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REF 81 - Nelson vs Masilungan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Aguero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimy Hettes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Aguero has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimy Hettes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hettes takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Aguero.
Aguero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hettes backwards.
Hettes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aguero to keep the fight standing.
Aguero scores with a knee to the head.
Aguero lands with a light punch inside.
Aguero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hettes successfully pulls guard.
Aguero controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hettes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hettes pulls Aguero in to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jimy Hettes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hettes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hettes wants to pass to mount but Aguero is defending the position.
Hettes trying to control from half guard but Aguero is working away.
Hettes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hettes trying to control from half guard but Aguero is working away.
Aguero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hettes on the ground.
Aguero is controlling Hettes's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aguero controlling the position well.
Hettes content to control rather than advance.
It looks like Hettes is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jimy Hettes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Aguero connects with an inside leg kick.
Hettes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aguero stuffs the takedown attempt from Hettes. Hettes gets slowly back to his feet.
Sergio Aguero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimy Hettes.
Aguero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hettes throws an overhand right that lands on Aguero's shoulder, as Aguero tries to avoid the shot.
Sergio Aguero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hettes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aguero circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hettes drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Aguero follows Hettes to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Aguero!
Sergio Aguero thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Tony could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to El Chavo's chin.
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218 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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavo misses with a left hand
and Tony counters with a head kick.
Tony tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chavo swivels and escapes.
Tony throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chavo's waist but Chavo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tony off to one side.
Tony misses with a hook. Chavo ducked under it nicely.
Chavo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tony quickly recovers to half guard.
Chavo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chavo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tony on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tony is looking to improve his position.
Tony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tony wants to control but Chavo is keeping busy.
Chavo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tony is looking to improve his position but Chavo isn't that keen on the idea.
Chavo landing strikes from the mount.
Chavo is landing with some decent strikes but Tony is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavo lands a big shot there that rocks Tony but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tony is looking to improve his position but Chavo isn't that keen on the idea.
Chavo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tony is rocked!
Chavo postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Tony in real trouble here! The ref calls for Tony to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Chavo!
El Chavo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Hardnegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cacareco Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardnegger comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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154 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ferdinand Hardnegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cacareco Chuteboxe!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuteboxe throws a leg kick but Hardnegger checks it.
Hardnegger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chuteboxe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hardnegger pushes down on Chuteboxe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardnegger controlling the pace.
Chuteboxe is trying to get back to full guard.
Hardnegger slows the pace down in half guard.
Chuteboxe trying to hold on to Hardnegger's head to control him but Hardnegger postures up.
Chuteboxe is in trouble now - Hardnegger has advanced to mount!
Chuteboxe is looking to improve his position but Hardnegger isn't that keen on the idea.
Chuteboxe is controlling an arm, preventing Hardnegger from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardnegger controlling the pace for now.
Chuteboxe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardnegger content just to control the position here.
Chuteboxe has given up his back.
Chuteboxe just trying to survive but Hardnegger is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hardnegger trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Chuteboxe doesn't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe rolls, trying to escape but Hardnegger keeps control of the position.
Hardnegger sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Chuteboxe taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ferdinand Hardnegger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanden Plas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shoryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoryu has chosen Undertaking the Work of the Lord by Hatewire as his entrance music. Ken Shoryu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vanden Plas's chin.
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanden Plas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Shoryu!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plas blocks a head kick by Shoryu.
Shoryu avoids a kick to the body.
Plas thows a leg kick but Shoryu checks it
and Shoryu counters with a thumping low kick.
Shoryu misses with a head kick.
Shoryu slips a jab and a cross from Plas.
Plas sizes up Shoryu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Plas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shoryu throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Vanden Plas has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shoryu throws a head kick but Plas moves out of range.
Shoryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shoryu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shoryu throws a head kick but Plas moves out of range.
Plas blocks a head kick by Shoryu.
Plas cracks Shoryu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shoryu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Plas.
Plas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plas misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Shoryu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Plas.
Plas tried to score with a low kick but Shoryu checks it.
Shoryu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shoryu throws a solid leg kick but Plas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shoryu.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Plas checks a leg kick.
Plas throws out a loose jab but Shoryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Shoryu.
Plas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shoryu blocks a leg kick.
Plas looks to score with a jab to the body but Shoryu is just out of range.
