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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinch Clinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinch Clinch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bertrand Russel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clinch Clinch!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinch lands a head kick!
Russel with a nice cross.
Clinch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Russel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Russel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russel scores with a hook to the body.
Russel gets through Clinch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Russel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clinch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russel blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Russel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clinch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clinch looks gassed!
Russel misses with the combination.
Clinch tries to clinch up but Russel circles away and keeps his distance.
Clinch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russel.
Clinch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel throwing strikes but missing.
Russel is stalling in the full guard.
Russel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Russel pushes down on Clinch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Russel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Russel lands strikes from half guard.
Clinch is not content to let Russel control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Russel seems to be working for a kimura but Clinch defends the submission attempt.
Russel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clinch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clinch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clinch trying to control but Russel postures up.
Clinch is looking for a sweep. Russel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clinch wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russel moves into range and clinches up with Clinch.
Clinch lands a damaging elbow.
Clinch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Russel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clinch.
Russel throws a punch but it's blocked by Clinch.
Clinch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clinch looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russel.
Russel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Russel as the two fighters clinch.
Russel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clinch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Russel tries to clinch there but Clinch circles away.
Clinch Clinch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Russel.
Russel connects with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Russel.
Russel swings for the body but Clinch moves out of range.
Russel clinches up with Clinch and pushes him back against the cage.
Clinch blocking some punches.
Russel lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Russel.
Russel looking for a takedown.
Russel pushes Clinch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russel can't get the takedown.
Russel cracks Clinch with a nice body shot.
Russel lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bertrand Russel 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.
Russel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Russel scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Russel misses.
Clinch throws and low kick but Russel moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clinch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clinch tries a head kick but it misses.
Russel looks to throw the jab but Clinch is out of range.
Clinch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Russel is looking to clinch but Clinch is avoiding it.
Russel just misses with a punch to the body.
Russel keeps the fight on the outside.
Russel tests Clinch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Russel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Russel thuds his right hand into Clinch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel moves into range and clinches up with Clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Russel.
Russel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clinch backwards.
Russel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clinch.
Russel presses Clinch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Russel throws a head punch that misses.
Russel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clinch backwards.
Russel lands with a short shot to the head.
Russel throws a punch but it's blocked by Clinch.
Clinch missing with knees to the body.
Clinch lands an elbow inside.
Russel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clinch backwards.
Clinch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Russel lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel lands with a right to the head.
Russel digs a right hand underneath Clinch's ribcage. Clinch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Russel.
Russel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clinch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Russel closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clinch has him pressed against the cage.
Clinch takes a shot to the head.
Russel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clinch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bertrand Russel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Russel tries a body shot but Clinch blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russel blocks an elbow strike from Clinch.
Russel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clinch taking a breather.
Clinch is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Russel has denied him.
Russel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Russel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clinch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clinch moves into range and clinches up with Russel.
Russel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Russel blocks an elbow strike from Clinch.
Russel lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinch has Russel pressed against the cage.
Russel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clinch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clinch Clinch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russel looks to score with a jab to the body but Clinch is just out of range.
Clinch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Russel counters with a crisp right hand that drops Clinch! Russel lets Clinch back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Clinch is rocked!
Bertrand Russel is winning the standup battle so far.
Clinch wants to clinch up but Russel keeps it at a distance.
Russel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russel doesn't manage to clinch there - Clinch circles away.
Russel missing with a left hand there. Clinch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Russel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bertrand Russel dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Clinch avoids the body shot from Russel.
Russel gets a takedown into half guard.
Russel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Russel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Russel is trying to control. Clinch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Russel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Russel working the head and body with strikes.
Russel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Russel there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clinch wants to improve his position but Russel is controlling well.
Russel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Clinch!
Russel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Clinch looks a forlorn figure.
Russel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Russel goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Clinch turns into him and now he's in Russel's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel wants to sweep here but Clinch controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Russel is on top in guard.
Clinch wants to stand up but Russel is controlling him.
Russel is working Clinch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel postures up in Clinch's guard and throws a big left but Clinch blocks it.
Clinch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clinch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Russel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clinch is trying to keep Russel in close.
Russel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Russel postures up in Clinch's guard and throws a big left but Clinch blocks it.
Russel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Clinch is looking to stand up but Russel isn't so interested in that idea.
Russel wants to control from the top but Clinch keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Russel is looking to clinch but Clinch is avoiding it.
Russel has Clinch up against the cage in a clinch.
Russel avoids the elbow strike from Clinch, against the cage.
Clinch trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Russel.
Russel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Russel tries to break the clinch but Clinch is controlling the position.
Russel lands an uppercut.
Clinch lands a damaging elbow.
Russel throws a head punch that misses.
Clinch Clinch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clinch misses with a knee to the head.
