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TFC 20: Wood vs. Hug PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rune Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roddy Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rune Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roddy Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasmussen misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferguson counters with a solid body kick.
Ferguson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rasmussen is letting Ferguson control him for a moment.
Rasmussen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
It looks like Ferguson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Rasmussen is looking to reverse the position.
Ferguson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Rasmussen is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ferguson yanks on the arm and Rasmussen is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ferguson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roddy Ferguson!
Our winner, Roddy Ferguson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buddi Zoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoom comes to the cage accompanied by Thunder Struck - ACDC. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddi Zoom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Matos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matos throws a nice looking combination but Zoom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zoom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matos's waist but Matos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zoom off to one side.
Zoom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matos as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddi Zoom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matos misses with a wild combination.
Zoom changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Matos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zoom has hold of Matos's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Matos seems comfortable defending it but Zoom has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Matos is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Matos is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Zoom couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buddi Zoom!
Buddi Zoom was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilja Vasuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Valentinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasuta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is E.S. Posthumus Unstoppable . Valentinov has chosen Ирония as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ilja Vasuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonid Valentinov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentinov throws a nice looking combination but Vasuta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valentinov swinging wildly here.
Valentinov misses with the combination.
Ilja Vasuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasuta ducks under a wild hook from Valentinov.
Vasuta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valentinov as he avoids it easily.
Vasuta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Valentinov is pushing Vasuta's head away, looking to escape. Vasuta manages to hold on to the position though.
Vasuta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valentinov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vasuta has hold of Valentinov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Valentinov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vasuta cranks the arm and Valentinov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Valentinov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ilja Vasuta!
As Ilja Vasuta got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Leonid, I am not impressed by your performance, You absolutely suck.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilio Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Nunes shows good takedown defense.
Gracie wants to clinch but Nunes slips to the side
and Nunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie shoots in but Nunes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A swing and a miss from Nunes.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Nunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rogerio Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hilio Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nunes but Nunes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheers as Nunes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nunes as he avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Hilio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nunes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nunes pinned against the cage. Nunes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nunes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nunes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Nunes.
Nunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Nunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nunes misses with a looping left.
Nice sprawl there from Nunes as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Nunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes misses with an uppercut.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Nunes sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Nunes which made him look bad.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Nunes sprawls well.
Nunes lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nunes avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Nunes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nunes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie dives in and grabs Nunes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nunes pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Nunes coming out on top.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nunes.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Nunes is out of range.
Nunes missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A right-left combo lands from Nunes.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Nunes circles away easily
and Nunes counters with a left to the body.
Nunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Nunes as Gracie shoots in.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Nunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nunes tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie looks gassed!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Nunes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio Nunes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nunes as he avoids it easily.
Hilio Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Nunes misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nunes throws out the jab.
Nunes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nunes wants it to stay on the feet.
Rogerio Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hilio Gracie.
Nunes leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Nunes counters with a series of strikes. Gracie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nunes connects with the punch.
Gracie blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Nunes misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores a takedown into full mount!
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nunes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Nunes bucks and avoids them well.
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gracie is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Gracie extends the arm and Nunes is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hilio Gracie!
An out of breath Hilio Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Pontes misses.
Pontes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Junior pinned against the cage. Junior gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pontes misses with a wild combination.
Junior scores with a nice strike.
Pontes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Junior as he avoids it easily.
Junior clinches up against the cage.
Pontes is looking to break free of the clinch but Junior has double underhooks.
Pontes is looking to control Junior's arms but Junior gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pontes has his back to the cage.
Junior is trying to trip Pontes. He has hold of a leg but Pontes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Junior persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Junior throwing strikes but missing.
Junior throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pontes pushes Junior off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pontes!
Pontes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Junior staying out of range there.
Junior throws a hook to the side of Pontes's head but Pontes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Junior throws a right and a left that Pontes avoids nicely.
Junior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Junior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Junior jabs Pontes right on the nose. Pontes blinks but takes it well.
Junior shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes looking for submissions off his back.
