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Blitzkrieg 108: The Catalyst PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruzic has chosen Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky as his entrance music. Josip Ruzic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konstantin Khavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josip Ruzic!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruzic throws a low kick, looking for Khavin's leg but Khavin calmly moves out of range.
Khavin throws a shot from downtown. Ruzic moves away and avoids it.
Ruzic defending well as Khavin loads up on a big left hand.
Ruzic throws a right and a left that Khavin avoids nicely.
Khavin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruzic.
Ruzic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khavin fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruzic motions for Khavin to come forward. Ruzic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khavin throws out a loose jab but Ruzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khavin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruzic misses with a wild body shot.
Khavin thows a body shot but no joy.
Khavin wants to clinch.
Khavin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruzic.
Ruzic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khavin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic misses with a double jab.
Khavin blocks the body kick.
Ruzic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruzic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khavin.
Nice defenses there by Khavin.
Ruzic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khavin defends it nicely.
Khavin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruzic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khavin swings for the body but Ruzic moves out of range.
Ruzic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Khavin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruzic working the head and body with strikes.
Khavin is trying to control but can't.
Khavin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruzic wants to pass the guard but Khavin is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruzic passes to side control.
Ruzic cracks Khavin with a big elbow.
Ruzic misses with the ground and pound.
Ruzic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khavin keeps working.
Ruzic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Khavin is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic lands some shots froms side control.
Ruzic tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ruzic is looking to take a break and control but Khavin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khavin is trying to control Ruzic's posture but Ruzic avoids it.
Ruzic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruzic trying to control the action but Khavin is working from the bottom.
Ruzic working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic moves into full mount!
Ruzic looking to control but Khavin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Khavin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruzic throws some wild stikes that Khavin manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Ruzic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ruzic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Konstantin Khavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruzic lands a leg kick that knocks Khavin off balance momentarily.
Khavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruzic looks to land a combination but Khavin avoids it well.
Khavin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
Khavin throws the left hand but Ruzic avoids the punch easily.
Ruzic lands a jab to the nose.
Ruzic tried to score with a low kick but Khavin checks it.
Khavin throws an overhand right that lands on Ruzic's shoulder, as Ruzic tries to avoid the shot.
Ruzic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khavin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Khavin throws a series of punches but Ruzic avoids them all with ease.
Ruzic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Josip Ruzic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khavin lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khavin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruzic circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick from Khavin.
Ruzic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic misses with a leg kick.
Khavin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Ruzic.
Ruzic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruzic scores with a leg kick.
Ruzic misses with a body kick.
Ruzic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khavin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ruzic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruzic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruzic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khavin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruzic finds it's way round the side to connect with Khavin's head.
Khavin throws a series of punches but Ruzic avoids them all with ease.
Khavin looks to land a left hand but Ruzic moved out of range nicely.
Ruzic scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruzic moves out of range as Khavin strikes.
Konstantin Khavin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khavin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ruzic eats them both and turns towards Khavin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ruzic throws a low kick, looking for Khavin's leg but Khavin calmly moves out of range.
Ruzic cracks Khavin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khavin lands with a slapping head kick.
Ruzic blocks a jab.
Khavin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ruzic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruzic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruzic throws a body punch but Khavin moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Khavin.
Khavin tries to move into range but Ruzic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruzic connects with an inside leg kick.
Khavin tests Ruzic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruzic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ruzic showed some decent athleticism there.
Ruzic trying to control the action but Khavin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khavin trying to control from the bottom.
Ruzic frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ruzic unloading with bombs!
Josip Ruzic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khavin blocking the ground and pound.
Ruzic is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Khavin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Khavin shrugs it off.
Khavin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic wants to advance to full mount but Khavin doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ruzic tries to free his leg and advance position but Khavin is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khavin looking for a sweep. Not yet Khavin, not yet.
Ruzic throwing strikes but missing.
Ruzic wants to control from the top but Khavin keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruzic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Ruzic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Khavin misses with a leg kick.
Ruzic scores with a kick to the body.
Ruzic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruzic misses with a looping left.
Ruzic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ruzic throws a jab but it's blocked by Khavin.
Khavin slips under a jab.
Khavin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruzic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khavin momentarily.
Khavin swings widly with a right hand
and Khavin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khavin blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khavin, as that shot connected.
Khavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruzic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khavin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khavin.
Ruzic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No luck for Ruzic with that takedown attempt.
Khavin ducks under a wild hook from Ruzic.
Ruzic looks to throw the jab but Khavin is out of range.
Ruzic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khavin lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruzic off the cage and back into range.
Khavin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khavin misses with the combination.
Ruzic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khavin.
Ruzic lands a nice shot to the body.
Khavin lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruzic's head.
Ruzic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruzic throws the left hand but Khavin avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khavin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Khavin looking to control.
Khavin pulls Ruzic in close to his closed guard and prevents Ruzic from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ruzic is pushing down on Khavin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Khavin is fighting to maintain full guard but Ruzic has managed to sneak the leg through.
Khavin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ruzic is working away from the top position though.
Ruzic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khavin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khavin trying to control the position.
Ruzic throwing strikes but missing.
Josip Ruzic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ruzic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ruzic throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ruzic wants to control from the top but Khavin keeps moving.
Konstantin Khavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruzic controlling from the top position.
Josip Ruzic has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Ruzic or perhaps it was just good defense by Khavin which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khavin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruzic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josip Ruzic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruzic 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 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josip Ruzic!
