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UVT 156: Bantrell vs Heggs PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanoel Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrari comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver by Dio. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emanoel Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ferrari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Moreno is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moreno is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Moreno can't escape the position.
Moreno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moreno wants to hold on but Ferrari pushes him away.
Ferrari throws some wild stikes that Moreno manages to avoid easily.
Moreno is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ferrari punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Moreno is surviving well by controlling Ferrari's body position as best he can.
Moreno is trying desperately to improve position.
Moreno wants to hold on but Ferrari pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moreno gets back to half guard.
It looks like Ferrari is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrari is looking to take a break and control but Moreno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferrari is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno wants to improve his position but Ferrari is controlling well.
Moreno regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ferrari knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moreno on the ground.
Moreno is trying to control the position but Ferrari postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferrari is posturing up here but Moreno has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ferrari tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ferrari has to tap! Slick submission there by Moreno!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Emanoel Moreno!
Emanoel Moreno 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sahraim Alib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Manliest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manliest has chosen Ontlogy as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sahraim Alib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Manliest!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manliest misses with a takedown
and Alib counters with a two punch combo.
Manliest with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alib counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like The Manliest has been cut.
Manliest is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alib misses with a double jab.
Manliest with a poor takedown
and Alib counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sahraim Alib has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Manliest.
Manliest shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Manliest was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Poor strikes thrown by Manliest there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alib is trying desperately to improve position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alib wants to hold on but Manliest pushes him away.
Alib is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Manliest there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Manliest looking for a guillotine from mount but Alib is having none of it.
Alib might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alib tries to hold on but Manliest postures up.
Manliest looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manliest prevents Alib from getting the reversal.
Manliest is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alib can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Alib is in a horrible position here. Manliest smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manliest goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Alib turns into him and now he's in Manliest's guard.
Alib controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alib knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manliest on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manliest is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Manliest is looking for a triangle here but Alib uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Manliest manages to work his way to half guard, despite Alib's best efforts.
Alib trying to control from Manliest's half guard. Manliest has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manliest had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alib defends it easily.
Alib gets to his feet. Manliest looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alib lands a nice shot to the body.
Manliest misses with a takedown
enabling Alib to counter with a crisp jab.
Manliest shoots and misses
and Alib counters with a stiff right hand.
Manliest gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Alib to counter with a crisp jab.
Alib connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Manliest tumbling to the canvas! Alib pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Manliest was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sahraim Alib!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fuck BP Oil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Hode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hode is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Arkansas Razorback Fight Song. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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159 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fuck BP Oil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Hode!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BP Oil tries for a takedown but Hode circles away easily
and Hode counters with a nice uppercut.
BP Oil tries for a takedown but Hode circles away easily
and Hode counters with a straight right hand.
BP Oil shoots and misses
and Hode counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuck BP Oil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hode performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
BP Oil is not content to let Hode control the position.
BP Oil has one foot on Hode's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BP Oil has his takedown stuffed
and Hode counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BP Oil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hode counters with a nice uppercut.
BP Oil shoots and misses
and Hode counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BP Oil is breathing heavily.
Hode is taking a breather. BP Oil says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hode wants to control but BP Oil is keeping him busy.
BP Oil kicks Hode off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BP Oil tries for a takedown but Hode circles away easily
and Hode counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
BP Oil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hode counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hode passes into half guard.
Hode keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
BP Oil is refusing to be controlled, as Hode sits in half guard.
Hode throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hode perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Scott Hode was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hode gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hode working a defensive guard here.
BP Oil knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hode on the ground.
BP Oil is working Hode over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
BP Oil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
BP Oil works over Hode with some ground and pound from guard.
Hode is trying to control the position but BP Oil postures up.
Hode wants to stand but BP Oil is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BP Oil chips away with some ground and pound.
BP Oil working some strikes from top position.
BP Oil with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BP Oil works over Hode with some ground and pound from guard.
Hode wants to sweep here but BP Oil controlling him for the moment.