Russel takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bertrand Russel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Russel 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bertrand Russel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tonto Borneo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boston Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tonto Borneo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boston Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borneo shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Borneo throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borneo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Borneo throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Tonto Borneo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot lands for Borneo.
Borneo shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie cracks Borneo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Borneo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Borneo is defended easily by Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonto Borneo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borneo closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Borneo tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Borneo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Borneo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Borneo tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Borneo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Borneo is controlling the position.
Borneo misses with the head strike.
Borneo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Borneo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie tries to circle away but Borneo has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borneo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Borneo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Borneo drags the fight down to the ground.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Borneo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Borneo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borneo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Borneo is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borneo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borneo looking to control.
Borneo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borneo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie won't allow Borneo to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonto Borneo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Borneo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Borneo wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Boston Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borneo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borneo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borneo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borneo off to one side.
Borneo tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Borneo takes the fight into the clinch.
Borneo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borneo keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borneo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie wants to break free but Borneo has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borneo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Borneo manages to pull guard.
Borneo managing to control the position.
Borneo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Borneo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gracie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borneo landing punches.
Borneo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gracie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Borneo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie suckers Borneo into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Gracie is now in Borneo's guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wanted to stand there but Borneo had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borneo pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Borneo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Borneo throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Borneo throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borneo.
Borneo throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borneo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borneo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Borneo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonto Borneo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big left from Borneo misses.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Borneo.
Borneo throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Borneo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Borneo scores a takedown into full mount!
Borneo breaks from Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Borneo is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Gracie is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tonto Borneo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Hands could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Piston Honda's chin.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piston Honda!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda throws a series of punches but Hands moves out of range.
Honda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Honda misses the target.
Hands checks a leg kick nicely.
Hands shoots in for a double leg but Honda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Honda.
Nice cross by Honda.
Honda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hands doesn't seem bothered though.
Honda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hands.
Honda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Honda moves out of range as Hands throws a body kick.
Hands falls off balance throwing a combination
and Honda counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands swings for the body but Honda moves out of range.
Hands slips under a jab from Honda.
Honda staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Honda.
Honda stuffs the takedown attempt from Hands. Hands gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Honda there.
Honda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hands fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Hands. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hands is breathing heavily.
Honda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hands takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Honda! Hands is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piston Honda!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hernan Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentim Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hernan Cortes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valentim Terra!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terra moves out of range of the body kick from Cortes.
Terra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Terra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortes. Cortes obviously looking to wear him down.
Terra lands a jab to Cortes's midsection.
Cortes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cortes loads up on a big right hand but Terra slips the punch.
Cortes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cortes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Terra or not.
Cortes is leaning against Terra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Terra is working for takedown but Cortes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cortes stops a takedown attempt from Terra.
Terra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hernan Cortes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentim Terra.
Terra wants to break free but Cortes has control.
Terra fails to pull guard.
Good body shot from Cortes.
Cortes lands a damaging elbow.
Cortes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Terra fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cortes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for Cortes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cortes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes digs a right hand underneath Terra's ribcage. Terra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Terra jumps guard but Cortes stands there with Terra around his waist. Terra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cortes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cortes lands with a left to the head.
Cortes lands with a light punch inside.
Cortes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Terra wants to stall.
Cortes scores with a shot to the side of Terra's head.
Cortes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Terra looks gassed!
Cortes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Terra wants to get back to striking at distance but Cortes won't allow it.
Terra has Cortes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cortes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Terra is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cortes scores with a shot to the side of Terra's head.
Cortes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Terra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Terra.
Terra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cortes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cortes is working Terra over against the cage.
Cortes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Cortes on the inside.
Cortes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Terra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cortes gets through Terra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cortes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Terra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cortes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Cortes.
Cortes with a knee to the head.
Cortes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Terra fails to pull guard.
Cortes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortes lands with a short shot to the head.
Terra is rocked!
Cortes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Terra is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortes finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes lands a knee to the body.
Terra seems to have recovered his senses.
Cortes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cortes.
Cortes lands a body shot.
Terra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Terra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cortes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terra backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cortes.
Cortes prevents Terra from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Cortes as the two fighters clinch.
Cortes lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cortes lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Cortes.
Cortes lands a damaging elbow.
Cortes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cortes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortes lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cortes.
Cortes lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortes scores a nice knee to the body.
Cortes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cortes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cortes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cortes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cortes working Terra over with knees to the body.
Cortes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cortes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Terra takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cortes scores with a shoulder strike.
Terra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cortes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cortes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hernan Cortes dominated that round.
That's time! Cortes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cortes darts in and clinches Terra up against the cage.
Cortes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Terra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Terra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortes gets underhooks to prevent Terra's takedown attempt.
Cortes lands a good knee to the midsection. Terra won't want to take too many of those.
