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UVT 162: Return of The Rhino PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Manliest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manliest's entrance music is Ontlogy. A fine choice. Bacca has chosen 3rd world! as his entrance music. Chew Bacca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
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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
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Manliest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chew Bacca!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacca with a hook.
Manliest really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bacca misses with a double jab.
Manliest closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Manliest lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manliest is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bacca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manliest is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bacca preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manliest wants to control from the top but Bacca keeps moving.
Manliest drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bacca looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bacca looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bacca!
Manliest manages to get back to half guard.
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.
Manliest regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bacca.
Manliest is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bacca trying to control but Manliest is working from the bottom.
Bacca wants to stand and escape but instead Manliest has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bacca preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manliest drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bacca manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Manliest has Bacca in his guard.
Bacca postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca wants to control from the top but Manliest keeps moving.
Manliest working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bacca doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Manliest is tightening it up a little... Bacca has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bacca reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bacca taps out! Nice BJJ there by Manliest!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). The Manliest!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janjalani Abu Bakhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abu Bakhar has chosen Salah Malaikom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Mannelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janjalani Abu Bakhar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannelly has closed the distance and engaged Abu Bakhar in a clinch.
Mannelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mannelly throws an elbow but misses.
Mannelly stalling in the clinch but Abu Bakhar improves position.
Abu Bakhar is trying to break the clinch but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Abu Bakhar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abu Bakhar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mannelly wants to stall.
Abu Bakhar stalling in the clinch but Mannelly improves position.
Mannelly stops a takedown attempt from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mannelly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Abu Bakhar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Abu Bakhar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mannelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Abu Bakhar is retaining full guard.
Mannelly won't allow Abu Bakhar to sweep him here.
Mannelly postures up.
Mannelly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abu Bakhar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mannelly defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mannelly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannelly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mannelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Abu Bakhar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mannelly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mannelly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Patrick Mannelly.
Abu Bakhar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mannelly's hands.
Mannelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abu Bakhar's head backwards.
Mannelly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abu Bakhar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abu Bakhar misses with a looping right.
Abu Bakhar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abu Bakhar misses with a hook
and Mannelly counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Abu Bakhar scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Patrick Mannelly has been cut.
Mannelly tries to clinch but Abu Bakhar moves out of range.
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abu Bakhar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abu Bakhar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Janjalani Abu Bakhar has been cut.
Abu Bakhar cracks a nice hook into Mannelly's ribs.
Mannelly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mannelly moves into range and clinches up with Abu Bakhar.
Mannelly is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Patrick Mannelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janjalani Abu Bakhar.
Mannelly throws a head punch that misses.
Abu Bakhar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar is looking for a takedown.
Abu Bakhar jumps guard but Mannelly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abu Bakhar.
Mannelly tries to land a knee to the head but Abu Bakhar blocks with his arms.
Mannelly is looking to control Abu Bakhar's arms but Abu Bakhar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mannelly has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mannelly.
Abu Bakhar is looking for a takedown.
Abu Bakhar has had enough of the clinch but Mannelly keeps him there for the moment.
Abu Bakhar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mannelly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Abu Bakhar blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mannelly throws an elbow but misses.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Abu Bakhar controls his hands.
Mannelly missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A left hand lands to the body for Mannelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Abu Bakhar blocks an uppercut.
Abu Bakhar is trying to pull guard but Mannelly has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abu Bakhar dodges an elbow strike from Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a knee to the head.
Mannelly stalling in the clinch but Abu Bakhar improves position.
Mannelly misses with a punch to the body.
Abu Bakhar blocks an uppercut.
Abu Bakhar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mannelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mannelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Abu Bakhar backwards.
Abu Bakhar gets control of Mannelly's arms and successfully pulls guard. Abu Bakhar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mannelly wants to pass the guard but Abu Bakhar is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannelly is stalling in the full guard.
Mannelly preventing the sweep.
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 Patrick Mannelly will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice cross by Abu Bakhar.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Abu Bakhar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Abu Bakhar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Abu Bakhar.
Mannelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abu Bakhar throws a right hand that Mannelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Mannelly also avoids with ease.
Abu Bakhar scores with a jab to the body.
Abu Bakhar swings widly with a right hand
and Mannelly counters with a left to the body.
Abu Bakhar takes a swing at Mannelly's ribcage but misses.