BP Oil throws a big elbow that misses.
Hode is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst BP Oil is controlling him.
Hode controls BP Oil momentarily but BP Oil frees himself.
BP Oil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
BP Oil postures up in Hode's guard and throws a big left but Hode blocks it.
BP Oil throws a strike but Hode rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
BP Oil wants to get back to his feet but Hode is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Hode dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
BP Oil doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hode counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
BP Oil with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hode counters with a nice uppercut.
BP Oil tries for a takedown but Hode circles away easily
and Hode counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuck BP Oil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BP Oil doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hode counters with a single leg into guard. BP Oil didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hode trying to control but BP Oil is working from the bottom.
Hode postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hode controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hode advances to half guard.
Hode trying to control the action but BP Oil is working from the bottom.
Hode with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
BP Oil is not content to let Hode control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Scott Hode wasn't active enough on the ground.
BP Oil with a poor takedown
and Hode counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
BP Oil misses with a takedown attempt
and Hode counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hode.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hode controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hode stops BP Oil from standing up.
BP Oil keeping full guard, as Hode tries to pass.
Hode wants to control from the top but BP Oil keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hode is standing up over BP Oil. BP Oil looks to escape but Hode dives into side control.
BP Oil is not content to let Hode control the position.
BP Oil is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hode has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hode is working BP Oil over with some ground and pound from side control.
BP Oil wants to get back to his feet.
Hode creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hode has an Americana. BP Oil didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hode is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hode hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Scott Hode!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Springs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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7 - 7 - 0 |
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Springs!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo lands with a slapping head kick.
Aldo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aldo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aldo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Springs defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Aldo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Springs has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Springs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Springs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Springs lands a jab to Aldo 's midsection.
Good exchange - Springs coming out on top.
Springs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Springs takes a swing at Aldo 's ribcage but misses.
Aldo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Aldo thuds his shin into the meat of Springs's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo . Those never looked like landing.
Springs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Springs shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aldo is trying to defend but Springs finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Springs perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Springs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aldo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springs wants to pass the guard but Aldo is defending well.
Springs controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Springs was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Springs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Springs looks to throw the jab but Aldo is out of range.
Springs manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Aldo on his heels. He'll look to pass Aldo 's guard now, I'm sure.
Springs wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
Springs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Springs was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Springs.
Springs digs a good body shot into Aldo 's ribs.
Springs swinging wildly here.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
and Springs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Springs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springs connects with the punch.
Aldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldo walks into a left hand.
Springs is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aldo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Aldo .
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!
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Springs circles away quickly and effectively.
Springs fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Springs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aldo can pounce on him.
Springs moves away from the strike by Aldo .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Springs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Springs blocks a head kick by Aldo .
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Springs dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Springs swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Springs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Springs lands with an overhand left.
Springs avoids the head kick by Aldo .
Nice shot lands for Springs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Springs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aldo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aldo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aldo .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Springs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Springs scores with a shot to the body.
Springs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs avoids a kick to the body.
Springs scores with a shot to the body.
Springs clinches.
Springs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Springs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aldo has Springs pressed against the cage, preventing Springs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Springs.
Springs can't break the clinch.
Springs breaks from the clinch.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Springs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo walks into a left hand.
Springs looks to land a combination. Aldo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Springs scores with a jab. Aldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo misses with a hook.
Nate Springs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Springs.
Springs's corner calls for a 1-2. Springs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aldo drops his hands momentarily and Springs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Springs avoids a kick to the body.
Springs lands a nice shot that snaps Aldo 's head back.
Springs moves out of range of the body kick from Aldo .
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Springs.
Aldo misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Springs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Springs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Springs looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
Springs lands an overhand right.
Aldo throws a wild body kick that Springs sees coming a mile off.
Aldo throws a sloppy body shot
and Springs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Springs misses with a looping left.
Aldo throws a wild body kick that Springs sees coming a mile off.
Springs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Springs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldo throws a good cross that connects.
Springs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Springs misses with a looping left.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo . Springs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Springs checks a leg kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Springs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot by Springs.
