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UVT 163: Coward vs Genetia PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nova Experiencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigon Kins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by N.O.S. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Daigon Kins enters the cage!
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212 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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217 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nova Experiencia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daigon Kins!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Experiencia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Experiencia forces Kins back against the cage and clinches.
Kins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Experiencia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Experiencia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kins shoots for a double leg takedown but Experiencia sprawls well. He's pushed Kins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kins misses with a left hand
and Experiencia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Experiencia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kins blocking some punches.
Kins manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Kins.
Kins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kins lands a jab to the nose.
Kins moves out of range of the strikes.
Experiencia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kins stuns Experiencia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Experiencia misses with an uppercut.
Kins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Experiencia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy left from Kins finds it's target.
Experiencia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Experiencia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kins!
Kins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Experiencia is looking for a sweep.
Kins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kins lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Experiencia is letting Kins control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kins scoring with punches from side control.
Kins trying to control the position but Experiencia is working away.
Kins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Experiencia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Experiencia can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Experiencia taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Kins.
Kins swings around for an armbar but Experiencia sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kins's guard.
Experiencia trying to control but Kins is working from the bottom.
Kins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Experiencia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kins wriggles free and stands up.
Daigon Kins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Kins misses the target.
Kins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nova Experiencia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigon Kins.
Experiencia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Experiencia fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kins throws a sloppy head kick and Experiencia moves out of range easily.
Experiencia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kins misses with a hook.
Kins misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Kins.
Kins misses with a head kick.
Kins tries to land a leg kick but Experiencia saw it coming and moves away.
Kins swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiencia.
Kins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Experiencia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kins throws a hook to the side of Experiencia's head but Experiencia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kins just misses with a punch to the body.
Experiencia throws the left hand but Kins avoids the punch easily.
Kins swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daigon Kins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Experiencia punishes Kins's body with a nice straight punch.
Kins swings widly with a right hand
and Experiencia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Experiencia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Experiencia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kins.
Experiencia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Experiencia lands a jab to Kins's midsection.
Experiencia moves out of range of the leg kick from Kins.
Experiencia looks to land a left hand but Kins moved out of range nicely.
Kins fails with a takedown attempt.
Kins lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiencia fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kins looks to land a body kick but Experiencia moved away.
Kins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kins misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kins misses the target.
Kins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Experiencia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Experiencia stuffs the takedown.
Kins misses with a straight right.
Kins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kins defending well as Experiencia loads up on a big left hand.
Experiencia throws out a powerful jab.
Experiencia connects with a right hand. Kins shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiencia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kins. Kins obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kins looks to land a body kick but Experiencia moved away.
Experiencia lunges at Kins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kins's hand.
Kins is rocked!
Kins misses the shot to the body.
Experiencia avoids a kick to the body.
No luck for Kins with that takedown attempt.
Nova Experiencia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigon Kins.
An inside leg kick from Kins misses.
Nova Experiencia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kins 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.
The fighters circling - Kins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Experiencia is fending him off so far but Kins persists. Nope, Experiencia circles away and we're back to standing.
Kins is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kins misses the target.
Kins tries to land a leg kick but Experiencia saw it coming and moves away.
Kins missing with a left hand there. Experiencia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daigon Kins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Experiencia takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Experiencia.
Come on Kins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kins breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Experiencia - just one landing.
Kins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Experiencia thuds his right hand into Kins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kins is still on wobbly legs! Can Experiencia finish him?
Experiencia fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Kins out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nova Experiencia!
Nova Experiencia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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28
212 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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217 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Sakamoto!
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, Michael Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sherman throws a solid leg kick but Sakamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sherman.
Sakamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sherman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sherman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Michael Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakamoto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakamoto misses with the combination.
Sakamoto tries to bum rush Sherman with a series of wild strikes but Sherman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sherman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sakamoto.
Sherman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakamoto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sherman counters with a head kick that drops Sakamoto to the mat! Sakamoto scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Sherman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Sherman.
Sakamoto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sakamoto cracks a nice hook into Sherman's ribs.
Sakamoto throws a hook to the side of Sherman's head but Sherman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sherman wants to land a leg kick but Sakamoto is out of range.
Sakamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakamoto slips a jab and a cross from Sherman.
A jab from Sakamoto misses.
Sakamoto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shermans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sherman throws a low kick, looking for Sakamoto's leg but Sakamoto calmly moves out of range.
Sakamoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sherman.
Sakamoto avoids the head kick by Sherman.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakamoto misses the target.
Sherman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakamoto.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sakamoto throws a looping overhand right but Sherman ducks down to avoid it.
Sakamoto throws a combination that misses
and Sherman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakamoto avoids the head kick by Sherman.
Sakamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakamoto blocks a head kick by Sherman.
Sakamoto avoids the head kick by Sherman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sherman misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sakamoto - just one landing.
Sherman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sakamoto is out of range.
Sakamoto blocks a leg kick.
