pass to side control.
Walker manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Walker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Walker connects with a jab.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Walker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Walker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker wants to stand up but Johnson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Walker trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control from Johnson's half guard. Johnson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Walkeris looking to pass into half guard but Johnson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Johnson is in guard.
Walker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Paul Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Walker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Walker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson tries to clinch
and Walker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Walker does it's job there.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Walker.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
It looks like Paul Walker has been cut.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Walker lands an overhand right.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Walker tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Walker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Paul Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paul Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Walker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spinbob Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantrell's entrance music is Scorpions - Winds of Change. A fine choice. Kurosawa has chosen War drums as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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26
179 lbs
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28
183 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spinbob Cantrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akira Kurosawa!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cantrell connects with a leg kick. Kurosawa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cantrell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kurosawa's head.
Cantrell lands a jab to the nose.
Cantrell throws a leg kick which misses Kurosawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurosawa tries to avoid it.
Cantrell throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosawa's shoulder, as Kurosawa tries to avoid the shot.
Kurosawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cantrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurosawa moves away.
Kurosawa thuds his shin into the meat of Cantrell's side.
Spinbob Cantrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosawa checks a low kick from Cantrell.
Danga de danga de dang - Kurosawa scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cantrell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kurosawa scores with a jab.
Kurosawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Cantrell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurosawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Cantrell tries to clinch
and Kurosawa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cantrell!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kurosawa tries to control but Cantrell wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cantrell because Kurosawa loaded up on that one.
Kurosawa looking for a guillotine from mount but Cantrell is having none of it.
Kurosawa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cantrell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cantrell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kurosawa wants to finish this one by submission but Cantrell is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kurosawa.
Kurosawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cantrell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cantrell is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cantrell is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Kurosawa has taken his back.
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.
Kurosawa scores with punches and elbows.
Cantrell just trying to survive but Kurosawa is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cantrell won't enjoy being in this position. Kurosawa looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Cantrell is tapping - it's over boys! Kurosawa picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Akira Kurosawa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem has chosen right above it lil wayne as his entrance music. Luther Heggs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alistar Overeem's chin.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alistar Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Overeem misses
and Heggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem is looking to chop away at Heggs's legs.
Heggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Overeem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heggs throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem avoids a kick to the body.
Overeem looks to land a combination but Heggs avoids it well.
Overeem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heggs counters with a crisp one two that drops Overeem! Heggs thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Overeem to his feet! Overeem is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Heggs.
Heggs rushes Overeem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Overeem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heggs tries to clinch up but Overeem circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Overeem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Overeem
and Heggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Overeem looks gassed!
Overeem lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Overeem.
Alistar Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heggs sends Overeem crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Heggs is motioning to the referee to let Overeem up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Alistar Overeem has been cut.
Heggs avoids a kick to the body.
Heggs avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Overeem misses with a body shot.
Overeem throws a head kick but Heggs moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs rushes Overeem and presses him up against the cage.
Heggs has Overeem pressed against the cage, preventing Overeem from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Heggs.
Heggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heggs throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Overeem.
Overeem throws a head kick but Heggs moves out of range.
Overeem looks for the body kick but Heggs saw that one coming.
Heggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heggs.
Overeem throws a head kick but Heggs moves out of range.
Heggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overeem lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Overeem throws the kick towards the body but Heggs avoids it.
Overeem circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heggs. Overeem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overeem tries to keep at a distance but Heggs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Overeem trying to stall but Heggs improves his position.
Heggs lands a nice uppercut.
Overeem is trying to break the clinch but Heggs is controlling him.
Overeem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Overeem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heggs gets through Overeem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heggs lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs drives through and clinches with Overeem against the cage.
Heggs breaks from the clinch.
Heggs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Overeem throws a right hand that Heggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Heggs also avoids with ease.
Heggs cracks Overeem with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Overeem looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Heggs finish him?
Heggs clinches with his opponent.
Heggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Overeem's efforts to push away.
Heggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overeem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heggs.
Heggs needs to keep his hands up - Overeem had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Heggs dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Overeem lands with a kick to the temple. Heggs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Overeem throws a combination that misses
and Heggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Heggs avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Heggs is looking to clinch but Overeem is avoiding it.
Overeem misses with a hook
and Heggs counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Overeem out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Heggs is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luther Heggs!
After winning the bout, Luther Heggs 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghoul Ghotha (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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277 lbs
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugowski tries to clinch but Ghotha is having none of it.
Rugowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ghotha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rugowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghotha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ghotha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rugowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ghotha doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Rugowski counter with a right hand.