Post fight, an emotional Josip Ruzic said 'You just got SMOKED, bitch!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolen Spliffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Girlfriend. Spliffs has chosen Ice Cube - Smoke Some Weed as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolen Spliffs!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spliffs on the side of the head.
Spliffs connects with a looping right hand.
Ryan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Spliffs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan throws a body kick that misses.
Spliffs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Rolen Spliffs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spliffs lands with a nice body punch.
Spliffs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spliffs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spliffs avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Ryan throws the kick towards the body but Spliffs avoids it.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spliffs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ryan's calf.
Spliffs misses with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ryan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ryan with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spliffs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryan misses the target.
Spliffs throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spliffs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Spliffs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ryan scores with a head kick.
Spliffs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ryan dips to his left and cracks Spliffs with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Spliffs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick there by Spliffs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Spliffs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spliffs scores with a nice body kick.
Spliffs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spliffs moves out of range as Ryan throws a body kick.
Spliffs delivers a nice body kick.
Spliffs avoids a kick to the body.
Spliffs slips under a jab.
Ryan misses with a hook. Spliffs ducked under it nicely.
Ryan throws a wild body kick that Spliffs sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Spliffs misses.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Spliffs.
A jab from Spliffs does it's job there.
Ryan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spliffs punishes Ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Spliffs thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan scores with a three punch combo!
Spliffs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ryan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Spliffs counters with a good low kick that Ryan was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs lands a really nice looking cross but Ryan seems unphased.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Spliffs slips the punch.
Ryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spliffs blocks a leg kick.
Spliffs connects with an inside leg kick.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Ryan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spliffs lands a head shot.
Spliffs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spliffs looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Spliffs throws a body punch but Ryan moves 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!
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spliffs.
Ryan connects with a right hand. Spliffs shakes it off.
Ryan throws the kick towards the body but Spliffs avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spliffs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Spliffs moves out of range of the body kick.
Spliffs lands a body shot.
Spliffs throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice body kick.
Ryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spliffs throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.
Jab by Spliffs.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffs throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Ryan misses
and Spliffs counters with a nice kick to the body.
Spliffs misses with a double jab.
Spliffs scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolen Spliffs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spliffs connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Spliffs.
Ryan avoids a kick to the body.
Spliffs misses with a low kick.
Rolen Spliffs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryan throws a body kick that misses.
Spliffs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spliffs misses the shot to the body.
Spliffs looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.
Spliffs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Spliffs connects with a leg kick. Ryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spliffs feints and then cracks Ryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryan down.
Spliffs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spliffs throws a lazy body kick
and Ryan counters with a body kick.
Spliffs lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliffs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffs throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Spliffs misses.
Ryan slips under a jab.
Spliffs connects with a leg kick. Ryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spliffs looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spliffs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan is looking to chop away at Spliffs's legs.
Spliffs throws a shot to the body.
Spliffs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spliffs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Spliffs is just out of range.
Ryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Spliffs counters with a low kick, right behind Ryan 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Spliffs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spliffs throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Spliffs.
Spliffs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Spliffs.
A slow jab from Spliffs misses its intended target.
Ryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliffs clinches.
Spliffs is trying to break the clinch but Ryan is controlling him.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spliffs backwards.
Spliffs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spliffs throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Nice body punch from Spliffs - that landed with a thud.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Spliffs.
Spliffs misses with some punches.
Spliffs misses with a body punch.
Spliffs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs pushes Ryan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Spliffs.
Spliffs misses with some punches.
Spliffs throws a head punch that misses.
Spliffs misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffs content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spliffs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Ryan on the inside.
Spliffs throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan lands a right hand.
Spliffs misses with a body punch.
Spliffs throws a head punch that misses.
Spliffs looking to slow down the pace here.
Spliffs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Spliffs backwards.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliffs.
Spliffs presses Ryan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ryan lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliffs lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Spliffs to work.
Spliffs trying to stall but Ryan improves his position.
Spliffs lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spliffs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffs looking to throw knees to the head but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Spliffs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolen Spliffs 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. This is the final round!
Spliffs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Spliffs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ryan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spliffs looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
Spliffs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Spliffs saw that one coming.
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spliffs's calf.
Spliffs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ryan.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Ryan moves out of range as Spliffs strikes.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Ryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Spliffs.
Spliffs throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan thumps Spliffs with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffs scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spliffs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spliffs moves out of range of the body kick from Ryan.
Spliffs lands a head kick!
Spliffs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spliffs looks for the body kick but Ryan saw that one coming.
Spliffs moves out of range as Ryan throws a body kick.
Ryan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spliffs misses with a jab to the body
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Spliffs moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Spliffs.
Ryan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spliffs tries to land a leg kick but Ryan saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan throws a push kick but Spliffs slaps the foot to one side.
Spliffs cracks Ryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spliffs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliffs misses the shot to the body.
Spliffs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spliffs throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Ryan.
Spliffs scores with a nice strike.
Spliffs connects with a right hand. Ryan shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spliffs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan slips under a jab from Spliffs.
Spliffs lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spliffs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Spliffs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spliffs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ryan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Spliffs.
Ryan defending well as Spliffs loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spliffs takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Spliffs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs lands a lovely overhand right.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Spliffs.
Spliffs avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Spliffs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliffs throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan blocks the body kick.
Spliffs lands a leg kick that knocks Ryan off balance momentarily.
Spliffs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ryan scores with a nice body kick.
Ryan tries to land a front kick but Spliffs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan throws a body kick that misses.
Ryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ryan tries to land a front kick but Spliffs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jake Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rolen Spliffs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spliffs misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolen Spliffs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spliffs 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolen Spliffs!