Springs avoids the head kick by Aldo .
Springs throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aldo .
Aldo misses the jab.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both fighters circling a little - Aldo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Springs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aldo . Aldo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Springs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A good leg kick by Aldo .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Springs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Springs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Springs shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Aldo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Springs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Springs stands and throws Aldo 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Springs taking a breather here.
Springs tries to move to full mount but Aldo actually manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Springs is looking to take a break and control but Aldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Springs is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Springs is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springs trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Springs was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Springs moves forwards but Aldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Springs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Springs blocks a head kick by Aldo .
Aldo throws a series of punches but Springs moves out of range.
Springs throws a nice looking combination but Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Springs throws out a loose jab but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Springs misses.
Nate Springs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs cracks Aldo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Springs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aldo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Springs counters with a stiff right hand.
Springs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aldo throws an off balance right hand
and Springs counters with a single leg into guard. Aldo didn't expect that.
Springs wants to pass the guard but Aldo is keeping the position.
Springs sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nate Springs hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo keeps Springs at a distance using the push kick.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Springs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Springs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Springs 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Springs!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hudson Levine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levine has chosen Parkway Drive - Carrion as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
16 - 17 - 0 |
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168 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hudson Levine!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Levine is looking to slow Yoshida down with leg kicks.
Levine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Levine throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.
Levine misses with a low kick.
Levine lands a nice looking body shot.
Yoshida is looking to land body kicks.
Levine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida tries to bum rush Levine with a series of wild strikes but Levine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Levine avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Levine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levine moves away.
Levine takes the fight into the clinch.
Levine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoshida.
Levine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Levine.
Levine avoiding damage as Yoshida throws knees to the body.
Levine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yoshida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Levine missing with knees to the body.
Levine lands an elbow that stopped Yoshida in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ken Yoshida has been cut.
Yoshida takes an elbow to the temple.
Levine trying to land knees to the body.
Levine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levine trying to land knees to the body.
Yoshida avoids a wild elbow strike from Levine.
Yoshida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yoshida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levine lands an elbow inside that Yoshida shrugs off.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Levine tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoshida tries a body shot but Levine blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Levine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshida is defending well for now.
Levine has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is trying to maintain a safe position but Levine gets an underhook and turns Yoshida into the cage.
Yoshida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levine blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Levine missing with knees to the body.
Levine leaning against his opponent.
Levine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ken Yoshida's cut is getting worse.
Levine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yoshida missing with knees to the body.
Levine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yoshida tries to land a knee to the head but Levine blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida dodges an elbow strike from Levine.
Levine holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Come on Yoshida - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Levine looking to throw knees to the head but Yoshida is blocking nicely.
Levine is struggling to control the position.
Yoshida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Levine missing with knees to the body.
Levine throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida fails to pull guard.
Yoshida wants a takedown but no success here.
Levine tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hudson Levine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick.
Ken Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Yoshida.
Levine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Levine's head.
A combination from Yoshida does no damage.
Levine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Levine counters with a good low kick that Yoshida was not able to check.
An inside leg kick from Levine misses.
Yoshida throws the kick towards the body but Levine avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Levine.
Ken Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida missing with a left hand there. Levine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Levine misses with a kick to the body.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levine moves away.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Levine.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida misses with a body shot
and Levine moves into the clinch.
Levine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshida is defending well for now.
Levine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yoshida letting Levine take a breather here.
Yoshida is struggling to control the position.
Yoshida avoids a wild elbow strike from Levine.
Yoshida avoids a wild elbow strike from Levine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levine missing with knees to the body.
Levine missing with knees to the body.
Hudson Levine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Levine missing with knees to the body.
Levine stalling in the clinch but Yoshida improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida looking to slow down the pace here.
Yoshida managing to block the knees to the body from Levine.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
Yoshida blocks the elbow strike.
Yoshida avoids a wild elbow strike from Levine.
Levine trying to land knees to the body.
Yoshida dodges an elbow strike from Levine.