Junior moves into full mount! Pontes won't be happy about that!
Junior lands with some strikes.
Pontes tries to buck Junior off but he can't manage it.
Junior landing strikes from the mount and Pontes is in trouble!
Pontes is looking to get to half guard.
Pontes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Junior looking to finish Pontes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pontes!
Pontes is rocked!
Junior goes for an armbar but Pontes turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pontes.
Junior has Pontes pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Junior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Junior is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Junior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jorge Junior.
Pontes dodges the punch combination from Junior.
Pontes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Junior circles away.
Jorge Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Pontes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pontes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pontes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.
Junior slips under a jab.
Junior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pontes throws a lazy right hand but Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Junior catches Pontes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pontes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pontes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
Pontes moves away from the strike by Junior.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Pontes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pontes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Junior counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pontes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junior slips a jab from Pontes.
Junior throws a jab but it's blocked by Pontes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Junior is defended easily by Pontes.
Pontes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pontes shoots for a takedown but Junior saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Pontes misses the target.
Pontes fails with a takedown attempt.
Junior on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Junior changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Felipe Pontes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pontes moves away from the strike by Junior.
Junior closes the distance and clinches up with Pontes, looking for a takedown. Junior pushes Pontes against the cage but Pontes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pontes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junior.
Pontes shoots in for a takedown but Junior shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jorge Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Pontes.
Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pontes.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Pontes shows good takedown defense.
Pontes slips under a jab.
Pontes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Junior is pressing down on Pontes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pontes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Junior works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pontes is one step ahead there.
Pontes throws an elbow that misses. Junior uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pontes's guard. Nice move by Junior!
Pontes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Junior defends it easily.
Pontes is trying to control the position but Junior postures up.
Junior cracks Pontes with a solid left hand.
Junior lands a couple of elbows.
Junior with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Junior stands up over Pontes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pontes is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is working Pontes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Junior lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Junior forces his way into half guard.
Junior passes to full mount!
Junior avoids the attempt from Pontes to control.
Junior is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pontes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pontes shrugs it off.
Pontes tries to reverse the position but Junior maintains control.
Junior lands with some strikes.
Junior with good strikes from the mount here!
Pontes is still in real trouble! Can Junior finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pontes is working to get back to half guard.
Junior with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes wants to control but Junior is having none of it.
Jorge Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Junior looking to finish Pontes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pontes!
Junior avoids the attempt from Pontes to control.
Pontes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Junior has control of Pontes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pontes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pontes seems to have recovered his senses.
Junior with the ground and pound from mount.
Junior has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Junior.
Junior lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pontes hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Junior connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Pontes out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorge Junior!
Jorge Junior tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Camoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Camoes's choice of entrance music: One Love by BLUE. Fabricio Camoes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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32
164 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugene Albright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Camoes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albright takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Albright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camoes.
Camoes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Albright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Camoes but Camoes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Albright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Camoes to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Camoes misses the target.
Camoes connects with a crisp jab.
Camoes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Albright is rocked!
It looks like Eugene Albright has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camoes lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Albright head around and knocks him out cold! Camoes hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fabricio Camoes!
After the fight, Fabricio Camoes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Mockalatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Eyed Peas - Bebot. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Mockalatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Vera!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera throws a hook to the side of Mockalatz's head but Mockalatz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mockalatz scoring well with a low kick there.
Vera misses with a hook.
Vera throws a head kick that misses.
Vera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mockalatz. Mockalatz obviously looking to wear him down.
Vera 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.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Mockalatz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mockalatz avoids a kick to the body.
Vera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vera wants to land a leg kick but Mockalatz is out of range.
Vera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Mockalatz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by Vera.
Mockalatz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mockalatz throws a lazy head kick
and Vera counters with a nice body kick.
Mockalatz is breathing heavily.
Vera connects with a solid leg kick.
Vera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mockalatz's head.
Vera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vera.
Vera closes the distance and pushes Mockalatz back into the cage.
Vera connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Vera.
Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mockalatz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mockalatz blocks the elbow strike.
Vera lands an elbow inside that Mockalatz shrugs off.
Mockalatz is trying to stall.
Vera lands a knee to the head.
Mockalatz misses with a knee strike.
Vera misses with a knee strike.
Vera tries a knee to the head but Mockalatz blocks it.
Vera lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Joe Mockalatz has been cut.
Mockalatz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mockalatz fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mockalatz fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Vera.
Vera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mockalatz is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vera missing with knees to the body.
Mockalatz misses with a punch to the body.
Vera wants to stall.
Vera scores a nice knee to the body.
Vera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vera connects with a knee to the head.
Mockalatz takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Vera.
Mockalatz is rocked!
Vera lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Mockalatz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vera lands a big knee! That's hurt Mockalatz! Oh, he's all over the place! Vera lands another knee that sends Mockalatz to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Vera!
A very excited looking Michael Vera made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iuraiah Vaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Hossenfeffer's entrance music is Tik Tok. A fine choice. Vaber comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Emmure - Ticket To The Paralyzer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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31
175 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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28
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iuraiah Vaber!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vaber throws a head kick that misses.
Von Hossenfeffer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Von Hossenfeffer - that landed with a thud.
Von Hossenfeffer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Hossenfeffer has Vaber pressed against the cage, preventing Vaber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vaber misses with a body punch.
Vaber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vaber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to close the distance and clinch but Vaber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vaber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Hossenfeffer takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vaber or not.
Von Hossenfeffer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vaber is defending well for now.
Vaber prevents a body shot from Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to work over Vaber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vaber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vaber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vaber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Von Hossenfeffer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaber tries to break free but Von Hossenfeffer pushes him back against the cage.
Von Hossenfeffer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vaber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Von Hossenfeffer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vaber's efforts to push away.
Vaber has had enough of the clinch but Von Hossenfeffer keeps him there for the moment.
Vaber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vaber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Hossenfeffer working Vaber over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vaber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Hossenfeffer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from Von Hossenfeffer.
Vaber tries to break the clinch but Von Hossenfeffer is controlling the position.
Vaber is looking to break free of the clinch but Von Hossenfeffer has double underhooks.
Vaber tries to break free but Von Hossenfeffer pushes him back against the cage.
Vaber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Von Hossenfeffer missing with knees to the body.
Vaber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaber has had enough of the clinch but Von Hossenfeffer keeps him there for the moment.
Vaber is trying to break the clinch but Von Hossenfeffer is controlling him.
Von Hossenfeffer presses Vaber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Von Hossenfeffer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vaber is defending well for now.
Vaber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Hossenfeffer has closed the distance and engaged Vaber in a clinch.
Von Hossenfeffer missing with knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaber takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Iuraiah Vaber has been cut.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to land knees in the clinch but Vaber avoids the damage to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iuraiah Vaber's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vaber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vaber moves out of range as Von Hossenfeffer throws a body kick.
Von Hossenfeffer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vaber throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer has been cut.
Von Hossenfeffer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to clinch but Vaber moves out of range.
Vaber swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Hossenfeffer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to clinch up.
Von Hossenfeffer is looking to clinch.
Vaber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Von Hossenfeffer is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer wants to clinch up but Vaber keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Von Hossenfeffer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to clinch there but Vaber circles away.
Vaber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Von Hossenfeffer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vaber counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Von Hossenfeffer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Hossenfeffer blocks a head kick by Vaber.
Vaber on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Von Hossenfeffer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Von Hossenfeffer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to clinch but Vaber moves out of range.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Hossenfeffer clinches.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vaber avoids it.
Vaber tries to break free but Von Hossenfeffer pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Hossenfeffer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Von Hossenfeffer digs a right hand underneath Vaber's ribcage. Vaber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Von Hossenfeffer.
Von Hossenfeffer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vaber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer trying to land knees to the body.
Vaber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von Hossenfeffer prevents Vaber from breaking the clinch.
Vaber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Von Hossenfeffer on the inside.