Rolen Spliffs 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Potemkin Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle. This should be a great matchup!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Potemkin Buster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chay Willis!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buster shoots and misses
letting Willis counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Willis misses the target.
Buster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Willis counters with a crisp one two that drops Buster! Willis thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Buster to his feet! Buster is in big trouble!
Buster is rocked!
Potemkin Buster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buster with a lazy takedown attempt
and Willis comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Buster stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Willis is on him like rabid pit bull! Buster slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chay Willis!
Chay Willis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Diefenbaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Spade (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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196 lbs
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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
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Diefenbaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Spade!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diefenbaker wants to clinch but Spade slips to the side
letting Spade counter with a right hand.
Diefenbaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Spade.
Diefenbaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spade.
An inside leg kick lands from Diefenbaker.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diefenbaker.
Good shot there by Spade.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diefenbaker. Spade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spade fakes the leg kick and cracks Diefenbaker in the body.
Spade moves out of range of the body kick from Diefenbaker.
Spade fails with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spade 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.
Diefenbaker with a hook.
Diefenbaker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Spade on the inside.
Spade scores with a shot to the side of Diefenbaker's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefenbaker misses with a punch to the body.
Diefenbaker misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Spade.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spade as Diefenbaker tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spade.
Spade misses with a body punch.
Spade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diefenbaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spade misses with a body punch.
Spade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spade blocks a body shot from Diefenbaker.
Spade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spade can't find room to land a body shot as Diefenbaker controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Spade fails to land.
Diefenbaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diefenbaker backwards.
Spade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diefenbaker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spade throws a body punch but Diefenbaker moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diefenbaker tries to land a front kick but Spade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diefenbaker lands a nice hook to Spade's body. Spade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Diefenbaker.
Spade throws a head kick but Diefenbaker moves out of range.
Spade checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diefenbaker misses the shot to the body.
Spade throws a head kick that misses
and Diefenbaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Diefenbaker slips under a jab from Spade.
Diefenbaker misses with a hook.
Diefenbaker is looking to chop away at Spade's legs.
Spade thows a left - swing and a miss!
John Diefenbaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diefenbaker scores with a decent looking hook.
Spade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diefenbaker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diefenbaker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Spade advances to half guard.
Diefenbaker trying to hold on to Spade's head to control him but Spade postures up.
Spade is trying to work for a kimura but Diefenbaker is defending well.
Spade wants to pass to mount but Diefenbaker is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spade seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diefenbaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diefenbaker is defending against the submission attempts here by Spade.
Spade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spade wants to pass to mount but Diefenbaker is defending the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spade is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spade is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Diefenbaker reverses the position - he's now on top in Spade's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Spade dominated that round.
That's time! Diefenbaker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Spade checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diefenbaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diefenbaker looks to land a left hand but Spade moved out of range nicely.
Spade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diefenbaker.
Spade throws a sloppy head kick and Diefenbaker moves out of range easily.
Diefenbaker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spade counters with a straight right hand.
Spade with a poor takedown
and Diefenbaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diefenbaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spade is looking to clinch but Diefenbaker is avoiding it.
Diefenbaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spade goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spade swings for the body but Diefenbaker moves out of range.
Spade walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefenbaker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spade looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diefenbaker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spade shoots in looking for a takedown. Diefenbaker tries to sprawl out of it but Spade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diefenbaker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diefenbaker with a nice cross.
John Diefenbaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diefenbaker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spade scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diefenbaker throws a hook but Spade blocks it.
Diefenbaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diefenbaker tries to bum rush Spade with a series of wild strikes but Spade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diefenbaker misses with a low kick.
Spade scores with a leg kick.
Spade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diefenbaker missing with a left hand there. Spade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck for Spade with that takedown attempt.
John Diefenbaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Spade.
Spade is looking to clinch.
Spade closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diefenbaker circles away.
Diefenbaker scores with a shot to the body.
John Diefenbaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Spade is breathing heavily.
Spade cracks Diefenbaker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diefenbaker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Spade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spade takes one to the chin there.
Diefenbaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diefenbaker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spade finds it's way round the side to connect with Diefenbaker's head.
Diefenbaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diefenbaker.
Spade blocks a jab.
Diefenbaker misses with a wild body shot.
Diefenbaker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diefenbaker wants it to stay on the feet.
Diefenbaker scores with a jab.
Spade tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diefenbaker swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Spade.
Spade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diefenbaker tries to throw a body punch but Spade avoids it by throwing Diefenbaker back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker tries to throw a body punch but Spade avoids it by throwing Diefenbaker back against the cage.
Spade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spade has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diefenbaker misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diefenbaker.
Spade can't find room to land a body shot as Diefenbaker controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spade misses with the head strike.
Spade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spade misses with a body punch.
Spade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diefenbaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diefenbaker looking to stall.
Spade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spade throws a head punch that misses.
Diefenbaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diefenbaker takes a shot to the head.
Spade keeps control of Diefenbaker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diefenbaker takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diefenbaker tries to throw a body punch but Spade avoids it by throwing Diefenbaker back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Spade fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diefenbaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Diefenbaker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diefenbaker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spade is looking to clinch but Diefenbaker is avoiding it.
Spade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diefenbaker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diefenbaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diefenbaker motions for Spade to come forward. Diefenbaker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diefenbaker feints and then cracks Spade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spade down.
Both fighters circling a little - Diefenbaker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spade changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diefenbaker tries to avoid it but Spade manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diefenbaker to the ground. Diefenbaker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diefenbaker blocks a head kick by Spade.
Spade shoots for a double leg takedown but Diefenbaker sprawls well. He's pushed Spade's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spade takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diefenbaker tried to score with a low kick but Spade checks it.