Yoshida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Levine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Levine missing with knees to the body.
Levine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshida is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Levine tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
Levine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Levine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yoshida avoiding damage as Levine throws knees to the body.
Levine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Levine connects with a knee to the head.
Ken Yoshida's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Levine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshida avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoshida.
Levine misses with an elbow over the top.
Levine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshida avoids it.
Levine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshida avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hudson Levine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yoshida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Levine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida is looking to wear down Levine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Levine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoshida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yoshida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Levine at a distance.
Levine slips a jab and a cross from Yoshida.
Levine just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Levine avoids them all with ease.
Levine feints and then cracks Yoshida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yoshida down.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Levine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Levine tries a low kick but Yoshida avoids it.
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida thows a body shot but no joy.
Levine moves out of range as Yoshida throws a body kick.
Levine lands a leg kick that knocks Yoshida off balance momentarily.
Yoshida blocks the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Hudson Levine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshida takes a swing at Levine's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Levine misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Yoshida blocks a low kick nicely.
Yoshida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Levine throws a leg kick which misses Yoshida's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshida tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Yoshida avoids a kick to the body.
Levine tries to clinch there but Yoshida circles away.
Levine looks for the body kick but Yoshida saw that one coming.
Yoshida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Levine lands a jab to the nose.
Levine tries a head kick but it misses.
Levine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Levine settles back down.
Levine throws a right hand that Yoshida ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshida also avoids with ease.
Levine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Levine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Levine wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ken Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levine is looking to land body kicks.
Levine misses with a low kick as Yoshida jumps back.
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Levine scores with a leg kick.
Levine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Levine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Yoshida misses with a few strikes there.
Levine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Levine.
A low kick from Yoshida is predictable there
and Levine counters with a body kick that stops Yoshida in his tracks momentarily.
Levine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
Yoshida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Levine.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Levine darts in and clinches Yoshida up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Yoshida blocks an elbow strike.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Levine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Levine's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hudson Levine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Levine 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hudson Levine!
A relieved looking Hudson Levine 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spinbob Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Unholy Confessions by Avenged Sevenfold. Cantrell has chosen Scorpions - Winds of Change as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
17 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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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
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spinbob Cantrell!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantrell gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Cantrell to work.
Still in the clinch, Cantrell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walker has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cantrell is trying to keep an underhook but Walker manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Walker wants to pass to mount but Cantrell is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cantrell wants to control but Walker is keeping busy.
Walker prevents Cantrell from improving his position.
Cantrell wants to control but Walker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Walker trying to pass the guard but Cantrell defending well.
Walker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cantrell has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cantrell sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wants to advance to full mount but Cantrell doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Walker trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cantrell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Walker is pulling down on Cantrell's head. It's preventing any offense from Cantrell, at least for the moment.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cantrell is one step ahead there.
Walker is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walker is proving hard to escape from.
Cantrell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cantrell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cantrell is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Cantrell tries to land a front kick but Walker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Cantrell misses the shot to the body.
Walker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cantrell's waist but Cantrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walker off to one side.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Spinbob Cantrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from Cantrell.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Cantrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cantrell wants it to stay on the feet.
A solid body kick from Cantrell.
Cantrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick.
Cantrell cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cantrell throws a low kick but Walker moves out of range easily.
Cantrell misses with a looping right.
Walker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cantrell!
Cantrell tries to hold on but Walker postures up.
Walker swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cantrell is now in Walker's guard. A big mistake from Walker there, giving up the dominant position!
Walker looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cantrell stopping the sweep attempt from Walker.
Walker wriggles free and stands up.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cantrell is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Cantrell circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walker is out of range and Cantrell settles back down.
Cantrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walker, as that shot connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cantrell enables Walker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cantrell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cantrell managing to control the position.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Cantrell is retaining full guard.
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 Paul Walker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walker throws out a loose jab but Cantrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cantrell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cantrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cantrell.
Cantrell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cantrell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from Cantrell.
Walker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Walker with a poor takedown
and Cantrell counters with an inside leg kick.
