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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cris Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almaz Anzor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anzor has chosen Ты кто такой? as his entrance music. Almaz Anzor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cris Gracie's 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cris Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Almaz Anzor!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anzor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anzor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cris Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anzor shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cris Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Anzor throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Anzor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Anzor lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. Anzor thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gracie is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anzor quickly recovers to half guard.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie looking for a submission but Anzor manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anzor is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie prevents Anzor from getting back to his feet.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anzor's guard.
Anzor is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Anzor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie prevents Anzor from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anzor gets full guard.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Anzor is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Anzor has escaped and now he's on top!
Anzor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anzor landing some decent shots from guard.
Anzor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anzor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anzor wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anzor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anzor wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Anzor stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anzor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Almaz Anzor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A combination from Anzor does no damage.
Anzor works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Anzor gets a takedown into half guard.
Anzor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anzor has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gracie defend it? Anzor steps over the head and cranks it - Gracie is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Anzor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Almaz Anzor!
Almaz Anzor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wandy Claus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wandy Claus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva pushes Claus up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva wants to break free but Claus has control.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Claus is defending well.
Claus looking for a takedown.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Claus is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Claus is controlling the position.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Claus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Claus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Claus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Claus is one step ahead there.
Claus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claus with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claus trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Claus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Claus has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Claus stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Claus is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Claus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Claus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Claus misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Claus is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Claus postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva looks gassed!
Claus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Claus is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Claus distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Claus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Claus working some strikes from top position.
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!
Claus works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Claus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Claus content to stall in guard here.
Claus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Claus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Claus stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Claus lands a couple of digs.
Claus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Claus cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Claus landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claus looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Claus connects with a couple of short punches.
Claus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Claus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandy Claus dominated that round.
That's time! Claus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Claus with that takedown attempt.
Claus dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Claus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Claus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Claus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Claus postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Claus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Claus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Claus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claus is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Claus trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Claus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Claus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva is rocked!
Claus scores with a big shot! Silva's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Silva! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wandy Claus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Phays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Szpakiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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, Kim Phays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bartek Szpakiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phays scoring well with a low kick there.
Szpakiewicz misses with a body shot.
Szpakiewicz misses with a hook
and Phays makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Phays feints and then cracks Szpakiewicz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Szpakiewicz down.
A shot to the liver by Phays. Beautiful body shot.
Phays lands a leg kick that knocks Szpakiewicz off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phays lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Szpakiewicz looks gassed!
A looping hook to the body misses from Szpakiewicz. Phays does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phays lands a big head kick that sends Szpakiewicz tumbling to the mat! Phays takes a step backwards and waves Szpakiewicz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Szpakiewicz is rocked!
It looks like Bartek Szpakiewicz has been cut.
Phays throws an uppercut from hell that sends Szpakiewicz clean off his feet! He's out cold! Phays stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kim Phays!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Sailo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mister Sailo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Sailo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz clinches up with Sailo and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sailo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sailo missing with knees to the body.
Cruz avoiding damage as Sailo throws knees to the body.
Sailo lands with a short shot to the head.
Sailo is trying to force a seperation but Cruz has the dominant position.
Cruz jumps into guard, dragging Sailo to the mat.
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.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Sailo from controlling successfully.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Sailo postures up.
Sailo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sailo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Sailo throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sailo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailo trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sailo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sailo trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mister Sailo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice cross by Sailo.
Sailo throws the kick towards the body but Cruz avoids it.
Sailo misses with a few strikes there.
Sailo misses with the combination.
Sailo throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cruz pinned against the cage. Cruz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Sailo misses.
Sailo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sailo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Sailo tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sailo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sailo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Sailo is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Cruz keeps control of Sailo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sailo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sailo looking to stall.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sailo to keep the fight standing.
Cruz pulls guard successfully.
Sailo tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Sailo trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Sailo throws a big right hand that misses.
Sailo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailo trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz pulls Sailo in close to his closed guard and prevents Sailo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Sailo from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mister Sailo just wasn't active enough.
Sailo tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sailo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sailo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sailo moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Sailo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sailo lands with a cross.
Sailo fails to land the takedown.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Sailo.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Sailo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
Mister Sailo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sailo throws a combination. Cruz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sailo throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Sailo scores with a four punch combination!