Terra tries to break the clinch but Cortes is controlling the position.
Terra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cortes lands with a light punch inside.
Cortes lands a body punch.
Cortes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cortes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cortes gets underhooks to prevent Terra's takedown attempt.
Terra is breathing heavily.
Cortes lands a nice elbow.
Cortes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Terra backwards.
Cortes lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Cortes.
Cortes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes lands a left hand.
Terra has had enough of the clinch but Cortes keeps him there for the moment.
Cortes connects with a knee to the head.
Cortes gets through Terra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Terra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Cortes.
Cortes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Terra can't break the clinch.
Cortes lands a shot to the body.
Cortes lands an elbow inside.
Terra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cortes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cortes lands a nice elbow.
Cortes connects with a knee to the head.
Cortes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cortes lands a nice elbow.
Cortes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hernan Cortes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Terra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cortes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hernan Cortes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentim Terra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Terra has time to react.
Hernan Cortes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terra.
Terra loads up on a big right hand but Cortes slips the punch.
Cortes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cortes avoids it really well and circles away.
Cortes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cortes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Some wild striking there from Cortes.
Terra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cortes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortes lands a with a good body shot.
Cortes with a jab.
Cortes pushes Terra up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra takes an elbow to the temple.
Cortes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cortes lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cortes.
Cortes scores a nice knee to the body.
Cortes scores with a knee to the head.
Cortes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Terra backwards.
Terra managing to block the knees to the body from Cortes.
Cortes lands a damaging elbow.
Cortes is pressed up against the cage. Terra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cortes down to the mat. Cortes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cortes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hernan Cortes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Terra crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cortes - the referee stops the clock and Terra gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cortes. Terra manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Terra tries to keep at a distance but Cortes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cortes lands a knee to the body.
Cortes lands an elbow just above Terra 's eye.
Knees to the body from Cortes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terra swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortes lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortes.
Terra tries to score a body lock takedown but Cortes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cortes lands an elbow that stopped Terra in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Cortes.
Cortes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cortes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Cortes.
Cortes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cortes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Cortes on the inside.
Cortes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cortes lands an elbow inside.
Cortes landing knees to the body.
Cortes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hernan Cortes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Terra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cortes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terra can do to turn this around?
Cortes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terra doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortes circles away.
Cortes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortes throws a combination that misses
and Terra counters with a three punch combo that has Cortes backing up. Cortes nods at Terra to acknowledge the strikes.
Cortes throws a big shot that misses.
Terra swinging wildly here.
Cortes moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cortes.
Terra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cortes pulls his leg out and moves away.
No joy there for Cortes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cortes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Terra if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cortes moves into the clinch.
Cortes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cortes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Cortes.
Terra takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Terra fails to pull guard.
Cortes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terra's defenses.
Terra can't find room to land a body shot as Cortes controls the action.
Terra is trying to break free.
Cortes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortes drops Terra with a big knee straight up the middle! Terra is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Terra sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cortes throws a head kick but Terra moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Cortes.
Cortes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Cortes - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortes.
A right hook to the body lands for Cortes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cortes digs a right hand underneath Terra's ribcage. Terra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Terra has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cortes.
Cortes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Terra's face.
Cortes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cortes has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Terra - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Cortes, and another! Terra is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Hernan Cortes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shuu Hitoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Sii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shuu Hitoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Greg Sii!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sii keeps the fight on the outside.
Sii throws a right hand that Hitoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hitoshi also avoids with ease.
Sii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sii closes the distance and clinches up with Hitoshi, looking for a takedown. Sii pushes Hitoshi against the cage but Hitoshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hitoshi closes the distance and clinches.
Hitoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sii's elbow.
Sii can't break the clinch.
Sii wants a takedown.
Hitoshi tries a body shot but Sii blocks it.
Sii tries a body shot but Hitoshi blocks it.
Hitoshi tries a body shot but Sii blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Hitoshi.
Sii tries for a takedown but Hitoshi manages to get underhooks.
Shuu Hitoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Sii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Hitoshi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hitoshi keeps control of Sii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sii is working for takedown but Hitoshi is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitoshi tries a body shot but Sii blocks it.
Hitoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hitoshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sii controls his hands.
Hitoshi looking for a takedown.
Hitoshi is trying to drag Sii to the mat but Sii just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hitoshi misses with a body punch.
Hitoshi misses with a body punch.
Sii tries for a takedown but Hitoshi manages to get underhooks.
Hitoshi misses with a body punch.
Hitoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Hitoshi lands a shot to the body.
Sii gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hitoshi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sii is pressing down on Hitoshi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hitoshi is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sii there.
Sii passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Hitoshi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sii working the body and head with strikes.
Hitoshi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hitoshi wants to get back to full guard.
Hitoshi is controlling Sii's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hitoshi wants to control but Sii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hitoshi tries to roll over but Sii keeps him under control.