Cantrell blocks a jab.
Cantrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker stalling away here and it's allowed Cantrell to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cantrell trying to control the position.
Walker controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cantrell is not content to let Walker control the position.
Cantrell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Walker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Walker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cantrell is not content to let Walker control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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Walker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Cantrell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Walker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Walker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Cantrell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cantrell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Walker swings around for an armbar but Cantrell sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Walker's guard.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
Walker is looking to sweep but instead, Cantrell has passed into half guard.
Cantrell controlling the pace.
Cantrell wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to hold on to Cantrell's head to control him but Cantrell postures up.
Walker gets back to full guard.
Cantrell gets to his feet - Walker follows without any prompting.
Cantrell throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Cantrell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Walker stuns Cantrell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walker 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!
Cantrell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cantrell throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Cantrell cracks Walker with a good jab.
Walker takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinbob Cantrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cantrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cantrell misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Cantrell. No joy for Walker on that attempt.
Cantrell tries a low kick but Walker avoids it.
A lazy left from Cantrell finds it's target.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walker avoids the head kick by Cantrell.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Walker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walker.
Spinbob Cantrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cantrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cantrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Cantrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Walker tries to move into range but Cantrell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cantrell is looking to regain half guard here but Walker keeps moving and retains side control.
Walker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cantrell regains half guard, as Walker was trying to land strikes.
Cantrell is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cantrell avoid being mounted?
Walker is trying to control the action in half guard but Cantrell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is stalling here. Cantrell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Walker seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cantrell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Walker is looking for a sweep.
Walker struggling a bit here.
Cantrell trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Walker sneaks back into half guard.
Walker manages to get to full guard.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Cantrell from controlling successfully.
Walker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cantrell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cantrell is trying to control the action in half guard but Walker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paul Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker wants to get back to full guard but Cantrell has mounted him!
Walker stops Cantrell from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cantrell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Walker is looking to improve his position but Cantrell isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Walker.
I think Walker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Walker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janjalani Abu Bakhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abu Bakhar comes to the cage accompanied by Salah Malaikom. Janjalani Abu Bakhar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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177 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janjalani Abu Bakhar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abu Bakhar forces Kenzie back against the cage and clinches.
Abu Bakhar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kenzie uses from the top position.
Abu Bakhar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kenzie stands and steps away. Abu Bakhar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kenzie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abu Bakhar tries to clinch
and Abu Bakhar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Janjalani Abu Bakhar has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Abu Bakhar misses the target.
Abu Bakhar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abu Bakhar misses with a hook
and Kenzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Abu Bakhar. Beautiful body shot.
Janjalani Abu Bakhar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Kenzie. Those never looked like landing.
Abu Bakhar lands with a straight right. Kenzie didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
Abu Bakhar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie lands with an overhand left.
Kenzie lands a body shot.
Kenzie misses with a double jab.
Kenzie moves away from the strike by Abu Bakhar.
Kenzie swinging wildly here.
Abu Bakhar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abu Bakhar lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenzie off the cage and back into range.
Abu Bakhar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abu Bakhar misses with a double jab.
Abu Bakhar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kenzie counters with a right hand to the body.
Abu Bakhar tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Kenzie to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kenzie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenzie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abu Bakhar slips a jab from Kenzie.
Kenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abu Bakhar manages to avoid it.
Abu Bakhar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abu Bakhar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kenzie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenzie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abu Bakhar has him pressed against the cage.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abu Bakhar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abu Bakhar looks to land a right hand but Kenzie moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar misses with a right hand
letting Kenzie counter with a right hand.
Abu Bakhar throws a hook but Kenzie avoids it easily.
Abu Bakhar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abu Bakhar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenzie moves away.
Nice cross by Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abu Bakhar throws an off balance right hand
and Kenzie counters with a straight right hand.
Kenzie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kenzie misses with a two punch combination.
Kenzie ducks under a wild hook from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar misses with a hook
and Kenzie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenzie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abu Bakhar takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abu Bakhar has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Abu Bakhar fails to land.
