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No Exit FC 92: Lecic v. Dudek PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Amore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Calderon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Amore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Calderon. Those never looked like landing.
Calderon throws a right hand that Amore ducks under and follows up with a left that Amore also avoids with ease.
Amore swats away the attempt to clinch by Calderon.
Amore shoots in but no luck this time.
Calderon tries to clinch there but Amore circles away.
Calderon 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.
Calderon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calderon throws a series of punches but Amore avoids them all with ease.
Calderon punishes Amore's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Calderon. Those never looked like landing.
Calderon throws a right and a left that Amore avoids nicely.
Calderon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Amore drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Amore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Calderon is looking to stand up but Amore isn't so interested in that idea.
Amore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calderon is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amore drops back looking for a leg! Calderon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Calderon manages to kick Amore off! Amore jumps back into Calderon's guard.
Amore stays in close to Calderon's body and controls the position.
Amore won't allow Calderon to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amore sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Calderon's guard.
Amore performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Amore decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Amore keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon feints and then cracks Amore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amore down.
Calderon misses with a takedown
so Amore counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Amore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amore is looking to advance position but Calderon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amore gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wagner Amore dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Calderon lands a nice hook to Amore's body. Amore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Calderon tries to clinch up but Amore circles away and keeps his distance.
Calderon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Calderon motions for Amore to come forward. Calderon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Amore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Calderon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Calderon wants to clinch up but Amore keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Calderon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amore shoots in for a double leg but Calderon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon looks to land a combination but Amore avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calderon is defended easily by Amore.
Calderon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calderon jabs Amore right on the nose. Amore blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Calderon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Calderon does no damage.
Calderon moves in looking to clinch but Amore pushes him off.
Calderon wants to clinch.
Calderon scores with a hook to the body. Amore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderon wants to clinch up but Amore keeps it at a distance.
Amore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calderon.
Calderon tries to clinch up.
Wagner Amore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calderon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Amore with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wagner Amore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calderon misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amore content to stall in guard here.
Amore stops Calderon from standing up.
Amore 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Calderon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Amore fails with a takedown attempt.
Amore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calderon as he jumps to the side.
Calderon moves in looking to clinch but Amore pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calderon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon tries to clinch but Amore is having none of it.
Amore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Amore seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Calderon is holding on tight.
Amore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wagner Amore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calderon is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Amore has taken his back!
Amore looking to break Calderon's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Calderon remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Amore will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amore is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Calderon is defending well though. Amore let's go of the attempt for now.
Calderon looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Amore is cranking Calderon's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Calderon! He's tightened the choke and Calderon is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wagner Amore!
Wagner Amore opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Botello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Bad To the Bone. Botello is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Candlekeep. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nolan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Botello!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botello misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Botello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Botello moves in looking to clinch but Sackett pushes him off.
Botello closes the distance but Sackett moves to the side
and Sackett counters with a good low kick that Botello was not able to check.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Botello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sackett counters with a one-two to the body.
Botello is looking to clinch.
Botello wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Botello moves away.
A leg kick checked by Botello.
Botello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Botello looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Botello throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sackett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botello throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Botello is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Botello uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Sackett with that takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Botello tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
Botello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Botello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Botello was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
A head kick misses from Botello.
Botello has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sackett breaks from the clinch.
Sackett swinging wildly here.
Botello swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Botello throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Botello darts in and clinches Sackett up against the cage.
Botello has Sackett pressed against the cage, preventing Sackett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sackett looking for a takedown.
Sackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Botello tries to bum rush Sackett with a series of wild strikes but Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Botello.
Botello throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett throws a right hand that misses
and Botello counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Botello takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Botello will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Botello throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Botello throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Sackett is looking to score with low kicks.
Botello fails with the takedown.
Botello looks to land a combination but Sackett avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Botello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Botello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Botello counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botello fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sackett, pushing him back against the cage.
Sackett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Botello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sackett.
Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Botello walks into a straight right hand from Sackett.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Botello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nolan Sackett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Botello throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Botello.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Botello throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Botello throws a lazy body kick
and Sackett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett throws a nice looking combination but Botello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sackett is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett defending well as Botello loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Botello avoids them all with ease.
Botello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Botello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sackett is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Botello's half guard.
Sackett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is working for a kimura but Botello is defending it quite comfortably.
Sackett 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.
Sackett is looking to take a break and control but Botello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sackett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sackett thows a huge punch but Botello dodges it nicely.
Sackett working over Botello with some ground and pound. Botello looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan Sackett dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sackett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sackett swinging wildly here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sackett.
Botello throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sackett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Botello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Botello throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett misses with a wild combination.
Sackett fails to land the takedown.
Botello gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Botello moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botello tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sackett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett throws a jab when Botello was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Botello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Botello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Botello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Sackett catches Botello right on the button with a cross.
Sackett dodges the punch combination from Botello.
Sackett throws a low kick but Botello moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sackett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Botello moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Botello.
Botello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botello misses with a two punch combination.
Sackett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sackett wants it to stay on the feet.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Botello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Botello tries to clinch but Sackett is having none of it.
Botello on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Botello doesn't manage to clinch there - Sackett circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nolan Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sackett 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 for Nolan Sackett!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Nolan Sackett!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Nolan Sackett!
Nolan Sackett wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Nolan Sackett was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ismail Polat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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158 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ismail Polat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quintana is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Polat's half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quintana wants to pass to mount but Polat is defending the position.
Quintana wants to control but Polat is keeping him busy.
Polat wants to control but Quintana is keeping busy.
Quintana seems to be working for a kimura but Polat defends the submission attempt.
Quintana with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana 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.
Quintana trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Quintana is trying to control the action in half guard but Polat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quintana is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Polat doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Quintana.
Quintana tries to pass to full mount but Polat defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana seems to be working for a kimura but Polat defends the submission attempt.
Quintana is keen to just control but Polat is a slippery customer.
Quintana is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Polat is just riding it out for now. Quintana eventually gives up the hold.
Polat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quintana on the ground.
Quintana is keen to just control but Polat is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Polat is trying to maintain the position but Quintana is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Quintana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Polat tries to clinch up but Quintana circles away and keeps his distance.
Polat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quintana.
Quintana scores with a decent looking hook.
Quintana closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Polat did well to prevent Quintana getting side control.
Quintana trying to control the action but Polat is working from the bottom.
Quintana seems to be looking for submissions.
Polat is not content to let Quintana control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Quintana is working for a kimura but Polat is defending it quite comfortably.
Quintana is looking for a kimura but Polat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Quintana to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Polat won't allow Quintana to pass to mount.
Quintana stalling away here and it's allowed Polat to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Polat keeping moving, preventing Quintana from controlling successfully.
Quintana might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Polat kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jesus Quintana.
Quintana looks to throw the jab but Polat is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polat thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Polat.
Quintana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Polat misses the target.
Polat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Polat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab by Quintana.
An inside leg kick lands from Polat.
Polat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Polat missing with a left hand there. Quintana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ismail Polat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polat misses with a left hand
and Quintana counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Quintana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Polat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Polat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quintana throws out the jab.
Polat looks to throw a body kick
and Quintana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quintana walks into a stiff left hand from Polat.
Quintana punishes Polat's body with a nice straight punch.
Quintana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Polat as he jumps to the side.
Polat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quintana's calf.
Polat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quintana takes a step back to recover.
Polat looks to land a left hand but Quintana moved out of range nicely.
Polat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Quintana takes a step back to recover.
Polat punishes Quintana's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polat misses with a head kick.
Polat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quintana thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Polat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quintana misses with an uppercut.
Polat misses with a series of wild punches.
Polat loads up on a big right hand but Quintana slips the punch.
Polat misses with a body kick.