Abu Bakhar throws a jab when Mannelly was well out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mannelly moves in looking to clinch but Abu Bakhar pushes him off.
Mannelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abu Bakhar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abu Bakhar misses with an uppercut.
Mannelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mannelly moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Mannelly.
Mannelly tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar throws a nice looking combination but Mannelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Mannelly as he connects with a hook.
Mannelly punishes Abu Bakhar's body with a nice straight punch.
Mannelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mannelly misses with a wild body shot.
Abu Bakhar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mannelly ducks under a wild hook from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abu Bakhar looks to throw the jab but Mannelly is out of range.
Mannelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar misses with a hook
and Mannelly counters with a big head kick but Abu Bakhar shrugs it off.
Mannelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abu Bakhar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abu Bakhar manages to avoid it.
Abu Bakhar misses with a looping left.
Mannelly throws a body punch but Abu Bakhar moves out of range.
Abu Bakhar swings for the body but Mannelly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar looks to land a right hand but Mannelly moved out of range.
Mannelly tries to clinch up but Abu Bakhar circles away and keeps his distance.
Mannelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abu Bakhar.
Mannelly moves out of range as Abu Bakhar strikes.
That kick from Mannelly tenderised Abu Bakhar's leg. Abu Bakhar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mannelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abu Bakhar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mannelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abu Bakhar digs a good body shot into Mannelly's ribs.
Mannelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Mannelly connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Abu Bakhar misses.
Abu Bakhar slips a straight right by Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mannelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abu Bakhar, as that shot connected.
Janjalani Abu Bakhar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly throws a wild body kick that Abu Bakhar sees coming a mile off.
Mannelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abu Bakhar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abu Bakhar thuds a left hand into Mannelly's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mannelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Mannelly.
Abu Bakhar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abu Bakhar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mannelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Abu Bakhar blocks a head kick by Mannelly.
A jab from Abu Bakhar finds it's way through Mannelly's defenses.
Abu Bakhar lands an overhand right.
Abu Bakhar throws a series of punches but Mannelly moves out of range.
Abu Bakhar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abu Bakhar avoids the body shot from Mannelly.
Abu Bakhar lands the left hand.
Mannelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abu Bakhar manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar misses with a hook.
Mannelly connects with a body shot that sends Abu Bakhar's belly button to the back.
A combination from Abu Bakhar does no damage.
Abu Bakhar throws a hook to the side of Mannelly's head but Mannelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abu Bakhar lands a lovely overhand right.
Abu Bakhar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mannelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Abu Bakhar defending well as Mannelly loads up on a big left hand.
Mannelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abu Bakhar.
Mannelly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abu Bakhar throws a series of punches but Mannelly avoids them all with ease.
Mannelly scores with a jab. Abu Bakhar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Abu Bakhar does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abu Bakhar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abu Bakhar swats away the attempt to clinch by Mannelly.
Abu Bakhar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janjalani Abu Bakhar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Mannelly moves in looking to clinch but Abu Bakhar pushes him off.
Abu Bakhar moves away from the strike by Mannelly.
Abu Bakhar with a jab.
Janjalani Abu Bakhar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abu Bakhar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mannelly jabs at Abu Bakhar's body.
Abu Bakhar tries to bum rush Mannelly with a series of wild strikes but Mannelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mannelly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abu Bakhar avoids the head kick by Mannelly.
Abu Bakhar lands a jab to Mannelly's midsection.
Mannelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abu Bakhar throws a hook to the side of Mannelly's head but Mannelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mannelly moves away from the strike by Abu Bakhar.
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Abu Bakhar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abu Bakhar misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Abu Bakhar misses.
A punch combination from Abu Bakhar misses.
Abu Bakhar avoids the body shot from Mannelly.
Abu Bakhar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly dodges the punch combination from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abu Bakhar cracks Mannelly with an open hand slap.
Abu Bakhar throws a jab when Mannelly was well out of range.
Abu Bakhar misses with a hook.
Mannelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Abu Bakhar keeps the fight on the outside.
Mannelly thuds a left hand into Abu Bakhar's body.
Abu Bakhar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mannelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mannelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abu Bakhar misses with an uppercut.
Abu Bakhar throws a jab but it's blocked by Mannelly.