Plas throws a front kick aimed at Shoryu's knee but Shoryu avoids it well.
Shoryu misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plas misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plas throws a leg kick but Shoryu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Plas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shoryu if he has to take too many more of those.
Vanden Plas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoryu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Plas.
Shoryu looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Plas, right into the meat.
Plas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Plas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shoryu is out of range and Plas settles back down.
Plas tries a low kick but Shoryu avoids it.
Plas throws a sloppy head kick and Shoryu moves out of range easily.
Shoryu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shoryu checks a low kick from Plas.
Plas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Plas throws a head kick that misses.
Plas looks for the body kick but Shoryu saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Shoryu.
Shoryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plas lands with a cross.
Shoryu dodges the punch combination from Plas.
Plas blocks a head kick by Shoryu.
Both fighters circling a little - Shoryu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Plas throws a hook but Shoryu avoids it easily.
Shoryu blocks a head kick by Plas.
Shoryu lands a high kick!
Plas throws a sloppy head kick and Shoryu moves out of range easily.
Plas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Plas avoids a kick to the body.
Plas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shoryu will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Plas misses.
Plas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Plas feints and then cracks Shoryu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shoryu down.
Plas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shoryu. That did some damage!
Shoryu checks a low kick from Plas.
Nice body kick there by Plas.
Plas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shoryu manages to avoid it.
Plas misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Plas.
Plas misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shoryu throws a head kick that misses
and Plas counters with a low kick, right behind Shoryu 's knee.
That kick from Plas tenderised Shoryu's leg. Shoryu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Plas throws a push kick but Shoryu slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vanden Plas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vanden Plas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Plas 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.
Shoryu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plas throws a jab when Shoryu was well out of range.
Vanden Plas is winning the standup battle so far.
Plas misses with a low kick.
Plas throws a leg kick but Shoryu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Plas lands a leg kick that knocks Shoryu off balance momentarily.
Plas lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Plas is predictable there
and Shoryu counters with a head kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Plas here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Shoryu throws a sloppy head kick and Plas moves out of range easily.
Shoryu checks a leg kick nicely.
Shoryu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Plas throws a right hand that Shoryu ducks under and follows up with a left that Shoryu also avoids with ease.
Shoryu misses with a wild combination.
Plas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shoryu. That did some damage!
Shoryu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plas throws a sloppy head kick and Shoryu moves out of range easily.
Shoryu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shoryu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Plas has got the better of the exchanges.
Shoryu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shoryu blocks a leg kick.
Plas misses with a low kick.
Plas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shoryu's hands.
Shoryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plas.
Shoryu throws a sloppy head kick and Plas moves out of range easily.
Shoryu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Plas avoids the head kick by Shoryu.
Shoryu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Plas misses with a low kick.
Shoryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plas scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plas cracks the inside of Shoryu's front leg.
Plas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Plas tries to score with a low kick but Shoryu moves his leg out of the way.
Plas lands with a good body shot.
Plas connects with a leg kick. Shoryu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Plas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shoryu's calf.
Plas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shoryu can do to turn this around?
Shoryu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Plas.
A thudding body kick lands there by Plas!
Plas connects with a solid leg kick.
Plas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shoryu.
Good leg kick by Plas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab, jab by Plas - just one landing.
Ken Shoryu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shoryu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Plas - the referee stops the clock and Shoryu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Plas. Shoryu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoryu avoids the head kick by Plas.
Plas swinging wildly here.
Shoryu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Plas.
Plas is looking to score with low kicks.
Shoryu throws a sloppy head kick and Plas moves out of range easily.
Plas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Plas misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shoryu checks a leg kick.
Plas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Plas lands a glancing blow to the side of Shoryu's head.
Shoryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plas misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Plas.
Plas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shoryu throws a sloppy head kick
and Plas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Plas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plas lands with a straight right. Shoryu didn't see that one coming.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Plas tries a head kick but it misses.
Plas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Plas scores with a leg kick.
Plas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shoryu avoids the head kick by Plas.
Plas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shoryu throws a wild body kick that Plas sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vanden Plas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vanden Plas's cut.
That's time! Plas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shoryu connects with an inside leg kick.
Plas feints and then cracks Shoryu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shoryu down.
Shoryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Plas.
Shoryu avoids the head kick by Plas.