Quintana misses with an uppercut. Polat saw that one coming.
Polat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana connects with a body shot that sends Polat's belly button to the back.
Quintana thuds a left hand into Polat's body.
Polat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quintana connects with a body shot.
Ismail Polat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quintana digs a good hook to Polat's body.
Quintana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polat slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Quintana seems to be looking for submissions.
Quintana moves into full mount! Polat won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Polat to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Polat shrugs it off.
Quintana wants to finish this one by submission but Polat is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Quintana.
Quintana wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Polat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Polat tries to get out of the position.
Polat is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Quintana controlling from the full mount.
Quintana's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quintana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Quintana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quintana winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Jesus Quintana!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Jesus Quintana!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Jesus Quintana!
Jesus Quintana wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aka Sutmasnabela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Trik Turner - Friends and Family. The key to victory for Freddy Alves has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aka Sutmasnabela!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Alves connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sutmasnabela darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Sutmasnabela content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sutmasnabela's elbow.
Sutmasnabela tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.
Sutmasnabela tries for a takedown but Alves manages to get underhooks.
Alves works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alves trying to control but Sutmasnabela is working from the bottom.
Sutmasnabela is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves won't allow Sutmasnabela to sweep him here.
Alves throws a big elbow that misses.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Sutmasnabela has wrist control.
Alves makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sutmasnabela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sutmasnabela controls Alves momentarily but Alves frees himself.
Alves is in close to Sutmasnabela's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to control from the top but Sutmasnabela keeps moving.
Sutmasnabela pulls Alves in close to prevent any damage.
Sutmasnabela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutmasnabela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sutmasnabela's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sutmasnabela can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alves won't allow Sutmasnabela to sweep him here.
Alves throws a big elbow that misses.
Sutmasnabela looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sutmasnabela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alves cracks Sutmasnabela with a solid left hand.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sutmasnabela works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutmasnabela trying to control the position.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Sutmasnabela has wrist control.
Alves trying to control but Sutmasnabela is working from the bottom.
Alves 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutmasnabela is trying to keep Alves in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Alves 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.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alves.
Sutmasnabela takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sutmasnabela is rocked!
Alves connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Sutmasnabela covering up! Alves comes in with a big uppercut and Sutmasnabela goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Freddy Alves!
A victorious Freddy Alves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matts Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flaubert Canto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matts Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flaubert Canto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra gets tackled into the cage by Canto. Canto maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Serra - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Serra seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Canto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Canto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Canto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Serra just leaning against Canto, taking a breather.
Serra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Canto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra shoots in and gets a takedown into Canto's guard.
Canto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Serra!
Canto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Serra tries to hold on but Canto pushes him away.
Serra is trying to escape the mount.
Canto controlling the pace for now.
Serra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Canto controlling his opponent.
Canto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Serra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra tries to reverse the position but Canto maintains control.
Serra is working hard here to advance position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canto wants to control the pace but Serra is squirming around nicely.
Canto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Serra working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Serra is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serra is trying to escape the mount.
Serra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Serra is working to get back to half guard.
Canto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Serra is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Serra kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Canto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Serra is wriggling around trying to escape.
Canto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Serra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canto looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Flaubert Canto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Serra misses with a body shot.
Canto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serra.
Canto tries to close the distance and clinch but Serra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Canto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Canto wants to clinch but Serra slips to the side
and Serra counters with a straight right hand.
Serra gets tackled into the cage by Canto. Canto maintains the clinch.
Serra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Canto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Canto has a couple of punches blocked by Serra.
Serra is trying to stall.
Serra blocks a body shot from Canto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra looking to slow down the pace here.
Serra just leaning against Canto, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matts Serra.
Serra throws a jab when Canto was well out of range.
Canto moves into the clinch.
Serra trying to control the position but instead, Canto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Serra into the cage.
Serra breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra misses with a lunging right hand
and Canto counters by moving into the clinch.
Serra is trying to stall.