Spade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefenbaker throws a sloppy body shot
and Spade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diefenbaker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spade's sensitive parts.
Diefenbaker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Spade counters with a nice uppercut.
Diefenbaker scores with a nice body kick.
Diefenbaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diefenbaker works Spade's body with a nice hook.
Spade scores with a nice strike.
Diefenbaker throws a leg kick but Spade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diefenbaker backs up against the cage.
Diefenbaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diefenbaker scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spade sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diefenbaker 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.
Diefenbaker lands a glancing blow to the side of Spade's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Spade blocks the leg kick.
Spade keeps the fight on the outside.
Diefenbaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diefenbaker tries to clinch up.
Spade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diefenbaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diefenbaker jabs at Spade's body.
Diefenbaker cracks Spade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diefenbaker cracks a nice hook into Spade's ribs.
Spade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diefenbaker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spade.
John Diefenbaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Spade.
Diefenbaker thumps Spade with a low kick.
Spade throws a head kick that misses
letting Diefenbaker counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Spade misses
and Diefenbaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diefenbaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diefenbaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spade.
Diefenbaker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diefenbaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spade doesn't seem bothered though.
A clash of legs there as Spade blocks the low kick.
Spade blocks a head kick by Diefenbaker.
Spade takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Diefenbaker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diefenbaker walks into a left hand.
Diefenbaker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diefenbaker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spade counters with a nice uppercut.
Diefenbaker moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Spade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spade throws a jab when Diefenbaker was well out of range.
Spade lands a head kick!
Diefenbaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diefenbaker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spade scores with a shot to the side of Diefenbaker's head.
Spade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diefenbaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diefenbaker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diefenbaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spade struggles to land a body shot inside as Diefenbaker controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diefenbaker.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Diefenbaker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diefenbaker 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Diefenbaker!
John Diefenbaker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serge Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and YB Sol Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarkisyan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is George Michael - Careless Whisper. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serge Sarkisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, YB Sol Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol Jr slips under a jab.
Sarkisyan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sarkisyan ducks under a wild hook from Sol Jr.
Sarkisyan tries to work over Sol Jr's front leg with a kick but Sol Jr checks it.
Sarkisyan walks into a stiff left hand from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Sarkisyan's head back.
Sol Jr looks to land a left hand but Sarkisyan moved out of range nicely.
Sarkisyan misses with an uppercut. Sol Jr saw that one coming.
Sol Jr lands with a nice combination. Sarkisyan backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Serge Sarkisyan has been cut.
Sarkisyan throws an overhand right that lands on Sol Jr's shoulder, as Sol Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Sol Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sol Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Sol Jr 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.
Sol Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Sol Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisyan cracks a nice hook into Sol Jr's ribs.
Sarkisyan thows a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Sarkisyan lands.
Sarkisyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sarkisyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sol Jr.
Sol Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sarkisyan lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sol Jr, as that shot connected.
Sol Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarkisyan throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sol Jr.
Jab by Sol Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarkisyan misses the target.
Sol Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sarkisyan is able to avoid easily.
Sarkisyan checks a low kick from Sol Jr.
Sol Jr avoids the body shot from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan misses with a wild body shot.
Sarkisyan jabs Sol Jr right on the nose. Sol Jr blinks but takes it well.
Sarkisyan swings for the body but Sol Jr moves out of range.
Sol Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarkisyan.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sol Jr moves away.
A good leg kick by Sol Jr.
Nice defenses there by Sarkisyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sol Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Sarkisyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sol Jr.
Sol Jr throws a low kick but Sarkisyan moves out of range easily.
Sarkisyan misses with a left hand
and Sol Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Sarkisyan 's knee.
Sol Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Sarkisyan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sol Jr thumps Sarkisyan with a low kick.
Sarkisyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Sol Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sarkisyan is out of range and Sol Jr settles back down.
Sarkisyan misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sol Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sarkisyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sarkisyan moves out of range as Sol Jr strikes.
Good exchange - Sol Jr coming out on top.
Sol Jr lands with an overhand left.
Sarkisyan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sarkisyan is rocked!
Sarkisyan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oh Sarkisyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A good leg kick by Sol Jr.
Sol Jr is stalking Sarkisyan. Sarkisyan circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Sol Jr, and it's lights out! Sarkisyan really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). YB Sol Jr!
Post fight, YB Sol Jr took to the microphone: 'Bring on Snake the Coward! (YB Sol Jr. then runs over and gives Fedor Jr's cornermen the double bird and KOs Fedor's manager with a YBomb)'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spotted Cow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Viittala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spotted Cow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rauno Viittala's chin.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spotted Cow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rauno Viittala!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Viittala on the side of the head.
A big right from Cow misses.
Cow throws the kick towards the body but Viittala avoids it.
Cow tries to clinch there but Viittala circles away.
Viittala looks to land a body kick but Cow moved away.
Cow looks to land a body kick but Viittala moved away.
Cow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Viittala just misses with a punch to the body.
Cow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good shot there by Viittala.
Viittala misses with a body kick.
Viittala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Viittala slips a jab from Cow.
Viittala avoids the body shot from Cow.
Viittala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viittala blocks a jab.
Cow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Viittala's sensitive parts.
Cow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cow is looking to slow Viittala down with leg kicks.
Viittala thuds his right hand into Cow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cow throws the kick towards the body but Viittala avoids it.
Viittala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cow manages to avoid it.
Viittala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Viittala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cow.
Viittala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cow thows a huge punch but Viittala dodges it nicely.
Viittala blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cow.
Viittala has hold of Cow's hands but Cow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viittala wants to improve his position but Cow is controlling well.