Plas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Plas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shoryu is able to avoid easily.
A head kick from Plas lands but Shoryu takes it in his stride.
Plas misses with a head kick.
Plas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Plas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shoryu.
Shoryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shoryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shoryu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shoryu tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoryu blocks a leg kick.
Shoryu throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Shoryu.
Plas throws a leg kick
and Shoryu counters with a body kick.
Plas throws a low kick, looking for Shoryu's leg but Shoryu calmly moves out of range.
Shoryu throws a sloppy head kick and Plas moves out of range easily.
Plas throws a head kick that misses.
Plas tries a head kick but it misses.
Plas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shoryu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plas avoids a kick to the body.
Plas tries to score with a low kick but Shoryu moves his leg out of the way.
Shoryu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoryu swinging wildly here.
Shoryu throws a head kick but Plas moves out of range.
Plas avoids the head kick by Shoryu.
Shoryu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plas circles away quickly and effectively.
Shoryu throws a head kick that misses
and Plas counters with an inside leg kick.
Plas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Plas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Plas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shoryu.
Shoryu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Plas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shoryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Plas tenderised Shoryu's leg. Shoryu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Plas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Plas tenderised Shoryu's leg. Shoryu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shoryu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Plas.
Plas connects with a leg kick. Shoryu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Plas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Plas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Plas scores with a one two! Shoryu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ken Shoryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shoryu moves out of range as Plas throws a body kick.
Plas misses with a low kick as Shoryu jumps back.
Plas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoryu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Plas can pounce on him.
Plas swings for the body but Shoryu moves out of range.
Plas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vanden Plas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shoryu misses with a combination
and Plas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Plas is looking to chop away at Shoryu's legs.
Plas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shoryu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Plas.
Shoryu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Plas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shoryu.
Shoryu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Plas thows a leg kick but Shoryu checks it
and Shoryu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Plas scores with a kick to the body.
Plas throws a leg kick which misses Shoryu's front leg but catches the back leg as Shoryu tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shoryu throws a low kick but Plas avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Shoryu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vanden Plas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plas 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vanden Plas!
Vanden Plas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Skjelbred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Prokopos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Skjelbred might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad To The Bone. Prokopos has chosen Deep River Blues - Doc Watson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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124 lbs
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144 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Skjelbred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denny Prokopos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skjelbred is looking to clinch but Prokopos is avoiding it.
Prokopos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skjelbred scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skjelbred closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Prokopos counter with a right hand.
Prokopos leaves Skjelbred with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Skjelbred tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prokopos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prokopos punishes Skjelbred's body with a nice straight punch.
Prokopos misses with a kick to the body.
Skjelbred tries to clinch up but Prokopos circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prokopos.
Skjelbred tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prokopos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Prokopos misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokopos misses with a takedown attempt - Skjelbred sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skjelbred cracks Prokopos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Prokopos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Skjelbred is staying active underneath Prokopos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prokopos is working for a kimura but Skjelbred is defending it quite comfortably.
Prokopos is pressing down on Skjelbred's thigh, looking to free his foot. Skjelbred is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Skjelbred manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Skjelbred bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Prokopos's guard.
Skjelbred tries to stand but Prokopos is controlling from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skjelbred passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Skjelbred looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Prokopos is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Prokopos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Prokopos is trying to get back to half guard.
Skjelbred is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Prokopos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Prokopos tries to get to full guard but Skjelbred has control of the leg.
Skjelbred trying to control from Prokopos's half guard. Prokopos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Prokopos is looking for a triangle but Skjelbred pushes his legs off easily.
Skjelbred really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prokopos working for a triangle but Skjelbred defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Skjelbred will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Skjelbred tries to clinch there but Prokopos circles away.
Skjelbred with a hook.
Prokopos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skjelbred.
Prokopos lands a head shot.
It looks like John Skjelbred has been cut.
Skjelbred tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prokopos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prokopos lands a head kick!
Skjelbred has his takedown stuffed
and Prokopos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Prokopos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skjelbred moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prokopos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skjelbred manages to avoid it.
Skjelbred dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skjelbred tries to close the distance and clinch but Prokopos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokopos throws a right and a left that Skjelbred avoids nicely.
Prokopos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skjelbred tries to clinch up but Prokopos circles away and keeps his distance.
Skjelbred looks for a takedown but Prokopos sprawls well.