Canto can't break the clinch.
Serra is trying to drag Canto to the mat but Canto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Canto.
Serra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Serra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Canto at a distance.
Canto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Canto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Serra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serra.
Canto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canto misses with a low kick as Serra jumps back.
No joy there for Serra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Canto tries to clinch up.
Canto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Serra manages to avoid it.
Canto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Serra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flaubert Canto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serra. Canto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Serra takes a swing at Canto's ribcage but misses.
Serra avoids a kick to the body.
Canto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canto stuffs the takedown attempt from Serra. Serra gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matts Serra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canto is looking to clinch but Serra is avoiding it.
Canto tries to close the distance and clinch but Serra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Canto pinned against the cage. Canto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Canto moves into the clinch successfully.
Serra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Canto stalling against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serra tries for a takedown but Canto manages to get underhooks.
Canto stops a takedown attempt from Serra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Flaubert Canto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Canto tries to close the distance and clinch but Serra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Canto doesn't seem bothered though.
Serra is looking to wear down Canto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Canto tries to clinch but Serra is having none of it.
Canto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Canto tries to clinch but Serra is having none of it.
Serra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serra swats away the attempt to clinch by Canto.
Serra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Canto avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice shot by Serra.
Canto is looking to clinch.
Serra keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canto throws a hook to the side of Serra's head but Serra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Canto moves in looking to clinch but Serra pushes him off.
Canto cracks Serra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Serra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Canto moves into range and clinches up with Serra.
Serra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Canto up against the cage.
Canto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Serra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Serra. Those never looked like landing.
Serra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canto was well out of range. Poor timing from Serra.
Flaubert Canto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Serra tries a body shot but Canto blocks it.
Canto is trying to break the clinch but Serra has him pressed against the cage.
Canto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Serra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Serra shoots for a double leg takedown but Canto sprawls well. He's pushed Serra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matts Serra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canto doesn't manage to clinch there - Serra circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serra thuds a left hand into Canto's body.
Canto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Serra throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canto misses with a head kick.
Canto thows a body shot but no joy.
Canto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Serra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Serra has closed the distance and engaged Canto in a clinch.
Serra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Serra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canto has a couple of punches blocked by Serra.
Serra misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Serra.
Serra wants a takedown.
Serra is trying to maintain a safe position but Canto gets an underhook and turns Serra into the cage.
Canto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Matts Serra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Serra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serra misses with a punch to the body.
Serra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Canto up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Flaubert Canto.
I've got Canto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Flaubert Canto!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Flaubert Canto!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Flaubert Canto!
Flaubert Canto wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Flaubert Canto 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
152 lbs
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155 lbs
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Borys Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Grabowski. Beautiful body shot.
Grabowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grabowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grabowski throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grabowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Grabowski scores with a four punch combination!
Grabowski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Allen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Grabowski throws a wild body kick that Allen sees coming a mile off.
Grabowski dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Allen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Grabowski tries to roll over but Allen keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski is staying active underneath Allen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Allen seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Allen.
Allen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Allen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Allen punching from mount but Grabowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski tries to lock up and control but Allen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Allen cracks Grabowski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grabowski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Allen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen controlling his opponent.
Allen with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Allen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is trying to escape the mount.
Allen looking to control but Grabowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Allen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grabowski's face.
Grabowski is looking to get to half guard.
Allen with a couple of short strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Allen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Allen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Grabowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking to control but Grabowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Allen punching from mount but Grabowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen controlling the position easily from mount.
Grabowski avoids a series of strikes thrown by Allen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen trying to control but Grabowski is having none of it.
Allen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Allen dominated that round.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Allen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grabowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Allen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Allen wants to control but Grabowski is keeping him busy.
Allen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Grabowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Allen wants to control but Grabowski is keeping him busy.
Allen working the head and body with strikes.
Allen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here as Allen stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Allen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grabowski won't allow Allen to pass to mount.
Allen is working hard here to advance position.