Abu Bakhar tries to pull guard but Kenzie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Abu Bakhar tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janjalani Abu Bakhar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abu Bakhar.
Kenzie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Abu Bakhar both land. Nice combination.
Abu Bakhar throws a combination that misses
letting Kenzie counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abu Bakhar tries to clinch up but Kenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
Abu Bakhar tries to clinch but Kenzie moves out of range.
Abu Bakhar misses with a combination
and Abu Bakhar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Kenzie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abu Bakhar tries to close the distance and clinch but Kenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abu Bakhar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenzie.
Kenzie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abu Bakhar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Abu Bakhar.
Kenzie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar tries to clinch up.
Kenzie with a hook.
Abu Bakhar throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kenzie to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenzie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kenzie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A big right from Abu Bakhar misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar looks to land a combination. Kenzie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big right from Abu Bakhar misses.
Abu Bakhar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kenzie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abu Bakhar throws a right and a left that Kenzie avoids nicely.
Abu Bakhar misses with a wild body shot.
Abu Bakhar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenzie ducks under a wild hook from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abu Bakhar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Janjalani Abu Bakhar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abu Bakhar misses with a double jab.
Abu Bakhar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kenzie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abu Bakhar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abu Bakhar misses with a looping left.
Abu Bakhar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kenzie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Janjalani Abu Bakhar's cut is getting worse.
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!
Abu Bakhar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenzie ducks under a wild hook from Abu Bakhar.
Kenzie misses with a few strikes there.
Abu Bakhar fails to land with a series of punches.
Kenzie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenzie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenzie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenzie swinging wildly here.
Abu Bakhar misses with a hook
and Kenzie counters with a left and a right that stings Abu Bakhar.
Kenzie throws a right and a left that Abu Bakhar avoids nicely.
Abu Bakhar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kenzie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abu Bakhar throws out the jab.
Abu Bakhar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abu Bakhar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenzie works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie tests Abu Bakhar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Janjalani Abu Bakhar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Patrick Kenzie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Abu Bakhar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenzie counters with a big head kick but Abu Bakhar shrugs it off.
Abu Bakhar is rocked!
Abu Bakhar throws a right hand that misses
and Kenzie counters with a straight that turns Abu Bakhar's legs to rubber! Kenzie pushes forward with more strikes and Abu Bakhar goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Kenzie!
A victorious Patrick Kenzie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richter Alastrasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza has chosen Black Capricorn Day - Jamiroquai as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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177 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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richter Alastrasz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfonso De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alastrasz swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. Alastrasz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Souza moves out of range as Alastrasz strikes.
Alastrasz throws a big shot that misses.
Alastrasz takes a swing at De Souza's ribcage but misses.
De Souza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alastrasz on the side of the head.
Alastrasz connects with a crisp jab.
De Souza gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alastrasz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Alastrasz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Souza looking to control.
De Souza seems keen to control Alastrasz's posture.
De Souza working a defensive guard here.
De Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alastrasz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alastrasz sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonso De Souza has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
De Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Souza 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 Alastrasz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alastrasz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Souza throws a low kick, looking for Alastrasz's leg but Alastrasz calmly moves out of range.
Alastrasz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Souza momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Souza.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alastrasz is defended easily by De Souza.
Alastrasz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Souza but De Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alastrasz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Alastrasz.
Alastrasz throws a sloppy body shot
and De Souza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alastrasz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Souza preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alastrasz is working away from the top position though.
Alastrasz wants to free his trapped foot but De Souza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alastrasz wants to control but De Souza is keeping him busy.
De Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alastrasz thows a huge punch but De Souza dodges it nicely.
De Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alastrasz lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz trying to advance position but De Souza counters by regaining guard.
De Souza trying to control the position.
Alastrasz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alastrasz slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alastrasz trying to pass the guard but De Souza defending well.
Alastrasz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Souza has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alastrasz trying to control the action but De Souza is working from the bottom.