Sakamoto misses with a combination
and Sherman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sherman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sherman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sherman. Sakamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sherman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakamoto loads up on a big right hand but Sherman slips the punch.
Sherman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sakamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Sakamoto misses.
Sakamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sherman throws a series of punches but Sakamoto avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sherman.
Sakamoto scores with the left hand. Sherman knows he should have avoided that one.
Sherman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sakamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakamoto lands with an uppercut that bounces Sherman off the cage and back into range.
Sakamoto dips to his left and cracks Sherman with an uppercut!
Sherman is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Sakamoto shuts the power down on Sherman. Lights out, game over! Sakamoto is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Sakamoto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
18 - 18 - 0 |
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192 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Hitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lunges at Hitz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hitz's hand.
Hitz misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Sam Hitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Hitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hitz misses the shot to the body.
Hitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hitz looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Hitz throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Hitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Hitz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Hitz misses the target.
Hitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hitz slips under a jab from Lee.
Hitz throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitz throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Hitz misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Hitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Hitz misses the target.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Hitz slips a straight right by Lee.
Hitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Hitz looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Hitz tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitz misses the jab.
Lee slips under a jab.
Hitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hitz misses with a looping right.
Hitz is looking to clinch.
Hitz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee catches Hitz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Hitz.
A big left from Lee misses.
Hitz misses with an uppercut
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hitz misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hitz throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Hitz throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Hitz throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hitz.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hitz.
A jab from Hitz misses.
Hitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hitz walks into a jab.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hitz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hitz closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitz throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hitz throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hitz circles away quickly and effectively.
Hitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hitz looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Hitz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Hitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hitz looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Hitz.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Hitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Asher Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hitz misses with a hook
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Hitz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hitz throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee slips under a jab from Hitz.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Hitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Hitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hitz misses with an uppercut.
Hitz looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Hitz takes one to the side of the head.
Hitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hitz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hitz misses the jab.
A head kick from Hitz lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitz.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Hitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hitz throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Hitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Hitz.
Hitz throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee defending well as Hitz loads up on a big left hand.
Hitz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hitz is looking to land body kicks.
A nice combination there by Lee.
Hitz is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitz throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Oh Hitz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hitz scores with a punch to the head.
Hitz seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Hitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee avoids the head kick by Hitz.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Hitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Hitz has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitz misses with a knee strike.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Hitz.
Hitz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hitz misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee just leaning against Hitz, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hitz 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.
Hitz misses with an elbow over the top.
Hitz throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Hitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitz throws an elbow that misses.
Hitz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Hitz.
Hitz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitz backwards.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Hitz.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Hitz, against the cage.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Hitz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee blocks a body shot from Hitz.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitz has him pressed against the cage.
Hitz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Sam Hitz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Hitz. That snapped Lee's head back.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hitz.
Hitz connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Hitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Hitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hitz scores with a body shot.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Hitz.
Asher Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitz.
Hitz throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Hitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Hitz.
Lee slips a straight right by Hitz.
Hitz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hitz misses.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hitz.
Nice uppercut lands for Hitz. That snapped Lee's head back.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Hitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Hitz misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee staying out of range there.
Hitz looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Hitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hitz looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
A big right from Hitz misses.
Hitz ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Hitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hitz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee cracks Hitz with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hitz tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Lee pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hitz is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asher Lee!
A relieved looking Asher Lee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerardo Del Muro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
187 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerardo Del Muro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Muro tries to close the distance and clinch but Carolla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Del Muro avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Carolla.
Del Muro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Carolla misses its intended target.
Del Muro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carolla.
Carolla staying out of range there.
Carolla jabs at Del Muro's body.
Del Muro closes the distance but Carolla moves to the side
and Carolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carolla pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Del Muro back to the cage. Carolla follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Del Muro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Del Muro fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla throws a combination. Del Muro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Carolla lands a jab to Del Muro's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Carolla.
Carolla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Muro manages to avoid it.
Del Muro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Del Muro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carolla.
Del Muro is looking to clinch but Carolla is avoiding it.
Carolla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Del Muro backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carolla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carolla works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro slips a jab from Carolla.
Del Muro closes the distance but Carolla moves to the side
and Del Muro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Del Muro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Del Muro closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Carolla counter with a right hand.
Carolla stalks Del Muro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Del Muro's face. Del Muro staggers backwards, shaken.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Carolla fails to land with a series of punches.
Carolla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Del Muro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Del Muro moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla keeps the fight on the outside.
Carolla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carolla lands a two punch combo.
Carolla misses with a series of wild punches.
Carolla tests Del Muro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carolla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carolla scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Del Muro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carolla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Del Muro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla fails to land with a series of punches.
Carolla scores with a nice right hand.
A combination from Carolla does no damage.
Carolla tries to bum rush Del Muro with a series of wild strikes but Del Muro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carolla is working the combinations to good effect here.