Grabowski is staying active underneath Allen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Allen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Allen trying to mount his opponent but Grabowski defends it.
Allen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Allen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Allen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Allen is landing with some decent strikes but Grabowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Allen landing shots from mount.
Allen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grabowski is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grabowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Allen controlling the position easily from mount.
Grabowski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Grabowski is defending well.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grabowski keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grabowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Allen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Allen staying out of range there.
Allen closes the distance and clinches up with Grabowski, looking for a takedown. Allen pushes Grabowski against the cage but Grabowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grabowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Grabowski.
Grabowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Grabowski counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Grabowski.
Allen shoots in for a double leg but Grabowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grabowski misses the shot to the body.
Allen takes a swing at Grabowski's ribcage but misses.
Allen moves into range and clinches up with Grabowski.
Allen is trying to drag Grabowski to the mat but Grabowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateus Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski is trying to force a seperation but Allen has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski is trying to break the clinch but Allen has him pressed against the cage.
Allen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grabowski's efforts to push away.
Grabowski is trying to push Allen away but Allen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grabowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Allen.
Allen has Grabowski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grabowski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Grabowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mateus Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski tries to break the clinch but Allen is controlling the position.
Grabowski manages to break the clinch.
Grabowski dips to his left and cracks Allen with an uppercut!
Grabowski defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Allen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grabowski on his heels. He'll look to pass Grabowski's guard now, I'm sure.
Allen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mateus Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mateus Allen.
Grabowski walks into a stiff left hand from Allen.
Grabowski moves out of range as Allen strikes.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Grabowski slips the punch.
Grabowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grabowski misses with a kick to the body.
Allen scores a takedown into full mount!
Allen content just to control the position here.
Allen 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.
Allen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grabowski for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mateus Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Mateus Allen wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Mateus Allen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Bicchiere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi has chosen Slaap lekker! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
169 lbs
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167 lbs
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Bicchiere !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bicchiere misses with a body shot.
Bicchiere throws a front kick aimed at Gomi's knee but Gomi avoids it well.
Bicchiere throws a push kick but Gomi slaps the foot to one side.
Gomi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bicchiere sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Gomi.
Gomi gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bicchiere tries to buck Gomi off but Gomi is having none of it.
Gomi is looking to take a break and control but Bicchiere is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bicchiere tries to escape but Gomi is in control.
Bicchiere taking a bit of punishment here - Gomi scoring with strikes.
Gomi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bicchiere being controlled for a moment.
Gomi is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicchiere trying to remain calm as Gomi controls from the top position.
Bicchiere wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bicchiere is trying to work for a sweep but Gomi has mounted him!
Gomi avoids the attempt from Bicchiere to control.
Gomi lands a heavy elbow.
Gomi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bicchiere 's face.
Gomi prevents Bicchiere from getting the reversal.
Gomi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gomi dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bicchiere taking shots to the head.
Bicchiere is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicchiere keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gomi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Bicchiere is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomi punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bicchiere is looking to escape.
Bicchiere regains half guard.
Gomi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bicchiere defending well though.
Bicchiere seems to have got his legs back now.
Gomi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gomi is keen to just control but Bicchiere is a slippery customer.
Bicchiere is trying to stand back up but Gomi is controlling him
Bicchiere is trying to get back to full guard.
Gomi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gomi lands strikes from half guard.
Gomi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bicchiere does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bicchiere is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bicchiere tries to get to full guard but Gomi has control of the leg.
Bicchiere keeping hold of Gomi's head, controlling as best he can.
Bicchiere avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomi.
Gomi moves into full mount! Bicchiere won't be happy about that!
Bicchiere is looking to improve his position but Gomi isn't that keen on the idea.
Gomi wants to control the pace but Bicchiere is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi prevents Bicchiere from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bicchiere looks a forlorn figure.
Bicchiere is looking to get to half guard.
Gomi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gomi raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi with good strikes from the mount here!