Viittala gets full guard.
Cow decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cow looks to score with a jab to the body but Viittala is just out of range.
Cow takes the fight into the clinch.
Cow trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Viittala.
Cow prevents a body shot from Viittala.
Viittala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Viittala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Viittala prevents a body shot from Cow.
Viittala has a couple of punches blocked by Cow.
Viittala tries a body shot but Cow blocks it.
Cow landing knees to the body.
Cow pushes Viittala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cow goes for a takedown attempt but Viittala pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Viittala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Viittala throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Viittala throws a push kick but Cow slaps the foot to one side.
Viittala moves out of range of the body kick from Cow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Cow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viittala takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Viittala.
Viittala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cow lands a jab to the head.
Viittala is rocked!
Viittala avoids the body shot from Cow.
Viittala is still on wobbly legs! Can Cow finish him?
Viittala is looking to slow Cow down with leg kicks.
Viittala seems to have recovered his senses.
Cow moves in looking to clinch but Viittala pushes him off.
Viittala is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cow rather than just go for the knockout.
Cow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viittala manages to avoid it.
Cow throws a lazy body kick
and Viittala counters with an outside leg kick.
Cow throws out a leg kick but Viittala moves out of range and Cow only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cow darts in and clinches Viittala up against the cage.
Cow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viittala avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Viittala fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Cow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spotted Cow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Viittala connects with a leg kick. Cow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Viittala 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.
Cow connects with an inside leg kick.
Viittala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cow's sensitive parts.
Viittala has Cow up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Viittala just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cow's brow.
Cow digs a right hand into Viittala's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Viittala's gas tank.
Cow pushes Viittala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Viittala - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Spotted Cow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cow lands with a light punch inside.
Viittala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Viittala pushes off an throws an elbow but Cow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Viittala.
Cow stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cow is trying to force a seperation but Viittala has the dominant position.
Cow with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rauno Viittala has been cut.
Cow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Viittala's defenses.
Knees to the body from Cow.
Cow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Viittala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cow obliges.
Viittala is breathing heavily.
Viittala misses with an elbow over the top.
Cow lands with a light punch inside.
Viittala presses Cow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viittala managing to block the knees to the body from Cow.
A short right from Viittala on the inside.
Viittala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Viittala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Viittala scores with a shot to the side of Cow's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cow blocking some punches.
Viittala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cow's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cow.
Cow lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Cow.
A head punch on the inside from Viittala fails to land.
Viittala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viittala is defending well for now.
Viittala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Viittala.
Viittala blocking some punches.
Viittala blocks an elbow strike from Cow.
Cow lands a good knee to the midsection. Viittala won't want to take too many of those.
Viittala takes an elbow to the temple.
Viittala blocks a body shot from Cow.
Cow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Viittala's defenses.
Cow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Viittalas head.
Viittala throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cow.
Cow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cow lands an elbow inside.
Viittala tries to work over Cow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Viittala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cow lands a nice shot to the body.
Cow lands a right hand.
Cow lands an elbow inside that Viittala shrugs off.
Cow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viittala working aggressively here.
Cow throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Cow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viittala is defending well for now.
Cow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Viittala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Viittala blocks an elbow strike.
Viittala struggles to land a body shot inside as Cow controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cow.
Cow lands a knee to the body.
Viittala looking to stall.
Viittala stalling in the clinch.
Cow gets through Viittala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cow trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cow obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Viittala.
Cow lands a left hand.
Cow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Viittala tries to throw a body punch but Cow avoids it by throwing Viittala back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spotted Cow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Viittala's cut.
That's time! Cow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Viittala takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cow closes the distance and clinches.
Cow lands an elbow inside that Viittala shrugs off.
Cow lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Viittala to his knees! Cow keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spotted Cow!
Spotted Cow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ladislav Hemsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Semenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemsky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Onward to Victory. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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226 lbs
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213 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ladislav Hemsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Semenko!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Hemsky misses the target.
Hemsky scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Dave Semenko has been cut.
Semenko is looking to slow Hemsky down with leg kicks.
A lazy body kick from Semenko
and Hemsky counters with a left and a right that stings Semenko.
Semenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hemsky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ladislav Hemsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hemsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hemsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Semenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hemsky missing with a left hand there. Semenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hemsky scores with a sloppy right hand. Semenko should have avoided that one.
Hemsky throws a big shot that misses.
Hemsky scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemsky lands an overhand right.
A head kick by Semenko misses
and Hemsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hemsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Hemsky.
Semenko misses with a body kick.
Semenko delivers a nice body kick.
A jab lands there for Hemsky.
Semenko is rocked!
Semenko walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Hemsky! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ladislav Hemsky!
Ladislav Hemsky gave a mention to 160! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Haffa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinides comes to the cage accompanied by War by Judas Priest. Haffa has chosen Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire as his entrance music. Ares Constantinides had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ares Constantinides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Haffa!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinides throws a right hand that misses
and Haffa counters with a nice uppercut.
Haffa lands with an overhand left.
Nice sprawl there from Haffa as Constantinides shoots in.
Constantinides rushes Haffa and presses him up against the cage.
Constantinides makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Harry Haffa has been cut.
Haffa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Constantinides backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Constantinides.
Haffa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haffa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haffa lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Constantinides lands a shoulder strike.
Constantinides lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haffa.
Haffa breaks from the clinch.
Constantinides fails with the takedown
and Haffa counters with an outside leg kick.
Constantinides misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harry Haffa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Constantinides misses with a body shot
and Haffa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Constantinides thows a body shot but no joy.
Haffa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haffa checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Constantinides.
Haffa avoids the body shot from Constantinides.