Hitoshi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sii is looking to advance position but Hitoshi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sii tries to hold on but Hitoshi postures up.
Hitoshi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sii is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sii and Hitoshi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Sii's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sii is looking to reverse the position.
Sii regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sii is looking to improve his position.
Hitoshi seems to be working for a kimura but Sii defends the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sii can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sii controlling the position well.
Hitoshi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sii's thigh. Sii counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hitoshi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Greg Sii will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sii throws a hook to the side of Hitoshi's head but Hitoshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sii.
Hitoshi is trying to get back to half guard.
Sii is looking to take a break and control but Hitoshi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sii tries to score with some ground and pound. Hitoshi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sii working away.
Sii working the ground and pound but Hitoshi is defending the strikes.
Sii working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hitoshi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sii wants to take a breather but Hitoshi is having none of it.
Sii with the ground and pound but Hitoshi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hitoshi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitoshi keeping moving, preventing Sii from controlling successfully.
Sii stopping the sweep attempt from Hitoshi.
Sii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hitoshi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hitoshi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hitoshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sii throws out the jab.
Hitoshi thows a body shot but no joy.
Sii lands with an overhand left.
Hitoshi gets caught flat footed, as Sii shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi controls Sii momentarily but Sii frees himself.
Sii trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitoshi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sii!
Hitoshi tries to control but Sii wriggling away.
Hitoshi wants to finish this one by submission but Sii is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hitoshi.
Hitoshi goes for an armbar but Sii turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sii.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitoshi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi looking to control.
Sii stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hitoshi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sii is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sii postures up in Hitoshi's guard and throws a big left but Hitoshi blocks it.
Hitoshi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hitoshi keeping moving, preventing Sii from controlling successfully.
Sii must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sii throws a series of punches but Hitoshi avoids them all with ease.
Sii shoots in looking for a takedown. Hitoshi tries to sprawl out of it but Sii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hitoshi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sii dives in and grabs Hitoshi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hitoshi pushes down on Sii's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hitoshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sii throws a hook but Hitoshi avoids it easily.
Greg Sii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sii misses with a straight left.
Hitoshi cracks a nice hook into Sii's ribs.
Hitoshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sii fails with the takedown.
Shuu Hitoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Sii.
Sii looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sii takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hitoshi controlling the position for now.
Sii is keen to just control but Hitoshi is a slippery customer.
Sii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Sii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hitoshi moves into range and clinches up with Sii.
Hitoshi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sii is trying to break the clinch but Hitoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Hitoshi prevents the takedown attempt.
Hitoshi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sii pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hitoshi misses with a body punch.
Sii wants a takedown but no success here.
Sii has hold of one of Hitoshi's legs. Hitoshi is fighting the takedown attempt but Sii gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hitoshi wants to sweep here but Sii controlling him for the moment.
Hitoshi working a defensive guard here.
Sii preventing the sweep.
Sii throwing strikes from guard but Hitoshi blocks nicely.
Hitoshi is trying to control the position but Sii postures up.
Hitoshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sii is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sii with a nice head shot there.
Sii throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hitoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sii.
Sii misses with a body shot.
Sii misses with a looping left.
Sii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sii loads up on a big right hand but Hitoshi slips the punch.
Sii closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hitoshi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hitoshi.
Sii postures up.
Sii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi working a defensive guard here.
Sii advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitoshi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sii's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hitoshi wants to control but Sii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sii thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sii is thwarting Hitoshi's attempts to control the position.
Sii trying to control the action but Hitoshi is working from the bottom.
Hitoshi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sii.
Sii prevents Hitoshi from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sii throws a series of punches but Hitoshi avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sii fails with a takedown attempt.
Shuu Hitoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Sii.
Hitoshi takes one to the side of the head.
Sii takes a swing at Hitoshi's ribcage but misses.
Sii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hitoshi's waist but Hitoshi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sii off to one side.
Sii misses with an uppercut. Hitoshi saw that one coming.
Hitoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sii moves away.
Sii looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitoshi is just out of range.
Hitoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sii displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hitoshi.
Hitoshi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sii doesn't seem bothered though.
Sii misses with a takedown attempt
and Hitoshi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sii thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hitoshi slips under a jab.
Sii has his takedown stuffed
and Hitoshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sii just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sii is just out of range.
Hitoshi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hitoshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sii.
Sii loads up on a big right hand but Hitoshi slips the punch.
Hitoshi is looking to wear down Sii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hitoshi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hitoshi forces his way into half guard.
Greg Sii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sii wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shuu Hitoshi.
I think Sii 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Sii!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Potempkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Georges comes to the cage accompanied by Shurik'n - Samourai. Igor Potempkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pierre St Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Potempkin!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Georges throws a big shot that misses.