Mannelly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly cracks Abu Bakhar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mannelly moves in looking to clinch but Abu Bakhar pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abu Bakhar misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Mannelly misses.
Mannelly lands a jab to Abu Bakhar's midsection.
Abu Bakhar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abu Bakhar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Abu Bakhar throws the left hand but Mannelly avoids the punch easily.
Abu Bakhar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mannelly jabs Abu Bakhar right on the nose. Abu Bakhar blinks but takes it well.
Mannelly staying out of range there.
Mannelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar loads up on a big right hand but Mannelly slips the punch.
Mannelly lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Mannelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mannelly.
Mannelly is looking to clinch.
Mannelly connects with a leg kick. Abu Bakhar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mannelly blocks a jab.
Mannelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abu Bakhar. Abu Bakhar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mannelly takes a swing at Abu Bakhar's ribcage but misses.
Mannelly slips a jab from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abu Bakhar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mannelly can pounce on him.
Abu Bakhar jabs at Mannelly's body.
Mannelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abu Bakhar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Abu Bakhar.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mannelly thows a body kick. Abu Bakhar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar clobbers Mannelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abu Bakhar lands a glancing blow to the side of Mannelly's head.
Abu Bakhar throws a body punch but Mannelly moves out of range.
Mannelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mannelly lands a high kick!
Mannelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abu Bakhar.
An inside leg kick lands from Mannelly.
Abu Bakhar stalks Mannelly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mannelly's face. Mannelly staggers backwards, shaken.
Mannelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abu Bakhar was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannelly.
Abu Bakhar throws a shot from downtown. Mannelly moves away and avoids it.
Abu Bakhar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Mannelly.
Abu Bakhar tests Mannelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Abu Bakhar misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Mannelly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mannelly 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mannelly!
Patrick Mannelly was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mac Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mary Quitecontrary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, the Smiths - Meat Is Murder. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Danzig!
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, Mary Quitecontrary!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quitecontrary connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Danzig shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Quitecontrary is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Quitecontrary gets back to half guard.
Quitecontrary wants to get back to full guard.
Danzig looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Danzig is trying to control. Quitecontrary wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Danzig thows a huge punch but Quitecontrary dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Danzig is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Danzig escapes and gets back to his feet.
Danzig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danzig tries to sprawl but Quitecontrary drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Danzig wants to control but Quitecontrary is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Danzig is looking to escape.
Danzig keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quitecontrary missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Quitecontrary wants to pass the guard but Danzig is defending well.
Danzig keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Danzig looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Danzig looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Danzig is trying to maintain the position but Quitecontrary is very close to passing his half guard.
Quitecontrary working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Danzig is looking to control Quitecontrary's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Danzig avoid being mounted?
Danzig is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quitecontrary pulls his head out easily.
Quitecontrary trying to advance position but Danzig counters by regaining guard.
Danzig trying to keep a closed guard but Quitecontrary is proving a slippery customer.
Danzig looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quitecontrary is one step ahead there.
Quitecontrary wants to pass the guard but Danzig is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary is working Danzig over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Quitecontrary postures up and lands a big shot to Danzig's brow.
Quitecontrary lands a couple of elbows.
Danzig is looking for a triangle here but Quitecontrary uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Quitecontrary works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Quitecontrary looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Danzig is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danzig is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mary Quitecontrary will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quitecontrary drives through with a takedown into guard.
Danzig is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quitecontrary throws a strike but Danzig rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Danzig stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quitecontrary swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Danzig's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quitecontrary is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Quitecontrary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Danzig postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitecontrary wants to improve his position but instead Danzig has moved into half guard.
Danzig will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Danzig missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danzig wants to stand up but Quitecontrary is controlling the position.
Danzig is working for a kimura but Quitecontrary is defending it quite comfortably.
Quitecontrary is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Danzig's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Danzig's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Quitecontrary connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Danzig to escape the position.
Quitecontrary is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Danzig has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danzig turns into Quitecontrary and is now in his guard.
Danzig trying to control the position from guard on top but Quitecontrary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Danzig's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quitecontrary wants to sweep here but Danzig controlling him for the moment.
Danzig pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quitecontrary is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig is working Quitecontrary over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Danzig landing with the ground and pound.
Quitecontrary lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Danzig!
Danzig regains half guard.
Quitecontrary sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danzig defending well though.