That kick from Haffa tenderised Constantinides's leg. Constantinides is trying to keep his angry face on.
Constantinides throws a body punch but Haffa moves out of range.
Constantinides fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haffa, pushing him back against the cage.
Haffa prevents a body shot from Constantinides.
Constantinides has Haffa pressed against the cage, preventing Haffa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Constantinides stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Constantinides tries to work over Haffa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haffa misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa working hard to break the clinch.
Constantinides tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haffa's elbow.
Constantinides lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Constantinides tries to work over Haffa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haffa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinides lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haffa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Constantinides connects with an inside leg kick.
Haffa throws the left hand but Constantinides avoids the punch easily.
Constantinides misses with a body shot.
Constantinides will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haffa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haffa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Constantinides.
Constantinides fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haffa checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Constantinides clinches.
Haffa blocking some punches.
Haffa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haffa stalling in the clinch but Constantinides improves position.
Haffa is trying to break the clinch but Constantinides has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Constantinides.
Constantinides misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haffa can't break the clinch.
Constantinides lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haffa backwards.
Nice body punch from Constantinides - that landed with a thud.
Haffa throws a head punch that misses.
Haffa tries to stall but Constantinides uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haffa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides tries a body shot but Haffa blocks it.
Haffa struggles to land a body shot inside as Constantinides controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haffa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantinides blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haffa tries to throw a body punch but Constantinides avoids it by throwing Haffa back against the cage.
Constantinides working Haffa over with knees to the body.
Haffa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Constantinides tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haffa avoids it.
Haffa misses with a punch to the body.
Haffa tries to throw a body punch but Constantinides avoids it by throwing Haffa back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haffa trying to land knees to the body.
Haffa tries to throw a body punch but Constantinides avoids it by throwing Haffa back against the cage.
Haffa is looking to break free of the clinch but Constantinides has double underhooks.
Constantinides lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Ares Constantinides will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Haffa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haffa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haffa throws a front kick that sends Constantinides stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Constantinides tenderised Haffa's leg. Haffa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haffa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haffa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Constantinides misses with a wild body shot.
Constantinides throws a series of punches but Haffa moves out of range.
Constantinides swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Constantinides jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haffa works over Constantinides's head and body with a nice combination.
Constantinides drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haffa takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haffa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Constantinides misses the shot to the body.
Constantinides is looking to wear down Haffa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haffa catches Constantinides with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Constantinides throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haffa just misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides closes the distance and clinches up with Haffa, looking for a takedown. Constantinides pushes Haffa against the cage but Haffa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Constantinides throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haffa's waist but Haffa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Constantinides off to one side.
Haffa gets tackled into the cage by Constantinides. Constantinides maintains the clinch.
Haffa wants to break free but Constantinides has control.
Constantinides misses with a punch to the body.
Haffa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haffa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Constantinides's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haffa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haffa lands a shoulder strike.
Constantinides blocks an uppercut.
Haffa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa throws an elbow but it misses.
Haffa swings wildly with an uppercut but Constantinides uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haffa is looking to break free of the clinch but Constantinides has double underhooks.
Haffa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haffa is trying to break the clinch but Constantinides has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Constantinides misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Constantinides misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haffa or not.
Constantinides lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haffa.
Constantinides lands a shot to the body.
Constantinides tries to throw a body punch but Haffa avoids it by throwing Constantinides back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haffa's elbow.
Constantinides misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Constantinides fails to land.
Haffa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Constantinides blocks an uppercut.
Constantinides blocks an uppercut.
Constantinides lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haffa blocks a body shot from Constantinides.
Constantinides scores with a shot to the side of Haffa's head.
That has opened up Harry Haffa's cut even more.
A short uppercut from Haffa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Constantinides.
Ares Constantinides has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Constantinides gets through Haffa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haffa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Constantinides blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Constantinides presses Haffa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Haffa fails to land.
Good body shot from Constantinides.
Haffa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Constantinides avoids it.
Constantinides lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haffa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haffa blocks a body shot from Constantinides.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haffa throws an elbow but misses.
Constantinides misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Constantinides misses with a hook to the ribs.
Constantinides stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Constantinides working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ares Constantinides dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Haffa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Constantinides throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Constantinides tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Haffa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Constantinides misses
and Haffa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Constantinides looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Constantinides tries to score with a low kick but Haffa moves his leg out of the way.
Constantinides swings for the body but Haffa moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Constantinides. Haffa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haffa checks the leg kick.
Haffa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haffa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Constantinides throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haffa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Constantinides.
Constantinides ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haffa moves away.
Constantinides just misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haffa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides connects with a body shot that sends Haffa's belly button to the back.
Constantinides is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Constantinides lands with a nice body punch.
Constantinides moves in looking to clinch but Haffa pushes him off.
Constantinides connects with a body shot that sends Haffa's belly button to the back.
Constantinides keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Constantinides fails with the takedown.
Constantinides swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Constantinides lands a lovely overhand right.
Constantinides throws a leg kick that misses.
Constantinides ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haffa moves away.
Constantinides changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haffa tries to avoid it but Constantinides manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haffa to the ground. Haffa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haffa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Constantinides.
Harry Haffa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Constantinides.
The cut above Harry Haffa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Constantinides misses with a wild body shot.
Constantinides is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Constantinides misses with a body shot.
Constantinides dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Constantinides throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haffa takes a swing at Constantinides's ribcage but misses.
Ares Constantinides is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Constantinides. Haffa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ares Constantinides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Constantinides. Haffa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haffa. Constantinides does a little dance to reset his feet.