Gomi postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Bicchiere bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gomi and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Gomi!
After winning the bout, Kenny Gomi 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Lecic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Dudek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudek has chosen ASTRAL PROJECTION - Mahadeva as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marko Lecic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Dudek!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecic throws a jab when Dudek was well out of range.
Lecic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dudek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lecic.
Dudek scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lecic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lecic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dudek thumps Lecic with a low kick.
Lecic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lecic blocks a head kick by Dudek.
Dudek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dudek digs a good hook to Lecic's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic thows a body shot but no joy.
Dudek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dudek throws a series of punches but Lecic avoids them all with ease.
Lecic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dudek throws out the jab.
Dudek bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lecic lands with a good body shot.
Lecic throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dudek.
Dudek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecic just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Dudek to counter with a crisp jab.
Dudek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lecic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dudeks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking cross lands there for Dudek.
Lecic cracks Dudek with an open hand slap.
Dudek avoids the body shot from Lecic.
Lecic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dudek.
No joy there for Lecic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dudek throws a push kick but Lecic slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dudek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marko Lecic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dudek has managed to clinch.
Dudek misses with the head strike.
Lecic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lecic managing to block the knees to the body from Dudek.
Lecic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lecic blocks an uppercut.
Lecic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dudek.
Dudek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lecic's face.
Dudek misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic misses with a body punch.
Dudek throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecic.
Dudek trying to control the position but instead, Lecic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dudek into the cage.
A short right from Lecic on the inside.
Dudek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lecic misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudek gets through Lecic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dudek misses with some punches.
Lecic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecic throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Dudek dominated that round.
That's time! Lecic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dudek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecic.
Lecic moves away from the strike by Dudek.
Lecic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecic throws a hook but Dudek blocks it.
Dudek lands an overhand right.
Dudek throws out a loose jab but Lecic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecic misses with a body punch
and Dudek counters with a straight right hand.
Lecic is looking to wear down Dudek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Decent striking displayed by Dudek there.
Dudek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lecic to score with a decent uppercut.
Dudek feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lecics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lecic looks to score with a jab to the body but Dudek is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dudek.
Dudek throws a lazy uppercut
and Lecic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dudek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lecic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dudek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lecic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dudek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dudek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dudek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dudek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lecic, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dudek is keeping busy.
Dudek has a couple of punches blocked by Lecic.
Dudek lands a nice shot to the body.
Lecic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Dudek.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dudek has a couple of punches blocked by Lecic.
Dudek misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Dudek.
Dudek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dudek working aggressively here.
Dudek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dudek'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Dudek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dudek is looking to control Lecic's arms but Lecic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dudek has his back to the cage.
Dudek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dudek working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Dudek.
Dudek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecic backwards.
Dudek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dudek looking to stall.
Lecic tries to throw a body punch but Dudek avoids it by throwing Lecic back against the cage.
Lecic 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lecic.
A short right from Lecic on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudek misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lecic as Dudek tries to tie him up.
Lecic tries to work over Dudek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lecic.
Dudek lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Marko Lecic has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecic has a couple of punches blocked by Dudek.
Lecic blocking some punches.
Dudek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dudek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lecic.
Lecic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Lecic.
Dudek trying to stall but Lecic improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Dudek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marko Lecic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lecic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dudek moves away.
Dudek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lecic misses with a looping right.
Dudek throws a shot to the body.
Dudek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lecic misses with a straight left.
Dudek clinches with his opponent.
Dudek gets through Lecic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dudek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dudek misses with the head strike.
Dudek lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dudek misses with some punches.
Dudek lands with a left to the head.
Dudek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecic throws a head punch that misses.
Lecic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lecic misses with a punch on the inside.
Lecic misses with the head strike.
Dudek working aggressively here.
Dudek is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Dudek to work.
Lecic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dudek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dudek prevents a body shot from Lecic.
Lecic misses with a punch on the inside.
Dudek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Lecic.