Danzig is looking to improve his position.
Quitecontrary not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Danzig manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Danzig throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Danzig is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Quitecontrary looking to pass the guard.
Danzig is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quitecontrary looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danzig working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quitecontrary doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quitecontrary manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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 Mac Danzig will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Quitecontrary throws a lazy uppercut
and Danzig holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Danzig avoiding damage as Quitecontrary throws knees to the body.
Quitecontrary has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Danzig after a bit of a struggle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quitecontrary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danzig scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Danzig to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danzig.
Danzig lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quitecontrary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig misses with a punch to the body.
Danzig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danzig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quitecontrary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danzig avoids it.
Danzig lands with a light punch inside.
Danzig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danzig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danzig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mac Danzig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danzig tries to clinch but Quitecontrary moves out of range.
Danzig has taken the fight to the clinch.
Danzig throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Danzig.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig managing to block the knees to the body from Quitecontrary.
Quitecontrary looking for a takedown.
Danzig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quitecontrary missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Danzig - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Danzig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quitecontrary lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danzig wants to clinch.
Quitecontrary looks to score with a jab to the body but Danzig is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Danzig checks a leg kick.
Quitecontrary on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Danzig shoots in but Quitecontrary avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danzig closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mac Danzig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mary Quitecontrary.
Quitecontrary tries to land knees in the clinch but Danzig avoids the damage to the body.
Quitecontrary is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Quitecontrary takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danzig.
A short uppercut from Danzig.
Danzig pushes Quitecontrary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quitecontrary looking for a takedown.
Quitecontrary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danzig manages to break the clinch.
Danzig clinches up with Quitecontrary and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quitecontrary lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Danzig.
Quitecontrary tries to break the clinch but Danzig is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Danzig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danzig has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Danzig!
An out of breath Mac Danzig thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerson Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ference Gabor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antunes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bully. Gabor has chosen Vendetta as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gerson Antunes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ference Gabor's chin.
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156 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerson Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ference Gabor!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Antunes tries for a kimura but Gabor is defending well.
Gabor tries to buck Antunes off but Antunes is having none of it.
Gabor is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Antunes is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gabor is looking to get to half guard.
Gabor regains half guard.
Antunes is working for a kimura but Gabor is defending it quite comfortably.
Gabor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gabor looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gabor is refusing to be controlled, as Antunes sits in half guard.
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.
Gabor tries to get to full guard but Antunes has control of the leg.
Gabor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Antunes passes to full mount!
Antunes wants to finish this one by submission but Gabor is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Antunes.
Antunes manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gabor to take his back!
Antunes trying to control momentarily.
Gabor defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gabor is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antunes has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Gabor is defending well but eventually Antunes manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Gabor has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gerson Antunes!
An out of breath Gerson Antunes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Equinox tries to bum rush Mizrahi with a series of wild strikes but Mizrahi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Equinox dips to his left and cracks Mizrahi with an uppercut!
It looks like Donnie Mizrahi has been cut.
Equinox closes the distance and clinches.
Mizrahi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Equinox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Equinox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Equinox managing to block the knees to the body from Mizrahi.
Equinox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Equinox tests Mizrahi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Equinox tries to clinch but Mizrahi moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mizrahi moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Mizrahi.
Equinox lands a shot to the body.
Equinox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mizrahi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Equinox up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Equinox blocks it with crossed arms.
Mizrahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mizrahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox misses with a punch to the body.
Equinox misses with a body punch.
Mizrahi is trying to stall.
Mizrahi is struggling to control the position.
Equinox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mizrahi backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Equinox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Equinox lands with a light punch inside.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Equinox blocks it with crossed arms.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Mizrahi.
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!
Equinox trying to stall but Mizrahi improves his position.
Mizrahi wants to stall.
Equinox taking a breather.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mizrahi or not.
Equinox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Mizrahi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Equinox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mizrahi backwards.
Mizrahi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Mizrahi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi misses with the head strike.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Equinox is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizrahi has double underhooks.
Equinox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mizrahi lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Equinox.
Equinox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox misses with a punch to the body.
Equinox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Equinox misses with a punch to the body.
Mizrahi blocks an uppercut.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi scores with a shot to the side of Equinox's head.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Equinox.
Mizrahi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Equinox.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Equinox looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mizrahi with a knee to the head.