Prokopos throws a hook but Skjelbred blocks it.
Prokopos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Skjelbred is fending him off so far but Prokopos persists. Nope, Skjelbred circles away and we're back to standing.
Skjelbred tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Prokopos counters with a one-two to the body.
Skjelbred moves into the clinch.
Prokopos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prokopos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Prokopos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Prokopos off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Skjelbred's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
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!
Prokopos can't escape the position.
Prokopos showing good submission defense here.
Denny Prokopos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skjelbred is trying to stick to Prokopos's back but Prokopos is turning into Skjelbred. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Skjelbred's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Prokopos.
Skjelbred wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Prokopos advances position into side control!
Prokopos trying to control the position but Skjelbred is working away.
Prokopos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Prokopos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Skjelbred!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Prokopos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skjelbred keeps working.
Prokopos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Prokopos wants to take a breather but Skjelbred is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Prokopos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Skjelbred's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Skjelbred moves in looking to clinch but Prokopos pushes him off.
Skjelbred moves into the clinch successfully.
Skjelbred slowing the pace effectively.
Skjelbred putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Prokopos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Prokopos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Prokopos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skjelbred is working Prokopos over against the cage.
Skjelbred lands a shoulder strike.
Skjelbred breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John Skjelbred is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prokopos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prokopos dodges the punch combination from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but Prokopos moves away
and Prokopos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prokopos avoids the body shot from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred throws a nice looking combination but Prokopos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skjelbred tries to close the distance and clinch but Prokopos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John Skjelbred is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjelbred looks to clinch
and Prokopos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prokopos throws a series of punches but Skjelbred avoids them all with ease.
Prokopos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Skjelbred fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Prokopos throws a series of punches but Skjelbred avoids them all with ease.
Prokopos misses with a two punch combination.
Skjelbred gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skjelbred.
Skjelbred utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Prokopos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skjelbred shoots in but Prokopos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Skjelbred lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prokopos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skjelbred counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Prokopos leaves Skjelbred with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Skjelbred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skjelbred looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prokopos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prokopos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Prokopos throws a combination. Skjelbred tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Prokopos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skjelbred fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred doesn't manage to clinch there - Prokopos circles away.
Prokopos scores with a three punch combo!
Skjelbred shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Prokopos eats them both and turns towards Skjelbred to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Prokopos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skjelbred lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prokopos circles away quickly and effectively.
Skjelbred moves into range and clinches up with Prokopos.
Skjelbred keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prokopos's efforts to push away.
Prokopos is trying to break free.
Skjelbred throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skjelbred tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prokopos avoids it.
Prokopos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prokopos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but Prokopos moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred closes the distance but Prokopos moves to the side
and Prokopos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Skjelbred!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prokopos avoids the attempt from Skjelbred to control.
Skjelbred sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Prokopos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Skjelbred has managed to free his arm - good work.
Skjelbred trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prokopos decides to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Skjelbred.
I think Skjelbred has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denny Prokopos!
In his post fight interview, Denny Prokopos gave a big smile as he said 'I always thought the removal of toes with a bolt cutter was rather humane '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Mozee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Champion. Daniel Mozee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Mozee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Beck!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mozee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good leg kick by Beck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beck misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Mozee misses.
Mozee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beck needs to keep his hands up - Mozee had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beck.
Mozee misses with a body shot.
Beck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mozee.
Beck lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mozee will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck clinches up with Mozee and pushes him back against the cage.
Mozee has had enough of the clinch but Beck keeps him there for the moment.
Beck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Beck.
Beck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mozee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Beck.
Beck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mozee's face.
Beck lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mozee is trying to break free.
Beck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Beck as the two fighters clinch.
Beck tries to work over Mozee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beck lands a good knee to the midsection. Mozee won't want to take too many of those.
Mozee is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beck lands an uppercut.
Mozee takes an elbow to the temple.
Mozee blocks an elbow strike from Beck.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mozee.
Beck is leaning against Mozee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Beck.
Beck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mozee backwards.
Beck lands with a light punch inside.
Beck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mozee's face.
Beck tries to land knees in the clinch but Mozee avoids the damage to the body.
Beck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mozee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beck tries a knee to the head but Mozee blocks it.
Mozee takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Daniel Mozee has been cut.
Beck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mozee.