Del Muro doesn't manage to clinch there - Carolla circles away.
Del Muro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Del Muro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carolla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Del Muro wants to clinch up but Carolla keeps it at a distance.
Adam Carolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Muro is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Muro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carolla jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carolla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Del Muro doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Carolla 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.
Del Muro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adam Carolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carolla scores with a sloppy right hand. Del Muro should have avoided that one.
Del Muro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carolla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Del Muro misses.
Del Muro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Muro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carolla cracks Del Muro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carolla looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Muro is just out of range.
Carolla throws a right and a left that Del Muro avoids nicely.
Carolla takes a swing at Del Muro's ribcage but misses.
Del Muro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Muro avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Muro defending well as Carolla loads up on a big left hand.
Carolla misses with a double jab.
Del Muro closes the distance but Carolla moves to the side
and Carolla counters with a three punch combo that has Del Muro backing up. Del Muro nods at Carolla to acknowledge the strikes.
Carolla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Del Muro.
Decent striking displayed by Carolla there.
Carolla just misses with a punch to the body.
Carolla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Carolla.
No joy there for Del Muro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carolla cracks Del Muro with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carolla lands an overhand right.
Good exchange - Carolla coming out on top.
Carolla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Muro.
Carolla lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carolla stuns Del Muro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Del Muro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Carolla lands.
Del Muro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Del Muro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carolla misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla misses with the combination.
Del Muro moves out of range as Carolla strikes.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Del Muro slips a straight right by Carolla.
Carolla lands with a straight right. Del Muro didn't see that one coming.
Del Muro tries to clinch up.
Carolla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Del Muro's head backwards.
Carolla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Del Muro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Del Muro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Del Muro throws a shot from downtown. Carolla moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Del Muro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carolla throws out a powerful jab.
Adam Carolla is winning the standup battle so far.
Carolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carolla misses with an uppercut. Del Muro saw that one coming.
Carolla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Del Muro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carolla lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carolla thows a body shot but no joy.
Carolla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Carolla dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Carolla lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Muro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carolla misses with an uppercut. Del Muro saw that one coming.
Carolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Muro.
Del Muro is looking to clinch.
Carolla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carolla just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Muro ducks under a wild hook from Carolla.
Del Muro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carolla finds it's way round the side to connect with Del Muro's head.
Carolla throws out a loose jab but Del Muro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Muro tries to clinch
and Carolla counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carolla darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Del Muro tries to clinch but Carolla moves away
and Carolla counters with a straight right hand.
Del Muro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carolla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Del Muro tries to clinch there but Carolla circles away.
Del Muro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Del Muro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carolla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carolla jabs Del Muro right on the nose. Del Muro blinks but takes it well.
Carolla throws an overhand right that lands on Del Muro's shoulder, as Del Muro tries to avoid the shot.
Carolla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adam Carolla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carolla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Del Muro circles away quickly and effectively.
Carolla looks to land a left hand but Del Muro moved out of range nicely.
Carolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Del Muro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carolla moves away.
Del Muro tries to clinch there but Carolla circles away.
Del Muro throws a lazy uppercut
and Carolla counters with a left to the body.
Del Muro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Del Muro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carolla.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Del Muro.
Del Muro looks to score with a jab to the body but Carolla is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Del Muro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carolla connects with a crisp jab.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Del Muro moves out of range.
Del Muro misses the jab.
Del Muro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carolla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Del Muro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Del Muro walks into a jab.
Carolla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Muro can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro moves in looking to clinch but Carolla pushes him off.
Del Muro is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Carolla missing with a left hand there. Del Muro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Del Muro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carolla fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carolla swinging wildly here.
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Del Muro.
Carolla moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Muro tries to clinch up but Carolla circles away and keeps his distance.
Gerardo Del Muro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Carolla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carolla 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Carolla!
A victorious Adam Carolla 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Squirtle Blastoise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blastoise comes to the cage accompanied by The Rolling Stones: Sympathy For The Devil. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Squirtle Blastoise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blastoise misses with a wild body shot.
Blastoise walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spencer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blastoise shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spencer but Spencer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blastoise shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spencer pinned against the cage. Spencer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spencer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spencer wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squirtle Blastoise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blastoise uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spencer.
Blastoise throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Blastoise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blastoise attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blastoise misses with a low kick.
Blastoise throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blastoise shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spencer as he avoids it easily.
Blastoise moves away from the strike by Spencer.
A punch combination from Spencer misses.
Blastoise thows a body shot but no joy.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blastoise was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Blastoise explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Squirtle Blastoise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blastoise shoots in for a takedown but Spencer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spencer misses with the combination.
Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Blastoise moves away and avoids it.
Blastoise throws a leg kick but Spencer moved away.
Blastoise lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer stuffs the takedown attempt from Blastoise. Blastoise gets slowly back to his feet.
Spencer checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Blastoise throws a solid leg kick but Spencer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blastoise.