St Georges throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Georges misses with a kick to the body.
Potempkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Georges.
Potempkin moves in looking to clinch but St Georges pushes him off.
St Georges lands a front kick.
St Georges chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Potempkin can pounce on him.
Potempkin throws a series of strikes that have St Georges backpedaling.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Potempkin throws a sloppy head kick and St Georges moves out of range easily.
St Georges slips a jab and a cross from Potempkin.
St Georges scores with a kick to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Georges!
St Georges slips a jab and a cross from Potempkin.
St Georges moves out of range as Potempkin throws a body kick.
Potempkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St Georges tries a head kick but it misses.
Potempkin misses with the combination.
Igor Potempkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potempkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potempkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Igor Potempkin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potempkin moves out of range of the body kick.
Potempkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Georges tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Potempkin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Potempkin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Potempkin throws a head kick that misses.
St Georges goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potempkin misses with a head kick.
Potempkin moves out of range of the leg kick from St Georges.
Potempkin tries to clinch up but St Georges circles away and keeps his distance.
St Georges lands a front kick.
Potempkin looks gassed!
St Georges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Georges throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Georges fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Potempkin checks it well.
St Georges keeps Potempkin at a distance using the push kick.
Potempkin checks a leg kick.
Potempkin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Potempkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Georges throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Potempkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potempkin misses with a two punch combination.
St Georges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Georges throws a head kick that misses.
St Georges lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
St Georges dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Potempkin. That did some damage!
St Georges tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Georges pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Potempkin's calf.
St Georges scores with a kick to the body.
St Georges lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Georges.
St Georges throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potempkin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St Georges.
St Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
Potempkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Georges.
No joy there for Potempkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Potempkin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Potempkin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from St Georges.
St Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potempkin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Georges can pounce on him.
St Georges scores with a kick to the body.
St Georges misses with a hook.
Potempkin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
St Georges misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by St Georges.
St Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Georges throws a head kick but Potempkin moves out of range.
Potempkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Georges throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Potempkin's head.
St Georges lands with a kick to the temple. Potempkin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Potempkin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St Georges tries a head kick but it misses.
Potempkin throws a series of punches but St Georges moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Georges lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Georges throws out a loose jab but Potempkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Georges moves out of range of the body kick.
Potempkin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Potempkin tries to clinch there but St Georges circles away.
St Georges feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Potempkin's calf.
Potempkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Georges circles away quickly and effectively.
St Georges throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Potempkin moves out of range of the body kick from St Georges.
St Georges throws a head kick that misses.
St Georges avoids the body shot from Potempkin.
St Georges scores with a nice right hand.
St Georges throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St Georges throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Georges tries a head kick but it misses.
Potempkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Potempkin blocks a leg kick.
St Georges misses with a head kick.
St Georges takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Potempkin.
Potempkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Georges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potempkin blocks a head kick by St Georges.
St Georges tries a head kick but it misses.
Potempkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Georges. St Georges obviously looking to wear him down.
St Georges takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Potempkin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Potempkin takes a swing at St Georges's ribcage but misses.
Potempkin stalks St Georges and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into St Georges's face. St Georges staggers backwards, shaken.
Potempkin just misses with a punch to the body.
St Georges goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Potempkin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Potempkin instigates a clinch.
Potempkin tries to throw a body punch but St Georges avoids it by throwing Potempkin back against the cage.
St Georges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potempkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Georges moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Georges.
St Georges avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potempkin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Potempkin moves into range and connects with a jab.
St Georges tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Georges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St Georges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Potempkin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Potempkin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Georges momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Georges.
Potempkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St Georges rather than just go for the knockout.
St Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potempkin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St Georges avoids a punch combination nicely.
Potempkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potempkin throws a head kick but St Georges moves out of range.
Potempkin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pierre St Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Potempkin.
St Georges walks forward, straight into a front kick from Potempkin.
Potempkin wants to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Potempkin. St Georges shrugs it off though.
Potempkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Georges throws a sloppy head kick and Potempkin moves out of range easily.
Potempkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Potempkin does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Potempkin misses with a two punch combination.
Potempkin swinging wildly here.
Potempkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Georges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges looks to land a body kick but Potempkin moved away.
St Georges misses with a body kick.
Potempkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Georges. That did some damage!
Potempkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Potempkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Potempkin throws a head kick that misses.
Potempkin misses with a body kick.
Igor Potempkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A bone on bone clash there as St Georges blocks the leg kick.
St Georges throws a sloppy head kick and Potempkin moves out of range easily.
St Georges throws a sloppy head kick and Potempkin moves out of range easily.
Potempkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Georges.
Potempkin works the jab nicely.
Potempkin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Potempkin.
St Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Georges sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Potempkin.
Potempkin has closed the distance and engaged St Georges in a clinch.
Potempkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Georges or not.