Alastrasz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is trying to stand up here but Alastrasz is controlling him well.
Alastrasz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alastrasz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for De Souza!
De Souza taking shots to the head.
Alastrasz swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and De Souza is now in Alastrasz's guard. A big mistake from Alastrasz there, giving up the dominant position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Souza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alastrasz's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alastrasz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richter Alastrasz dominated that round.
That's time! Alastrasz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alastrasz misses with a hook. De Souza ducked under it nicely.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
De Souza throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Souza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Souza thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alastrasz if he has to take too many more of those.
De Souza throws a leg kick that misses.
Alastrasz misses the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Souza 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 Alastrasz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alastrasz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alastrasz misses with a hook.
Alastrasz throws a jab when De Souza was well out of range.
Alastrasz throws a hook to the side of De Souza's head but De Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by De Souza.
Alastrasz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Souza.
De Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Alastrasz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Souza misses with a hook.
Alfonso De Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alastrasz misses with a hook
and De Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alastrasz's knee momentarily.
Alastrasz takes one to the chin there.
De Souza leaves Alastrasz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alastrasz moves out of range of the strikes.
De Souza is looking to clinch.
De Souza takes a swing at Alastrasz's ribcage but misses.
Alastrasz misses the body punch
and De Souza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Souza throws a push kick but Alastrasz slaps the foot to one side.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza throws a low kick, looking for Alastrasz's leg but Alastrasz calmly moves out of range.
Alastrasz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Alastrasz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Alastrasz misses.
De Souza slips under a jab.
De Souza checks the leg kick.
De Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alastrasz.
De Souza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alastrasz on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alastrasz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Souza tries to avoid it but Alastrasz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Souza to the ground. De Souza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alastrasz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
De Souza tries a low kick but Alastrasz avoids it.
Alastrasz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alastrasz gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alastrasz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Souza is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz lands with a punch from half guard.
Alastrasz wants to take a breather but De Souza is having none of it.
Richter Alastrasz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alastrasz thows a huge punch but De Souza dodges it nicely.
Alastrasz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Souza pushes Alastrasz off looking to stand but Alastrasz dives back in and keeps control.
De Souza is looking for a sweep. Alastrasz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Souza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Souza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alastrasz is working away from the top position though.
Alastrasz stops De Souza from getting back to his feet.
Alastrasz stalling.
Alastrasz trying to control from half guard but De Souza is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz is working for a submission of some sort.
De Souza tries to kick Alastrasz off in order to stand up. Alastrasz Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
De Souza stops Alastrasz from passing to mount.
Alastrasz throws an elbow but De Souza slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alastrasz working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alastrasz advances nicely into full mount.
Alastrasz looking to finish with strikes here!
Alastrasz controlling from mount.
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 Richter Alastrasz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De Souza gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alastrasz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Souza is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alastrasz's guard.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Alastrasz keeps moving.
De Souza postures up in Alastrasz's guard and throws a big left but Alastrasz blocks it.
Alastrasz working a defensive guard here.
De Souza won't allow Alastrasz to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza is fighting to break Alastrasz's control of his arms but Alastrasz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alastrasz is on top in guard.
Alastrasz wants to pass the guard but De Souza is keeping the position.
Alastrasz trying to control the position from guard on top but De Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alastrasz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alastrasz trying to control but De Souza is working from the bottom.
Alfonso De Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richter Alastrasz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alastrasz thows a body shot but no joy.
Alastrasz checks a leg kick.
Alastrasz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Souza as he avoids it easily.
De Souza connects with an inside leg kick.
De Souza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alastrasz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Souza.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Souza, as that shot connected.
Alastrasz looks to throw the jab but De Souza is out of range.
Alastrasz throws a hook but De Souza blocks it.
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!
De Souza slips a jab from Alastrasz.
Alastrasz walks into a left hand.
It looks like Richter Alastrasz has been cut.
De Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza lands with a cross.
Alastrasz just misses with a punch to the body.
Alastrasz throws a shot from downtown. De Souza moves away and avoids it.
Alastrasz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
Alastrasz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Souza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alastrasz scrambles back to his feet.