Mozee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mozee is looking to break free of the clinch but Beck has double underhooks.
Beck scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck can't find room to land a body shot as Mozee controls the action.
Beck misses with a body punch.
Beck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mozee.
Mozee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beck swings wildly with an uppercut but Mozee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beck throws a punch but it's blocked by Mozee.
Mozee takes a shot to the head.
Mozee avoiding damage as Beck throws knees to the body.
Beck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mozee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mozee backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck misses with a knee to the head.
Beck has Mozee pressed against the cage, preventing Mozee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mozee blocking some punches.
Mozee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beck lands a good knee to the midsection. Mozee won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beck.
Beck lands an elbow inside.
Beck tries to land knees in the clinch but Mozee avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mozee's elbow.
Beck misses with a knee strike.
Beck crunches a lovely knee into Mozee's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Beck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Mozee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Beck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mozee.
Beck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beck bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mozee's head backwards.
Mozee throws a right hand that Beck ducks under and follows up with a left that Beck also avoids with ease.
Beck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mozee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mozee checks a leg kick.
Mozee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beck. Beck obviously looking to wear him down.
Glenn Beck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mozee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beck.
Mozee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mozee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mozee throws a shot from downtown. Beck moves away and avoids it.
Beck lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mozee will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck scoring well with a low kick there.
Beck lands a nice looking body kick.
Mozee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beck. Beck obviously looking to wear him down.
Beck fakes the leg kick and cracks Mozee in the body.
Beck lands a jab to the head.
Mozee misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mozee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beck. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beck connects with a nice looking jab.
Beck lands with a straight right. Mozee didn't see that one coming.
Beck scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mozee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Beck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mozee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beck. Beck obviously looking to wear him down.
Beck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beck is looking to slow Mozee down with leg kicks.
Beck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mozee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beck lands with a nice body kick.
Beck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mozee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mozee throws a lazy uppercut
and Beck counters with a nice leg kick.
Beck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mozee. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Beck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beck moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mozee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beck fakes the leg kick and cracks Mozee in the body.
Mozee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck sizes up Mozee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Beck in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mozee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beck moves away.
Jab, jab by Beck - just one landing.
Beck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mozee. That did some damage!
Mozee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beck.
Beck lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beck can't find room to land a body shot as Mozee controls the action.
Beck misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mozee's face.
Beck lands a damaging elbow.
Beck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beck lands with a short shot to the head.
Beck lands a hook that snaps the head of Mozee backwards.
Beck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mozee blocks it with crossed arms.
Beck lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mozee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mozee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beck struggles to land a body shot inside as Mozee controls his hands.
Beck throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Beck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Mozee's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mozee. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mozee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mozee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beck.
Beck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mozee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mozee misses with a combination
and Beck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beck.
Beck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beck feints and then cracks Mozee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mozee down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Beck tenderised Mozee's leg. Mozee is trying to keep his angry face on.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beck.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck lands an overhand right.
Mozee digs a good hook to Beck's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beck.
Mozee scores with a punch to the head.
Beck slips a jab and a cross from Mozee.
Mozee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beck.
Beck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mozee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Beck just misses with a punch to the body.
Mozee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mozee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Beck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beck.
Beck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mozee's sensitive parts.
Beck closes the distance and pushes Mozee back into the cage.
Beck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mozee blocks a body shot from Beck.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Beck obliges.
Beck lands an elbow just above Mozee 's eye.
Beck struggles to land a body shot inside as Mozee controls his hands.
Beck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beck lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beck.
Beck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beck lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beck looking to throw knees to the head but Mozee is blocking nicely.
Beck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beck misses with the head strike.
Glenn Beck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Beck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Beck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mozee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beck lands an elbow just above Mozee 's eye.
Beck with a knee to the head.
Beck lands a knee to the head.
Mozee wants to break free but Beck has control.
Beck tries a knee to the head but Mozee blocks it.
Daniel Mozee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mozee is looking to break free of the clinch but Beck has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Beck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beck 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Beck!
Glenn Beck very nearly forgot to thank Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Caulfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Bartleby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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225 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holden Caulfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Bartleby!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caulfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bartleby's calf.
Bartleby lands a slapping body shot.
Caulfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Caulfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caulfield lands a high kick!
It looks like Marcus Bartleby has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartleby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caulfield.