Spencer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spencer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blastoises jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blastoise shoots in looking for a takedown but Spencer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blastoise's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Blastoise is just out of range.
Blastoise shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spencer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blastoise wants to control but Spencer is keeping him busy.
Spencer tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blastoise scoring with punches and elbows.
Blastoise tries to score with some ground and pound. Spencer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Spencer is trying to improve his position.
Spencer wants to get back to his feet but Blastoise drags him back down.
Blastoise is looking to take a break and control but Spencer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blastoise cracks Spencer with a big right hand but Spencer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blastoise working the ground and pound.
Blastoise tries to advance to mount but Spencer denies him.
Blastoise working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Blastoise landing a few strikes.
Blastoise trying to control the action but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer seems to be looking for submissions.
Spencer tries to pass to full mount but Blastoise defends it.
Blastoise moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Spencer pushing down on Blastoise's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blastoise wants to get back to full guard.
Spencer uses his free foot to push down on Blastoise's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Blastoise.
Blastoise keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blastoise is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blastoise wants to hold on but Spencer pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squirtle Blastoise dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blastoise walks into a jab.
Jab from Spencer.
Shawn Spencer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blastoise fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spencer.
Spencer misses the jab.
Blastoise scores with a takedown into Spencer's guard.
Blastoise pushing down on Spencer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Spencer kicks off Blastoise and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blastoise is defended easily by Spencer.
Blastoise misses with a low kick.
Blastoise throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spencer's waist but Spencer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blastoise off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blastoise shoots in and drives through. Spencer sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squirtle Blastoise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blastoise is looking to land body kicks.
Blastoise tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spencer swivels and escapes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blastoise, right into the meat.
Blastoise throws a front kick aimed at Spencer's knee but Spencer avoids it well.
Spencer throws a right hand that Blastoise ducks under and follows up with a left that Blastoise also avoids with ease.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Blastoise moves out of range.
Blastoise chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blastoise shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spencer but Spencer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blastoise throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spencer's waist but Spencer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blastoise off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blastoise shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spencer sprawls well. Spencer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blastoise gets slowly back to his feet.
Blastoise is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spencer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Donk. Spencer catches Blastoise right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blastoise throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Spencer as he checks the leg kick.
Spencer scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blastoise fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blastoise shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Blastoise finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blastoise throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Blastoise fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Spencer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blastoise blocks a jab.
Spencer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blastoise. Blastoise circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blastoise has a takedown stuffed.
Spencer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blastoise eats them both and turns towards Spencer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blastoise throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spencer.
Blastoise throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shawn Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spencer checks the leg kick.
Blastoise shoots in but Spencer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shawn Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spencer misses with an uppercut. Blastoise saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blastoise scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blastoise is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shawn Spencer 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!
Spencer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Spencer scores with a body shot.
Spencer throws a combination. Blastoise tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blastoise shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blastoise motions for Spencer to come forward. Blastoise throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer misses with a series of wild punches.
Spencer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blastoise. Blastoise circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spencer avoids a kick to the body.
Spencer punishes Blastoise's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blastoise stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spencer drops Blastoise with a beautiful combination! Blastoise stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spencer is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Spencer as Blastoise shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blastoise attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blastoise lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Spencer. That snapped Blastoise's head back.
Spencer throws a hook but Blastoise blocks it.
Blastoise throws an overhand right that lands on Spencer's shoulder, as Spencer tries to avoid the shot.
Blastoise with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spencer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blastoise fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spencer avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squirtle Blastoise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Blastoise was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blastoise ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Blastoise is just out of range.
Blastoise attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer swinging wildly here.
Blastoise throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blastoise slips a jab from Spencer.
Spencer throws a body punch but Blastoise moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blastoise looks to throw a body kick
enabling Spencer to counter with a crisp jab.
Spencer throws a hook but Blastoise avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Spencer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spencer.
That kick from Blastoise tenderised Spencer's leg. Spencer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spencer checks a low kick from Blastoise.
Blastoise is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spencer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blastoise throws a body kick that misses.
Blastoise is looking to chop away at Spencer's legs.
Blastoise throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blastoise throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blastoise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blastoise throws a body kick that misses.
Spencer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spencer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blastoise.
Spencer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blastoise feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spencer's calf.
Spencer moves out of range of the leg kick from Blastoise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blastoise looks to land a right hand but Spencer moved out of range.
Spencer misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spencer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shawn Spencer!
Shawn Spencer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Mangabeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago has chosen Asesinos - Los Crudos as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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34
198 lbs
23 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Mangabeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangabeira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santiago.
Santiago fails with a takedown attempt.
Santiago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mangabeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Santiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santiago connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mangabeira momentarily.
Santiago misses the body punch
and Mangabeira counters by moving into the clinch.
Santiago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mangabeira avoiding damage.
Mangabeira lands with a light punch inside.
Mangabeira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santiago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santiago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangabeira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Santiago avoids the elbow strike from Mangabeira, against the cage.