St Georges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Potempkin has him pressed against the cage.
St Georges tries to break free but Potempkin pushes him back against the cage.
Potempkin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potempkin lands a body shot in the clinch.
St Georges avoiding damage as Potempkin throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Potempkin.
Potempkin lands a good knee to the midsection. St Georges won't want to take too many of those.
St Georges looking to stall.
Potempkin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Potempkin missing with knees to the body.
Potempkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Georges or not.
St Georges has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Potempkin scores a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Potempkin.
Potempkin lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on St Georges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Potempkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Georges backwards.
Potempkin works on St Georges's body with a couple of short punches.
Potempkin is leaning against St Georges and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Potempkin lands a shoulder strike.
Potempkin lands an elbow that stopped St Georges in his tracks for a moment.
Potempkin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Potempkin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Georges avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges is trying to force a seperation but Potempkin has the dominant position.
St Georges wants to get back to striking at distance but Potempkin won't allow it.
Potempkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potempkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Potempkin.
Potempkin presses St Georges against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
St Georges avoiding damage as Potempkin throws knees to the body.
Potempkin is working St Georges over against the cage.
Potempkin lands a hook that snaps the head of St Georges backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Potempkin.
St Georges is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Potempkin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Potempkin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Potempkin lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Potempkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Georges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Potempkin.
Potempkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Potempkin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Georges.
A short right from Potempkin on the inside.
St Georges tries to break the clinch but Potempkin is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Potempkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Potempkin lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potempkin digs a right hand underneath St Georges's ribcage. St Georges let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Potempkin keeps control of St Georges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Potempkin.
St Georges takes an elbow to the temple.
St Georges is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potempkin is defending well for now.
Potempkin trying to land knees to the body.
Potempkin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Potempkin lands a shoulder strike.
Potempkin lands a body shot.
Potempkin lands a body punch.
Potempkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Georges is trying to force a seperation but Potempkin has the dominant position.
Potempkin digs a right hand underneath St Georges's ribcage. St Georges let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Potempkin lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Potempkin as the two fighters clinch.
Potempkin pushes St Georges back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potempkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Potempkin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Georges.
A short right from Potempkin.
Potempkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Georges backwards.
Potempkin gets through St Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Potempkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Potempkin's cut.
That's time! St Georges's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Potempkin prevents St Georges from breaking the clinch.
St Georges tries to break free but Potempkin pushes him back against the cage.
St Georges is looking to break free of the clinch but Potempkin has double underhooks.
St Georges is looking to break free of the clinch but Potempkin has double underhooks.
Potempkin lands an uppercut.
Potempkin prevents St Georges from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Potempkin.
Potempkin is leaning against St Georges and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Potempkin.
Potempkin works on St Georges's body with a couple of short punches.
St Georges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Georges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Potempkin has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Potempkin just misses with a elbow thrown towards St Georges's brow.
St Georges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Potempkin.
Potempkin is leaning against St Georges and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Potempkin lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Potempkin.
St Georges is trying to stall.
St Georges breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potempkin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Georges tries to keep at a distance but Potempkin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Potempkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Potempkin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Georges is defending well for now.
Potempkin lands with a right to the head.
Potempkin lands a nice knee to the body.
Potempkin works on St Georges's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Potempkin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potempkin.
Potempkin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Potempkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Potempkin lands a hook that snaps the head of St Georges backwards.
St Georges is rocked!
Potempkin digs a right hand into St Georges's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Georges's gas tank.
Potempkin working St Georges over with knees to the body.
Potempkin unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Georges lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Potempkin keeps control of St Georges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Potempkin works on St Georges's body with a couple of short punches.
Potempkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Potempkin lands an elbow just above St Georges 's eye.
Potempkin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Potempkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Potempkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Georges takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Georges has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Potempkin pushes St Georges back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potempkin gets through St Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Potempkin pushes St Georges back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Potempkin - that landed with a thud.
Potempkin crunches a lovely knee into St Georges's ribcage.
Igor Potempkin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Potempkin digs a right hand underneath St Georges's ribcage. St Georges let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Potempkin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Potempkin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Potempkin scores with a shoulder strike.
St Georges wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Potempkin pushes St Georges back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potempkin scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Potempkin.
Potempkin is leaning against St Georges and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Georges managing to block the knees to the body from Potempkin.
Potempkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Georges backwards.
Potempkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Georges or not.
A short uppercut from Potempkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Potempkin.
Potempkin lands with a left to the head.
Oh St Georges is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Potempkin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Georges seems to have got his legs back now.
Potempkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Potempkin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Georges avoids it.
Potempkin misses with an elbow strike.
Potempkin scores with a hook to the body.
Potempkin digs a right hand into St Georges's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Georges's gas tank.
Potempkin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Potempkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potempkin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Potempkin gets through St Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Potempkin.