Caulfield throws a front kick that sends Bartleby stumbling back into the cage.
Caulfield slips a jab from Bartleby.
Bartleby takes a swing at Caulfield's ribcage but misses.
Caulfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caulfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caulfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bartleby counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Holden Caulfield has been cut.
Caulfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartleby.
Caulfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartleby misses the shot to the body.
Caulfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caulfield wants to clinch but Bartleby slips to the side
and Bartleby counters with a nice body shot.
Caulfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caulfield misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Caulfield - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartleby misses with a shot to the body
and Caulfield counters with a one-two to the body.
Caulfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bartleby in his tracks.
Bartleby swings for the body but Caulfield moves out of range.
Caulfield lands with a kick to the temple. Bartleby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bartleby throws a looping overhand right but Caulfield ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Caulfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartleby throws a hook but Caulfield blocks it.
Bartleby just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartleby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caulfield defending well as Bartleby loads up on a big left hand.
Caulfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bartleby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bartleby takes a swing at Caulfield's ribcage but misses.
Bartleby slips a jab and a cross from Caulfield.
Bartleby missing with a left hand there. Caulfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bartleby slips a jab and a cross from Caulfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield scores with a hook.
Bartleby works Caulfield's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Caulfield misses.
Caulfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caulfield misses with a double jab.
Caulfield is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caulfield throws a sloppy head kick and Bartleby moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Caulfield does no damage.
Bartleby is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caulfield rather than just go for the knockout.
Caulfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Caulfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Caulfield dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bartleby throws a hook but Caulfield blocks it.
Caulfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartleby.
Caulfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartleby.
Bartleby slowing the pace effectively.
Caulfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caulfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bartleby looking to stall.
Caulfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Caulfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartleby keeps control of Caulfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartleby.
Caulfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartleby.
Caulfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartleby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartleby stalling against the cage.
Bartleby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caulfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartleby tries to stall but Caulfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Caulfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartleby misses with a body shot
and Caulfield counters with a big head kick but Bartleby shrugs it off.
Caulfield is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bartleby looking to score a takedown here. Caulfield is defending well but Bartleby drives through and ends up in Caulfield's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Caulfield looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bartleby puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bartleby lands with a punch from half guard.
Bartleby is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bartleby passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bartleby dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartleby trying to control but Caulfield is having none of it.
Caulfield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Caulfield is looking to improve his position but Bartleby isn't that keen on the idea.
Bartleby with shots to the head and body - Caulfield looks very uncomfortable down there.
Caulfield is bucking up trying to escape but Bartleby cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Holden Caulfield's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bartleby looking to control but Caulfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bartleby punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jeez, Holden Caulfield's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Holden Caulfield's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus Bartleby!
Marcus Bartleby seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Almer (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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32
175 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
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24
177 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almer lands a nice shot that snaps Botanovic's head back.
Thiago Almer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Botanovic looks to land a body kick but Almer moved away.
Almer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Almer throws a hook to the side of Botanovic's head but Botanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Botanovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Almer tries to sprawl out of it but Botanovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Almer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Botanovic.
Botanovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almer.
Almer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Almer throws a body punch but Botanovic moves out of range.
Botanovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Botanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Botanovic feints and then cracks Almer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Almer down.
Botanovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Botanovic.
A solid leg kick lands there for Almer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic scores with a kick to the body.
Botanovic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Botanovic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Botanovic trying to control the position but Almer is working away.
Botanovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Botanovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Almer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Botanovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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!
Botanovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Almer is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Botanovic swings around for an armbar but Almer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Botanovic's guard.
Botanovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Almer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Almer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Botanovic has control of Almer's left arm, preventing Almer from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Almer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Botanovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Almer has managed to get both his arms back between Botanovic's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but Almer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Botanovic, right into the meat.
Almer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Almer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Botanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almer checks the leg kick.
Almer 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.
Botanovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Botanovic motions for Almer to come forward. Botanovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Almer wants to land a leg kick but Botanovic is out of range.
Bot Botanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Botanovic if he has to take too many more of those.
Botanovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Almer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Almer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That kick from Almer tenderised Botanovic's leg. Botanovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Botanovic defending well as Almer loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic slips a straight right by Almer.
Almer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Botanovic shoots in but Almer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Almer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Botanovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Almer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Botanovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Botanovic.