Mangabeira working aggressively here.
Mangabeira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Antonio Santiago has been cut.
Mangabeira swings wildly with an uppercut but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangabeira lands with a light punch inside.
Mangabeira lands a shoulder strike.
Mangabeira has Santiago pressed against the cage, preventing Santiago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Santiago breaks from the clinch.
Mangabeira tries to clinch up.
Santiago swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mangabeira to counter with a crisp jab.
Santiago has a takedown stuffed.
Mangabeira tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mangabeira swivels and escapes.
Rodrigo Mangabeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santiago.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mangabeira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangabeira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mangabeira avoids the head kick by Santiago.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodrigo Mangabeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mangabeira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mangabeira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santiago throws out the jab.
Mangabeira scores with a jab. Santiago acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mangabeira is looking to clinch but Santiago is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mangabeira under the eye.
Santiago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. Mangabeira does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Santiago.
Santiago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mangabeira.
Santiago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mangabeira moves into the clinch.
Mangabeira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mangabeira lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santiago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangabeira.
Mangabeira is pressed up against the cage. Santiago has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mangabeira down to the mat. Mangabeira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mangabeira throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Santiago misses with a hook
and Mangabeira moves into the clinch.
Santiago blocks an elbow strike.
Mangabeira blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangabeira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mangabeira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mangabeira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santiago letting Mangabeira take a breather here.
Mangabeira lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Mangabeira.
Mangabeira misses with some punches.
Mangabeira holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mangabeira scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Mangabeira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Santiago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santiago tries for a takedown but Mangabeira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santiago shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santiago showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santiago is looking for a kimura but Mangabeira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santiago to get the leverage.
Mangabeira is concentrating on defense, preventing Santiago from advancing position.
Mangabeira tries to roll over but Santiago keeps him under control.
Santiago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mangabeira is looking for a sweep. Santiago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santiago maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mangabeira could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Santiago has cracked it and Mangabeira is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Santiago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Santiago!
A very excited looking Antonio Santiago rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Macintosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haku Men (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
212 lbs
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205 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud Macintosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haku Men!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Men pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Men misses with an attempted mid kick.
Men darts in trying to clinch
and Macintosh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Men won't be happy with that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Macintosh is trying to get an arm triangle but Men is defending well.
Men stops Macintosh from passing to mount.
An elbow from Macintosh crashes against the mat.
Macintosh working the ground and pound.
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!
Macintosh goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Men rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Macintosh's guard! Nice work there by Men!
Macintosh 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.
Macintosh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Men defends it easily.
Men stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Macintosh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Men must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Men is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Macintosh keeping moving, preventing Men from controlling successfully.
Men looking to pass the guard.
Men won't allow Macintosh to sweep him here.
Macintosh striking off his back but it's not causing Men any problems.
Macintosh keeping full guard, as Men tries to pass.
Men is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Macintosh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Macintosh has escaped and now he's on top!
Macintosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Men is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Men working a defensive guard here.
Men tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Macintosh wants to control from the top but Men keeps moving.
Macintosh advances position into side control!
Macintosh is trying to get an arm triangle but Men is defending well.
Macintosh tries for a kimura but Men is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Men tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Men!
Men is trying desperately to improve position.
Macintosh looking to secure an arm triangle but Men defends it well.
Macintosh jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Men manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Macintosh tries to move into full mount but can't pass Men's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Men manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Macintosh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Men sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Macintosh's guard.
Men is working for an americana but Macintosh has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Men was thinking about the submission.
Macintosh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Men's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macintosh landing with the ground and pound.
Macintosh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macintosh drops back looking for a leg! Men is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Men manages to kick Macintosh off! Macintosh jumps back into Men's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Macintosh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Macintosh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Macintosh slips nicely into half guard.
Macintosh is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Men as he works his way to full guard.
Men looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Macintosh advances to half guard.
Men wants to improve his position but Macintosh is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Macintosh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Men is refusing to be controlled, as Macintosh sits in half guard.
Macintosh is working for a kimura but Men is defending it quite comfortably.
Macintosh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Men is trying to control but can't.
Macintosh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Men has managed to free his arm - good work.
Macintosh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Men does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Macintosh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Men tries to roll over but Macintosh keeps him under control.
Macintosh wants to take a breather but Men is having none of it.
Macintosh passes the guard and advances to mount!
Macintosh is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Men has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Men!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Men has gone for a leg lock! Macintosh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Men's guard.
Macintosh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Macintosh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Men utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Macintosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Men is keeping the position for now.
Men controls Macintosh momentarily but Macintosh frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Men is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Macintosh defends well.
Macintosh 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.
Macintosh drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Men dives on top into guard.
Macintosh is pulling down on Men's head. It's preventing any offense from Men, at least for the moment.
Macintosh has his foot on Men's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Men works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macintosh is trying to keep Men in close.
Men drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Men jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Macintosh dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Macintosh drives through with a takedown into Men's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Men keeping moving, preventing Macintosh from controlling successfully.