Potempkin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Georges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Potempkin keeps control of St Georges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Potempkin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Potempkin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Potempkin is leaning against St Georges and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Potempkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potempkin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Potempkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potempkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Potempkin.
St Georges is trying to break the clinch but Potempkin is controlling him.
Potempkin pushes St Georges back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Potempkin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Georges backwards.
Potempkin cracks St Georges with a nice body shot.
Potempkin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Georges.
St Georges misses with a knee to the head.
Potempkin lands a shoulder strike.
Potempkin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Potempkin cracks St Georges with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Potempkin as the two fighters clinch.
Potempkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Potempkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Georges blocks the elbow strike.
Potempkin gets through St Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potempkin keeps control of St Georges as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Potempkin.
Potempkin lands an elbow inside that St Georges shrugs off.
St Georges takes an elbow to the forehead.
Potempkin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Potempkin is working St Georges over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Potempkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Potempkin 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Potempkin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tirion Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tirion Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ted Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bundy walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson works over Bundy's head and body with a nice combination.
Bundy is rocked!
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bundy is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Bundy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bundy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bundy throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson punishes Bundy's body with a nice straight punch.
Bundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bundy.
Bundy seems to have recovered his senses.
Bundy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bundy there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Bundy moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bundy's hands.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Jackson has cracked Bundy with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Jackson lands another huge swinging hook and Bundy tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Bundy, before Jackson can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tirion Jackson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shoryu Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pano Chudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shoryu Ken!
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, Pano Chudo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ken tries to clinch up but Chudo circles away and keeps his distance.
Chudo throws an overhand right that lands on Ken's shoulder, as Ken tries to avoid the shot.
Chudo avoids the body shot from Ken.
Chudo swings for the body but Ken moves out of range.
Chudo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ken's head backwards.
Ken tries to clinch but Chudo moves out of range.
Chudo misses with a few strikes there.
Chudo misses with a shot to the body
and Ken counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chudo takes a swing at Ken's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chudo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ken counters with a nice body shot.
Chudo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chudo doesn't manage to clinch there - Ken circles away.
Chudo rushes Ken and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chudo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ken misses with a hook to the body
and Chudo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ken just misses with a punch to the body.
Ken is looking to wear down Chudo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ken avoids the body shot from Chudo.
Chudo connects with a jab.
Ken misses with a jab to the body
and Chudo counters by clinching up.
Chudo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ken misses with an elbow over the top.
Chudo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ken.
Chudo lands a shot to the body.
Ken tries a body shot but Chudo blocks it.
Ken is looking to control Chudo's arms but Chudo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ken has his back to the cage.
Chudo blocks an elbow strike.
Ken fails to pull guard.
Chudo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kens head.
Chudo is struggling to control the position.
Ken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chudo avoids it.
Chudo lands a left hand.
Ken jumps guard but Chudo stands there with Ken around his waist. Ken gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chudo is trying to break the clinch but Ken is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chudo cracks Ken with a nice body shot.
Ken trying to land knees to the body.
Chudo avoiding damage.
Chudo dodges an elbow strike from Ken.
Ken tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoryu Ken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Chudo.
Ken is working Chudo over against the cage.
Chudo blocks the elbow strike.
Chudo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ken backwards.
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!
Chudo manages to break the clinch.
Ken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chudo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chudo lands a with a good body shot.
Chudo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chudo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chudo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pano Chudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ken scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chudo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ken misses with a body shot
and Chudo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ken lands a nice looking body shot.
Chudo throws a sloppy body shot
and Ken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chudo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ken manages to avoid it.
Chudo misses with a double jab.
Chudo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ken.
Ken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chudo manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Ken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chudo thuds his right hand into Ken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chudo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chudo missing with a left hand there. Ken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chudo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pano Chudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chudo closes the distance but Ken moves to the side
and Ken counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ken.
Ken fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chudo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ken or not.
Ken comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chudo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chudo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ken lands a nice knee to the body.
Ken tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chudo smiles and moves away.
Chudo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ken had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ken digs a good hook to Chudo's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ken misses with a body shot
and Chudo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chudo tries to clinch
and Ken moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pano Chudo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chudo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chudo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chudo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ken wants to clinch.
Pano Chudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ken swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chudo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ken takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ken avoids the body shot from Chudo.
Chudo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chudo swinging wildly here.
Chudo throws an overhand right that lands on Ken's shoulder, as Ken tries to avoid the shot.
Ken slips a jab and a cross from Chudo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ken misses the body punch
and Chudo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chudo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ken counters with a straight right hand.
Ken punishes Chudo's body with a nice straight punch.
Ken takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chudo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ken.
Chudo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chudo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ken misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Chudo misses.
Chudo misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Ken misses
and Chudo counters by clinching up.