Constantinides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haffa tries a low kick but Constantinides avoids it.
Constantinides lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haffa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haffa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Constantinides connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Constantinides uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haffa.
Constantinides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Constantinides wants to clinch.
Constantinides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haffa throws a right hand that Constantinides ducks under and follows up with a left that Constantinides also avoids with ease.
Constantinides jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Constantinides throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haffa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Constantinides wants to clinch.
Ares Constantinides is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Haffa misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Constantinides. Haffa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Constantinides walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haffa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Constantinides moves forwards but Haffa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Constantinides wants to clinch.
Constantinides connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Constantinides shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Constantinides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haffa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haffa. Constantinides does a little dance to reset his feet.
Constantinides lands with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ares Constantinides showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Constantinides 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ares Constantinides!
A relieved looking Ares Constantinides thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tota Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rothschild comes to the cage accompanied by The Light. Liddel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ektomorf - Show your fist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bancroft Rothschild!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tota Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddel.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liddel.
Rothschild closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Liddel fails to land.
Liddel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild throws a body kick that misses.
Liddel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Liddel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range and Liddel settles back down.
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rothschild misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
Rothschild sizes up Liddel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liddel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Liddel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liddel is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddel.
A lazy body kick from Liddel
and Rothschild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick
and Liddel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rothschild's knee momentarily.
Rothschild scores with a nice head shot.
Liddel gets tackled into the cage by Rothschild. Rothschild maintains the clinch.
Liddel blocks an uppercut.
Liddel misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rothschild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Liddel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Liddel's head backwards.
No joy there for Rothschild, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild throws a body kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Liddel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liddel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild tries to land a front kick but Liddel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Liddel slaps the foot to one side.
Liddel tries a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
Liddel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddel manages to avoid it.
Rothschild cracks Liddel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rothschild looks to land a combination but Liddel avoids it well.
Liddel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rothschilds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rothschild thuds a left hand into Liddel's body.
Rothschild tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range.
Rothschild moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Rothschild lands an impressive looking overhand right. Liddel doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild blocks the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Rothschild as he connects with a hook.
Liddel misses with an uppercut
and Rothschild counters with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
Rothschild tries to move into range but Liddel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rothschild thows a leg kick but Liddel checks it
and Liddel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rothschild on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Liddel slaps the foot to one side.
Rothschild lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rothschild with a nice cross.
Rothschild wants to slow Liddel down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild feints and then cracks Liddel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddel down.
Sloppy strikes from Liddel. Those never looked like landing.
Liddel thows a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Liddel's front leg but catches the back leg as Liddel tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddel.
Good leg kick by Rothschild there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liddel misses with a low kick.
Rothschild takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Liddel misses its intended target.
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rothschild. That's going to slow Liddel down.
Rothschild fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liddel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rothschild takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rothschild thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddel misses the shot to the body.
Liddel swings for the body but Rothschild moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel throws a sloppy head kick
and Rothschild counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liddel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a head kick.
Rothschild with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 Bancroft Rothschild will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Liddel checks a leg kick.
Liddel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rothschild tries to bum rush Liddel with a series of wild strikes but Liddel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rothschild counters with a left to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Rothschild there.
Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.
Liddel misses with a lunging right hand
and Rothschild counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothschild.
Liddel is leaning against Rothschild and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rothschild lands a body shot.
Liddel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Liddel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Rothschild trying to land knees to the body.
Liddel lands a nice uppercut.
Liddel is trying to push Rothschild away but Rothschild has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rothschild lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Liddel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothschild lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild.
Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild misses with a knee to the head.
Liddel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Rothschild lands an elbow that stopped Liddel in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothschild.
Rothschild misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liddel.
Liddel stalling against the cage.
Rothschild lands a right hand.
Rothschild swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Liddel.
Rothschild tries to work over Liddel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddel throws a head punch that misses.
Liddel tries to work over Rothschild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liddel is trying to break the clinch but Rothschild has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Liddel on the inside.
Rothschild lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liddel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liddel misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Rothschild throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddel.
Liddel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Liddel breaks the clinch.
Donk. Rothschild catches Liddel right on the button with a cross.
Liddel throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Liddel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddel misses with a wild body shot.
Liddel looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut. Liddel saw that one coming.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddel.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rothschild momentarily.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liddel scores with a one two! Rothschild had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the body.
Liddel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rothschild fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddel looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liddel.
Rothschild chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liddel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liddel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothschild moves away.
A big left from Liddel misses.
Jab, jab by Rothschild - just one landing.
Rothschild tries to clinch up.
Liddel takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild blocks the body kick.
Liddel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rothschild tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liddel is able to avoid easily.
Liddel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel throws an overhand right that lands on Rothschild's shoulder, as Rothschild tries to avoid the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rothschild - that will leave a mark!
Rothschild tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bancroft Rothschild will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Liddel throws out a loose jab but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liddel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rothschild checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rothschild keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liddel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liddel walks into a left hand.
Rothschild digs a good hook to Liddel's body.
Liddel misses with a wild body shot.
Liddel thuds his shin into the meat of Rothschild's side.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddel was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a body punch
and Liddel counters with a left to the body.
Rothschild lands a head kick!
Rothschild goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rothschild fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liddel checks it well.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddel moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Liddel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liddel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Liddel tenderised Rothschild's leg. Rothschild is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rothschild has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rothschild there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rothschild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rothschild 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.
Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.
Liddel moves out of range of the leg kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liddel is out of range.
Liddel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Liddel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Liddel checks it.
Liddel scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel walks into a left hand.