Ghotha misses with a series of wild punches.
A cross from Rugowski lands.
Ghotha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bubba Rugowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghoul Ghotha.
Ghotha throws a sloppy head kick
and Rugowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rugowski lands an uppercut.
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!
Ghotha has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rugowski after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ghotha's efforts to push away.
Rugowski breaks the clinch.
Ghotha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rugowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ghotha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ghotha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rugowski counters with a three punch combo that has Ghotha backing up. Ghotha nods at Rugowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Ghoul Ghotha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Rugowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rugowski lands a left hand.
Ghotha has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rugowski after a bit of a struggle.
Rugowski looking to stall.
Rugowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bubba Rugowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rugowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rugowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rugowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ghotha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rugowski defends it nicely.
Rugowski tries to clinch there but Ghotha circles away.
Ghotha misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rugowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ghotha fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Rugowski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rugowski as he jumps to the side.
Rugowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rugowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghotha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rugowski tries to clinch but Ghotha is having none of it.
Rugowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ghotha.
Rugowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Ghotha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rugowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghotha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha postures up in Rugowski's guard and throws a big left but Rugowski blocks it.
Rugowski managing to control the position.
Rugowski keeping full guard, as Ghotha tries to pass.
Ghotha throwing strikes from guard but Rugowski blocks nicely.
Ghotha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghotha throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Rugowski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ghotha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rugowski counters with a solid body kick.
Ghotha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rugowski counters with a head kick.
Rugowski tries to clinch up.
Ghotha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghotha misses with a takedown attempt
and Rugowski counters with a solid body kick.
Bubba Rugowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghoul Ghotha.
Rugowski is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Ghotha misses its intended target.
Rugowski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ghotha has his takedown stuffed
and Rugowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rugowski breaks the clinch.
Rugowski rushes Ghotha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rugowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ghotha is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Ghotha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ghotha slips a jab and a cross from Rugowski.
Rugowski lands a big head kick that sends Ghotha tumbling to the mat! Rugowski takes a step backwards and waves Ghotha back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ghoul Ghotha has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rugowski gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rugowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Rugowski.
Rugowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bubba Rugowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghotha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ghotha swats away the attempt to clinch by Rugowski.
Ghotha throws a sloppy head kick and Rugowski moves out of range easily.
Rugowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rugowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Bubba Rugowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rugowski but Rugowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ghotha keeps the fight on the outside.
Rugowski instigates a clinch.
Rugowski manages to break the clinch.
Ghotha throws a leg kick
and Rugowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ghotha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rugowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ghotha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rugowski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rugowski has closed the distance and engaged Ghotha in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ghotha up against the cage.
Rugowski connects with a knee to the head.
Rugowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ghotha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rugowski is looking to clinch.
Rugowski tries to clinch but Ghotha is having none of it.
Rugowski gets a clinch.
Rugowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rugowski manages to break the clinch.
Rugowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rugowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghotha throws a sloppy head kick
and Rugowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Rugowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Ghotha. Ghotha gets slowly back to his feet.
Rugowski moves into range and clinches up with Ghotha.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rugowski.
Rugowski with a knee to the head.
Rugowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rugowski lands a damaging elbow.
Rugowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rugowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rugowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rugowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rugowski moves into the clinch.
Rugowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ghotha swats away the attempt to clinch by Rugowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Rugowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ghoul Ghotha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ghotha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Ghotha or perhaps it was just good defense by Rugowski which made him look bad.
Ghotha shoots in looking for a takedown but Rugowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ghotha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rugowski clinches up with Ghotha and pushes him back against the cage.
Rugowski is pressed up against the cage. Ghotha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rugowski down to the mat. Rugowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bubba Rugowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghoul Ghotha.
Ghotha misses with a takedown attempt - Rugowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rugowski closes the distance and pushes Ghotha back into the cage.
Rugowski lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Rugowski.
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!
Ghotha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ghotha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Rugowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rugowski throws a series of punches but Ghotha moves out of range.
Ghotha shoots in for a takedown but Rugowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rugowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ghotha gets tackled into the cage by Rugowski. Rugowski maintains the clinch.
Rugowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rugowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ghotha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rugowski lands a big head kick that sends Ghotha tumbling to the mat! Rugowski takes a step backwards and waves Ghotha back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ghotha is rocked!
Rugowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ghotha is still on wobbly legs! Can Rugowski finish him?
Rugowski digs a right hand underneath Ghotha's ribcage. Ghotha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ghoul Ghotha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ghotha seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rugowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rugowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rugowski cracks Ghotha with an open hand slap.