Equinox is rocked!
It looks like John Equinox has been cut.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Equinox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Equinox digs a right hand into Mizrahi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mizrahi's gas tank.
Equinox scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Equinox.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Equinox seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox pushes Mizrahi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Equinox has managed to clinch.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mizrahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mizrahi is leaning against Equinox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Equinox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Mizrahi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Equinox backwards.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Equinox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Equinox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Equinox can't find room to land a body shot as Mizrahi controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
Equinox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Equinox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Equinox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Equinox blocks it.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mizrahi backwards.
Mizrahi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Equinox.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Equinox blocks with his arms.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Mizrahi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Equinox or not.
Mizrahi working aggressively here.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Equinox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mizrahi wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Equinox.
Equinox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mizrahi missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Equinox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tries to work over Mizrahi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mizrahi blocking some punches.
Mizrahi swings wildly with an uppercut but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Equinox tries to throw a body punch but Mizrahi avoids it by throwing Equinox back against the cage.
A short right from Equinox on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Equinox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Equinox lands a right hand.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mizrahi takes a shot to the head.
Mizrahi pushes Equinox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Equinox is blocking nicely.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Equinox blocks it with crossed arms.
Mizrahi is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Equinox.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Mizrahi trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Mizrahi is stalling here.
Equinox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Equinox wants to clinch.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch but Equinox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Equinox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mizrahi moves away.
Mizrahi swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Equinox misses with a body punch.
A short right from Equinox on the inside.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Equinox avoiding damage.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Equinox coming out on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Equinox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mizrahi closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Equinox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Mizrahi throws a shot from downtown. Equinox moves away and avoids it.
Mizrahi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Equinox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mizrahi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Equinox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Equinox misses with a body punch.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Mizrahi tries a body shot but Equinox blocks it.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mizrahi tries to land knees in the clinch but Equinox avoids the damage to the body.
Equinox prevents a body shot from Mizrahi.
Equinox tries to throw a body punch but Mizrahi avoids it by throwing Equinox back against the cage.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox scores with a shot to the side of Mizrahi's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
A short right from Mizrahi on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Equinox.
Equinox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mizrahi's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Equinox.
Mizrahi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Equinox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Equinox moves out of range of the body kick from Mizrahi.
Equinox darts in and clinches Mizrahi up against the cage.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mizrahi backwards.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Equinox.
A nice left hand lands by Equinox.
John Equinox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a body punch.
Equinox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Equinox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Equinox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mizrahi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mizrahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mizrahi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Equinox.
Equinox scores with a hook to the body.
Equinox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Equinox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Equinox tries to clinch but Mizrahi moves out of range.
Equinox tries to clinch there but Mizrahi circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox blocks the body kick.
Equinox moves into the clinch.
Donnie Mizrahi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bit of stalling here from Equinox.
Mizrahi lands a knee to the head.
Equinox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mizrahis head.
Equinox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mizrahis head.
Mizrahi looking to stall.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Equinox avoids it.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Equinox pushes Mizrahi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Equinox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Mizrahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Equinox pushes Mizrahi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Equinox cracks Mizrahi with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Equinox lands with a light punch inside.
Equinox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mizrahi is rocked!
Mizrahi swings wildly with an uppercut but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mizrahi is still on wobbly legs! Can Equinox finish him?
Equinox working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Equinox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Equinox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Equinox!
A victorious John Equinox 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Simons III will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
24 - 17 - 1 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Simons III sprawls well.
Bishop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Simons III sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop somewhat.
Simons III fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Simons III.
Simons III shoots in and drives through. Bishop sprawls well.
Simons III is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simons III fails to land with a series of punches.
Simons III looks gassed!
Simons III stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bishop scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Simons III?
Simons III keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Simons III tries to lock up and control but Bishop gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bishop is landing with some decent strikes but Simons III is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Bishop connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Simons III takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bishop in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bishop lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simons III is looking to escape.
Bishop raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Simons III is looking to get to half guard.
Bishop landing strikes from the mount and Simons III is in trouble!
Simons III is rocked!
Simons III is trying to escape the mount.
Bishop landing shots from mount.
Simons III is still in real trouble! Can Bishop finish him?
Bishop lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop cracks Simons III with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Bishop!