Rothschild takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddel throws a poor cross that misses
and Rothschild counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liddel thinking.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddel.
Liddel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot lands for Liddel.
Rothschild takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liddel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liddel 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 Rothschild has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rothschild and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddel. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddel just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Liddel is looking to slow Rothschild down with leg kicks.
Liddel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a low kick as Liddel jumps back.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Liddel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liddel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Rothschild connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liddel scores with a leg kick.
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bancroft Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Liddel tries to land a body kick
and Rothschild counters with a leg kick.
Liddel takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liddel.
Rothschild looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Liddel.
Liddel misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel stuns Rothschild with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothschild connects with the punch.
Liddel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Liddel misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddel misses with a head kick.
Liddel looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Liddel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rothschild.
Liddel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rothschild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddel.
Liddel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel ducks right into an uppercut from Rothschild.
Liddel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liddel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bancroft Rothschild did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Rothschild takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses
and Liddel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddel manages to avoid it.
Rothschild lands a nice looking kick to the body. Liddel takes a step back to recover.
Liddel throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
Liddel misses with a body shot.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddel.
Rothschild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rothschild takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rothschild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rothschild fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Liddel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
Liddel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range and Liddel settles back down.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Liddel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rothschild with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Rothschild 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liddel 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 Rothschild has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rothschild and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Liddel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rothschild connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Liddel scrambles back to his feet.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liddel wants to slow Rothschild down by chopping away at his legs.
Rothschild throws a body kick that misses.
Liddel looks for the body kick but Rothschild saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rothschild. That's going to slow Liddel down.
Liddel lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
Rothschild lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rothschild checks a low kick from Liddel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Liddel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liddel scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Liddel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liddel takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Liddel takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Liddel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rothschild walks into a left hand.
Rothschild stuns Liddel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liddel misses with a body shot.
Liddel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Liddel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rothschild can pounce on him.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the body.
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.
Liddel swings for the body but Rothschild moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel misses with a two punch combination.
Liddel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddel throws a looping overhand right but Rothschild ducks down to avoid it.
Liddel misses with a leg kick
and Rothschild counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddel throws a chopping leg kick but Rothschild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Liddel misses with a hook
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddel lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Liddel misses
and Rothschild counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothschild moves out of range of the body kick from Liddel.
An inside leg kick from Liddel misses.
Liddel moves out of range of the leg kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands with an overhand left.
Rothschild fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothschild.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands with an overhand left.
Rothschild throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liddel's head.
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Liddel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddel throws a leg kick but Rothschild moved away.
Liddel throws a series of punches but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild connects with a body shot that sends Liddel's belly button to the back.
Rothschild feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liddels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Liddel's head backwards.
Liddel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Liddel.
Rothschild lands a nice hook to Liddel's body. Liddel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bancroft Rothschild will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Liddel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rothschild is able to avoid easily.
Rothschild tries to work over Liddel's front leg with a kick but Liddel checks it.
Rothschild throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rothschild checks the leg kick.
Rothschild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddel.
A head kick by Liddel misses
and Rothschild counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothschild throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Liddel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Liddel moves out of range.
Liddel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rothschild scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rothschild connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liddel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Rothschild is predictable there
and Liddel counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rothschild misses with a kick to the body.
Rothschild misses with a head kick.
Liddel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Liddel slaps the foot to one side.
Liddel misses with a body kick.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Liddel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liddel is looking to chop away at Rothschild's legs.
Liddel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liddel blocks a head kick by Rothschild.
Liddel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Liddel looks for the body kick but Rothschild saw that one coming.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liddel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild tests Liddel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rothschild has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liddel.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothschild jabs Liddel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rothschild throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rothschild tests Liddel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rothschild checks a low kick from Liddel.
Rothschild with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liddel misses with a looping right.
Rothschild lands a really nice looking cross but Liddel seems unphased.
Rothschild looks to land a body kick but Liddel moved away.
Tota Liddel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liddel checks a leg kick.
Rothschild takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liddel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Liddel misses.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
Rothschild lands a high kick!
Rothschild cracks a nice hook into Liddel's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liddel 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 Rothschild has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rothschild and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick from Liddel misses.
Rothschild checks a low kick from Liddel.
Rothschild plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rothschild blocks a jab.
Rothschild misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothschild feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liddels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Liddel scores with a jab. Rothschild acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Liddel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rothschild checks the leg kick.
Liddel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rothschild jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
Rothschild tries to work over Liddel's front leg with a kick but Liddel checks it.
Rothschild lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bancroft Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bancroft Rothschild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rothschild 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:47
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bancroft Rothschild!
Bancroft Rothschild is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Bancroft Rothschild, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Aces High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Sartre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aces High's entrance music is Knock em Dead Kid. A fine choice. Sartre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heartbeats. 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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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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Aces High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Sartre!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sartre dodges the punch combination from Aces High.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sartre.
Aces High takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aces High rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sartre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sartre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sartre fakes the leg kick and cracks Aces High in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sartre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aces High.
Sartre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sartre, right into the meat.
Sartre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aces High takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
An inside leg kick lands from Sartre.
Aces High is breathing heavily.
Sartre lands with a right hand.
Sartre lands a left and a right that send Aces High crashing to the mat, dazed. Sartre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Aces High is rocked!
Sartre lands with a big right hook that stumbles Aces High - he's out on his feet here! Sartre follows up with another monster hook that separates Aces High from consciousness! Aces High falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Sartre stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jean Paul Sartre!
After winning the bout, Jean Paul Sartre 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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