Ghotha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rugowski tries to clinch but Ghotha is having none of it.
Ghotha keeps the fight on the outside.
Rugowski instigates a clinch.
Rugowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rugowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rugowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rugowski rushes Ghotha and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rugowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rugowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rugowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ghotha takes a shot to the head.
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ghotha gets tackled into the cage by Rugowski. Rugowski maintains the clinch.
Rugowski lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Rugowski - that landed with a thud.
Rugowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rugowski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rugowski breaks the clinch.
Rugowski pushes Ghotha up against the cage in a clinch.
Rugowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rugowski clinches.
Rugowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rugowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ghotha swats away the attempt to clinch by Rugowski.
Rugowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Rugowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rugowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ghotha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ghotha fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rugowski to the ground. Ghotha is now in Rugowski's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghotha with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rugowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Rugowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rugowski, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Rugowski!
During a confident post fight interview, Bubba Rugowski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Bragg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bragg has chosen My My Misfire - The Sinatra 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Colt Bragg!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bragg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourque scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bourque tries to bum rush Bragg with a series of wild strikes but Bragg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bragg misses the body punch
and Bragg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bourque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bragg thows a body shot but no joy.
Bragg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Colt Bragg has been cut.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bragg.
Bragg blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bragg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bragg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bragg just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Bragg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bragg. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bragg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bragg lands in his opponent's guard.
Bragg looking to sit in guard and control but Bourque gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bragg has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bourque has passed into side control.
Bourque wants to stand but Bragg has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg can't do much from the bottom here.
Bragg isn't going anywhere.
Bragg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bragg wants to improve his position but Bourque is controlling well.
Bourque trying to mount his opponent but Bragg defends it.
Bragg is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throwing shots but Bragg is blocking nicely.
Bourque will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bourque is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bragg reverses the position - he's now on top in Bourque's guard.
Bragg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bragg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bourque has momentary wrist control but Bragg slips an elbow through the middle.
Bragg wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bragg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragg wants to control from the top but Bourque keeps moving.
Bourque utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bragg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bragg trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Colt Bragg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Bragg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bragg lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick from Bourque lands but Bragg takes it in his stride.
Bragg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Bragg.
Timothy Bourque is winning the standup battle so far.
Bragg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bragg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Bragg just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bragg moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bragg misses with a body shot
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bragg lands a slapping body shot.
Bragg lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque swings widly with a right hand
and Bragg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Bourque coming out on top.
Bragg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bourque just misses with a punch to the body.
Bragg misses with a body shot.
Bourque stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bragg.
Bragg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bourque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bragg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Timothy Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourque.
Bourque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bragg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Bragg.
Timothy Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bragg defending well as Bourque loads up on a big left hand.
Bragg moves out of range of the body kick from Bourque.
Bourque thows a leg kick but Bragg checks it
and Bragg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bourque throws a sloppy head kick and Bragg moves out of range easily.
Bourque looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bragg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bourque rather than just go for the knockout.
Bragg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bourque defending well as Bragg loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bragg.
Bragg just misses with a punch to the body.
Bragg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bragg throws a shot from downtown. Bourque moves away and avoids it.
Bragg thows a body shot but no joy.
Bragg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bragg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bourque looks for the body kick but Bragg saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragg avoids the head kick by Bourque.
Bourque throws a right and a left that Bragg avoids nicely.
Bourque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bragg's head backwards.
Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bourque leaves Bragg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bragg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Colt Bragg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bragg thuds a left hand into Bourque's body.
Bragg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Bourque dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colt Bragg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bragg. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Bragg.
Bourque takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bragg scores with a shot to the body.
Bragg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Bourque throws a leg kick but Bragg moved away.
Bragg misses with a wild body shot.
Bragg looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bragg. Bourque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bourque lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bragg.
Bourque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bragg blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Bragg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bragg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bragg lands with a shot to the body.
Bragg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourque.
Bragg thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourque throws a jab but it's blocked by Bragg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg lands a body shot.
Bragg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bragg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bourque avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bragg.
Bourque has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bragg is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bragg works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque dodges the ground and pound from Bragg.
Bourque managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bragg.
Bragg wants to control but Bourque is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Bragg.
Bragg throws an elbow but Bourque slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque holds on to Bragg's head and controls the position momentarily.
Bragg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bourque is not content to let Bragg control the position.
The referee asks Bragg politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bragg prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bragg fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Bragg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bragg 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Bragg!
After the big win, Colt Bragg made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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