Bud Macintosh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Macintosh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Macintosh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Macintosh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Men looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Men looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Men!
Men tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macintosh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Men is looking for a kimura here.
Macintosh moves into full guard.
Men postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Macintosh is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Men, into his guard.
Macintosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Men is keeping the position for now.
Macintosh wants to control from the top but Men keeps moving.
Macintosh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Men works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bud Macintosh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Men is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macintosh drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Men dives on top into guard.
Macintosh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Men is aware though and is defending well.
Macintosh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Men is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Men trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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!
Macintosh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Men drops back looking for a leg! Macintosh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Macintosh manages to kick Men off! Men jumps back into Macintosh's guard.
Macintosh keeping moving, preventing Men from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintosh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Macintosh wants to sweep but no luck.
Macintosh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Men wants to pass the guard but Macintosh is keeping the position.
Men wants to control from the top but Macintosh keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Macintosh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Men postures up.
Macintosh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haku Men has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Men drops back looking for a leg! Macintosh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Macintosh manages to kick Men off! Men jumps back into Macintosh's guard.
Men has gone for a leg lock! Macintosh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Men's guard.
Men looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Men looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macintosh with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bud Macintosh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Macintosh, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bud Macintosh!
Bud Macintosh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Azh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azh is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Manu Militari - Voix De Fait. Hitmon Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
222 lbs
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29
212 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Azh!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Azh shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Azh looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Azh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Azh's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Azh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azh walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee misses with the combination.
Azh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lee on his heels. He'll look to pass Lee's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lee keeping full guard, as Azh tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azh advances position into side control!
Lee sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Azh is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Azh prevents Lee from improving his position.
Lee controlling the position well.
Azh is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azh content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Azh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Azh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee looking to control.
Azh trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andre Azh hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Azh misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azh looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Azh.
Azh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
A big left from Lee misses.
Azh has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Azh is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hitmon Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Azh.
Azh misses with the combination.
Azh throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azh misses with a looping right.
Azh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a right hand that Azh ducks under and follows up with a left that Azh also avoids with ease.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
Azh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee cracks Azh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Azh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Azh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azh.
Azh throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee catches Azh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Azh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Azh.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Azh.
Lee blocks a jab.
Azh looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Azh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azh closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Azh pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee gets the takedown into side control.
Lee trying to control the action but Azh is working from the bottom.
Lee lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Azh down.
Azh sneaks back into half guard.
Azh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Azh is working away.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azh trying to control from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hitmon Lee.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Azh tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Azh to the ground. Azh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hitmon Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Azh sees coming a mile off.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Azh throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Azh throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee slips a straight right by Azh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A clash of legs there as Azh blocks the low kick.
Azh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Azh gets slowly back to his feet.
Hitmon Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Azh.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Azh lands a head shot.
Azh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Azh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Azh scores with a shot to the body.
Azh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azh gets a double leg takedown into Lee's guard.
Azh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Azh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Azh manages to get himself to full guard.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Azh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lee is sitting in close to Azh's body. Azh has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lee is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lee is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Azh.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andre Azh!
During a confident post fight interview, Andre Azh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Marcelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joulu Pukki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
215 lbs
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23
221 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joulu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flavio Marcelo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcelo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marcelo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pukki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marcelo is trying to defend but Pukki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pukki controlling the action here.
Marcelo is looking to improve his position.
Marcelo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marcelo trying to control here.
Marcelo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki wants to control but Marcelo is keeping him busy.
Marcelo trying to control here.
Pukki is looking for a kimura here.
Marcelo trying to control here.
Pukki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pukki slips a nice elbow through Marcelo's hands, connecting with Marcelo's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is looking for a kimura but Marcelo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pukki to get the leverage.
Marcelo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pukki is working away from the top position though.
Pukki throwing shots but Marcelo is blocking nicely.
Marcelo is staying active underneath Pukki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pukki uses his free foot to push down on Marcelo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Marcelo.
Pukki controlling from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pukki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcelo is desperately trying to improve his position but Pukki has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pukki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pukki controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Marcelo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pukki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marcelo taking shots to the head.
Pukki trying to control but Marcelo is having none of it.
Marcelo wants to hold on but Pukki pushes him away.
Marcelo working to try and regain half guard.
Pukki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo tries to hold on but Pukki pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pukki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pukki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcelo wants to hold on but Pukki pushes him away.
Pukki controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcelo is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joulu Pukki dominated that round.
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.
Nice takedown defense from Marcelo. No joy for Pukki on that attempt.
Pukki blocks a head kick by Marcelo.
Joulu Pukki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marcelo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Marcelo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pukki off and has taken his back!
Pukki 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.
Marcelo keeps control of the position easily here as Pukki tries to buck him off.
Pukki rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Marcelo trying to mount his opponent but Pukki defends it.
Marcelo is stalling here. Pukki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Marcelo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pukki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Marcelo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo struggling a bit here.