A bone on bone clash there as Almer blocks the leg kick.
Almer fakes the leg kick and cracks Botanovic in the body.
Botanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Almer throws out the jab.
Almer throws a wild body kick that Botanovic sees coming a mile off.
Botanovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Almer if he has to take too many more of those.
Botanovic looks to land a body kick but Almer moved away.
Bot Botanovic is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almer connects with a looping right hand.
Almer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Almer connects with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Botanovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Almer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Almer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Botanovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Almer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Botanovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Almer.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but Almer checks it.
Almer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Almer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Almer fakes the leg kick and cracks Botanovic in the body.
Botanovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Botanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Almer.
Botanovic moves away from the strike by Almer.
Almer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Botanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Almer.
An inside leg kick from Almer misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Almer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Almer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Almer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Almer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Botanovic tries for a takedown but Almer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botanovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Almer looks to land a combination but Botanovic avoids it well.
Almer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Almer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Botanovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Thiago Almer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Botanovic tries to work over Almer's front leg with a kick but Almer checks it.
Almer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Almer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Botanovic manages to avoid it.
Almer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Botanovic throws a solid leg kick but Almer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Botanovic.
Almer misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Botanovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Almer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Almer misses with a right hand
and Botanovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Botanovic.
Botanovic throws a head kick that misses.
Botanovic avoids a kick to the body.
Botanovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Almer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Botanovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Botanovic ducks under a wild hook from Almer.
Almer throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botanovic throws a leg kick which misses Almer's front leg but catches the back leg as Almer tries to avoid it.
Botanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almer.
Almer looks to score with a jab to the body but Botanovic is just out of range.
A punch combination from Almer misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Almer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Almer misses with a body shot.
Almer blocks a leg kick.
Almer misses with a body kick.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but Almer checks it.
Botanovic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Almer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Botanovic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Botanovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Botanovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Botanovic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Almer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Almer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Almer is not content to let Botanovic control the position.
Botanovic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Almer could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Botanovic has cracked it and Almer is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Botanovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bot Botanovic!
After winning the bout, Bot Botanovic 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ed Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesh Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Stephen Lynch - Special Ed. Masilungan has chosen Heaven Hell as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jesh Masilungan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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152 lbs
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31
142 lbs
26 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Nelson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesh Masilungan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson cracks Masilungan with a good jab.
Masilungan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Masilungan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Masilungan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.
Masilungan scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson misses with a left hand
and Masilungan counters with a leg kick.
Masilungan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Masilungan has time to react.
Masilungan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Masilungan counters with a head kick. That will keep Nelson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Masilungan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nelson lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Masilungan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a jab when Masilungan was well out of range.
Masilungan staying out of range there.
Masilungan ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Nelson throws a jab when Masilungan was well out of range.
Masilungan throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Masilungan misses with a straight right.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Masilungan wants to clinch.
Jesh Masilungan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masilungan scores with a jab to the head.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
and Masilungan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masilungan defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Masilungan.
Nelson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nelson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Masilungan is looking to regain half guard here but Nelson keeps moving and retains side control.
Masilungan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nelson off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Masilungan.
Masilungan biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan wants to control but Nelson manages to buck him off and is now in Masilungan's guard! Nice work there by Nelson!
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Masilungan is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Masilungan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nelson is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masilungan keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Masilungan is retaining full guard.
Masilungan trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesh Masilungan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nelson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nelson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Horrible takedown by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Masilungan which made him look bad.
Nelson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Masilungan counters with a nice body kick.
Masilungan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Masilungan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masilungan swinging wildly here.
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!
Nelson misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masilungan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesh Masilungan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Masilungan looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Masilungan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
Masilungan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Masilungan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masilungan throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Masilungan scores with a hook.
Nelson with a hook.
Masilungan throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Masilungan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
Nelson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nelson misses with a body punch
and Masilungan counters with a good low kick that Nelson was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Masilungan tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nelson misses the jab.
Masilungan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Nelson misses with an uppercut
and Masilungan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Masilungan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masilungan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Masilungan.
Nelson misses with a shot to the body
and Masilungan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nelson really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan scores with a spinning back kick!
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and Masilungan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masilungan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Masilungan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nelson.
Masilungan lands a lovely overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masilungan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masilungan digs a good hook to Nelson's body.