Vaber is trying to force a seperation but Von Hossenfeffer has the dominant position.
Vaber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vaber avoids it.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vaber tries to break free but Von Hossenfeffer pushes him back against the cage.
Vaber tries to break free but Von Hossenfeffer pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaber has had enough of the clinch but Von Hossenfeffer keeps him there for the moment.
Von Hossenfeffer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vaber avoiding damage as Von Hossenfeffer throws knees to the body.
Vaber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Von Hossenfeffer has him pressed against the cage.
Vaber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Von Hossenfeffer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vabers head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Hossenfeffer blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Von Hossenfeffer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Hossenfeffer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vaber avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Von Hossenfeffer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vaber has time to react.
Von Hossenfeffer clinches with his opponent.
Von Hossenfeffer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vaber is defending well for now.
Von Hossenfeffer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer can't find room to land a body shot as Vaber controls the action.
Von Hossenfeffer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Hossenfeffer trying to land knees to the body.
Vaber wants to get back to striking at distance but Von Hossenfeffer won't allow it.
Von Hossenfeffer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Von Hossenfeffer missing with knees to the body.
Von Hossenfeffer tries to land knees in the clinch but Vaber avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hossenfeffer connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Vaber goes down! Von Hossenfeffer jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Vaber is rocked!
That has opened up Iuraiah Vaber's cut even more.
Von Hossenfeffer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vaber is still in real trouble! Can Von Hossenfeffer finish him?
Von Hossenfeffer is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Von Hossenfeffer throws a powerful right kick. Vaber tried to block low but the kick was high! Vaber was taken right off of his feet! Von Hossenfeffer jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Heinrich Von Hossenfeffer!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiro Phasian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Strader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strader has chosen The Lonely Shepherd Kill Bill as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
270 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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33
250 lbs
13 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiro Phasian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Strader!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strader shoots in for a takedown but Phasian shows good takedown defense.
Strader takes one on the button.
It looks like Jason Strader has been cut.
Strader shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Phasian as he avoids it easily.
Strader looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Phasian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Phasian tries to get out of the position.
Strader preventing the sweep.
Phasian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strader 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strader drops back looking for a leg! Phasian is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Phasian manages to kick Strader off! Strader jumps back into Phasian's guard.
Strader drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Phasian manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Strader has Phasian in his guard.
Phasian preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phasian pushes down on Strader's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Phasian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Strader wants to get back to full guard.
Phasian moves into full mount! Strader won't be happy about that!
Strader 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.
Phasian is working for a submission of some sort.
Strader actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phasian uses his free foot to push down on Strader's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Strader.
Phasian working Strader over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phasian throwing strikes but Strader bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Phasian looking for a sweep. Not yet Phasian, not yet.
Strader drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Phasian dives on top into guard.
Strader has his feet on Phasian's thighs here. He's pushed Phasian off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Phasian screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Strader!
An out of breath Jason Strader thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hug has chosen Animal I Have Become as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
250 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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24
285 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hades Hug!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wood thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hug.
Wood throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hades Hug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hug is able to avoid easily.
Wood avoids the head kick by Hug.
Hug lands a leg kick that knocks Wood off balance momentarily.
Wood is breathing heavily.
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!
Hug chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hug connects with the punch.
Wood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hug. Hug obviously looking to wear him down.
Hug uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hug. That's going to slow Wood down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug connects with a leg kick. Wood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hug.
A good leg kick by Hug.
Hug thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wood if he has to take too many more of those.
Wood takes one to the side of the head.
Hug cracks Wood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Hug. That snapped Wood's head back.
Hug thumps Wood with a low kick.
Hug is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hug lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wood's sensitive parts.
Wood has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hug.
Hug goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug scores with a nice head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hug.
Hug keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hug lands a head shot.
Hug connects with a high kick.
Hug throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wood is rocked!
Hug drops Wood with a huge uppercut! Wood drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hug is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hades Hug!
Hades Hug decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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pop
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