Pukki content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Marcelo struggling a bit here.
Marcelo is not content to let Pukki control the position.
Marcelo stops Pukki from passing to mount.
Pukki controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki trying to control the position but Marcelo is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pukki passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Marcelo!
Pukki avoids the attempt from Marcelo to control.
Pukki controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Pukki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Marcelo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pukki controlling the pace.
Pukki is pressing down on Marcelo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marcelo is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo is refusing to be controlled, as Pukki sits in half guard.
Pukki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Marcelo!
Pukki tries to control but Marcelo wriggling away.
Pukki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marcelo tries to reverse the position but Pukki maintains control.
Pukki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pukki controlling from mount.
Marcelo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcelo is trying to escape the mount.
Pukki scoring with strikes but Marcelo is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcelo is squirming around, avoiding Pukki's attempts to control the action.
Marcelo can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joulu Pukki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Pukki throws a hook but Marcelo avoids it easily.
Marcelo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pukki moves out of range as Marcelo throws a body kick.
Pukki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Marcelo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pukki cracks Marcelo with a big elbow.
Pukki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marcelo keeps working.
Marcelo is being controlled here.
Pukki trying to control the position but Marcelo is working away.
Pukki tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pukki advances to mount.
Marcelo tries to reverse the position but Pukki maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marcelo is rocked!
It looks like Flavio Marcelo has been cut.
Pukki unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Marcelo wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Pukki celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joulu Pukki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Machida The Coward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Genetia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Coward comes into the arena with machida the best blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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31
192 lbs
25 - 2 - 0 |
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26
192 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machida The Coward!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enrico Genetia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genetia throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Coward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Coward lands a right hook to the body.
The Coward lets loose with a powerful body kick. Genetia will feel that in the morning.
The Coward throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Genetia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Genetia misses with a low kick.
The Coward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Genetia throws out the jab.
The Coward tries a head kick but it misses.
Genetia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Genetia lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Coward throws a body kick that misses.
Genetia thows a body shot but no joy.
Genetia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Coward counters with a three punch combo that has Genetia backing up. Genetia nods at The Coward to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward jabs Genetia right on the nose. Genetia blinks but takes it well.
The Coward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Genetia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Genetia - just one landing.
The Coward scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Genetia.
Genetia ducks under a wild hook from The Coward.
Genetia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Coward throws a lazy uppercut
and Genetia counters with a nice uppercut.
The Coward will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Coward slips under a jab from Genetia.
The Coward thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coward throws a leg kick which misses Genetia's front leg but catches the back leg as Genetia tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Coward.
The Coward lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot by Genetia.
The Coward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Genetia.
Genetia swings for the body but The Coward moves out of range.
A head kick by Genetia misses
and The Coward counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Genetia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Coward counters with a nice uppercut.
The Coward with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Genetia throws a sloppy head kick and The Coward moves out of range easily.
Genetia misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genetia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Genetia looks gassed!
A solid body kick from The Coward.
The Coward just misses with a punch to the body.
Genetia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Genetia misses.
Genetia throws a sloppy head kick
and The Coward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Coward throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Coward looks to throw the jab but Genetia is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Coward misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Coward just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coward throws a jab when Genetia was well out of range.
The Coward takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Genetia misses with an uppercut. The Coward saw that one coming.
The Coward throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by The Coward.
A decent looking cross lands there for Genetia.
The Coward misses with a straight right.
The Coward throws a body punch but Genetia moves out of range.
Genetia pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Coward is out of range and Genetia settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Coward throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Genetia misses with a kick to the body
and The Coward counters with a slapping leg kick.
Genetia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machida The Coward dominated that round.
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.
Genetia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Genetia - that will leave a mark!
Genetia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Coward circles away quickly and effectively.
Genetia is looking to slow The Coward down with leg kicks.
The Coward swings for the body but Genetia moves out of range.
A big left from The Coward misses.
Genetia cracks The Coward with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Genetia lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Coward takes a step back to recover.
The Coward pivots, looking for a leg kick but Genetia is out of range and The Coward settles back down.
Enrico Genetia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Coward tries to land a body kick
and The Coward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Coward misses with an uppercut. Genetia saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genetia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Coward was well out of range. Poor timing from Genetia.
The Coward tries to clinch there but Genetia circles away.
Genetia misses the shot to the body.
The Coward takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Coward throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Genetia misses.
A shot to the body from Genetia misses
and The Coward counters with a stiff right hand.
The Coward staying out of range there.
Genetia looks to land a combination. The Coward sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genetia. The Coward does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Coward throws a sloppy head kick and Genetia moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genetia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Coward circles away quickly and effectively.
Genetia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Genetia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling The Coward to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Coward connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Coward feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Genetia sprawling to the canvas! Genetia rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can The Coward finish him?!
Genetia is rocked!
It looks like Enrico Genetia has been cut.