After winning the bout, Bryan Bishop thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenzie gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Kenzie blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Kenzie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kenzie is trying to break free.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kenzie avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Kenzie avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kenzie's defenses.
It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
Kenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kenzie missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Kenzie moves away and avoids it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kenzie is having none of it.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Kenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenzie moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Kenzie's leg but Kenzie calmly moves out of range.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenzie scores with a body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Kenzie circles away.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenzie with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a head kick. Kenzie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson slips a straight right by Kenzie.
Kenzie misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Kenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Kenzie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Kenzie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kenzie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Kenzie in his tracks for a moment.
Kenzie is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kenzie has his back to the cage.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kenzie's brow.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kenzie is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson keeps control of Kenzie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kenzie blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson has Kenzie pressed against the cage.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Kenzie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kenzie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenzie avoids it.
Kenzie working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Kenzie's cut.
That's time! Kenzie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Kenzie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kenzie swinging wildly here.
Kenzie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Kenzie in his tracks momentarily.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Kenzie pushes him off.
Kenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kenzie slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Kenzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson clinches up with Kenzie and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kenzie is defending well for now.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kenzie avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kenzie avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Kenzie shrugs off.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenzie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Kenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kenzie's brow.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kenzie is keeping busy.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Kenzie's ribcage.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Kenzie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Kenzie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kenzie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Kenzie blocks with his arms.
Kenzie blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kenzie is trying to break free.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenzie avoids it.
Kenzie breaks from the clinch.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Kenzie.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Kenzie is avoiding it.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Kenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson cracks the inside of Kenzie's front leg.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Kenzie pushes him off.
Kenzie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Kenzie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
John Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenzie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson wants to clinch.
Kenzie throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Kenzie moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves to clinch but Kenzie breaks away
and Kenzie counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from Kenzie misses.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Kenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Kenzie is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Kenzie.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenzie.
Patrick Kenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kenzie misses.
Johnson wants to clinch but Kenzie slips to the side
and Kenzie counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kenzie's sensitive parts.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenzie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenzie.
Kenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Kenzie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Kenzie in a clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenzie.
Kenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kenzie's brow.
Kenzie is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Kenzie dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kenzie is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Kenzie into the cage.
Kenzie breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenzie throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
John Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kenzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Johnson!
John Johnson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Pinksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Pinksy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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285 lbs
33 - 20 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Pinksy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugowski is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Pinksy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rugowski doesn't seem phased though.
Rugowski is looking to clinch but Pinksy is avoiding it.
Pinksy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rugowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rugowski needs to keep his hands up - Pinksy had a free shot at his head there.
Pinksy drops Rugowski with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rugowski looks back up at him and smiles so Pinksy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rugowski is rocked!
It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rugowski walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Rugowski limp body while Pinksy jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drew Pinksy!
An out of breath Drew Pinksy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Rhino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhino comes into the arena with Glass to the Arson -- Anberlin blaring out of the sound system. Kurosawa has chosen War drums as his entrance music. Akira Kurosawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Rhino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akira Kurosawa!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino misses with a low kick.
Rhino looks to land a right hand but Kurosawa moved out of range.
Kurosawa tries to bum rush Rhino with a series of wild strikes but Rhino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurosawa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rhino's head backwards.
Rhino scores with a push kick.
Rhino works the jab nicely.
A leg kick checked by Kurosawa.
Rhino missing with a left hand there. Kurosawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rhino throws a body kick that misses.
Rhino looks to land a body kick but Kurosawa moved away.
Kurosawa looks to land a right hand but Rhino moved out of range.
Rhino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rhino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rhino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurosawa.
A jab from Rhino misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rhino misses with a low kick.
Rhino moves out of range of the body kick.
Kurosawa checks a leg kick.
Kurosawa shoots in for a takedown but Rhino shows good takedown defense.
Rhino throws a leg kick which misses Kurosawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurosawa tries to avoid it.
Kurosawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Rhino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rhino throws a leg kick which misses Kurosawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurosawa tries to avoid it.
Rhino clobbers Kurosawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kurosawa scores with a head kick. Rhino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhino moves out of range of the body kick.
Kurosawa checks a leg kick.
Kurosawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rhino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kurosawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rhino.
Kurosawa tries to clinch but Rhino moves out of range.
Rhino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurosawa moves away.
Kurosawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhino.