Ken tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ken jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chudo walks away with a smile on his face. Ken gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chudo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chudo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ken misses with a body punch
and Chudo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ken misses with a shot to the body
and Chudo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chudo throws a jab when Ken was well out of range.
Ken fails to land with a series of punches.
Chudo misses with a hook to the body
and Ken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ken swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chudo counters with a nice uppercut.
Chudo misses with a combination
and Ken counters with a right hand to the body.
Ken shoots in for a double leg but Chudo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoryu Ken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ken throws a body punch but Chudo moves out of range.
Good shot there by Chudo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ken slips a jab from Chudo.
Ken misses with a body shot.
Ken throws a hook but Chudo avoids it easily.
Pano Chudo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chudo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ken counters with a nice body shot.
Chudo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ken.
Chudo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chudo throws a shot to the body.
Chudo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ken counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ken.
Chudo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chudo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ken backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Chudo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ken successfully pulls guard.
Chudo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ken is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ken looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ken looking to control.
Chudo stopping the sweep attempt from Ken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pano Chudo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ken takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ken wants to clinch
and Chudo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ken misses the body punch
and Chudo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ken misses with the head strike.
Chudo cracks Ken with a nice body shot.
Ken stalling in the clinch but Chudo improves position.
Ken stalling against the cage.
Ken missing with knees to the body.
Chudo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ken lands with a right to the head.
Chudo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ken fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ken fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chudo lands a shot to the body.
Chudo is pushing Ken up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chudo avoids it.
Ken pulls Chudo into guard.
Ken is pulling down on Chudo's head to control his posture.
Chudo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ken has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chudo has managed to get both his arms back between Ken's legs - danger averted.
Chudo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ken is proving hard to escape from.
Ken can't keep his opponent in guard - Chudo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ken tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chudo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ken is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ken is working hard here to advance position.
Chudo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ken working to try and regain half guard.
Chudo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ken is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ken throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ken tries to reverse the position but Chudo maintains control.
Ken manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chudo stands up from half guard.
Chudo misses with a combination
and Ken counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chudo misses with a shot to the body
and Ken counters with a left to the body.
Chudo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ken was well out of range. Poor timing from Chudo.
Shoryu Ken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pano Chudo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ken blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pano Chudo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chudo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pano Chudo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladmir Ruten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex KwonDo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex KwonDo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vladmir Ruten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex KwonDo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KwonDo moves away from the strike by Ruten.
Ruten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruten throws a hook but KwonDo blocks it.
Ruten misses with an uppercut.
KwonDo slips under a jab.
KwonDo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab by Ruten.
It looks like Rex KwonDo has been cut.
Ruten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but KwonDo circles away quickly and effectively.
Vladmir Ruten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
KwonDo slips a jab from Ruten.
KwonDo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruten gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
KwonDo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
KwonDo works over Ruten with some ground and pound from guard.
KwonDo postures up in Ruten's guard and throws a big left but Ruten blocks it.
Ruten knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for KwonDo on the ground.
KwonDo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ruten's head.
KwonDo landing with the ground and pound.
Ruten wants to get back to his feet but KwonDo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ruten is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KwonDo looking to sit in guard and control but Ruten gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
KwonDo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruten can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
KwonDo is trying to keep Ruten in close.
KwonDo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruten throwing strikes from guard but KwonDo blocks nicely.
KwonDo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
KwonDo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruten manages to get himself to full guard.
KwonDo postures up and lands a big shot to Ruten's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruten wants to sweep here but KwonDo controlling him for the moment.
Ruten will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
KwonDo looking to pass the guard.
KwonDo stands up over Ruten, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ruten keeping moving, preventing KwonDo from controlling successfully.
Ruten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from KwonDo.
KwonDo won't allow Ruten to sweep him here.
KwonDo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ruten is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ruten on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ruten tries to get out of the position.
KwonDo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
KwonDo working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
KwonDo grinds an elbow into Ruten's temple.
KwonDo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ruten to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KwonDo is working Ruten over with some ground and pound from side control.
KwonDo looks up at the clock and then as Ruten takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, KwonDo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
KwonDo landing a few strikes.
Ruten is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
KwonDo cracks Ruten with a big right hand but Ruten just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
KwonDo working the head and body with strikes.
KwonDo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no KwonDo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
KwonDo looks up at the clock and then as Ruten takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, KwonDo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ruten taking a bit of punishment here - KwonDo scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
KwonDo is working Ruten over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ruten tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
KwonDo trying to control the position but Ruten is working away.
KwonDo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on KwonDo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
KwonDo is chipping away with strikes.
KwonDo lands a few punches from side control.
KwonDo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ruten tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ruten throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
KwonDo has an Americana. Ruten didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! KwonDo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if KwonDo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rex KwonDo! Rex KwonDo retains his heavyweight title!
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