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sailo shoots in and drives through. Cruz sprawls well.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Sailo finish him?
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sailo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Sailo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailo shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Sailo is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Sailo tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Sailo is looking to land body kicks.
Sailo tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Sailo throws a combination that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sailo trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sailo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sailo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sailo keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailo keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz wants to stand and escape but instead Sailo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sailo wants to stand but Cruz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sailo tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
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!
Sailo wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sailo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sailo wanted to stand there but Cruz had control of the position.
Sailo throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz wants to control the position but Sailo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control but Sailo postures up.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back.
Sailo is keen to just control but Cruz is a slippery customer.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Sailo tries to stand and escape but Cruz is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sailo trying to control from half guard but Cruz is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Sailo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Sailo throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Sailo only half commits.
Sailo looks to land a body kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sailo throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Sailo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Sailo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sailo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mister Sailo is winning the standup battle so far.
Sailo wants to clinch.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sailo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sailo tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Sailo wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sailo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sailo is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sailo.
Sailo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sailo throws a leg kick that misses.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sailo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sailo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sailo throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Sailo looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Sailo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sailo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sailo shoots in but Cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sailo throws a leg kick but Cruz checks it.
Sailo cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Sailo throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailo tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Sailo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cruz sprawls well. Cruz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sailo gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sailo finds it's way round the side to connect with Cruz's head.
Mister Sailo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice combination there by Sailo.
Sailo wants to clinch.
Sailo feints a jab promting Cruz to slip. Sailo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cruz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stuffs the takedown attempt from Sailo. Sailo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Sailo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sailo is looking to clinch.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice cross by Sailo.
Sailo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sailo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Leon Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sailo is looking to clinch.
Sailo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cruz eats them both and turns towards Sailo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sailo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cruz swivels and escapes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Sailo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sailo 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Sailo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Pouncy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Franco Gomez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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151 lbs
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135 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Pouncy!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pouncy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gomez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pouncy's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pouncy pulls Gomez in close to prevent any damage.
Pouncy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pouncy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gomez preventing the sweep.
Gomez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomez preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pouncy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gomez has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gomez is trying to maintain the position but Pouncy is very close to passing his half guard.
Gomez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pouncy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pouncy's back!
Pouncy rolls, trying to escape but Gomez keeps control of the position.
Pouncy staying busy and making it hard for Gomez to control.
Gomez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pouncy has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gomez looking to hold on to the position here but Pouncy rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Pouncy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy 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.
Pouncy is adopting a defensive guard.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Pouncy keeps moving.
Pouncy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pouncy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pouncy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pouncy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pouncy pulls Gomez in to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Gomez with that takedown attempt.
Pouncy shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.
Gomez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy is holding on to half guard well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pouncy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gomez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gomez lands a nice short elbow.
Gomez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pouncy is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pouncy is trying to get back to full guard.
Gomez 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.
Franco Gomez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gomez with a lazy takedown attempt
so Pouncy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pouncy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gomez's guard.
Pouncy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pouncy wants to stand but Gomez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pouncy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcus Pouncy has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gomez is on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pouncy holds on and takes a little breather.
Pouncy wants to sweep here but Gomez controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control but Pouncy is working from the bottom.
Pouncy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gomez has picked Pouncy up and slammed him! Pouncy can't keep hold of the triangle and Gomez manages to pass to side control!
Pouncy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gomez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pouncy is trying to buck Gomez off.
Pouncy is trying to control Gomez's posture but Gomez avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy is looking to reverse the position.
Pouncy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gomez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pouncy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gomez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gomez looking to finish Pouncy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pouncy!
Pouncy wants to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
Gomez looking for a guillotine from mount but Pouncy is having none of it.
Pouncy tries to reverse the position but Gomez maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez avoids the attempt from Pouncy to control.
Pouncy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gomez manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pouncy to take his back!
A lull in the action here.
Gomez avoiding Pouncy 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gomez avoiding Pouncy 's attempts to control his hands.
Pouncy has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Gomez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pouncy trying to control the hands but Gomez won't let him.
Pouncy is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Pouncy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pouncy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pouncy somewhat.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pouncy sprawls well. Pouncy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomez fails with the takedown
and Pouncy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gomez thinking.