Masilungan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masilungan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan lands an overhand right.
Masilungan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson throws a hook but Masilungan avoids it easily.
Jesh Masilungan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masilungan pinned against the cage. Masilungan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Masilungan misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masilungan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson throws a jab when Masilungan was well out of range.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Masilungan is out of range.
Masilungan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masilungan.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Masilungan.
Masilungan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Masilungan.
Nelson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Masilungan misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masilungan takes a shot to the head.
Nelson looking to stall.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesh Masilungan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Masilungan cracks the inside of Nelson's front leg.
Nelson with a jab.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Masilungan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson throws a jab when Masilungan was well out of range.
Masilungan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nelsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nelson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Masilungan doesn't seem bothered though.
Masilungan connects with the punch.
Masilungan misses with a head kick.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masilungan moves away.
Masilungan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Masilungan is just out of range.
Jesh Masilungan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Masilungan as Nelson shoots in.
Nelson misses with a body shot
and Masilungan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masilungan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masilungan throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masilungan throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Masilungan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Masilungan under the eye.
Masilungan throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Masilungan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan misses with a head kick.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masilungan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masilungan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nelson misses the body punch
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Masilungan counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masilungan scores with a leg kick.
Masilungan stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Masilungan throws out a powerful jab.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masilungan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Masilungan - that will leave a mark!
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Masilungan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masilungan manages to avoid it.
Nelson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Masilungan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
Masilungan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nelson in his tracks.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Masilungan.
Masilungan throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Masilungan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masilungan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Masilungan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Masilungan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masilungan.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masilungan misses with a wild combination.
Nelson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Masilungan's hands.
Masilungan blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masilungan tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesh Masilungan really dominated that round.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Masilungan stuffs the takedown.
Masilungan tries a head kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Masilungan as he connects with a hook.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nelson lands the left hand.
Masilungan lands an overhand right.
A big left from Masilungan misses.
Masilungan tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Masilungan moves away and avoids it.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Masilungan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan looks for the body kick but Nelson saw that one coming.
Nelson stuns Masilungan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Masilungan lands a head kick. Nelson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Masilungan tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Masilungan.
Nelson throws a hook but Masilungan blocks it.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
A big right from Masilungan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nelson scores with a nice right hand.
Masilungan looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson cracks a nice hook into Masilungan's ribs.
Nelson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Masilungan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Masilungan moved out of range nicely.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Masilungan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nelson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Masilungan which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masilungan moves away.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masilungan.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Masilungan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Masilungan as he connects with a hook.
Masilungan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masilungan connects with a crisp jab.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Masilungan moved out of range nicely.
Masilungan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Masilungan.
Masilungan thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Masilungan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nelson on the side of the head.
Masilungan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masilungan throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Masilungan is out of range.
Nelson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Masilungan tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masilungan misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Nelson misses
and Masilungan counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jesh Masilungan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Masilungan thuds his shin into the meat of Nelson's side.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masilungan.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masilungan with a jab.
Masilungan moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masilungan moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
Nice defenses there by Masilungan.
Nelson misses with a body punch
and Masilungan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nelson's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Masilungan doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masilungan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masilungan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nelson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Masilungan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up with Masilungan, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes Masilungan against the cage but Masilungan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Masilungan is just out of range.
Masilungan scoring well with a low kick there.
Masilungan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Masilungan.
Masilungan slips a jab from Nelson.
Masilungan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Masilungan throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masilungan can pounce on him.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masilungan just misses with a punch to the body.
Masilungan lands a lovely overhand right.
Masilungan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Masilungan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nelson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masilungan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masilungan slips a jab from Nelson.
Masilungan wants to clinch
and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Masilungan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Masilungan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.
Masilungan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jesh Masilungan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nelson lands an overhand right.
Nelson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson throws a hook but Masilungan blocks it.
Nelson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nelson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Masilungan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ed Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masilungan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masilungan counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Masilungan moves away and avoids it.
Masilungan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesh Masilungan.
I've got Masilungan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesh Masilungan!
Jesh Masilungan is the new featherweight champion!
Jesh Masilungan looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to fight the best. How about a fight against Zica Brava the bantamweight champ of Blitzkrieg: Rio. Leandro Oliveira dos santos please make this happen.'.
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