Nice body kick there by The Coward.
Genetia is still on wobbly legs! Can The Coward finish him?
Genetia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Genetia seems to have recovered his senses.
Genetia is breathing heavily.
Genetia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Coward checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Coward's jab looks to have found its range, popping Genetia under the eye.
Genetia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Coward sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Coward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Genetia moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coward throws a looping overhand right but Genetia ducks down to avoid it.
Genetia throws a jab when The Coward was well out of range.
Genetia swings widly with a right hand
and The Coward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Coward lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Coward misses with a body shot.
The Coward lands a nice leg kick that just misses Genetia's sensitive parts.
Genetia looks to score with a jab to the body but The Coward is just out of range.
The Coward is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Genetia misses with a body shot.
Genetia tries to work over The Coward's front leg with a kick but The Coward checks it.
Genetia blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genetia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Coward finds it's way round the side to connect with Genetia's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Coward misses with a shot to the body
and Genetia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Genetia throws a lazy uppercut
and The Coward counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Coward throws a head kick but Genetia moves out of range.
Genetia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Coward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Genetia can do to turn this around?
Genetia misses with a hook. The Coward ducked under it nicely.
The Coward scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Genetia slips a straight right by The Coward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Genetia misses with a looping left.
Machida The Coward is winning the standup battle so far.
The Coward takes a swing at Genetia's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machida The Coward dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enrico Genetia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Coward throws a shot from downtown. Genetia moves away and avoids it.
Genetia slips a jab from The Coward.
Genetia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick by Genetia misses
and The Coward counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Genetia is predictable there
and The Coward counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Coward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Coward smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Genetia swings widly with a right hand
and The Coward counters with a straight right hand.
Genetia blocks the body kick.
The Coward pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Coward turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Genetia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward misses with a body shot.
Genetia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Coward manages to avoid it.
Genetia throws an overhand right that lands on The Coward's shoulder, as The Coward tries to avoid the shot.
Genetia ducks under a wild hook from The Coward.
The Coward is looking to score with low kicks.
The Coward pushes Genetia away with a front kick.
Genetia takes one on the button.
The Coward ducks under a wild hook from Genetia.
The Coward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Genetia.
Genetia throws a lazy right hand but The Coward sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Genetia motions for The Coward to come forward. Genetia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genetia lands a really nice looking cross but The Coward seems unphased.
The Coward wants to slow Genetia down by chopping away at his legs.
Good shot there by The Coward.
Genetia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Coward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Coward throws a low kick but Genetia moves out of range easily.
Genetia lands a nice shot that snaps The Coward's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Genetia moves out of range as The Coward strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Coward.
The Coward thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genetia moves forwards but The Coward connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Genetia.
Some bone on bone action there as The Coward checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Coward tests Genetia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Coward throws a head kick that misses.
Genetia lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Coward's sensitive parts.
Genetia throws a head kick that misses
and The Coward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for The Coward. That snapped Genetia's head back.
The Coward scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Genetia keeps The Coward at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genetia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Coward lands a body shot.
Genetia walks into a left hand.
Genetia swings for the body but The Coward moves out of range.
The Coward swings for the body but Genetia moves out of range.
Genetia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Genetia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Coward manages to avoid it.
The Coward with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Genetia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Coward scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machida The Coward clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Enrico Genetia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Genetia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Coward wants to land a leg kick but Genetia is out of range.
The Coward misses with a straight left.
Genetia checks a leg kick nicely.
The Coward blocks a low kick nicely.
Genetia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Coward.
The Coward misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Genetia misses with a low kick.
Genetia misses with a body shot.
The Coward lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Coward digs a good hook to Genetia's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward connects with a body shot.
Genetia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Genetia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Genetia takes one to the side of the head.
The Coward closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Coward comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Coward throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donk. The Coward catches Genetia right on the button with a cross.
Genetia missing with a left hand there. The Coward was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Coward is looking to land body kicks.
Genetia looks to throw the jab but The Coward is out of range.
Genetia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Coward can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Coward takes the fight into the clinch.
The Coward lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Coward is leaning against Genetia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Coward scores with a shot to the side of Genetia's head.
A head punch on the inside from The Coward fails to land.
Genetia is trying to break free.
Genetia misses with a punch to the body.
The Coward lands a nice shot to the body.
The Coward presses Genetia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Genetia letting The Coward take a breather here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Coward.
The Coward lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Genetia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Genetia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coward prevents Genetia from breaking the clinch.
The Coward lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Coward is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Genetia is trying to break the clinch but The Coward is controlling him.
The Coward working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Genetia has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Coward.
Genetia is trying to break free.
Genetia can't find room to land a body shot as The Coward controls the action.
The Coward lands a big right hand that drops Genetia! The killer instinct kicks in and The Coward finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by The Coward!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machida The Coward!
Machida The Coward retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Machida The Coward took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Where at you Tonal?I know you goin duck me.
Dont be scared homie!'.
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