Gomez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pouncy pinned against the cage. Pouncy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pouncy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gomez wants to improve his position but instead Pouncy has moved into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pouncy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncy stands up and beckons Gomez to join him on the feet.
Gomez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pouncy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pouncy wants to pass to mount but Gomez is defending the position.
Pouncy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcus Pouncy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pouncy looks for a takedown but Gomez sprawls well.
Marcus Pouncy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez gets caught napping as Pouncy dives in and scores a takedown. Gomez manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pouncy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gomez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gomez has escaped and now he's on top!
Pouncy pulls Gomez in to control the position.
Gomez wanted to stand there but Pouncy had control of the position.
Pouncy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pouncy wants to control the position but Gomez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouncy is looking to improve his position.
Gomez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pouncy wants to improve his position but Gomez is controlling well.
Gomez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pouncy is controlling Gomez's trapped leg to prevent Gomez from advancing to side control.
Pouncy gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Pouncy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pouncy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Pouncy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergasmarchi comes to the cage accompanied by Faith no More - Ashes to Ashes. This should be fireworks!
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153 lbs
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167 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Bergasmarchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Bergasmarchi had a free shot at his head there.
Bergasmarchi scores with a nice strike.
Bergasmarchi looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Bergasmarchi counters with a two punch combo.
Silva is rocked!
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bergasmarchi rattles Silva with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Silva tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Bergasmarchi dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Silva stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Danilo Bergasmarchi!
Danilo Bergasmarchi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gervazio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thizov Phazov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gervazio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thizov Phazov!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phazov counters with a straight right hand.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Phazov.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phazov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Phazov drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Phazov is looking for the KO!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Gervazio Silva has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva leaves his chin hanging out and Phazov seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Silva crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thizov Phazov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hope Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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177 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hope Solo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Solo is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Solo circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Solo has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Solo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gracie uses from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Solo trying to control the position.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Solo.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Solo 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Solo from getting back to his feet.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Solo is having none of it.
Solo wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Solo defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Solo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renzo Gracie!
A relieved looking Renzo Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tirolesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tirolesa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva!
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, Mike Tirolesa!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva drives through with a takedown into Tirolesa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is working Tirolesa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tirolesa keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Tirolesa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tirolesa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tirolesa's head.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Tirolesa's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva is in close to Tirolesa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva works over Tirolesa with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tirolesa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirolesa trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tirolesa's guard.
Tirolesa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tirolesa looks gassed!
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Tirolesa's hands, connecting with Tirolesa's forehead.
Tirolesa taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tirolesa!
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Tirolesa wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Silva celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robson Silva!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Robson Silva waved his t-shirt featuring ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY's logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tziako Phaiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tziako Phaiz enters the cage!
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300 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super 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, Bleh Wha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tziako Phaiz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wha misses with a left hand
and Phaiz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Phaiz is looking to clinch.
Phaiz throws a sloppy head kick and Wha moves out of range easily.
Phaiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wha gets a clinch.
Phaiz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phaiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Wha avoids the damage to the body.
Phaiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Wha avoids the damage to the body.
Wha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phaiz has him pressed against the cage.
Phaiz lands a good knee to the midsection. Wha won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wha avoids the head kick by Phaiz.
Phaiz misses with an uppercut.
Phaiz blocks a jab.
Phaiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wha.
Wha swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Phaiz.
Wha's jab looks to have found its range, popping Phaiz under the eye.
Phaiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Phaiz moves into the clinch.
Phaiz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wha managing to block the knees to the body from Phaiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wha has had enough of the clinch but Phaiz keeps him there for the moment.
Wha wants to get back to striking at distance but Phaiz won't allow it.
Phaiz scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bleh Wha has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phaiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wha tries to circle away but Phaiz has him pinned against the cage.
Phaiz looking to throw knees to the head but Wha is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wha.
Wha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phaiz misses with a low kick.
Phaiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phaiz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wha moves into the clinch successfully.
Phaiz missing with knees to the body.
Phaiz trying to land knees to the body.
Wha manages to break the clinch.
Wha throws a monster overhand right that drops Phaiz! Wha follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bleh Wha!
Bleh Wha retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Bleh Wha thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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