Lecic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dudek cracks Lecic with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudek lands with a short shot to the head.
Dudek swings wildly with an uppercut but Lecic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jan Dudek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Dudek fails to land.
Dudek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dudek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic tries a body shot but Dudek blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudek.
Dudek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lecic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dudek throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecic.
Dudek misses with a punch on the inside.
Dudek misses with the head strike.
Dudek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lecic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lecic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dudek backwards.
Dudek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dudek misses with the head strike.
Lecic working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic blocking some punches.
Dudek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lecic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dudek's elbow.
Dudek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lecic backwards.
Dudek throws a head punch that misses.
Dudek lands a shoulder strike.
Lecic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Lecic on the inside.
Lecic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecic avoiding damage as Dudek throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lecic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dudek backwards.
Lecic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dudek misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Dudek really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Lecic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dudek misses with a right hand
enabling Lecic to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Dudek.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dudek 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 Lecic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lecic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dudek slips under a jab from Lecic.
Dudek throws a leg kick
and Lecic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lecic misses with a looping left.
Lecic throws a body punch but Dudek moves out of range.
Lecic lands a nice hook to Dudek's body. Dudek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lecic lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecic misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic misses the shot to the body.
Dudek instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dudek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dudek looking to stall.
Dudek tries to work over Lecic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dudek misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudek.
Lecic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecic managing to block the knees to the body from Dudek.
Dudek avoiding damage.
Dudek wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lecic.
Dudek lands with a light punch inside.
Dudek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudek blocks an uppercut.
Dudek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dudek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lecic backwards.
Lecic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lecic is leaning against Dudek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dudek has Lecic pressed against the cage.
Lecic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudek lands a shoulder strike.
Dudek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lecic working aggressively here.
Lecic misses with a punch to the body.
Dudek tries a knee to the head but Lecic blocks it.
Dudek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dudek lands with a light punch inside.
Dudek misses with a knee to the head.
Dudek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lecic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudek throws a head punch that misses.
Dudek blocks a body shot from Lecic.
Dudek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecic misses with a body punch.
Dudek misses with a knee strike.
Lecic stalling in the clinch.
Lecic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dudek tries to land a knee to the head but Lecic blocks with his arms.
Dudek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dudek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lecic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dudek works on Lecic's body with a couple of short punches.
Lecic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lecic working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dudek'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.
Dudek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Dudek dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Marko Lecic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dudek swings for the body but Lecic moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Lecic.
Lecic looks to land a left hand but Dudek moved out of range nicely.
Lecic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dudek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lecic throws a hook to the side of Dudek's head but Dudek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dudek misses with a right hand
and Lecic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lecic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dudek moves into range and clinches up with Lecic.
Lecic struggles to land a body shot inside as Dudek controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek misses with a punch on the inside.
Lecic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dudek has Lecic pressed against the cage.
Lecic throws a punch but it's blocked by Dudek.
Dudek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lecic's elbow.
Lecic scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudek.
Dudek missing with knees to the body.
Dudek'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.
Lecic misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudek misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Dudek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudek.
Lecic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dudek trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lecic.
Lecic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stalling in the clinch from Dudek.
Dudek looking to throw knees to the head but Lecic is blocking nicely.
Lecic blocks an uppercut.
Lecic misses with a punch to the body.
Dudek swings wildly with an uppercut but Lecic uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dudek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dudek is struggling to control the position.
Dudek taking a breather.
Dudek throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecic.
Marko Lecic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lecic misses with some punches.
Lecic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lecic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dudek backwards.
Lecic working aggressively here.
Lecic is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lecic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dudek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lecic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lecic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dudek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dudek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dudek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lecic misses with the head strike.
Lecic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Marko Lecic.
Well Dudek 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Jan Dudek!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Jan Dudek!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Jan Dudek!
Jan Dudek wins by unanimous decision!
Jan Dudek is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jan Dudek 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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