Rhino tries to land a leg kick but Kurosawa saw it coming and moves away.
Kurosawa ducks right into an uppercut from Rhino.
Rhino looks to land a left hand but Kurosawa moved out of range nicely.
Kurosawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhino.
The Rhino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhino throws a chopping leg kick but Kurosawa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kurosawa throws a right hand that misses
and Rhino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rhino throws out a loose jab but Kurosawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurosawa loads up on a big right hand but Rhino slips the punch.
Rhino staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino cracks Kurosawa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rhino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosawa throws a body kick the misses
letting Rhino counter with a right hand.
Rhino fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rhino keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Kurosawa.
Kurosawa lands with a nice body kick.
Rhino throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rhino throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kurosawa shoots in but Rhino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rhino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rhino - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Rhino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhino.
Rhino jabs at Kurosawa's body.
Rhino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kurosawa looks gassed!
Rhino lands with a slapping head kick.
Rhino throws a head kick but Kurosawa moves out of range.
Kurosawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhino connects with a body shot that sends Kurosawa's belly button to the back.
Rhino throws a sloppy head kick and Kurosawa moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kurosawa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rhino - the referee stops the clock and Kurosawa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rhino. Kurosawa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rhino scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice sprawl there from Rhino as Kurosawa shoots in.
The Rhino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Kurosawa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rhino lands a head kick!
Rhino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurosawas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rhino scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Rhino dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rhino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kurosawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rhino throws out the jab.
Kurosawa takes a swing at Rhino's ribcage but misses.
Rhino throws a hook but Kurosawa avoids it easily.
Kurosawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kurosawa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kurosawa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rhino has got the better of the exchanges.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kurosawa.
Kurosawa scores a takedown into full mount!
Kurosawa looking to ground and pound but Rhino is blocking nicely.
Kurosawa trying to control but Rhino is having none of it.
Kurosawa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa unloads with some shots from mount but Rhino bucks and avoids them well.
Kurosawa avoids the attempt from Rhino to control.
Kurosawa looking to ground and pound but Rhino is blocking nicely.
Rhino is looking to get to half guard.
Kurosawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kurosawa goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rhino is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kurosawa throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rhino uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kurosawa to his feet.
Kurosawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rhino as he jumps to the side.
Kurosawa scores with a hook.
Rhino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Kurosawa does no damage.
Rhino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rhino throws a wild body kick that Kurosawa sees coming a mile off.
A lazy body kick from Kurosawa
and Rhino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Rhino sizes up Kurosawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rhino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Rhino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa shoots in for a double leg but Rhino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kurosawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rhino misses with a hook.
Rhino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kurosawa.
The Rhino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Kurosawa.
Kurosawa is breathing heavily.
Kurosawa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rhino quickly recovers to half guard.
Kurosawa trying to control from half guard but Rhino is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurosawa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rhino wants to get back to his feet.
Kurosawa wants to free his trapped foot but Rhino is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kurosawa is stalling here. Rhino is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kurosawa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rhino has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhino decides to stand back up. Rhino steps back and let's Kurosawa get back to his feet.
Rhino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rhino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kurosawa under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rhino avoids the body shot from Kurosawa.
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 The Rhino will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rhino.
Kurosawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Rhino is winning the standup battle so far.
Rhino moves out of range of the body kick from Kurosawa.
Rhino avoids the body shot from Kurosawa.
Kurosawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rhino with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rhino, as that shot connected.
Kurosawa throws a head kick that Rhino semi-blocks.
A punch lands to the side of Kurosawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rhino lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rhino throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rhino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rhino.
Kurosawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rhino moves away from the strike by Kurosawa.
Rhino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kurosawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rhino to score with a decent uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rhino!
Rhino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhino connects with a looping right hand.
Akira Kurosawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhino lands with a nice body punch.
Kurosawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rhino as he jumps to the side.
Rhino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosawa throws a body kick the misses
and Rhino counters with a nice leg kick.
Rhino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kurosawa is rocked!
It looks like Akira Kurosawa has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhino thuds his shin into the meat of Kurosawa's side.
Kurosawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Rhino finish him?
Kurosawa looks up at the clock. Bad move! Rhino lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kurosawa. Rhino pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Rhino!
The Rhino retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking The Rhino 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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