Alastrasz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alastrasz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Souza throws out the jab.
Alastrasz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Souza.
De Souza lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alastrasz circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Souza scores with a jab. Alastrasz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Souza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alastrasz is able to avoid easily.
De Souza slips a straight right by Alastrasz.
Richter Alastrasz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz tries to land a body kick
and De Souza counters with a left to the body.
A good leg kick by De Souza.
Alastrasz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Souza connects with an inside leg kick.
Alastrasz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alastrasz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Souza connects with an inside leg kick.
De Souza throws a push kick but Alastrasz slaps the foot to one side.
Alastrasz throws a hook but De Souza avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Souza lands a jab to the nose.
De Souza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alastrasz is able to avoid easily.
Good leg kick by De Souza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfonso De Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alastrasz 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richter Alastrasz!
Richter Alastrasz gave a mention to Steel Penn's Laundry 93% in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosawa comes into the arena with War drums blaring out of the sound system. Shelby has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akira Kurosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Shelby tries to land a leg kick but Kurosawa saw it coming and moves away.
Kurosawa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shelby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kurosawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shelby.
Kurosawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kurosawa misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Kurosawa finds it's target.
Kurosawa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kurosawa taking a break here but Shelby is having none of it and regains half guard.
Shelby is looking to improve his position.
Kurosawa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shelby trying to control but Kurosawa postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa seems to be looking for submissions.
Kurosawa tries to pass to full mount but Shelby defends it.
Shelby works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kurosawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Shelby is retaining full guard.
Shelby manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shelby looking to control but Kurosawa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shelby controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby trying to control but Kurosawa is having none of it.
Kurosawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kurosawa has given up his back here.
Kurosawa turns into Shelby and is now in his guard.
Shelby keeping moving, preventing Kurosawa from controlling successfully.
Shelby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kurosawa's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shelby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurosawa is keeping the position for now.
Kurosawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shelby must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby wants to stand but Kurosawa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kurosawa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shelby is aware though and is defending well.
Kurosawa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shelby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shelby trying to control but Kurosawa is working from the bottom.
Kurosawa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shelby defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shelby defends well.
Kurosawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kurosawa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shelby trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kurosawa's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shelby slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kurosawa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Shelby doesn't defend quickly enough and Kurosawa has managed to lock this one up! Can Shelby escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kurosawa on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Akira Kurosawa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Bantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Bantrell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bantrell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Sebastian Bantrell has been cut.
Heggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooh!!! Heggs has knocked Bantrell down with a huge combo! Heggs steps away and waves a wobbly Bantrell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bantrell clinches up with Heggs and pushes him back against the cage.
Heggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heggs misses with some punches.
Heggs tries a body shot but Bantrell blocks it.
Heggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bantrell lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
Bantrell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bantrell blocks an uppercut.
Heggs takes an elbow to the temple.
Heggs taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Heggs misses with a body punch.
Heggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bantrell needs to keep his hands up - Heggs had a free shot at his head there.
A solid body kick from Bantrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs looks for the body kick but Bantrell saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bantrell.
Heggs looks gassed!
Heggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bantrell. Bantrell obviously looking to wear him down.
Bantrell lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bantrell throws a head kick that half lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bantrell.
Bantrell darts in and clinches Heggs up against the cage.
Bantrell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bantrell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heggs can't find room to land a body shot as Bantrell controls the action.
Bantrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bantrell.
That has opened up Luther Heggs's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs takes a shot to the head.
Bantrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Bantrell misses with a knee to the head.
Bantrell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bantrell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bantrell lands a knee to the body.
Bantrell throws an elbow but it misses.
Bantrell with a knee to the head.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Bantrell lands a nice knee to the body.
Heggs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bantrell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bantrell scores a nice knee to the body.
Bantrell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Luther Heggs's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bantrell lands a big knee to the head and Heggs goes down! Bantrell pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Bantrell!
Sebastian Bantrell retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Sebastian Bantrell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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